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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Progress in Egypt? (79 KB, PDF)
The note looks at the constitutional referendum held in Egypt and on political developments in the country.
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The 77% vote in favour of an amended constitution and early elections will play into the hands of the more conservative forces in Egypt: the Muslim Brotherhood and the remnants of the Mubarak regime’s National Democratic Party
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Many commentators see tacit cooperation between these two supposed enemies in order to prevent more rapid change
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At the parliamentary election set for September 2011, a three-way split is foreseen between the former NDP, the Muslim Brotherhood and the liberal groups that powered the uprising
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If liberal groups fail to unite their forces, it may mean that they fall far short of getting a third of the seats in the new parliament
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Religious tensions have been on the rise
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Stopping the economy from collapsing may be the most important job at present.
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Progress in Egypt? (79 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.
