With Eka Gigauri, Nino Evgenidze, Stefan Wolff & Joe Powell MP.
With Eka Gigauri, Nino Evgenidze, Stefan Wolff & Joe Powell MP.
From the 2025 Strategic Defence Review to the Soft Power Council, major shifts are underway — but big questions remain:
🔹 Defence vs aid cuts
🔹 What “NATO first” means
🔹 Building true resilience
📖 fpc.org.uk/expert-look-...
From the 2025 Strategic Defence Review to the Soft Power Council, major shifts are underway — but big questions remain:
🔹 Defence vs aid cuts
🔹 What “NATO first” means
🔹 Building true resilience
📖 fpc.org.uk/expert-look-...
In her article, Sophie Powell of Christian Aid warns UK leadership will ring hollow without a credible finance plan.
📖 Read: fpc.org.uk/at-cop30-uk-...
In her article, Sophie Powell of Christian Aid warns UK leadership will ring hollow without a credible finance plan.
📖 Read: fpc.org.uk/at-cop30-uk-...
A new FPC article by Martin Scott & Mel Bunce introduces the first global Index assessing how 30 states support media freedom via foreign policy, diplomacy, aid & journalist safety.
📖📊 Read: fpc.org.uk/who-is-stand...
A new FPC article by Martin Scott & Mel Bunce introduces the first global Index assessing how 30 states support media freedom via foreign policy, diplomacy, aid & journalist safety.
📖📊 Read: fpc.org.uk/who-is-stand...
📖 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-at-cop...
📖 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-at-cop...
📰Read the article via BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📰Read the article via BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How can the UK more strategically harness its #softpower – from cultural reach and education to diplomacy and legal expertise?
📖 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-uk-sof...
How can the UK more strategically harness its #softpower – from cultural reach and education to diplomacy and legal expertise?
📖 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-uk-sof...
As President Trump prepares to meet leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Tajikistan on 6 Nov, what are the aims and implications of this move?
📖 Read the full piece: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-trumps...
As President Trump prepares to meet leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Tajikistan on 6 Nov, what are the aims and implications of this move?
📖 Read the full piece: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-trumps...
More than a decade after the UN declared 2 Nov the Intl Day to #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists, impunity persists.
In a new FPC piece, Fiona O’Brien @rsf.org calls for urgent action.
➡️🔗 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-if-we-...
More than a decade after the UN declared 2 Nov the Intl Day to #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists, impunity persists.
In a new FPC piece, Fiona O’Brien @rsf.org calls for urgent action.
➡️🔗 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-if-we-...
To mark #WPS25, Anna Chernova reflects on UK leadership as WPS penholder & challenges ahead.
📖https://fpc.org.uk/op-ed-british-soft-power-and-increasing-defence-holding-the-pen-on-gender-in-an-age-of-violence/
To mark #WPS25, Anna Chernova reflects on UK leadership as WPS penholder & challenges ahead.
📖https://fpc.org.uk/op-ed-british-soft-power-and-increasing-defence-holding-the-pen-on-gender-in-an-age-of-violence/
Georgia’s recent local elections saw record-low turnout, a partial opposition boycott, and renewed concerns over electoral integrity.
📖 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-georgi...
Georgia’s recent local elections saw record-low turnout, a partial opposition boycott, and renewed concerns over electoral integrity.
📖 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-georgi...
By Dr Ilya Roubanis & Co-author
Sanctions on Russia were meant to constrain — instead, they’ve enabled a global ecosystem of intermediaries, offshore hubs & political enablers.
📄 Read: fpc.org.uk/dealing-with...
By Dr Ilya Roubanis & Co-author
Sanctions on Russia were meant to constrain — instead, they’ve enabled a global ecosystem of intermediaries, offshore hubs & political enablers.
📄 Read: fpc.org.uk/dealing-with...
Forging New Futures: Looking Ahead at the #MENA Region
📅 Tues 28 Oct | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 UK | 📍 Zoom
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Forging New Futures: Looking Ahead at the #MENA Region
📅 Tues 28 Oct | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 UK | 📍 Zoom
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
How should the UK respond to the current Ukraine war after 3+ years of conflict? Dan turns to the past — drawing on Britain’s history in the region.
Read: fpc.org.uk/the-new-1730...
How should the UK respond to the current Ukraine war after 3+ years of conflict? Dan turns to the past — drawing on Britain’s history in the region.
Read: fpc.org.uk/the-new-1730...
By Prof. @stijntvankessel.bsky.social
Ahead of the 29 Oct vote, far-right narratives continue to shape Dutch politics.
🔗 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-the-en...
By Prof. @stijntvankessel.bsky.social
Ahead of the 29 Oct vote, far-right narratives continue to shape Dutch politics.
🔗 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-the-en...
Forging New Futures: Looking Ahead at the #MENA Region
🗓️ Tue 28 Oct | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 UK
🔗 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Forging New Futures: Looking Ahead at the #MENA Region
🗓️ Tue 28 Oct | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 UK
🔗 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📘 Our report: fpc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read @farzanabaduel.bsky.social's piece ⬇️
📘 Our report: fpc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read @farzanabaduel.bsky.social's piece ⬇️
From 5–8 Oct, FPC’s Izzy Cutts & Stevie Wolfe joined #CPC25 in Manchester, engaging in fringe events on foreign policy, aid, #corruption & the UK’s global role.
Key takeaways ⬇️
From 5–8 Oct, FPC’s Izzy Cutts & Stevie Wolfe joined #CPC25 in Manchester, engaging in fringe events on foreign policy, aid, #corruption & the UK’s global role.
Key takeaways ⬇️
📅 Tues 28 Oct | 🕧 12:30–13:30 (UK)
Register here➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
For more info visit the event page: fpc.org.uk/events/forgi...
📅 Tues 28 Oct | 🕧 12:30–13:30 (UK)
Register here➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
For more info visit the event page: fpc.org.uk/events/forgi...
On 5 Oct, #Syria held its first parliamentary #elections since regime change — but the process entrenched executive control, sidelining accountability and reform.
🔗 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-the-fi...
On 5 Oct, #Syria held its first parliamentary #elections since regime change — but the process entrenched executive control, sidelining accountability and reform.
🔗 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-the-fi...
Our roundtable, co-hosted with @ibahri.bsky.social & @sepad.bsky.social, brought together Syrian and international experts to assess the political & legal transition following Assad’s fall.
🔗- fpc.org.uk/expert-brief...
Our roundtable, co-hosted with @ibahri.bsky.social & @sepad.bsky.social, brought together Syrian and international experts to assess the political & legal transition following Assad’s fall.
🔗- fpc.org.uk/expert-brief...
The FPC team was in Liverpool engaging with civil society, decision-makers & party members on issues at the core of our work — from anti-corruption & #SLAPPs to diplomacy, #ForeignPolicy & democratic resilience.
Key takeaways ⬇️
The FPC team was in Liverpool engaging with civil society, decision-makers & party members on issues at the core of our work — from anti-corruption & #SLAPPs to diplomacy, #ForeignPolicy & democratic resilience.
Key takeaways ⬇️
From 20–23 Sept, Susan Coughtrie (FPC Exec Director) and Stevie Wolfe (APPG Anti-Corruption) joined the Lib Dem Conference in Bournemouth.
From 20–23 Sept, Susan Coughtrie (FPC Exec Director) and Stevie Wolfe (APPG Anti-Corruption) joined the Lib Dem Conference in Bournemouth.
This week, UK Anti-Corruption Champion Baroness Hodge visited the BVI to assess progress on beneficial ownership registers — vital tools to expose illicit finance & corporate secrecy.
💡 A topic the Foreign Policy Centre has long explored ⬇️
This week, UK Anti-Corruption Champion Baroness Hodge visited the BVI to assess progress on beneficial ownership registers — vital tools to expose illicit finance & corporate secrecy.
💡 A topic the Foreign Policy Centre has long explored ⬇️
🗨️ “The FPC’s latest Soft Power Report could not have been more timely...if we invest in our strengths, we’ll help shape the solutions."”
🔽 Read the article: www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
🗨️ “The FPC’s latest Soft Power Report could not have been more timely...if we invest in our strengths, we’ll help shape the solutions."”
🔽 Read the article: www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...