This landing page features a new series of Commons Library briefings on the policies, capabilities and programmes of the nuclear weapon states.
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Turmoil in the Middle East (371 KB, PDF)
This note looks at the instability in the Middle East and North Africa since the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings.
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Turmoil in the Middle East (371 KB, PDF)
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This paper provides details and links for ministerial statements and parliamentary debates (from both Houses of Parliament) that cover international affairs and defence.
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After transition the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) provisions no longer apply to the UK and formal cooperation in these areas does not form part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached at the end of December 2020. Instead, the UK Government envisages a flexible, ad hoc approach that will make use of channels of broader dialogue with the EU. How this will work in practice remains to be seen.