How the international world works

Countries do not act alone; the United Kingdom is a member of various international organisations and additionally has all sorts of agreements about all sorts of issues with all sort of countries. You don’t need to worry about most of them, but you should know at least something about the European Union, the Council of Europe, the United Nations, NATO and the G7/8.

The European Union

As from 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union (EU). This followed (more…)

The Council of Europe

This is separate from the EU. Like the EEC, it was set up after the Second World War, but it has a completely different role; to (more…)

The United Nations

The United Nations is an international organisation set up in 1945, following the Second World War. It currently has 193 member states and its main functions are (more…)