Kyrgyz Parliamentary Election’s Snapshot
The Kyrgyz Parliament – Jogorku Kenesh (Supreme Council) called for an early election in September on the grounds of avoiding an overlap of two important electoral campaigns in 2026 –…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
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Op-ed | What Trump Hopes to Gain by Taking on the BBC
The BBC has apologised to President Donald Trump after an episode of Panorama which aired last year misleadingly spliced together two parts of a speech that Trump gave on the…
Op-ed | Africa’s Moment: South Africa’s G20 Fight to Centre Development
Taking over from three Global South presidencies of the G20, South Africa’s (SA) agenda in 2025 built on those of Brazil, India, and Indonesia, while emphasising African concerns as the…
Op-ed | Science as Soft Power: How UK Research Institutions Drive Global Health Impact
From the discovery of penicillin to the development of one of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccines, the UK’s contribution to global health has long shaped its diplomatic reach and global…
Expert Look: Unanswered questions regarding UK Government’s approach to defence and security
In their first year in power, the Labour Government made several big policy announcements related to national security, defence, and their vision for Britain’s place in the world. As the…
Who is standing up for media freedom – and who is not? A new Index has some answers
Every year, on 2nd November, the United Nations and its member states condemn attacks on journalists. In 2025, this “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists” is a…
At COP30, UK leadership requires paying up on climate finance
COP30 - the 30th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - will take place in Belém, Brazil from 10th to 21st November 2025. The…
Op-ed | UK Soft Power and the Soft Power Council
Earlier this year the Soft Power Council (SPC) was formed to provide concrete and actionable advice and support in the development and delivery of a UK soft power strategy. Comprising…
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…
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…