1/6: Now we have the #Brexit deal we should reboot British #foreignpolicy. It needs both clear long-term priorities and agile tactical footwork. For starters, this thread suggests five early opportunities in 2021, which should also help rebuild key relationships.
2/6: First, consolidate a strong role on #climate leading up to the November #COP26 conference in Glasgow. Show that UK can exercise serious convening power. Work smartly with US, who under Biden & Kerry will want to run the show. Use it to mend fences with #EU & engage #China.
3/6: Second, use #G7 Presidency to link climate agenda to international health policy & sustainable open trade. Boosting collective clinical & economic response to #Covid19. Use leverage of UK financial support for #WHO and expected success of the Oxford vaccine.
4/6: Third, develop a national #trade agenda that’s linked to a coherent domestic economic strategy & rooted in serious analysis of economic & political benefits. Go beyond the focus on FTAs to find new practical & quick ways of boosting #exports, especially of services.
5/6: Fourth, work with #US and other allies to reinvigorate #NATO. Biden will not be offering a free lunch to Europeans. He will expect clarity of mission & burden sharing. Opportunity (and necessity) here for UK to demonstrate value in the alliance.
6/6: Fifth, work urgently with #France and #Germany to try to revive diplomacy on #Iran nuclear programme, engaging the Biden administration.
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