Public Diplomacy 2.0…
Having just read the twitter guide from the UK Government, I’m reminded of how frustrated teenagers feel when their parents adopt something they feel is their domain. So twitter has been embraced by...
View ArticleAfghanistan: “Build it and they will come?”
Of the main outcomes to emerge from the London Conference, helping reintegrate Taliban fighters via support for a Peace and Reintegration Trust Fund and negotiations with the Taliban have taken centre...
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The Evolution of Political Communications
Photo by Andrew Parsons via Flickr. April has seen the passing of the first break-through figure in terms of political communications, Margaret Thatcher. She was the first Prime Minister to employ...
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Lord Black: The UK a Standard Bearer for Oppressive Regimes on how to handle...
Albany Board Member, Lord Guy Black Albany Associates Board Member Guy Black recently gave a speech at the Annual Congress of the World Association of Newspapers in Torino on the worrying state of...
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Albany Chairman Sir Robert Fry contributes to BBC Documentary on Afghanistan
In a remarkably lucid documentary on international engagement in Afghanistan, Sir Robert Fry joins other experts in analyzing the strategies and objectives of British and other foreign interveners in...
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Countering Violent Extremism Across Borders
Following a London meeting of the Counter-ISIL Coalition on 22 January 2015, Secretary Kerry remarked to the press that “a greater focus needs to be placed on the counter-messaging effort, particularly...
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Breakfast Briefing Summary: Countering Violent Extremism Across Borders
We chose the panel for this discussion on Countering Violent Extremism Across Borders to cover as much ground as possible and that is what we have done. Haras Rafiq gave us an insight into the details...
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Understanding and Confronting the Narrative of Global Jihad
Source: The Mirror Over the past week, we have seen a flurry of stories of radicalised western Muslims travelling out to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) in Syria via Turkey. The most recent...
View ArticleDefence review: what is Britain’s place in the world?
Albany’s Chairman Sir Robert Fry has written an article titled ‘Defence review: what is Britain’s place in the world?’ for Prospect Magazine. Please see a copy of the article below. The original piece...
View ArticleJournalistic sources: must be protected
Lord Black spoke during the passage of the Investigatory Powers Bill about the importance of the protection of journalistic sources as he attempted, with others, to introduce an amendment that would...
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