
Your search for "British Broadcasting Corporation" produced 234 items.
| 1. Spy story proves a setback to human rights in Russia | February 2, 2012 |
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A tale of spying gone wrong could have serious ramifications for those trying to hold the authorities to account. As Russia's election on 4 March draws near, the Kremlin... | |
| 2. Both sides get it wrong in the Hungarian blame game | January 12, 2012 |
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Suspicion, overstatement, and caricature dominate discussions about Hungarian politics. Standard responses to outsiders who comment on Hungarian politics include: 1) you... | |
| 3. Clegg warns of isolation over treaty veto | December 12, 2011 |
UK deputy prime minister "bitterly disappointed" by UK decision, pledges to work to defend British interests. Nick Clegg, the UK's deputy prime minister and leader of the... |
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| 4. UK insists it is not isolated | December 9, 2011 |
But former foreign minister says UK veto on treaty change leaves UK “in a mess”. Senior UK government officials and UK Conservative MEPs have rallied around a decision by... |
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| 5. Tinker, tailor, soldier – why? | September 22, 2011 |
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The film of le Carré's classic spy novel deserves its plaudits, but fails to capture the heart of Cold War espionage. The new film version of John le Carré's... | |
| 6. Harsh mood music, glum coda | June 9, 2011 |
Allegations about jet travel and hotel bills have hurt the Commission, which will be sensitive about the possible knock-on effects on staff salaries and pensions. The... |
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| 7. Young pretender | April 7, 2011 |
Europe's youngest prime minister insists he is not in the shadow of the predecessor. The way many describe him, Igor Lukšic would make the ideal son-in-law, were he not... |
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| 8. Logo a go-go | March 3, 2011 |
How many logos does the EU need? Innocents may have thought that the EU's objective in making the foreign policy chief a member of the European Commission, and transferring... |
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| 9. Oil, corruption and the fight for power in Putin's Russia | February 24, 2011 |
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An account of the battle between Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who now awaits a second jail sentence in Russia. Vladimir Putin clearly wanted Mikhail Khodorkovsky... | |
| 10. Psychological warfare on the EU's eastern borders | February 17, 2011 |
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How should the media behave when a small, democratic country faces hostile propaganda from a foe? I have just been to a gripping conference on psychological warfare,... | |
| 11. Hungary's movers and shakers | December 16, 2010 |
A who's who of the Hungarian presidency. |
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| 12. Determined Conservative | December 9, 2010 |
The UK's Secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs is a political survivor.
Like the Conservative Party, Caroline Spelman has been on a journey. First... |
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| 13. Important lessons for both sides of the Celtic-Latvian axis | November 18, 2010 |
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How the experience of the British Isles might instruct Russia, if it took a less wilful approach to history. One of the odder requests in my journalistic career came in 1990... | |
| 14. From Charter 77 to Charter 08, from Havel to Xiaobo | October 14, 2010 |
China's Nobel prize-winner found inspiration in Czechoslovakia's history. The West too should learn lessons from that period. Read Charter 08, the central document of the... |
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| 15. De Gaulle's complicated legacy | June 17, 2010 |
Charles de Gaulle's European vision continues to shape both French and European Union policymaking. Seventy years ago this week in London, on 18 June 1940, Charles de... |
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| 16. Iran's hunger for democracy | June 12, 2010 |
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A year after Iran's bloody presidential election, what Europe can do to help Iran's opposition? If the past is any guide, the UN Security Council's decision to impose new... | |
| 17. Outwitting Iran's cyber censors | May 12, 2010 |
The EU can play a more active role in levelling out the information ‘playing field' inside Iran. When I visited Brussels recently, many EU officials wanted to discuss... |
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| 18. Broadcasters seek changes to copyright clearance | March 18, 2010 |
State broadcasters want changes to how content can be aired via the internet.
Europe's state broadcasters urged the European Commission yesterday (17 March) to... |
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| 19. Some CND history | December 10, 2009 |
A clash between CND and a communist regime, and what it says about the EU's new foreign policy chief. In June 1983, I went as one of two observers from the Campaign for... |
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| 20. Extreme Pole | November 19, 2009 |
Michał Kamiński is a Pole who can divide opinion across Europe. When Michał Kamiński was handed the leadership of the European Parliament's new European Conservatives... |
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