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Archive: Diplomacy
Comment: No more euro flim-flam please, we're British
When it comes to Europe, we need more Malcolm X than Malcolm R.
Cameron's Europe speech analysis: 2015 trumps 2017
Sketch: Ambassadors huff at Dave's EU referendum heresy
Alexander: Cameron's euro veto has let Britain down
Propaganda or diplomacy? Falklands referendum riles Argentina
Falkland Islanders are wrapping up voting today in their two-day referendum on self-determination.
No apologies: Cameron stops short in India
David Cameron paid respects at the site of the 1919 Amritsar massacre but stopped short of issuing a formal apology.
Cameron's Europe speech analysis: 2015 trumps 2017
David Cameron has let domestic politics triumph over diplomacy. The closer you look at his EU referendum speech, the more it becomes clear his goal is winning power in 2015.
Sketch: Ambassadors huff at Dave's EU referendum heresy
If a grown-up baby were to hold a well-attended, much-reported speech to announce it had no choice but to throw all its toys out of the pram, and was preparing to give its teddy bears a vote on whether to leave the family unit altogether, it would look something like this.
Ten ways Obama's second term will shape Britain
As Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington DC heralds the start of the US president's second term in the White House, here's a run-through of the most important challenges coming up in the next four years.
Hague admits colonial approach to African terror problem
Britain, France and others will divide up Africa on colonial lines as western states address the growing terrorist threat from the Sahel region, William Hague has suggested.
Red-faced? Mali-bound RAF aircraft breaks down in Paris
A British military transport plane en route to assist French forces in Mali made it as far as Paris before breaking down, a minister has confirmed to MPs.
Everything you need to know about the Falkland Islands in five minutes
Argentina is kicking up a stink about the Falkland Islands once again. So, for your convenience, here's our completely unbiased, absolutely non-colonialist appraisal of 180 years of bad feeling over the 'Malvinas'…
Falklands: 'Colonial' Britain lambasted by Argentina's Kirchner
Argentina has stepped up its war of words against Britain over the future of the Falklands, with an open letter from its president attacking the UK's continued sovereignty of the Islands.
Analysis: Opportunity knocks for statesman Cameron
At first glance, 2013 offers a fresh opportunity for David Cameron to show off his statesmanlike qualities. In reality, British diplomacy is up to its grubby old tricks once again.
Wikileaks' Assange digs in for long stay in Ecuador embassy
Julian Assange says he expects to stay in Ecuador's embassy in London for up to a year, after diplomacy with Britain over his case resumed.
Pussy Riot jailed: Two years for Russian protest band
Three members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot have been jailed for two years after being found guilty of hooliganism over a protest in Moscow's Christ the Saviour cathedral.
Analysis: Ecuador embassy row shows bullying and diplomacy just don't mix
The Assange standoff at the Ecuadorian embassy suggests that things haven't changed much since a century or more ago, when our preferred method of resolving a diplomatic dispute was to send in a gunboat or two.
Romneyshambles: Eight rules for politicians abroad
After Mitt Romney's disastrous trip to London, we look at the tips politicians should use to keep out of trouble abroad.
Senior Tory MP calls for Gaddafi talks
Britain should open negotiations with Muammar Gaddafi to end the Libya conflict, Richard Ottaway has said.
Hague cuts formal ties with Tripoli
Britain is expelling Libya's remaining staff from its embassy in London, William Hague has announced.
Analysis: Britain running out of cards to play against Gaddafi
Britain is struggling to get its way in the debate over Libya's future - but that isn't stopping it trying to do all it can to oust Muammar Gaddafi.
South Africa trip increases Libya differences
David Cameron and South African president Jacob Zuma have openly disagreed over military intervention in Libya, increasing a divide between western and African states.
Hague says tide moving against Gaddafi
Foreign secretary William Hague has said the tide is moving "inexorably" against Muammar Gaddafi, the embattled Libyan leader.
Ex-FCO chief criticises Gaddafi strategy
Britain's attempts to oust Muammar Gaddafi from power in Libya are suffering from a "conflict of objectives", a former diplomatic service chief has told politics.co.uk.
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