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Start Up Nation

Start Up Nation

The topic of Hollywood sex symbols – specifically, Angelina Jolie and Sharon Stone – is one that hasn’t come up when interviewing an Ambassador ...

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  • Written by Venetia de Blocq van Kuffeler
History of Tel Aviv

History of Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv was founded on 11 April 1909. On that day, several dozen families gathered on the sand dunes outside the ancient port city of Yafo (Jaffa) ...

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  • Written by Eytan Schwartz
Israel's Economic Independence

Israel's Economic Independence

Shmuel Ben-Tovim Minister for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Israel and Chairman of the Association of Economic Representatives in London ...

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  • Written by Shmuel Ben Tovim
UK and Israel's Special Friendship

UK and Israel's Special Friendship

Britain and Israel share a history of profound friendship driven by shared values and common interests. Israel, unlike any other country in the ...

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  • Written by Ron Prosor
Ukranian Democracy Under Scrutiny

Ukranian Democracy Under Scrutiny

During the past five years, Ukraine has often been compared to a poorly controlled ship. The analogy is a valid one, since the constitutional ...

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  • Written by Mykola Kapitonenko

Azerbaijan's Energy Policy

Within the territory of Azerbaijan, oil has been exploited for domestic consumption for well over 1,000 years. In 1846 the first successful ...

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  • Written by The Editor
Analysis of the New UK Government

Analysis of the New UK Government

Deputy Managing Director of APCO London, Razi Rahman, comments on the New Government

The UK entered unchartered political waters as David Cameron ...

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  • Written by Razi Rahman
Westminster Reflections

Westminster Reflections

Well, who would have thought it? Even those of us who were desperate to avoid a hung Parliament knew that it was a distinct possibility. But when we ...

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  • Written by Lord Cormack
War and War Crimes

War and War Crimes

From Kirrha to Srebrenica, via Agincourt and Katyn, former UK Ambassador Charles Crawford looks back throughout history at how and why people have ...

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  • Written by Charles Crawford
Tree-mendous

Tree-mendous

ANCIENT BEINGS

Trees have long been at the foundation of religious, mythological and cultural life throughout the world – from Ancient Egypt, ...

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  • Written by Zoe Crookes
Property Watch on St Lucia

Property Watch on St Lucia

Amid an imploding global property market, the small Caribbean island of St Lucia has offered a rare glimpse of optimism. Good governance, ...

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  • Written by Lucy Russell
Singapore's Cultural Commandments

Singapore's Cultural Commandments

As a thriving regional port, Singapore has long provided its people with some of the highest living standards in Southeast Asia. Even before the ...

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  • Written by Daniela Derbyshire
Mews of Mayfair

Mews of Mayfair

Tucked away behind the corner of Bond and Brook streets is a wonderful labyrinth of lanes seemingly miles away from the noise and stress of the West ...

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  • Written by The Editor
English Country Weekends

English Country Weekends

A hub for horticulturists:

For those looking for a quintessentially English country garden experience this summer, Tylney Hall, just 60 minutes ...

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  • Written by Venetia de Blocq van Kuffeler
Citizen to Citizen Diplomacy

Citizen to Citizen Diplomacy

People around the world are connected to each other like never before. 300 million bloggers account for over a million posts every day, and ...

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  • Written by Caroline Clennell Jaine

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