Lima calling, but UN climate summit leaves massive workload for 2015
The outcome is well described as a ‘call’ – rather than a protocol, a framework or even a roadmap. It notes ‘with grave concern’ the gap between countries’ greenhouse gas…
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.
The challenge of health and healthcare for Africa
The current Ebola crisis has sparked a fuse and brought attention to what has been the plight of many poor Africans for a generation. The key question is why it…
Russia’s drug users have a right to needles, methadone and dignity
The facts speak for themselves: nearly 5 million people use illegal drugs in Russia, 1.7 million of whom are opiate users. Almost 60% of officially registered HIV cases in 2013…
From the streets to a tragedy: A change in the Brazilian election panorama
On those protests, there was no clear agenda or defined objectives. The contradictions were easily identified. The protests were driven essentially by young people from the middle and higher socio-economic…
Britons have already said no to citizens travelling abroad to fight, no matter what the cause
In this article, four senior UK and US academics use data gathered in a May 2014 survey they commissioned that focused on British foreign policy attitudes. The researchers asked UK…
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FPC Briefing: Seven geo-political challenges facing China
This FPC Briefing by Matthew Funaiole examines seven of the key current geopolitical challenges currently facing China. Issues covered include the ambiguous regional order, the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, the North…
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FPC Briefing: IS, Regional Security and the End of Sykes-Picot
In this briefing paper Dr Simon Mabon and Dr Stephen Royle examine the rise of the so-called ‘Islamic State’ or IS group in Syria and Iraq. They explore roots of…
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BRICS Development Bank: Challenges and opportunities for Africa
1. New BRICS Development Bank and Contingent Reserve Fund. Dramatic shake-up of the global financial system, dominated by Western multinationals since the Second World War After two years of protracted…
The shape of things to come in Turkish politics
The prime minister’s campaign was conducted at full speed with the full resources of the state at his disposal and the clear support of most of the public and private…
The State Monitors Citizens Monitoring the State: The New Face of Civic Engagement in Russia
The law centres on the slippery concept, obshchestvennyi kontrol’, which translates into English as public oversight, public monitoring or public scrutiny. It is used both by the Kremlin and by…