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12th April 2018 Vienna, Austria

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

“Russia and the West: a new Cold War? Who is responsible?”

If you have followed recent discussion over the case of the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury using a military grade nerve agent, you may find interesting the programme “Russia and the West: a new Cold War?  Who is responsible?” transmitted on Austrian broadcaster Puls 4 on 11 April.  In the programme […]

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19th March 2018 Geneva, Switzerland

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by Bob Last

Head, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team

The Chill Factor

Since the number of blog followers clamouring for a Council update has now reached single figures (thanks Nuala) I thought I’d better respond. It’s been busy. And cold. But mostly busy. As the 3rd week of the session came to end, UN staff voted to go on strike over impending allowance cuts, which suspended the […]

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