David Hannay: Speeches, Articles, Letters and Media

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Speeches/ lectures

The role of Parliament in shaping policy on Weapons of Mass Destruction, disarmament and non-proliferation – Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and Geneva Centre for Security Policy, 31 March 2011

Building a fairer, safer global society in a rapidly changing world: inaugural John & Elnora Ferguson Memorial Lecture – University of Birmingham, 23 February 2011

The relationship of the European Union and the United Nations : A work in progress at the Cardiff School of European Studies, 4 November 2010

'Meeting the challenges of a multi-polar world' at the University of Kent / Canterbury UNA, 15 October 2010

'Is there an alternative to New World Disorder?' UNA Menai branch, 24 September 2010

'A world free of nuclear weapons' at Lewisham Town Hall, London, 17 June 2010

'Contribution by Lord Hannay to panel discussion on Global Governance in the Twenty First Century' at the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) in Sao Paolo, 22 March 2010

'Contribution of Lord Hannay to panel discussion on UN Reform' at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC), 19 March 2010

'Stopping the spread: Can We Do It?' Foreign Commonwealth Office, 16 March 2010

'Is there an alternative to New World Disorder?' Edinburgh University Politics Society / Europa Institute / Model UN, 3 March 2010

'Effectiveness and ineffectiveness of the Security Council in the last 20 years' Paper delivered at the conference on 'EU and Reform of the UN Security Council in Rome, 12-13 November 2009

Is there an alternative to New World Disorder? Oxford University International Relations Society, 22 October 2009

'Two Decades of Military Interventions : Questions of Law, Morality and Effectiveness' Speech to British Academy Forum, 10 July 2009

'What is needed to make the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference a Success?' Speech to Action for UN Renewal conference, 20 July 2009

'What is needed to make the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference a Success?' Speech to Edinburgh UNA branch, 16 April 2009

'Institutional Relations between the United Nations and the European Union: Evaluation and Perspectives' Speech to UNA Spain Conference, Barcelona, 15 April 2009

'Energy, Security and Climate Change: What role for Europe' Speech to University of Kent, 31 March 2009

'Managing World Disorder' Speech to Westminster School Model UN, 31 January 2009

'Prospects for the UN following the US Presidential Election' Speech to UNA West London branch, 28 November 2008

'Future of Transatlantic Relationships in the coming decade' Speech at Salzburg Seminar, 11 November 2008 (part of Session 458 on 'The United States in the World: New Strategies of Engagement' that took place from 10-15 November 2008)

'Selective Security: War and the Security Council since 1945' International Institute for Strategic Studies, 29 October 2008

'Global Challenges: How should the European Union best respond?' Speech by Lord Hannay of Chiswick, University of Kent at Brussels: 2 October

‘Who rules the world? Global challenges and the role of the UN in peacekeeping, human rights
and international law’, Action for UN Renewal Erskine Childers Memorial Lecture, 9 September 2008

'Shifting Focus: From State Security to Human Security', Keynote speech at the Seminar on Disarmament, Conventional Arms Regulation and Globalisation, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, 9 July 2008

'Britain's Role at the UN', address at Eastern Region Council, 14 June 2008

'New World Disorder' speech at Chatham House, 4 June 2008

'The UN in a Disordered World', speech at the University of St Andrews, 4 December 2007

'The United Nations and the European Union', speech to Central Region UNA, Birmingham, 6 October 2007

'The UN Peacebuilding Commission: background and a look ahead', speech at the Foreign Press Association, London 10 July 2007

Speech to UNA-UK Annual Conference, Warwick University, 13-15 April 2007

'The Prospects for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime', speech at the Scottish Parliament on Trident and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 29 January 2007

Speech to UNA-UK Annual Conference, University of Durham, 21-23 April 2006

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Lords Debates

Find out more about Lord Hannay's contributions to debates in the House of Lords

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Published Letters/Articles

Letter of condolence expressing grief and sympathy at the loss of life in the Haiti earthquake (15 January 2010)

'The United Nations Response is shameful' (The Times, 30 May 2009)

'Rendition allegations require inquiry' (The Times, 25 March 2009)

Letter expressing concern at reports that the government may cut its contributions to civilian components of peacekeeping operations 'Importance of civilians' role' (Financial Times, 6 March 2009)

'The Next US President Should Forget the League of Democracies', (article for the Centre for European Reform, September 2008)

Letter to London Review of Books, Vol. 30 No. 10 · Cover date: 22 May 2008

'My week' (The House Magazine, 23 June 2008)

Letter in response to Robert Kagan's article in the Financial Times, (14 May 2008)

'Cyprus: Once more into the breach' (New World, Spring 2008)

'The Middle East after Annapolis: déjà vu all over again or a genuine step forward?' (New World, Winter 2008)

Letter in response to John Bolton's article in the Financial Times, (2 August 2007)

'A Challenging First Anniversary for the UN's Human Rights Council', (21 June 2007)

Letter in response to Richard Dowden's article 'ICC in the Dock' (Prospect Magazine, 30 April 2007)

'Breakfast with Ban' (New World, January to March 2007):

• 'Breakfast with Ban' Page 1
• 'Breakfast with Ban' Page 2

'International Rescue' (The House Magazine, 7 May 2007)

Letter with Sir Jeremy Greenstock in response to Nick Cohen's article 'How the UN Lets States Get Away with Murder' (Observer, 2 November 2006)

Letter in response to Adam LeBor's article 'Is There Blood on His Hands?' (Sunday Times, 1 October 2006)

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