This is a transcript of a speech by Simon Fraser in which he reflects on his time as the Permanent Under-Secretary of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2010-2015) as well as what guidelines he believes should inform British foreign policy. More specifically, Fraser 1) provides a brief overview of the global situation facing the UK during the Cold War and the period between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 2008 global financial crash; 2) discusses some of the key global events that occurred during his time as permanent under-secretary, such as the Arab Spring; its aftermath in …read more
Post 2008: British Foreign Policy in an Age of Uncertainty
