Events
The Foreign Policy Centre holds events to engage the public in debates around key international affairs issues. These include seminars, conferences, keynote speeches and expert roundtables. The majority of events will take place in London but the FPC will work with partners to hold events in other UK Cities and internationally. To listen to recordings of previous events visit our YouTube page or click on past events. For general enquiries about our events, please email: events@fpc.org.uk.
Rhetoric, Disorder, and the Crisis of Democracy
This is a parliamentary event co-hosted by the Global Disorder Group at City St George’s, University of London, the Foreign Policy Centre, the APPG on Political and Media Literacy and Shout Out UK. Please find registration details below. Rising polarisation and inflammatory rhetoric in the public realm from political members across the left-right spectrum is placing strain on democratic institutions, deepening societal divides, and diverting attention away from ...
More infoChair: Matt Bishop MP, Chair of APPG on Political and Media Literacy
Dr Sasikumar Sundaram, Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Politics at City St George’s, University of London, and FPC Research Fellow
Professor Inderjeet Parmar, Professor of International Politics at City St George’s, University of London
Susan Coughtrie, Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Centre
Effie Webb, Reporter at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ)
Closing intervention from floor: Matteo Bergamini MBE, Founder and CEO of Shout Out UK
Palace of Westminster
Please RSVP to events@fpc.org.uk including your full name, job title, and organisation.
Georgia’s Political Landscape in Focus: A critical point for democracy
The Parliamentary elections held in Georgia in October 2024 were internationally condemned for significant irregularities, intimidation of voters, and suspected interference. In the year that has followed, protestors have taken to the streets to march against the government’s illiberal turn and abandonment of the widely supported EU membership process. In an attempt to silence dissent, the ‘ruling’ Georgian Dream regime has turned to violent and outlaw tactics – including kidnapping ...
More infoNino Evgenidze, Executive Director at the Economic Policy Research Centre
Eka Gigauri, Executive Director at Transparency International Georgia
Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
Chair – Joe Powell MP
Please register by sending an email to events@fpc.org.uk including your full name, e-mail, job title, and organisation.
Houses of Parliament
Syria’s transition nine months on: Examining frameworks for international justice and accountability
Roundtable hosted by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the University of Lancaster’s SEPAD Project and the Foreign Policy Centre On 8th December 2024, a coalition of armed opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad, marking the end of the Assad family’s over 50 year rule in Syria. The country has now entered a pivotal phase of transition, with an ...
More infoSana Kikhia, Executive Director, Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP)
Dr Maria Kastrinou, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Brunel, University of London
Alan Haji, Lead for Case Building, Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)
Mariana Karkoutly, Co-Founder and Board Member, Huquqyat
Professor Simon Mabon, Chair in International Politics at Lancaster University and Director of the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianisation (SEPAD) project
Yumen Hallaq, Senior researcher at the Syrian Network for Human Rights
Chair – Mark Stephens CBE, Co-Chair of the IBAHRI Council
House of Lords