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Financial Fudge: how the UK government uses creative accounting to cheat on its international aid commitments
Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement last month demonstrated that Rishi Sunak’s new administration is no more committed to the UK’s international aid responsibilities than his two predecessors were. The statement confirmed that the UK’s …
Migration, refugees and “diplomatic crisis” in the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding
On November 2nd, 2022, the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed for the first time in February 2017, was automatically renewed for three more years without amendments by the Italian Government. The Agreement, …
The Cross-Channel deal and the future of Anglo-French relations
Relations between France and the UK have been tense following Brexit, with clashes between French President Emmanuel Macron and UK officials over a range of issues. The recent deal on Cross-Channel migration and …
The New Marshall Plan?: Europe’s Designs for Ukrainian Economic Reconstruction
In 1947, George Marshall’s proposition of a reconstructive plan for the states of a fragmented, post-war Europe was certainly a novelty, yet seemingly set a precedent for global polity’s management of wartime economic …