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Ivor Roberts

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Ivor Roberts is president of Trinity College, Oxford, is a former British ambassador to Yugoslavia, Ireland and Italy and the editor of Satow's Diplomatic Practice

April 2018

  • Slobodan Milosevic The Hague

    double quotation markThe west must not just abandon the Balkans to Russia’s embrace

    Ivor Roberts
    The proposal to honour the late Serbian war criminal Slobodan Milošević with a statue in Belgrade reflects a wider power play, says former ambassador Ivor Roberts

October 2017

  • Amber Rudd has threatened 15-year jail sentences for those who repeatedly stream extremist videos.

    double quotation markWe should stop tech firms from screening extremist videos

    Ivor Roberts
    Internet giants have a duty to help counter-terrorism efforts

December 2013

  • diplomats walking through campsite

    The case for language learning
    'A good diplomat needs to interact with locals'

    Diplomatic skill involves the ability to talk to locals, not just to communicate with country leaders

November 2010

  • Clinton US embassy cables

    double quotation markWikiLeaks could kill the goose that laid the golden egg

    Ivor Roberts

    Ivor Roberts: WikiLeaks may be a bonanza for historians now, but diplomats will be reluctant to leave traces of their dealings in future

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