by chloe | Apr 25, 2018 | Imperial and Postcolonial History, The Commonwealth
by Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow On the face of it, the Commonwealth is a strange beast. A hotchpotch of 53 nations, covering a quarter of the world’s land-mass, its leaders represent (after a fashion) a third of world’s population. Born out of the Empire, it...
by chloe | Apr 24, 2018 | Imperial and Postcolonial History, The Commonwealth
by Susan Williams, Senior Research Fellow How one addresses the question of the Commonwealth’s relevance depends on one’s perception of ‘the Commonwealth’. It is known globally as an international association, bringing together 53 ‘independent and equal...
by chloe | Apr 11, 2018 | The Commonwealth
Edited by Dr Sue Onslow, Deputy Director, Institute of Commonwealth Studies In January 2018, as preparations towards the Commonwealth Summit in London began to accelerate, Senior Research Fellows at the Institute were asked for their views on the valid question, ‘Is...
by chloe | Oct 29, 2015 | Human Rights, The Commonwealth
by Richard Bourne, ICWS Senior Research Fellowship The meeting of Commonwealth Heads in Malta is likely to be dominated by three issues – the election of a Secretary-General to run the Secretariat from 2016, positions for the Commonwealth to take at the upcoming...
by chloe | Mar 27, 2015 | Asia, Canada & the Caribbean
by Sir Ronald Sanders, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies Lee Kuan Yew, who led Singapore for three decades, died on March 23rd. He was a remarkable man who is best remembered for courageous leadership that converted a tiny island with virtually...
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