Comments to the media by Yvette Cooper, United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, and President of the Security Council for the month of February 2026, and Hala Al-Karib, the regional director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, on Sudan.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee recently headed to Belfast, meeting with a number of different organisations as part of their inquiry into Economic growth in Northern Ireland. The inquiry is particularly interested in emerging sectors and ‘industries of the future’.
Are we living in the Second Cold War? And if so, what can we learn from the last one that might help us through it? Historian and author Niall Ferguson sets out his view of global affairs right now and says why, compared to many times in the past, there is lot to make us optimistic.
Gayle Markovitz interviewed Niall Ferguson at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos.
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The Global Risks Report 2026: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-risks-report-2026/
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What just happened in Davos?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/davos-2026-what-just-happened/
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