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Dr Heather McLaughlin joins the Global Policy Institute as Senior Research Fellow

We are delighted to announce that Dr Heather McLaughlin has joined the Global Policy Institute as Senior Research Fellow. Heather is currently Director of the Business School at Canterbury Christ Church University. She is an active researcher and consultant with … Read More

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Policy Paper 24 (February 2013) - Snow, Wilson and the Scientific Revolution

“The strength, the solvency, the influence of Britain…are going to depend…to a unique extent on the speed with which we come to terms with the world of change. There is no more dangerous illusion than the comfortable doctrine that the … Read More

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Elite stranglehold of Pakistan politics a pox on progress

Ever since I first went to Pakistan 25 years ago, Pakistani liberals have been telling me that if Pakistan could only manage one handover from a democratically elected government to its elected successor without the military intervening, then the country … Read More

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The Eurozone and the US at odds on economic policy

The financial markets – following brief flurries as they have digested the Italian election results and the Cyprus banking crisis – are again quiescent. The Euro has not collapsed and Italian sovereign bond rates have fallen back virtually to the … Read More

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Whither the Republican Party

The United States is facing two interlinked domestic challenges which are unprecedented in their scope. The first is the rise of the Latino (and, to a lesser extent, Asian) populations as the chief driver of an inexorable shift towards a non-white majority within … Read More

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Policy Paper 24 (February 2013) - Snow, Wilson and the Scientific Revolution

“The strength, the solvency, the influence of Britain…are going to depend…to a unique extent on the speed with which we come to terms with the world of change. There is no more dangerous illusion than the comfortable doctrine that the … Read More

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Elite stranglehold of Pakistan politics a pox on progress

Ever since I first went to Pakistan 25 years ago, Pakistani liberals have been telling me that if Pakistan could only manage one handover from a democratically elected government to its elected successor without the military intervening, then the country … Read More

LLoyd

The Eurozone and the US at odds on economic policy

The financial markets – following brief flurries as they have digested the Italian election results and the Cyprus banking crisis – are again quiescent. The Euro has not collapsed and Italian sovereign bond rates have fallen back virtually to the … Read More

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Whither the Republican Party

The United States is facing two interlinked domestic challenges which are unprecedented in their scope. The first is the rise of the Latino (and, to a lesser extent, Asian) populations as the chief driver of an inexorable shift towards a non-white majority within … Read More

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Creating Inflationary Expectations in Japan?

In 1991 the Bank of Japan was the first central bank in the advanced countries that had to deal with a burst property bubble and subsequent financial difficulties of the Japanese banks. That led to many policy proposals, criticism from … Read More

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Nord Stream and the Reality of Russia's 'Gas Weapon'

The 8th of November 2011 marks a new beginning in energy relations between the EU and Russia. Bypassing traditional transit countries, such as Belarus and Ukraine, the Nord stream pipeline will permit natural gas to be directly delivered from Russia … Read More

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Can the G-20 Contribute to More Stable Food Prices?

The 22-23rd June 2011 G-20 Paris meeting was historic. For the first time, the G-20’s agricultural ministers gathered jointly with representatives from main international institutions such as the World Bank (WB), World Trade Organisation (WTO), FAO and the World Food … Read More

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The US-India Partnership: Time to Lead

The U.S.-India relationship has had an upward trajectory. In fact, during his visit to India in November 2010, President Barack Obama said that U.S.-India relations will be “one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century”. Alluding to President Obama’s … Read More

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The Challenge of a Pakistani Spring

Many Middle Eastern regimes have fallen due to the recent surge in youth-driven movements for rights and democracy. This change, the so called Arab Spring, is propagating on its own terms. A recent law passed in the Kingdom of Saudi … Read More

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The Impact of Osama bin Laden's Death on International Islamic Terrorism

Following  the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Al Qaeda’s leader Osama Bin Laden became the main preoccupation of the US intelligence services. Almost one decade later, on May, 2nd 2011, US President Barack Obama put an end to the … Read More

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Multi-Speed Europe and the Single Market

The Global Policy Institute is pleased to announce a new collaborative seminar series on ‘Multi-Speed Europe’ in partnership with the Federal Trust and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation London Office. The first event in the series is entitled ‘Multi-Speed Europe and … Read More

The UK and the EU Budget: Brendan Donnelly (20 February 2013)

Watch Brendan Donnelly, Director, Federal Trust. This conference is the fourth event in the conference series “On the Edge – Britain on the European Sidelines?”, which is jointly organised by the Global Policy Institute and the Federal Trust and co-funded … Read More

The UK and the EU Budget: Professor Alan Greer (20 February 2013)

Watch Professor Alan Greer, Associate Professor of Politics & Public Policy, University of the West of England. This conference is the fourth event in the conference series “On the Edge – Britain on the European Sidelines?”, which is jointly organised … Read More

The UK and the EU Budget: Dr Giacomo Benedetto (20 February 2013)

Watch Dr Giacomo Benedetto, Lecturer in Politics, Royal Holloway, University of London. This conference is the fourth event in the conference series “On the Edge – Britain on the European Sidelines?”, which is jointly organised by the Global Policy Institute … Read More

The UK and the EU Budget: Vasco Cal (20 February 2013)

Watch Vasco Cal, Economic Adviser in the Bureau of European Policy Advisers, European Commission. This conference is the fourth event in the conference series “On the Edge – Britain on the European Sidelines?”, which is jointly organised by the Global … Read More

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Getting Europe Moving Together

With the aim of identifying constructive ways to develop European prosperity, the Federal Trust, the Industry Forum and the Global Policy Institute, financially supported by the European Commission Representation in London, have been running thoughout 2012 a project entitled “Getting … Read More

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New GPI Research Project: Out of the Turmoil: A New Middle East?

Against the background of the current turmoil in the Middle East, the Global Policy Institute and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation are jointly organising a policy research project which seeks to: identify the main drivers of change; outline possible scenarios for … Read More