This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming House of Lords debate on the report from the House of Lords European Union Committee: Brexit: Common Security and Defence Policy Missions and Operations (16th Report, HL Paper 132).
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the International Relations Committee Report ‘Yemen: Give Peace a Chance’.
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was founded on 4 April 1949. A debate on this subject is due to take place in the House of Lords on 2 April 2019 on a motion moved by Earl Howe (Conservative) ‘that this House takes note of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of NATO and its continuing role in the United Kingdom's defence and security’.
This House of Lords Library briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the report from the European Union Committee, Brexit: The Proposed UK-EU Security Treaty.
This House of Lords Briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on developments in the Western Balkans and the threat posed by instability and insecurity in that region.
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on 17 December 2018 on what assessment Majesty's Government has made of the current situation in Ukraine.
This Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by the Archbishop of Canterbury that “this House takes note of the role of reconciliation in British foreign, defence and international development policy”. It provides definitions of reconciliation, and introduces the linked concepts of ‘soft power’, ‘fragile states’ and ‘post-conflict interventions’. It then summarises UK Government policy and delivery bodies, before discussing the additional roles which might be played in reconciliations by faith-based organisations and women. The Briefing then turns to look at a theoretical framework for reconciliations. Finally, it summarises eight conflicts where reconciliation and/or fragile state interventions have played a part, with varying levels of perceived success.
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 5 November 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative), “that this House takes note of the centenary of the armistice at the end of the First World War”.
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Framework Agreement on the establishment of the International Solar Alliance.
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 18 October 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Viscount Waverley (Crossbench), “that this House takes note of the scale and complexity of cyber threats facing the United Kingdom and the case for innovative approaches across Her Majesty’s Government and beyond”.
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with particular regard to the role of the security forces.