Peter Ricketts

Sep 12, 2024 | exbulletin.com | Tony Blair |Mark Woodley |Peter Ricketts |on Boris

The World Facing the United Kingdom: From Brexit to Bregret On June 23, 2016, for the first time in history, a country decided to leave the European Union. But, eight years later, none of the promises of Brexit have been kept. Faced with a deep economic and social crisis, many British people have gone from Brexit to Bregret, a new neologism mixing the words Brexit and Regret. A documentary followed by a debate, see Sunday, September 15 at 9:05 p.m. on France 5 and on france.tv.

Apr 18, 2024 | theguardian.com | John Harris with |Peter Ricketts |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris

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Apr 9, 2024 | newstatesman.com | Peter Ricketts

On 28 August 1995 five shells landed in the marketplace in Sarajevo killing 43 civilians. The Bosnian civil war had dragged on for more than three years, but this incident finally galvanised Western countries into taking decisive action. Two days later, Nato launched air strikes against the Bosnian Serb Army and changed the course of the conflict. The circumstances of the Israeli attack on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid convoy in Gaza on 1 April were very different.

Feb 22, 2024 | newstatesman.com | Peter Ricketts

It turns out that a six-year stint as prime minister is a good apprenticeship for the job of foreign secretary. In his first three months in the role, David Cameron has brought a new pace and purpose to British foreign policy. How has he had this galvanising effect? For a start, Cameron has sustained a hectic tempo of travel. In four trips to the Middle East, he has met all the key players in the Israel/Gaza drama several times.

Jan 30, 2024 | politico.eu | Peter Ricketts

Under my chairmanship, the committee launched an inquiry into this subject in July 2023, focusing on three areas of cooperation that have developed since the invasion — sanctions against Russia, the EU-U.K. defense relationship and the reconstruction of Ukraine. We then received oral and written evidence from many witnesses, and questioned Foreign Secretary David Cameron and the Minister for Europe and North America Leo Docherty.