Europe

Ukraine War Spells The End Of The Golden Arches Peace Theory
3 March 2022

Ukraine War Spells The End Of The Golden Arches Peace Theory

For the past quarter of a century, we’ve wanted to believe Francis Fukuyama and Thomas Friedman were right. And we’ve acted as if they were right. Fukuyama’s book The End of History  and the Last Man, published in 1992 at the end of the Cold War claimed ‘history had ended’ because every country would become a liberal democracy. No more
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Douglas Murray – Full Interview With The Young IPA Podcast
27 August 2018

Douglas Murray – Full Interview With The Young IPA Podcast

Douglas Murray is a British author, journalist, and political commentator. He is the founder of the Centre for Social Cohesion and is the associate director of the Henry Jackson Society and associate editor of the influential British political and cultural magazine The Spectator. Murray writes for a number of publications, including Standpoint, The Wall Street Journal and The Spectator. He
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The Choice Between Hard Or Soft Brexit
8 March 2018

The Choice Between Hard Or Soft Brexit

It’s been almost a year since the United Kingdom formally notified the European Union of its intention to leave the EU. Since then, the UK and EU have been engaged in intense negotiations about the mechanics of Brexit, all with a view to the UK’s formal departure on 29 March 2019. In the meantime, British Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election in
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Britian’s First Post-Brexit PM Theresa May Will Be Tested
14 July 2016

Britian’s First Post-Brexit PM Theresa May Will Be Tested

Theresa May is Britain’s new prime minister. Should we “Keep Calm and Carry On” or hit the panic button? The initial reaction from markets and the British political establishment has been a collective sigh of relief. Markets and institutions value certainty of political leadership and they reacted positively when May became PM. May triumphed when the other candidate for the
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Why Britain Should Vote ‘Leave’
21 June 2016

Why Britain Should Vote ‘Leave’

IPA Adjunct Fellow Georgina Downer explains why Britain should vote to leave the European Union, and what it would mean for Australia.
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