Op-ed | Trump’s Central Asia Gambit
A well placed source in the US Government has told the Reuters News Agency that President Trump will be meeting with the leaders of the five central Asian states on…
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Op-ed | If we value Democracy, we have to end impunity for those who kill journalists
A dozen years ago, in 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the safety of journalists which proclaimed 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity…
Op-ed | British Soft Power and increasing defence: Holding the pen on gender in an age of violence
This 31st October marks 25 years since the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) – a key commitment articulating how the international community plans…
Op-ed |Georgian Elections: Unpacking the fallout of 4th October
On 4th October 2025, Georgia held local elections that will be remembered for many reasons, but not for the actual outcome. These elections broke new ground – only 41% of…
Long Read | Dealing with the Sanctions Bubble in Georgia
Summary Western sanctions against Russia, designed to isolate and weaken the Kremlin’s war economy, have instead generated a global “sanctions bubble”: an adaptive ecosystem of intermediaries, offshore jurisdictions, and political…
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Long Read | The New 1730s: Lessons from Britain’s historic involvement in Eastern Europe
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…
Op-ed | The enduring relevance of the Far Right ahead of the Dutch National Election on 29th October
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…
Op-ed | The First Election in The New Syria: A Missed Opportunity
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…
Expert Briefing: ‘Syria’s transition nine months on: Examining frameworks for international justice and accountability’
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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Op ed | US Retreat from Multilateralism: Open Doors for Chinese Repression
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…