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May 2025

A safe route linked to a returns agreement could stop the small boats, save lives and reduce the number of new arrivals
Politics, geopolitics and law. EU, European security, UK relations with Europe and NATO. On X at @BlogWyatt and Bluesky at @blogwyatt.bsky.social
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The Rwanda plan could have gone ahead if Tory Ministers had taken human rights seriously
Supporters of the Rwanda plan should not think that its failure means the UK needs to leave the ECHR to stop the small boats - it doesn't
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Should Starmer opt for offshoring alternatives to the Rwanda plan?
The Rwanda scheme failed because Rwanda could not be relied upon to deal fairly with asylum claims, but offshore options to deter illegal entrants could…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES Does the Court of Justice of the EU need a new judicial approach for the 21st Century?
In 2015 I argued that the CJEU should be less picky about the EU values it promoted, and should adopt a more literal approach to the interpretation of…
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March 2025

February 2025

Trump wants surrender from Ukraine – and perhaps a strategic partnership with Russia too
Putin could dominate Europe with his nuclear arsenal and provide an unparalleled challenge for the foreign and defence policy of the UK and its allies
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Starmer should hand over the Chagos Islands but offer Trump more talks on Diego Garcia
Allies back the US base on Diego Garcia but don’t back the UK’s claim to sovereignty to the Chagos Islands– Starmer has to square that circle and square…
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January 2025

December 2024

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