The Commonwealth after Edinburgh

After the Commonwealth Summit in Edinburgh the Commonwealth is stronger in many respects. Among the contributing factors to its strength is the re‐commitment to it by the government of the United Kingdom. Edinburgh also set down a marker that the Commonwealth will become increasingly more concerned with economic problems that confront the international community. But, the jury is still out on the Commonwealth's political credibility. If Nigeria continues to flout Commonwealth principles, the association must act by 1 October 1998 to expel it and to impose sanctions against it. The Commonwealth remains a broad‐based coalition of countries that can help the world to negotiate global issues, but the association must become more tightly focused and the Secretariat must be provided with resources. And, as Her Majesty the Queen's successor as Head of the Commonwealth, Prince Charles should now show a heightened interest in Commonwealth countries and Commonwealth matters

Commonwealth · Credibility · Geography · Government (linguistics · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Sanctions · Summit · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Public Administration

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  Nicholas Bayne•The Round Table•1998

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  Nicholas Bayne•The Round Table•1997

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  Ronald Sanders, Ronald M Sanders•The Round Table•1998

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