Tim Collard
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Tim Collard spent 20 years in the UK Diplomatic Service, half that time in China, serving as a trade and investment adviser and a political analyst; he also served as British Consul-General in Hamburg. He has now retired from diplomacy and works as a freelance writer on a variety of political and economic topics. |
January 29, 2015
- Davos 2015: Is China talking to the void?
- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang came to Davos expecting to find world leaders to collaborate with China to stabilize world economic structure. Instead, he found big corporations running the show.
January 12, 2015
- Islamic terrorism strikes Europe
- A well-organized group of terrorists broke into the offices of a Paris newspaper on Jan. 7. Extremism is now becoming a worldwide problem.
December 3, 2014
- Can we build on the US-China climate change agreement?
- November's U.S.-China climate change agreement is a step in the right direction, but it will ultimately be worthless if other major industrialized and industrializing countries are not brought on board.
November 30, 2014
- President Xi and Premier Abe: a momentous meeting
- Though deep fault lines remain in the China-Japan relationship, the APEC meeting between Xi and Abe was a solid start to easing tensions.
November 28, 2014
- APEC and after: a month of intensive diplomacy for China
- The APEC summit was just the beginning of a whirlwind tour of Chinese Asia Pacific diplomacy. China is not seeking hegemony, but showing leadership.
November 8, 2014
- A crucial juncture: Prospects for the Beijing APEC summit
- China plans to establish leadership in the development of the regional cooperation structure out of an interest in adopting a level of responsibility that befits its growing economic power.
October 23, 2014
- Premier Li's visit to Europe: The nitty-gritty of int'l cooperation
- The Chinese Premier's showed on his European tour that economic cooperation is more important than changes in world politics.
October 12, 2014
- HK situation can be peacefully resolved
- A peaceful winding-down of the conflict in Hong Kong will require sincere efforts to reduce suspicion on both sides, but there is plenty of time to establish open dialogue.
October 8, 2014
- SCO: Will expansion mean a change of role?
- Though the expansion of SCO membership will present challenges, it will ultimately spread the benefits to a wider area.
September 24, 2014
- The United Kingdom stays united
- Though it was uncomfortable and disruptive, the process of the Scottish referendum was a necessary one. Britain will be stronger for it.
