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The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is an outward-looking, non-partisan international affairs think tank based in the UK.
📰 Who is standing up for #MediaFreedom — and who is not?

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...
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🌍✍️ New FPC article: At COP30, UK Leadership Requires Paying Up on #ClimateFinance By Sophie Powell, Chief of UK Advocacy at Christian Aid

📖 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-at-cop...
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
📣 FPC Research Fellow Dr Andrew Gawthorpe spoke to the BBC on Trump’s push to remove South Africa from the #G20.

📰Read the article via BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Donald Trump wants South Africa out of the G20 as it gears up for world summit
The US leader has repeatedly accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority - which Pretoria denies.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🇬🇧✍️ New Op-Ed by Patrick Stevens, Rule of Law Director at International Justice Development & UK Soft Power Council member

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...
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🧭✍️ Trump’s Central Asia Gambit by FPC Fellow Alex Folkes

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...
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🗞️ Ending Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
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-...
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🕊️🇺🇳 Today marks 25 years since #UNSCR1325 on Women, Peace & Security

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/
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🗳️ New Op-Ed: Georgian Elections – Unpacking the Fallout of 4th October by Davit Jintcharadze

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...
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🔍 New FPC Long Read: Dealing with the #SanctionsBubble in #Georgia
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...
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📢 Happening Tomorrow! | Webinar hosted by FPC & @sepad.bsky.social

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...
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📖 New long read: The New 1730s – Lessons from Britain’s Historic Involvement in #EasternEurope by Dan Sperrin

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...
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🗳️🇳🇱 New Op-ed: The enduring relevance of the Far Right ahead of the #DutchElection
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...
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📢 One Week to Go! - Webinar w/ @sepad.bsky.social
Forging New Futures: Looking Ahead at the #MENA Region
🗓️ Tue 28 Oct | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 UK

🔗 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We’re pleased to see our #SoftPower report featured in Influence Online by Farzana Baduel, highlighting the urgent need for a coordinated strategy to protect UK influence in today’s competitive global landscape.

📘 Our report: fpc.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Read @farzanabaduel.bsky.social's piece ⬇️
October 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🔵 FPC at Conservative Party Conference 2025

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 ⬇️
October 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📢 Upcoming Webinar! Forging New Futures: Looking Ahead at the #MENA Region w/ @sepad.bsky.social
📅 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...
October 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🗳️⚖️ New Op-ed by Mohammad Al Abdallah, Jalal Alhamad & Riad Ali

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...
October 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🧭 New expert briefing: ‘#Syria’s transition nine months on’

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...
Expert Briefing: ‘Syria’s transition nine months on: Examining frameworks for international justice and accountability’ - The Foreign Policy Centre
On 9th September 2025, the Foreign Policy Centre (FPC), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the University of Lancaster’s Sectarianism, Proxies and Desectarianisati...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🔴 FPC at Labour Party Conference 2025
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 ⬇️
October 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🟡 FPC at Lib Dem Party Conference

From 20–23 Sept, Susan Coughtrie (FPC Exec Director) and Stevie Wolfe (APPG Anti-Corruption) joined the Lib Dem Conference in Bournemouth.
September 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🔎 Strengthening Financial Transparency

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 ⬇️
September 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Timely reflection from @fabianhamilton.bsky.social highlighting the strategic value of UK soft power.

🗨️ “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...
September 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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LABOUR: UKACC x @thefabians.bsky.social : Brave New World? Fighting Corruption in the New Trump Era.

Featuring @margarethodge.bsky.social, @philbrickellmp.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and @suehawley.bsky.social.
September 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Brave New World: Fighting Corruption and Oligarchs in an era of Trump.

Featuring @dominicmartin.bsky.social, Mike Martin MP, @richardfoordld.bsky.social, @edwardlucas.bsky.social, and @skcoughtrie.bsky.social.
September 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
💡Great to see @philbrickellmp.bsky.social raise a written Q on the UK Gov’s assessment of TNR over the past 5 years.

Dan Jarvis MP replied, citing the Defending Democracy Taskforce’s review, saying the UK won’t tolerate foreign intimidation.
📄 www.parallelparliament.co.uk/question/746...
September 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM