Sinews of Global Prosperity: Essay Collection
Our nations are long-standing friends and allies. As threats to democracy increase and as Russia, China and some non-state actors become increasingly belligerent, bringing distinct challenges to national security and our way of life, the UK and US must lead as a force for good. Global challenges such as climate change, health and food insecurity are becoming more acute for developing countries in particular, showcasing the need for a strengthened transatlantic alliance with geostrategic and shared values at its heart.
The collection includes contributions from multiple politicians and policymakers from the UK and US, including the Rt Hon Alistair Burt, former Minister of State for the Middle East and at the Department for International Development; the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Chair of the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union and former UK Secretary of State for International Development; and Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to NATO and United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations.
The collection focuses on three main areas:
War and Tyranny
Security, democracy and opportunity
Internationalism
The Collection
Section I) War and tyranny
Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to NATO & former US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations - Defending our values at home and abroad
Simon Fell MP, Conservative MP for Barrow-in-Furness & Chair of the Cyber Security APPG - The future of conflict and cooperation
Tom Hunt MP, Conservative MP for Ipswich - A steadfast transatlantic partnership is key to combating geopolitical aggression
Robert Tyler, Senior Policy Director at Brussels-based think tank New Direction - Removing the last of the Iron Curtain
Section II) Security, democracy and opportunity
Catherine West MP, Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green & Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific - Competing with an increasingly assertive and authoritarian China
Sherri Goodman, Secretary General of the Military Council on Climate & Security and Senior Fellow at the Environmental Change and Security Program and Polar Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center - Climate change multiplies threats to global security
Dr Azeem Ibrahim OBE, Director at New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy in Washington DC, Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute US Army War College and a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine - US-UK Special Relationship is the anchor to protect global democracy
John Flesher, International Programme Director at the Conservative Environment Network and former Policy Adviser to Lord Zac Goldsmith - The race to net zero
Section III) Internationalism
Wayne David MP, Labour MP for Caerphilly and a member of the Executive Committee of BGIPU - Why we need to be ‘Internationalists’
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Labour MP for Leeds Central and former UK Secretary of State for International Development - Prevention is better than cure
Rt Hon Alistair Burt, member of the CGP Board and a distinguished fellow at RUSI, former Minister of State for the Middle East and at DFID - A revived partnership with Middle East
Libby Smith, Director of Advocacy at CGP & Executive Member of LCID - Why the West cannot afford to fall behind in Africa
The collection was launched in Parliament by Sir Peter Westmacott KCMG LVO, Former UK Ambassador to the United States, including speeches from Bim Afolami MP and Libby Smith, CGP’s Director of Advocacy.
