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“As the transatlantic alliance is no longer the safe bet Atlanticists thought it was, Europe has no other option than to become more self-sufficient…. It means redesigning European economies [to] carry the weight of increased investment in security….”
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“The priority now is for Europe to stay relevant economically and militarily. A Europe that brings capability to the table is less likely to be disregarded.”
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“The US can afford to ignore the views of other Nato members. Can Britain?”
New Statesman, 11 January 2026.
“Every now and then in Britain’s relationship with America there come moments when the British government must stand its ground. What happens to Greenland has been correctly defined by Keir Starmer as one of these moments. Now that the Donald Trump White House appears to be considering the use of military …
Lord Owen addressing the House of Lords, 21 September 2023. Read the full speech here
“…We should never forget that we are talking about the second invasion of Ukraine. There was a first invasion, in relation to which we performed lamentably. Once again, we must recognise that appeasement never works. Now that we face this situation, we in Europe must not equivocate…
“The spirit is there in this country, the
Interview on GBNews’ Sunday with Michael Portillo’, 11 June 2023. View here
“… environmentalists really ought to be out there marching in protest to this extraordinary catastrophe that has been brought upon Ukraine by this military action.
“…This must not be allowed to become a third world war but the way to stop that is a decisive response to this ecocide. I believe the British people recognise that and are …
Lord Owen’s speech to the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, delivered Thursday 16 November 2017.
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In the speech, Lord Owen argues “We are on the threshold of another war in the Middle East involving Lebanon and the surrounding countries. It is imperative that Russia and the US start a process to help stabilise the region using the P5 +1 mechanism with others …
My Lords, I have been involved in business in Russia since 1995—mainly with a steel firm in Stary Oskol, some 600 kilometres south of Moscow—because I believed then and believe now that through business relations we will best establish good relations between the United Kingdom and Russia. I have also been a very strong believer in the …
If the presidents of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine meet as planned in Minsk tomorrow, it will inevitably recall the time leaders of those same republics met to dissolve the USSR at the Belavezha hunting lodge in Belarus on 8 December 1991.
Then, the key figure was the president of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin. Now it is Vladimir Putin.
LONDON – Ceasefires come and go between the Israelis and Palestinians while the death toll mounts. Only the United Nations General Assembly can mobilize world opinion. Nothing else seems likely to break the deadlock. The Security Council is un- able to move because of an implicit American veto hanging over its proceedings.
The important development over Gaza is …