tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post5809546236222807218..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: Gordon Brown on Global EuropeRalf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-363470994507416342008-01-17T08:02:00.000+02:002008-01-17T08:02:00.000+02:00Yes, James, that was the point I tried to make (or...Yes, James, that was the point I tried to make (or at least, imply). <BR/><BR/>Great Britain would be crucial in improving EU - NATO relations and the establishment of a (logically necessary) common European defence policy, including a common defence, but seems to be more of a brake than a facilitator.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-76697598241034548412008-01-17T06:47:00.000+02:002008-01-17T06:47:00.000+02:00Unfortunately, Ralf, I doubt this is going to happ...Unfortunately, Ralf, I doubt this is going to happen. Brown is a bit frosty about the EU, and seems to favour a wishy-washy 'soft power' style of foreign policy, instead of the more Blairite approach (I think the latter is both more realistic and appropriate). The Brownite version of foreign policy seems to rotate around throwing money at Africa, in some desperate hope that it will improve things there. The only thing Brown can be commended on is his hardline approach to the autocratic regime in Moscow and his determination to see through British obligations in Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>Apparently, David Miliband, who recently made a speech on the EU as a 'model power', had to remove almost every mention of EU security and defence policies. This is quite unfortunate, and Britain will again be swept into the slow lane as President Sarkozy makes an enhanced EU security and defence policy his mission...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102789068184545530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-77845634090077499762008-01-17T06:45:00.000+02:002008-01-17T06:45:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102789068184545530noreply@blogger.com