Dan Smith's blog

Recent Posts

• ON HOLIDAY IN JULY!
• The big beasts of development… – and peace
• UK development aid: First major government speech
• Water, conflict and peace
• After the UK election (2): Three questions on international development
• After the UK election: international development and foreign policy
• Ashed up: reflections in Baku
• EU’s External Action Service: options remain open
• Chaff, noise and fog in the climate debate.
• Quiet start from EU High Rep Ashton? Good! Go for the long game
• Obama, 1 year in: flaws aren’t failure – but there are new risks in policy towards Iran
• “Militarising aid” vs. “Running away from conflict”
• Haiti and beyond: preparing for the next disaster
• In memoriam: Jean Charles de Menezes, 1978-2005 – and the insidious nature of conflict
• Copenhagen: Recovering from the hangover