The Scottish government is developing a foreign policy, and its Arctic vision is one of its most ambitious efforts yet. Should independence come, close friends in the north could be a vital support.
Scotland will start its own Scotland with blackjack and hookers in the Arctic
I’m all for having a plan for foreign policy for independence but you haven’t even got the stuff which is devolved sorted yet.
Quite a high level opinion piece.
The opening to the 2019 framework (found through the article) states
Scotland’s Offer to the Arctic
Scottish-Arctic cooperation is ultimately about human connections. To strengthen existing ties and build new links, we will:
Establish an Arctic unit within the Scottish Government’s Directorate for External Affairs to coordinate work across the organisation, continue to build our Arctic policy and offer a dedicated port of call for both domestic and international stakeholders.
Create a fund to support projects and activities promoted by third sector and community-based organisations that raise awareness of Scottish-Arctic links and create new opportunities for international collaboration with the Arctic.
Which is good for Scotland to have the extra focus, but is not exactly ambitious as stated, perhaps we should wait until its developed rather than developing to assess how ambitious it is.
Better relations and trade with geographically close neighbours is fairly bog standard stuff.
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The Scottish government is developing a foreign policy, and its Arctic vision is one of its most ambitious efforts yet. Should independence come, close friends in the north could be a vital support.
Scotland will start its own Scotland with blackjack and hookers in the Arctic
I’m all for having a plan for foreign policy for independence but you haven’t even got the stuff which is devolved sorted yet.
Quite a high level opinion piece.
The opening to the 2019 framework (found through the article) states
Scotland’s Offer to the Arctic
Scottish-Arctic cooperation is ultimately about human connections. To strengthen existing ties and build new links, we will:
Establish an Arctic unit within the Scottish Government’s Directorate for External Affairs to coordinate work across the organisation, continue to build our Arctic policy and offer a dedicated port of call for both domestic and international stakeholders.
Create a fund to support projects and activities promoted by third sector and community-based organisations that raise awareness of Scottish-Arctic links and create new opportunities for international collaboration with the Arctic.
Which is good for Scotland to have the extra focus, but is not exactly ambitious as stated, perhaps we should wait until its developed rather than developing to assess how ambitious it is.
Better relations and trade with geographically close neighbours is fairly bog standard stuff.