On 3 November, the United States (US) will hold midterm elections. Polls point towards a result which will change the balance of power in Washington, with the Democratic Party predicted…
Andy Burnham’s recent party conference speech marked a fundamental shift in the UK’s position on a future relationship with the European Union, effectively abandoning the post-Brexit ‘red lines’ set out…
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, IFEX exposes the gulf between governments’ commitments to media freedom and their failure to deliver justice. From the unprecedented…
Mini-series by the Foreign Policy Centre and the Just Society Trust (formerly John Smith Trust)
How Russian influence and hybrid interference shaped Moldova’s pivotal 2025 parliamentary election.
A four-part briefing series from the FPC and SEPAD project.
This is a parliamentary event co-hosted by Leiden University and the Foreign Policy Centre. RSVPs for this event are now closed. The 2026 US midterm elections come at a consequential point in President Donald Trump’s second term. With all seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate being contested, the results will help determine the balance of power in Washington for the remainder of ...
More infoChaired by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Chair of the International Relations and Defence Committee
Dr Andrew Gawthorpe, University Lecturer, Leiden University and Senior Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Centre
Kevin Maloney, Chief Public Affairs Officer for the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Laurel Rapp, Director, US and North America Programme, Chatham House
Professor Mel Bunce, Director, Centre for Journalism and Democracy, City St George’s, University of London
Palace of Westminster
RSVPs for this event are now closed.
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, IFEX exposes the gulf between governments’ commitments to media freedom and their failure to deliver justice. From the unprecedented…
On 3 November, the United States (US) will hold midterm elections. Polls point towards a result which will change the balance of power in Washington, with the Democratic Party predicted…
Andy Burnham’s recent party conference speech marked a fundamental shift in the UK’s position on a future relationship with the European Union, effectively abandoning the post-Brexit ‘red lines’ set out…
To mark the International Day of Peace (21 September), Alex Ballinger MP and Alastair Carr draw on Peace Works - a new report from a coalition of peacebuilding organisations -…
As the international order becomes increasingly fragmented, the United Nations appears weaker than it has for decades. But what has actually been lost, and what does the UN still provide…
Did the United States (US) help Iran track down its own dissidents? On 7 July, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (IALDF) filed a lawsuit alleging exactly that. The Complaint…
The UK Government is reportedly considering the reintroduction of an investor visa for high-net-worth individuals. In this op-ed, Matthew McGlynn examines the economic, security and anti-corruption implications of reviving a…
Democracy, for me, means accountable institutions anchored in the rule of law. It is not just about elections. Rather, it is everything that happens between elections to ensure people have…
A turning point is approaching for the Belarusian Democratic Forces, which emerged in response to the rigged presidential elections in 2020. They have begun to lose momentum after six years…
Civil society is how citizens can hold power to account. But what happens when organisations that exist to defend democratic life are no longer trusted to do so? In…
In Central Asia, citizens have not simply lost faith in institutions. They have stopped expecting institutions to deserve it. Citizens are curious about reform, transparency, opportunity, participation, and modernisation.…
Young people are often described as the ‘future’, yet they are already shaping political life in the present. We are two young leaders from very different contexts: the UK and…
When I first became a JST Fellow in 2018 I had a very clear answer to the question: does change come from the topdown or the bottom-up? For years, working…
Armenia must decide on its nuclear technology path. The upper-middle-income state in the South Caucasus depends on nuclear energy for upwards of 30% of its energy mix; building a new…
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There was a time when war took my voice away. When reality becomes unbearable, reflection is reduced into mere observation. Silence ceases to be calm – it turns into the…