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The UK Government’s stated commitment to open societies is unequivocal. In the wide-ranging Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy published in March this year, open societies are…
The challenge of defending and advancing democracy around the world is intertwined with economic challenges facing the UK and other societies: “Open and democratic societies like the UK must…
The autocrats playbook “The playbook of “wannabe” dictators seems to have been shared widely among leaders in (former) democracies. First, seek to restrict and control the media while curbing academia…
For digital democracy to succeed across the world, we need an open reformation in our democratic systems, practices and mindset. Far from radical, this is essential if we are to…
Promoting and upholding electoral integrity around the world is an important way to support open societies internationally. It is an area where the UK can play a significant role in…
London, United Kingdom, late 2020: six select committees of the House of Commons call a citizens’ assembly to understand public preferences on how the UK should reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
This publication has set out in detail the scale of the global threat to open societies and put forward practical ideas for how the UK can play an active role…
Over the course of 2021 the Foreign Policy Centre’s Retreating Rights project has mapped the scale of the human rights challenges in three of the five Central Asian states through…
Қазақстан тәуелсіздігінің 30 жылдық мерейтойы қарсаңында жарияланып отырған бұл басылымда елдегі осы кезең аралығында болған өзгерістер талқыланады. Қазақстанда тұңғыш Президент Н.Назарбаев билігінің біртіндеп Президент Тоқаевқа өтуі және халықтың басым көпшілігінде…
Қазақстан – бұл өз халқы мен бүкіл әлемге өзін Орталық Азияны мол жетістіктерімен танытқан мемлекет ретінде көрсету үшін аянбай тер төккен ел. Кейбір маңызды көрсеткіштер бойынша оған лайықты болып та…