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Armed Forces Bill [Bill 122 of 2010-11]

Friday, 17 December, 2010

The purpose of the Armed Forces Bill is to provide the legal basis for the Armed Forces and the system of military law which exists in the UK. It also offers an opportunity to make necessary amendments, such as those required by changes to civilian law in the UK or as a result of cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights. The Bill has also been used, on occasion, to introduce new measures relating to the Armed Forces that fall outside the Bill’s traditional remit.
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NATO summit 2010

Thursday, 02 December, 2010
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European Union Bill (HC Bill 106 2010-11)

Thursday, 02 December, 2010

This Bill strengthens the provisions of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 with explicit procedures for agreeing to or ratifying certain EU decisions or treaty changes, including provisions for referendums on changes that would transfer powers from the UK to the EU.
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- EU institutions
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In brief: Israel and the Palestinians – recent developments

Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

Summary of recent developments in the negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians
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- Middle East
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Franco-British Defence Co-operation

Monday, 08 November, 2010

The UK and France agreed a series of measures intended to enhance defence co-operation between both country's armed forces, including the signing of two new defence treaties, at the latest bilateral summit on 2 November 2010. The treaties have been labelled by a number of analysts as 'historic', in particular for the implications of co-operation in the nuclear sphere. This note provides a brief summary of historical UK-French defence co-operation, the main elements of the two new defence co-operation treaties and some initial reactions to the proposals that have been set out.
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- Defence policy
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Strategic Defence and Security Review: Defence Policy and the Armed Forces

Wednesday, 03 November, 2010
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In Brief: Election in Jordan 2010

Thursday, 28 October, 2010

The forthcoming election in Jordan will not have a big impact on the country's political scene. Political parties are weak and the monarchy retains most of the power in the country.
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The EU Citizens’ Initiative

Thursday, 21 October, 2010

This Note looks at the Commission proposal for implementing the Citizens' Initiative, the Council's response to it, the British Government's views and UK parliamentary scrutiny.
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- EU law and treaties
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In Brief: Strategic Defence and Security Review – Headline Recommendations for the Armed Forces

Wednesday, 20 October, 2010

Five months after entering office the Coalition Government published its Strategic Defence and Security Review on 19 October 2010. The following note is a guide to the principal recommendations and conclusions of that review which relate to the Armed forces specifically. It will be followed by a more detailed paper on the wider recommendations of the SDSR, and their implications, in the near future.
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G20 & the November 2010 Seoul summit

Tuesday, 19 October, 2010

The G20 has met at leaders' level since November 2008. The second summit in 2010 takes place in Seoul in November. This note provides background to the G20, outcomes of summits so far, the agenda for Seoul, and the G8/G20 relationship.
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A Brief Guide to Previous British Defence Reviews

Tuesday, 19 October, 2010

This note is a short guide to the main recommendations of the defence reviews that have taken place since the end of the Second World War, and whether those recommendations subsequently lived up to events.
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- Defence policy
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Georgia after the 2008 war

Friday, 15 October, 2010

President Saakashvili's second term expires in 2013. Whether the election is won by a more Moscow-friendly successor will be critical for the progress of Russia's efforts to establish its ""zone of privileged interest". Critics of the US administration may say that Obama's decision to "press the reset button" on relations with Russia has betrayed Georgia's ambitions to join western countries.
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How much legislation comes from Europe?

Wednesday, 13 October, 2010

This paper explores various approaches to the question of how much national law is based on or influenced by EU law.
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Strategic Defence and Security Review

Wednesday, 13 October, 2010

That Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was announced shortly after the new Coalition Government took office in May 2010. As the SDSR is ongoing, it is difficult to conclude with any certainty what its final recommendations may be. Therefore, this note seeks to 'set the scene' by providing an outline of what proposals have been highlighted by the new Government thus far and a list of suggested reading material for relevant commentary.
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- Defence policy
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Iran’s nuclear programme and sanctions

Wednesday, 13 October, 2010

Shortly after taking office, US President Obama gave negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme one year, promising to push for a new set of United Nations sanctions if there was no progress. After negotiating since the end of 2009, the E3+3 countries, France, Germany and the United Kingdom plus China Russia and the United States reached agreement on the fourth round of sanctions in June 2010 This note looks at Iran's nuclear programme and UN, US and EU sanctions.

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