Ted Bromund is senior research fellow in The Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, at the Washington-based think tank, The Heritage Foundation
Assessing the new legislation on extradition
The new "forum bar" is misled, argue Andrew Southam and Ted Bromund, and will inevitably lead to the same old false mantras about Britain's arrangements with the United States
- 2 July 2013
Extradition: CPS guidelines & the paradoxical forum bar
One of the most reported extradition stories of the past month was that of Gary McKinnon. But what do we really know about extradition?
- 15 November 2012
The numbers behind the extradition controversy
U.K-U.S. extradition arrangements are fair, balanced, objective and safe
- 15 October 2012
True belief and true failure at the United Nations
The UN Arms Trade Treaty conference predictably closed in failure as its negotiating mandate expired last week, marking a defeat for NGO-driven diplomacy
- 30 July 2012
The meme of the ‘weak’ Arms Trade Treaty
The Arms Trade Treaty is a bad bargain that will give dictators and the like something of enduring value in return for nothing in particular
- 27 July 2012
When the UN Arms Trade Treaty fails, what next?
Make no mistake; the Arms Trade Treaty will fail. And when it does, its advocates will look everywhere but the mirror to figure out why
- 30 May 2012
Are Republicans crazy?
Ted Bromund examines the gap between conservatives and Republicans and asks what's so extreme about conservatism?
- 4 May 2012
Answers to questions on the Tappin extradition case
Claims made about the unfairness of the 2003 U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty are false and Ministers in Her Majesty’s Government should have the courage to say so. These may not popular views, but they are correct
- 22 March 2012
A few home truths about extradition from the United Kingdom
Are our extradition laws really favourable to the United States, or is this just a perception issue?
- 2 March 2012
The UN Arms Trade Treaty is a "bulletproof" license to sell
Britain should be cautious of backing a treaty that lacks a clear recognition that dictatorships should not have the same rights to participate in the arms trade as the world’s democracies
- 21 December 2011
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