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The Irony of Margaret Thatcher

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 04.11.2013 | World
Nigel Hamilton

Margaret Thatcher didn't listen, because to have listened might have diminished her absolute conviction she was right, as well as her determination to change radically the way Britain did business, regardless of the social fall-out. But her inability to listen would be her undoing.

Disruptive Difference: World Education Leaders Unite At Global Education and Skills Forum

Vikas Pota | Posted 04.05.2013 | Impact
Vikas Pota

As a professional conference go-er, the Global Education & Skills Forum reminded me very much of the World Economic Forum's Annual Summit in Davos for its professionalism, and high caliber of delegates.

Cameron Fuels the Folly of British Isolationism

David Miles | Posted 03.30.2013 | World
David Miles

Possibly the most stand out moment of levity in David Cameron's speech on Wednesday announcing an 'in/out' referendum on Britain's EU membership within the next 5 years was when he said: "It is time to settle this European question in British politics."

Why Won't the Indians Accept Rahul Gandhi as Their Own Obama?

Sreedhar Pillai | Posted 03.26.2013 | World
Sreedhar Pillai

His insightful mind and commitment to his country could be glimpsed from the pathos of his acceptance speech which the Indian media has ascribed as the "Obama moment" of the party.

Curation Culture: USAID and the Mashup

Ming Holden | Posted 10.22.2012 | World
Ming Holden

I remembered that former State Department Policy Planning Director Anne-Marie Slaughter's Twitter byline includes the descriptor "foreign policy curator." So what does curation actually mean?

Bush and Blair Aren't Guilty of War Crimes in Iraq

Steven Strauss | Posted 11.26.2012 | World
Steven Strauss

Leaders often face making difficult decisions, with limited information, under horrendous time pressure. We shouldn't criminalize mistakes and failures. But that doesn't mean we should reward gross ineptitude.

Israeli Model Begs Tony Blair To Save Her Unlikely Lover

Posted 09.04.2012 | World

The playboy son of Muammar Gaddafi, on trial in Libya for killing protestors in the uprising that ended his father's regime, appears to have an unusua...

Desmond Tutu Slams George Bush

AP | By DAVID STRINGER | Posted 09.02.2012 | World

LONDON -- Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court...

Watch: Probe Into Blair's Work to Save World Through Faith

David Tereshchuk | Posted 10.24.2012 | Media
David Tereshchuk

Life after power has its inevitable fascination for journalists. The study I've been making of Tony Blair since he left the UK Premiership in 2007 hits the air this weekend.

Where's The Real Threat?

Jess Coleman | Posted 10.09.2012 | Teen
Jess Coleman

We don't fear Islamic extremism because it could take our lives; we fear it because we were taught to, because that's what everyone else seems to be afraid of.

The Tide Is Changing

Victoria Uwonkunda | Posted 09.26.2012 | World
Victoria Uwonkunda

How is it a country like the UK sits by and does nothing while one of their foremost aid recipients is accused of "aiding and abetting" crimes against humanity by the United Nations?

Tony Blair Says He Didn't Pray With George Bush

Posted 07.25.2012 | Religion

Tony Blair told the Daily Telegraph that he and President George W. Bush did not pray together prior to the Iraq War. "It wouldn't have been a wron...

A Red Dawn Over Durham?

Steve Early | Posted 09.17.2012 | Politics
Steve Early

Durham, England -- Although their histories are quite different, the British Labour Party and our U.S. Democrats have one thing in common: both like t...

Listen: Tony Blair Still Battles Media's 'Deception' Charges

David Tereshchuk | Posted 09.11.2012 | Media
David Tereshchuk

I interviewed former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. We taped in London, where he's still a very divisive figure, and much more so, it's clear, than many Americans realize.

Ulster Image of Emnities Buried -- While Other Hatreds Live On

David Tereshchuk | Posted 08.28.2012 | Media
David Tereshchuk

Many British papers and news broadcasts have dwelt insistently on the personal poignancy of this moment for the Queen -- considering the IRA's assassination in 1979 of her relative, Lord Louis Mountbatten, whom she used to call "Uncle Dickie".

Tony Blair, Comeback Kid?

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 08.27.2012 | World

LONDON — Tony Blair said Wednesday that he would love a chance to return as Britain's prime minister – but acknowledged a comeback is extr...

Ex-British PM: Germany Must Treat 'The Debts Of One As The Debts Of All'

AP | Posted 06.24.2012 | Business

LONDON -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that the euro will only survive if Germany underwrites the debts of the eurozone's fi...

Former Spin Doctor Says Rupert Murdoch Pressured Tony Blair Over Iraq

The Guardian | Nicholas Watt | Posted 06.18.2012 | Media

Rupert Murdoch joined in an "over-crude" attempt by US Republicans to force Tony Blair to accelerate British involvement in the Iraq war a week before...

Britain Once More Eyes Regulating Its Press

Edward Wasserman | Posted 08.06.2012 | Media
Edward Wasserman

The idea of "regulating" the news media plays quite differently on the two sides of the Atlantic. In the U.S. it's unthinkable. But in Britain the notion that news media need grownup supervision is widely held and periodically attempted.

Tony Blair In The Hot Seat Over Ties To Murdoch

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 07.27.2012 | Media

LONDON — Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that he couldn't stand up to Britain's media tycoons while in power, telling an official medi...

Hunter Stuart

Tony Blair Protested During Speech At Colby College

HuffingtonPost.com | Hunter Stuart | Posted 05.21.2012 | World

WATERVILLE, Maine -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke to Colby College's 2012 graduating class on Sunday, in a speech that addressed glo...

Why I Love Comedy Politics

Laura Dunn | Posted 07.01.2012 | Media
Laura Dunn

Both Barack Obama and John McCain appeared on Saturday Night Live during their race for the residency, and one wonders if Mitt Romney will embrace this precedent before Election Day.

Malaria: A Dickens Of A Disease

Tony Blair | Posted 06.24.2012 | Religion
Tony Blair

Faith leaders through the authority they hold, and the outreach and networks of their communities, can be powerful influences for the good in public health.

Unclear Motives Behind Raid on Two Palestinian TV Stations

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.03.2012 | Media
Daoud Kuttab

Diplomacy and nonviolent struggle remain the keys to advancing Palestinian freedom. But with the U.S. focused elsewhere and the Israeli government plowing ahead with illegal activities, there is a very real possibility of a return to the violence of a decade ago.

'Everyone Gives,' Donation Website, Makes Charity Multiply

Posted 03.01.2012 | Impact

A new donation site is giving way to viral generosity -- while also yielding more bang for your charitable buck. Everyone Gives enables people arou...