Boxing for Britain
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The United Kingdom government is supported by the main opposition parties over joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in bombing Yugoslavia. The Liberal Democrat leader, Paddy Ashdown, has called for Kosovo, Yugoslavia, to become an international protectorate, which means ground forces would have to be used, while Conservative leader, William Hague, opposes the use of troops in a ground war. Scottish National Party's Alex Salmond opposes the bombing which he sees as strengthening the resolve of Yugoslavia's Serbs. The government could blame NATO if things go wrong, and appears to see war as a way to gain diplomatic advantages.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Over-stretched and over there
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The United Kingdom armed forces are involved in a number of locations overseas and this is the largest peacetime committment, with critics arguing that resources are overstretched. The UK can offer troops with experience of wars and peacekeeping, and this is important at a time when there is a shortage of peacekeeping forces in the west. The time spent on leave by soldiers can affect their marriages, and there is a need for more recruits. There could be problems if the demand for troops increased in both Kosovo, Yugoslavia, and Northern Ireland.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Ban mines now; Britain is joining the countries who believe that a ban on anti-personnel landmines should not wait until it is global
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Britain's Labor government will sign a Canadian initiative backed by 65 other nations that will ban the use of anti-personnel landmines. The US will not sign, waiting instead for a UN-sponsored ban.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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