Thursday, 18 September 2008

Lib Dem foreign policy needs to be more progressive and realistic

The Liberal Democrats have the opportunity to carve out a foreign policy that will meet the great challenges of our time, distinguish the party clearly and sharply from the positions of New Labour and the Tories, and be based on core liberal values. We call this approach progressive realism. It is founded on the realisation that climate change and the issues associated with it form the greatest challenge to the survival of our civilisation, and that all other policies must therefore be framed with this in mind.

Read more of this article by Prof Anatol Lieven and Cllr Alexis Rowell on The Guardian's Comment is Free website.

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