Since 1945, no Western European nation has gone to war with another. This has nothing to do with the European Union. • Between 1945 and the mid-1990s, US, British, French and Soviet forces occupied Germany. The Russians have gone home; but US, British and French forces remain on German soil. • Keeping the peace in Western Europe [...]
Un nuovo “Sorpasso”? Italian economy on track to overtake the United Kingdom’s? • In 2009, for the first time, Italy’s population reached 60 million. Italy’s GDP per capita was almost identical to that of the UK, though its GDP (the size of its economy) was slightly smaller (3%) than that of the UK. • In 2009, German [...]
The Commonwealth & British Export Growth 2010 – 2050 "...an overwhelming proportion of the world's GDP growth between 2003 & 2050 – nearly 80 per cent – will occur outside of Europe, the United States and Canada" By Download Briefing Note: BN#58
By at least fifteen per cent, or £ 101 billion per year The IMF, international rating agencies and British commentators have warned that the UK fiscal position is unsustainable. This Briefing Note looks at the broad magnitudes involved and (in Tables 2, 3, 4 & 5 below) simulates the effect of reducing Government Spending at different rates. By [...]
The “West” seems likely to be heavily involved in the “Middle East” for years to come. This Briefing Note brings together in one place some of that region’s basic demographic and geographic data. In this study, the “Middle East” is considered to comprise countries with all or part of their territories within a 2,000 mile radius of [...]
