Accelerated, Inclusive & Resilient Growth
In this interview, Ruth Bergan (Transform Trade) and Phil Bloomer (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre) analyse what is meant by ‘Accelerated, Inclusive & Resilient Growth’, how to anchor these…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
The views expressed in the articles are those of each respective author and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the Foreign Policy Centre.
‘Countries at crossroads: UK engagement in Central Asia’: Experts respond to the Foreign Affairs Committee’s latest report
The Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) published yesterday the findings from its recent inquiry into the UK’s engagement in Central Asia, the first such inquiry into the region since 1999. The…
Is a Russian veto on leadership about to provoke the downfall of the OSCE?
The survival of the world’s largest regional security organisation—the 57-member Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)—is under threat from Russian ambitions to upend the existing international order.[1] Whether,…
Transforming Technology & Digital Public Infrastructure
In this interview, Dr Joe Devanny (King's College London) and Catherine Stihler (Creative Commons) examine whether the UK’s approach is fit for purpose in the age of digital transformation, especially…
2024 US Presidential Elections: A fork in the road for the future of American foreign policy?
Barring some unforeseen event, or unexpected late addition to the race, the next US presidential election is shaping up to be a contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. With…
Progressing Women-Led Development
In this interview, Marissa Conway (UNA-UK) and GAPS (Gender Action for Peace and Security - the UK’s Women, Peace and Security civil society network) discuss what women-led development should, and…
The new great game continued? How the West is trying to get (back) to Central Asia
A decade ago, in September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched what became known in English as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the Kazakh capital Astana.[1] This did…
Accelerating progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In this interview, Lilei Chow (Save the Children) and Dr Abigael Baldoumas (Policy and advocacy consultant) discuss if there is evidence of accelerating progress on SDGs, and whether the UK…
Meeting the Challenge of Transnational Human Rights Violations in the UK: The case for a Transnational Rights Protection Office
Today’s authoritarian actors, including powerful authoritarian states, can remotely surveil, threaten and harass individuals inside the United Kingdom (UK). The most frequently targeted are those within diaspora communities, students, activists,…
Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century
In this article, Thomas E. Garrett (Secretary General of the Community of Democracies) and Fred Carver (Managing Director of Strategy for Humanity) look at what role multilateral institutions have in…