The Queen’s Royal Commonwealth Team
“She’ll want to hand over knowing she’s done everything she possibly could to help, and that she’s got no regrets and no unfinished business; that she’s done everything she can…
Through the Decades
A look at the role of the Queen as Head of the Commonwealth for the last 65 years. “I want to show that the Crown is not merely an abstract…
Nelson Mandela Left His Mark on the Commonwealth
Dr Sue Onslow, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Associate of the LSE IDEAS Africa Programme, reflects on the impact Nelson Mandela had on the Commonwealth.…
Reimagining Civil Paths to Peace in the Commonwealth
Amjad Saleem looks at the complexities around violent behaviour and its causes, and calls for civil society to be better at risk management and pursuing conflict without violence. A cursory…
Calibrating a Commonwealth-wide Response to Terrorism
Raffaello Pantucci and Dr Sasha Jesperson of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) discuss terrorism and extreme violence in the Commonwealth, in particular the growth of ISIL, but urge us…
Are Elections Giving Democracy a Bad Name?
Kofi Annan, Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, welcomes the spread of democratic elections, but warns that repressive regimes can still distort the system, resulting in a lack of trust…
Common Values, Shared Challenges
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia, urges member countries to respond to change and control conflict by nurturing respect and understanding, right at the very heart of…