Partnerships for the future of UK Foreign Policy
Part of the ‘Finding Britain’s role in a changing world’ publication series.
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Finding Britain’s role in a changing world
UK foreign policy is going through a period of extreme volatility, with the country’s international position more uncertain than at any time since the end of the Second World War. There is a national debate over Britain’s global role, looking at whether and how the UK can move from a period of intense introspection to reengage constructively on the world stage and within regional and international institutions. This programme will examine the challenges posed by both ‘Brexit’ and an increasingly volatile world, looking at what they mean for the UK now and for its future.
Publications in this programme
Projecting the UK’s values abroad
Part of the ‘Finding Britain’s role in a changing world’ publication series.
Protecting the UK’s ability to defend its values
Part of the ‘Finding Britain’s role in a changing world’ publication series.
The principles for Global Britain
Part of the 'Finding Britain's role in a changing world' publication series.
Finding Britain’s role in a changing world
Building a values-based foreign policy
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Events in this programme
Taking back control? How Russia, the UK and EU member states are seeking to regulate the internet
This Foreign Policy Centre and Article 19 seminar seeks to examine the similarities and differences between the approach being taken by Russia, the UK and a number of EU member states in managing the online lives of their citizens. The event will explore ways to tackle challenges related to protection of freedom of expression online. The seminar will examine how Roskomnadzor, the Russian state censorship agency, operates a blacklist of websites and ...
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Speakers
Vicky Ford MP, Science and Technology Select Committee, APPG on Cyber Security
Sarkis Darbinyan, Co-Founder of Roskomsvoboda and Head of the Digital Rights Center
Alexander Isavnin, Internet Protection Society
Barbora Bukovska, Senior Director for Law and Policy, Article 19
James Ball, Author and Journalist
Chair: Ian Lucas MP, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
When
June 18, 2019
6pm-7.30pm
Where
Committee Room 8, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
How Turkey views Brexit Britain: The Past and Future of Bilateral Relations
This Foreign Policy Centre and Aston Centre for Europe seminar will explore how Anglo-Turkish relations have historically fluctuated between animosity and partnership. Following high-profile government visits on both sides in the past two years, the seminar will explore whether the relationship is at the start of a potentially new phase. Following the Brexit referendum and the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, both countries seemed to have approached each other ...
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Speakers
Dr Yaprak Gürsoy, Lecturer, Aston University
Sir David Logan, Former British Ambassador to Turkey
Guney Yildiz, Non-Resident Scholar, Middle East Institute in Washington DC
Respondent: Baroness Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat Europe spokesman in House of Lords
Chair: Catherine West MP, Foreign Affairs Select Committee
When
May 14, 2019
6pm-7.30pm
Where
Committee Room 12, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Anti-extremism legislation and its challenges for freedom of expression in Russia and across Europe
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Speakers
Alexander Verkhovsky, Director of the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis in Moscow
Sarah Clarke,Head of Europe and Central Asia, ARTICLE19
Lord Anderson, the former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
Chair: Fiona Bruce MP, Chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission
When
February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019, 6pm-7.30pm
Where
Committee Room 16, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
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Speakers
Dr Judi Atkins, Lecturer in Politics, Aston University
Dr Andrew Glencross, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP, former Culture Secretary and FPC Political Council Member
Chair: Henry Mance, Political Correspondent, Financial Times
When
January 15, 2019
January 15th, 2019 6pm-7.30pm
Where
Committee Room 6, House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA
Strategic Partners or Drifting Apart? British-Turkish Relations in the Age of Brexit
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Speakers
Dr Simon Waldman, Mercator-IPC Fellow, Istanbul Policy Center
Dr Ayla Göl, Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Dr Natalie Martin, Senior Lecturer in Politics and IR, Nottingham Trent University
Chair: Catherine West MP
Listen to the audio recording of the event here.
When
November 27, 2018
November 27, 2018 18:00-19:30
Where
Committee Room 11, House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA