David Owen and the Origins of an Ethical UK Foreign Policy

In this episode, Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen talk to David Grealy about the impact of David Owen on the genealogy of Britain’s ethical foreign policy. Related Research Remote Warfare and the Practical Challenges for the Protection of Civilians Strategy Fusion Doctrine in Five Steps: Lessons Learned from Remote Warfare in Africa Rhodesia, 1977-1979: David Owen, Human Rights and British Foreign Policy Image credit: Public Domain. Music by BenSound About the discussants Liam Walpole is the Policy Manager at ORG's Remote Warfare Programme. Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen is the Research and Policy Officer at ORG's Remote Warfare Programme. David Grealy is a PhD candidate at the University of Liverpool where he received his BA in history (2014) and a Master’s degree in twentieth century history (2015). His research focuses primarily on British diplomatic perspectives on the human rights ‘breakthrough’ of the 1970s. David was a participant of the Global Humanitarianism Research Academy 2017.