In a couple of previous posts (1, 2), Alex has been looking at how and why Copenhagen might fail - but here's a fresh question: what's the difference between...
David Steven
David Steven is a senior fellow at the UN Foundation and at New York University, where he founded the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children and the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, a multi-stakeholder partnership to deliver the SDG targets for preventing all forms of violence, strengthening governance, and promoting justice and inclusion. He was lead author for the ministerial Task Force on Justice for All and senior external adviser for the UN-World Bank flagship study on prevention, Pathways for Peace. He is a former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of The Risk Pivot: Great Powers, International Security, and the Energy Revolution (Brookings Institution Press, 2014). In 2001, he helped develop and launch the UK’s network of climate diplomats. David lives in and works from Pisa, Italy.
Sarah Palin’s army
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKKgua7wQk[/youtube]
UN to develop Nigerian Lego car
Wrong on so many levels: The National Automotive Council (NAC) is collaborating with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to...
Telling India the hard facts on climate – a lone voice
On climate, campaigners are unbelievably craven when it comes to the big emerging economies. China, in particular, gets treated with kid gloves. Within NGO...
Tribal politics
The Tory blogosphere is convinced climate change is a scam (its party leader thinks differently). This morning, Conservative Home is leading with the claim...
Osborne to wise up? The city should sod off.
The top headline on Ft.com this morning was: "City tells Osborne to 'wise up' on bonuses - backlash after call for emergency controls on pay-outs." Wise up?...
The BBC’s BNP triumph
Hats off to the BBC. It could have announced that Nick Griffin was appearing on Question Time a couple of days ago, and then hoped the whole thing would pass...
Parliament: more global, less local (part 4)
In the first three parts of this series (1, 2, 3), I have suggested reforms to make the British parliamentary system better equipped for what could be an...
Parliament: more global, less local (part 3)
Prompted by Bracknell’s open primary, I argued in part 1 and part 2 of this series that: National politics is increasingly dominated by complex international...
NYT – Pls get the basics right on climate
Again, the preposterous idea that countries are holding back from offering cuts in emissions ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks, as they wait for the US...
Parliament: more global, less local (part 2)
In a post yesterday, I discussed the failure of either Iain Dale or Rory Stewart to get selected for the Bracknell parliamentary seat, arguing that we need to...
Parliament: more global, less local (part 1)
Over the weekend, the Conservative Party held an open primary in Bracknell – the second time (I think) they have selected a candidate for the general election...
Republicans launch crusade against America’s ‘Muslim Mafia’
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Defending the UK’s most successful industry
You have to love the Bruges Group, whose response to the financial crisis seems to be to pretend it never happened. I've just been invited to one of their...
Interoperability – NATO style
Another object lesson from NATO on how not to work together: When ten French soldiers were killed last year in an ambush by Afghan insurgents in what had...
Copenhagen passes – a modest proposal
Yesterday, I pointed out that, for non-climate specialists, there’s only one yardstick that makes sense when judging national contributions to climate change:...
Italy to world – we’re ridiculous
Another European country is going to great lengths to render itself absurd in the eyes of the rest of the world. Yes, it's Italy's turn (emulating Germany's...
Correction- it’s the EU that’s the climate deadweight
Interesting to compare my post from earlier ("anger at America's free pass") with Kevin Grandia's take. Writing from the Bangkok talks, he points an accusing...
Climate – anger at America’s free pass
I was talking to a friend about the Copenhagen climate summit the other day. She was aghast – and angry – that, even in a best case deal, the United States...
German government goes batsh*t crazy
What on earth does the German government think it’s doing? According to the Sunday Times, its diplomats are briefing journalists that it trying to ensure...
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