| Gibraltar Sovereignty Issue |
| No. XVI: “Rapporteur” In Gibraltar
Fresh
from a diplomatic mission to Botswana, where she led negotiations in
her usual fair-but-firm style, Webster had decided to take a break from
the foreign service in favor of an assignment as the Court of Ethic’s
Rapporteur in Gibraltar. She needs to think some more, to do research,
and to write. Her first several trips to the disputes isthmus gives her
a firsthand impression of how unnecessarily restricted and complicated
life has become for the Rock’s resident, tourists, and commerce as a
result of Spain’s and Britain’s longstanding dispute over the Gibraltar
sovereignty issue.
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| No. XVII: Joseph Saphier Reports
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British freelance reporter living in Gibraltar writes about daily life
during the Spanish blockade, the Gibraltarians’ total dependency upon
Britain, and possible synergies between the tourism industry and the
longevity of General Franco’s fascist government.
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| No. XVIII: Rock Solid and Exposed
The
lives of Gibraltarians and the Rock’s diplomatic situation as viewed by
its governors through several generations. Lord Templeton guides the
Rock through a difficult transition towards full sovereignty, as he
prepares to hand the office to his son-in-law. Once in office, Roger
Templeton reflects upon his father-in-law’s talents and shortcoming,
which in turns becomes a trigger for his theorizing on how states often
tend to play tough and militarize in an attempt to compensate for what
they perceive to be their weaknesses.
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