You know that we are not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts.

Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers.

When Colonel Gadhafi started using his air force against civilians on the ground, we did not hesitate. Then we supported the resolution of the Security Council, which introduced arms embargo for Libya.

We are categorically against any new military nuclear power, be it Iran, be it North Korea, be it anyone.

I despise all those who fight for peace. It's only the bad guys and the troublemakers who create entertaining and history-changing events.

Just as we Liberal Democrats opposed the flawed logic of that war in Iraq - we will oppose the flawed government claim that we have to surrender our fundamental rights in order to improve our security.

I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.

Humanitarian response, sustainable development, and sustaining peace are three sides of the same triangle.