I read in ‘The Times’ today (22nd August) that the new British Foreign Secretary has once again appealed to UK allies to take some form of measures against Russia for its assault on UK sovereignty when Sergei Skripal and his daughter were allegedly poisoned by Russian agents. We may remember when the event happened the […]
Building trust is essential for an equitable agreement
‘On the Manner of Negotiating with Princes’’, was written by Francois de Callieres, the distinguished French diplomat in the court of Louis XlV. Although de Callieres’s book was first published in 1716, it may offer us some very useful insight into what may be happening in the various EU capitals today in the Brexit negotiations. […]
It is what you ‘do’ that matters, not what you ‘say’!
After listening to and reading the media over the last days, it may be prudent to rely on what politicians do and not what they say. The media seems to be interested in commentating only on what they say. This certainly is borne out with Mr Trump’s recent visit to Brussels, London and Helsinki. Amazingly […]
