A confident and self-assured Britain is needed at the heart of the Commonwealth – a family of nations which must remain committed to greater international peace and security.” Andrew Rosindell MP (Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth) “As Co-Chair of the Commonwealth APPG, I welcome Policy Exchange’s much-needed intervention in the debate on how to harness the strategic. [...] Selected recommendations Based on the input of the Advisory Board established by Policy Exchange for this project (which was chaired by the former Prime Minister of Canada, The Rt Hon Stephen Harper PC), along with the insights of expert interviewees and the findings of the five-country polling, the report makes a number of recommendations, including the following: • The new Labour Government shou. [...] Promotion of the Commonwealth and British historic contributions in schools Alongside the promotion of the Commonwealth as a successful example of rebuilding ties in the post-colonial era, the history curriculum in British schools should be more reflective of the mainstream view across the UK (as well as prominent members of the Commonwealth such as India and Nigeria) – that Britain, overall, has. [...] Figure 1 shows the survey results after respondents in the UK, India, Australia, Nigeria, and Malaysia were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with the following statement: “In general, the UK as a country does more good than harm in the world”.14 The data shows that the highest level of agreement with the perspective that the UK generally does more good than harm in the world is among the Ind. [...] Which of the following do you value as the greatest benefit of the Commonwealth, if any? Please select up to three options.” In each of the five national markets, the most popular option when respondents were asked what they value as the greatest benefit of the Commonwealth was the advantage of trading between its member countries – with more than half of the Nigerian, Indian, and Malaysian market.
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Table of Contents
- Harnessing the Strategic Potential of the Commonwealth 1
- Dr Rakib Ehsan 1
- Introduction by Rt Hon Stephen Harper PC 1
- Foreword by Hon Alexander Downer AC 1
- Harnessing the Strategic Potential of the Commonwealth 3
- Dr Rakib Ehsan 3
- Introduction by Rt Hon Stephen Harper PC 3
- Foreword by Hon Alexander Downer AC 3
- About the Author 4
- Introduction 6
- Rt Hon Stephen Harper PC 6
- Advisory Board 7
- Endorsements 8
- As Chair of the Commonwealth APPG I welcome Policy Exchanges new report which provides a compelling case for the UK to inject some much-needed momentum in the Commonwealth of Nations. 8
- A confident and self-assured Britain is needed at the heart of the Commonwealth a family of nations which must remain committed to greater international peace and security. 8
- As Co-Chair of the Commonwealth APPG I welcome Policy Exchanges much-needed intervention in the debate on how to harness the strategic potential of the Commonwealth of Nations. 8
- Acknowledgements 9
- Contents 10
- Foreword 11
- Hon Alexander Downer AC 11
- Executive Summary 13
- One Family Harnessing the Strategical Potential of the Commonwealth 13
- Summary of Recommendations 19
- 1. Introduction 22
- 2 British interest in the Commonwealth 25
- 3. The Commonwealth China and Russia 29
- 4. Trade and Investment 33
- 5 Environmental Protection and Public Health 38
- 6. Education and Social Mobility 42
- 7. Security and Defence 44
- Following the conflict with Russia Ukraine will require opportunities to rebuild its 48
- This rebuilding process could be helped by the trade and investment opportunities that can 48
- Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea for the Commonwealth to invite Ukraine to 48
- 8. Conclusion 49
- 9. Policy Recommendations 53
