Italian journalist Fernando Mezzetti, one of the most prominent international reporters of his generation, is remembered in this personal tribute by his long-time friend Anthony […]
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Understanding Ukraine’s “350-year war” for independence
William Horsley reports on the AEJ’s meeting on 5 June 2023 with researcher and political scientist Jaroslava Barbieri Jaroslava Barbieri is an Italo-Ukrainian political scientist […]
Read moreDavid Haworth 1941-2023
It is with great sadness that the AEJ marks the death in Brussels of David Haworth, AEJ veteran and a founder of the AEJ’s British […]
Read moreBrexit – an audit of UK-EU relations
Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe, predicts that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework agreement resetting trade rules for the island of […]
Read moreMargaret Hughes 1940-2022
It is with deep regret that the AEJ UK notes the death of Margaret (Maggi) Hughes. Margaret was a journalist for more than 30 years, […]
Read moreThe UK economy – not as bad as you might believe
Simon French, chief economist at British investment bank Panmure Gordon and former senior civil servant, says the UK’s economic performance and outlook are both broadly […]
Read moreAEJ UK donates to Ukrainian journalists
The AEJ UK has donated more than 1500 Euros to Ukrainian journalists in response to an appeal for members’ contributions agreed at the annual members’ […]
Read moreA River Avon Year – new book from Rick Thompson
AEJ member Rick Thompson has just published his latest book. A River Avon Year describes the wildlife and history of Shakespeare’s Avon on a journey […]
Read moreNew energy blog from AEJ member Chris Cragg
As the UK and much of the rest of world struggles with energy supplies and costs, AEJ UK member and longtime energy analyst Chris Cragg […]
Read moreThe world’s response to covid – what went wrong and right
For two years the covid pandemic dominated our news, shocking us with the impact of its spread and the variation in policy responses from different […]
Read moreAEJ Guests 2023
The AEJ opened 2023 with a return to two of the biggest issues facing the UK and much of the rest of the western world […]
Read moreAEJ guests on Brexit 2016-2023
For seven years since the UK referendum on leaving the EU, the AEJ UK has invited a range of guests to discuss many aspects of Brexit.
Read moreRussia’s disintegrating neighbourhood
Thomas de Waal, senior fellow with Carnegie Europe, brought his expertise on Russia, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to an AEJ UK lunch on November […]
Read moreThe view from Palestine
Dr Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK since 2018 and former adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, was strongly critical of […]
Read moreHolding Russia accountable
International human rights lawyer Aarif Abraham argues that the only legal way to make Russia accountable for a crime of aggression in the Ukraine is […]
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