The modern Commonwealth celebrated its 60th birthday this year. Of its two billion citizens, half are under 25. So it is, or should be, the voice of the future. Today the Commonwealth needs to speak to and deliver for this new generation. This is part of the FCO's agenda for reforming international institutions to fit the modern world. Soft power institutions like the Commonwealth have a vital role to play.
They sit in a more crowded international field than during the 1960s or 70s but the distinctive range, reach and diversity of the Commonwealth is an asset if it can be allied to real focus and clear purpose. This is what my speech launching the Commonwealth Conversation tried to explore yesterday. Participate!
Posted at 18:07 21 July 2009 by David Miliband | Comments[7]
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Gibraltar Talks - Read the Times
I am on my way to Gibraltar. In a historic move the Spanish foreign minister will join me and Chief Minister Caruana. The Times editorial today gets it just right: this is about common sense way of living next to Spain, not renegotiating sovereignty. Certainly worth reading.
Posted at 15:04 21 July 2009 by David Miliband | Comments[4]
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