Long read | Recasting the Golden Horde in Kazakhstan
On 19 and 20 May Astana held a symposium on the Golden Horde, a descendant state of the Mongol Empire.[1] This was not, however, an event limited to academics discussing…
Op-ed | Armenia’s 2026 Parliamentary Election and the Future of the South Caucasus
The upcoming Armenian elections are often framed as a choice between Russia and the West. In reality, the outcome will shape the country's evolving relationship with Russia, the West, and…
Key Takeaways & Policy Recommendations: Lessons for the UK from a Transnational Influence Battlefield
The contextual and data-driven analyses tell a clear story: Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary election was not merely a consequential national democratic contest but a stress test for Europe’s wider resilience to…
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Mapping Hybrid Interference: Lessons from Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections
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Key Takeaways & Policy Recommendations: Lessons for the UK from a Transnational Influence Battlefield
The contextual and data-driven analyses tell a clear story: Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary election was not merely a consequential national democratic contest but a stress test for Europe’s wider resilience to…
Download PDF
Long read | Recasting the Golden Horde in Kazakhstan
On 19 and 20 May Astana held a symposium on the Golden Horde, a descendant state of the Mongol Empire.[1] This was not, however, an event limited to academics discussing…
Op-ed | Armenia’s 2026 Parliamentary Election and the Future of the South Caucasus
The upcoming Armenian elections are often framed as a choice between Russia and the West. In reality, the outcome will shape the country's evolving relationship with Russia, the West, and…
Op-ed | After the Locals: How Reform and the Greens Could Reshape Foreign Policy
The local elections have shown how politically fragmented the UK has become in recent years. Both Labour and the Conservatives – the traditional parties of Government – have lost out.…
Op-ed | International Aid as a Line of Defence: What Happens to Human Security Without Soft Power?
Securitisation of foreign (and domestic) policy is leading to a prioritisation of hard power approaches over civilian-led, soft power approaches, leaving many wondering about the future. As Europe rearms in…
Inside the No Kings Movement: A Conversation about Protest in Today’s America
Since President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term, a protest movement called ‘No Kings’ has been gaining steam in the United States. Millions of people are estimated to…
Op-ed | World Health Day: Reimagining UK Leadership in Global Health
The 7 April marks World Health Day, with this year’s theme: “Together for Health. Stand with Science.” The United Kingdom has long excelled at the latter. As a global leader…
Op-ed | How the UK Fuels Child Undernutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Enabling Illicit Finance
This article is co-published by the Foreign Policy Centre and Bond Examining the devastating consequences of the UK’s complicity in trade-related illicit financial flows New research published by Results…
Op-ed | A Symptom and a Catalyst: Orbán, Ukraine and the Institutional Remaking of the European Security Order
When Hungarians head to the polls on 12th April 2026, there will be more at stake than whether the country’s current Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, wins another term. The outcome…
Op-ed | Standing up to the Kremlin: Lessons from Moldova for Defeating Russian Election Interference
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has been high on the agenda of liberal democracies for years.[1] The European External Action Service has just published its fourth annual report on…
Op-ed | AI in Authoritarian States: Why Belarus’s AI Push Is a Human Rights Problem – and What International Actors Must Do
Authoritarian governments are racing to adopt artificial intelligence (AI). While they court international legitimacy by invoking “ethics,” “safety,” and “standards,” the real-world context is marked by systematic violations of human…
Five Priorities for the UK as it Retakes the Chair of the Media Freedom Coalition
In 2023, Professor Martin Scott examined the early performance of the Media Freedom Coalition in an article for the Foreign Policy Centre, reflecting on whether the initiative had achieved the…
Op-ed | Iran Attack Shows Limits of Starmer’s ‘Trump-Whispering’
Ever since Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, Keir Starmer has had to perform a difficult balancing act. On the one hand, he has sought to avoid open…
Four Years On: Journalism Under Drones, Beyond Blackouts
Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war’s impact on media and information integrity remains profound. In this anniversary reflection, Sergiy Tomilenko, President of the National Union of…
Four Years On: Europe’s Strategic Test in Ukraine
Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the conflict remains unresolved and the strategic landscape increasingly complex. In this analysis, Stefan Wolff, FPC’s Senior Research Fellow, examines the evolving…