How should the UK respond to the ongoing war in Ukraine, more than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion? Dan Sperrin explores what lessons can be learnt from Britain’s historical…
Alongside issues such as housing and health care, the key far-right theme of immigration continues to feature high on the political agenda ahead of the Dutch national election on 29th…
This report proposes a way forward for the UK Government to develop a soft power…
Crisis or Opportunity for Europe and Central Asia?
February 2025 marks three years since Russia's full-scale invasion into Ukraine
A mini-series by FPC and City St George’s, University of London on the drivers of…
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continues to undergo profound transformation. Over a week into the Israel–Hamas ceasefire, questions remain over the stability of the agreement. Immediate priorities around aid and reconstruction must be addressed alongside longer-term considerations of justice, accountability, and inclusive rebuilding. In Syria, the Assad regime’s collapse in late 2024, after over 50 years of rule, marked a pivotal turning point, reshaping domestic power dynamics ...
More infoDr Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House.
Dr Nour Abu-Assab, Co-founder and Co-director of the Centre for Transnational Development and Collaboration (CTDC)
Professor Simon Mabon, Chair in International Politics at Lancaster University and Director of the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianisation (SEPAD) project
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Poppy Ogier, FPC’s Research and Communications Manager
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How should the UK respond to the ongoing war in Ukraine, more than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion? Dan Sperrin explores what lessons can be learnt from Britain’s historical…
Alongside issues such as housing and health care, the key far-right theme of immigration continues to feature high on the political agenda ahead of the Dutch national election on 29th…
On Sunday, 5th October 2025, Syria held its first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad. However, these “elections” were a deeply flawed process, and failed to meet even…
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 Desectarianisation project (SEPAD) co-hosted a…
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The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), opening on Tuesday 9 September 2025 in New York, might mark the end of the UN’s human rights pillar as…
A recently published volume, The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy – Wilton Park’s Road, based on reports of Wilton Park’s higher level international policy discussions since 1946, provides a…
From Chinese unofficial police stations to the assassination attacks perpetuated by Russian or Iranian secret agents on their citizens and diaspora communities residing abroad, authoritarian states have become increasingly emboldened…
Transnational repression (TNR) is on the rise globally, fuelled by rapidly evolving technology, global democratic- backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism and years of neglect by previous governments. It is…
Bureaucracy still moves at the speed of fax, but exile communities are prototyping governance technologies at the speed of necessity. This opens new possibilities for host countries of those in…
Displaced Ukrainians in the UK are highly educated, with strong professional backgrounds and well placed to contribute economically and socially. However, to do this, they need greater certainty about their…
As global power dynamics shift, Central Asia’s strategic relevance is rising, – but so too is the need for a reset in engagement by international partners. Could a more principled,…
High unemployment and limited economic opportunities in Central Asian countries have traditionally driven millions of people to migrate to Russia in search of work[1]. Where the region’s historical, cultural and…
When speaking about Russian and Soviet colonialism, the first step is to agree on the terminology. Why do we continue to define the region by referencing that it ‘formerly’ belonged…
All societies are diverse, even if some people have got used to thinking that their country should be homogeneous, where everyone looks the same, speaks the same language, and follows…
Ukraine is not just a battlefield – it is democracy’s most critical frontline. It is misleading to treat war as a regional conflict – the spillover of Russian aggression beyond…