Three new reviews of ‘What Diplomats Do’: read them here
With apologies for returning once more to the subject of my recent (first and last) book, What Diplomats Do, I want to let you know that three new reviews of the book have been...
Category: International Affairs
A brilliant (free) book about a Victorian diplomatic whistle-blower
It’s not often that a fascinating and important new book — in this case about an accomplished diplomat, journalist, whistle-blower, novelist, dissembler and controversial celebrity of Victorian times — is made available, totally free...
Scotland’s independence referendum: some confusions in the commentariat
There seem to be some dubious assumptions behind much of the current speculation from the commentariat south of the border: (1) That there’ll be a in/out EU referendum in 2017 in the UK, whether...
You can buy ‘What Diplomats Do’ with a substantial discount
If you’re reading this, you’re entitled to a substantially discounted price if you order your copy of my new book, What Diplomats Do, using the order form on my website at https://barder.com/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-What-Diplomats-Do-June14.pdf (for buyers...
The dangerous decline of the FCO: Labour’s opportunity
Diplomacy is the art of giving all parties in a conflict what they need, if not what they want. Right now, the underpaid, mismanaged FCO staff are getting neither what they need nor what...
The coalition government should resign forthwith if Scotland votes for independence
As of now (6 August 2014) the best guess must be that Scotland will vote to reject independence in the referendum on the 18th of next month. But there are still many undecided voters...
“What Diplomats Do”: Information for university teachers and book reviewers about new book
This information is for university teachers of diplomacy or international affairs, and for editors and book reviewers. It supplements the information about What Diplomats Do, Brian Barder’s new book, now available at the publishers’...
“What Diplomats Do – the life and work of diplomats” is published and available to order
This blogger is the author of a book published by Rowman & Littlefield last week, What Diplomats Do: the life and work of diplomats. This is precisely what it says on the tin; it’s...
On foolishly trying to junk Mr Juncker
Britain has belonged to the European Union and its predecessors for the past 42 years. Yet some of our leaders, Conservative and Labour, apparently have little idea about the way it works. Iain Duncan-Smith,...
Western competition with Russia for Ukraine: divisive, destructive and doomed
Since I wrote about Ukraine in my blog post of 2 March, provoking a vigorous and mostly healthy debate, the role of the EU’s association agreement with Ukraine has looked increasingly significant. The UK...