Communicating Europe
Democracy relies on communication between citizens and those in power. However, at the European level, too often the strategy is to focus on sending out pro-European messages, rather than presenting the EU as a political ...
Publications
The Foreign Policy Centre’s publications are its in-depth research projects mixing analysis from FPC team members with the views of experts from around the world to address specific themes. The views expressed in all Foreign Policy Centre publications are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the Foreign Policy Centre.
Axis of Anarchy: Britain, America and the New World Order after Iraq
Will Iraq mark the emergence of a US dominated new world order, or a step on the road to international anarchy? Andrew Tyrie provides a thoughtful, searching and powerful essay on Western foreign policy and ...
Is Europe Reviving National Democracy?
The accountability of national government has changed in the past twenty years. People’s capacity to hold their governments to account has been complicated by the rise of new communications media, the rise of a ‘permanent ...
Iraq and World Order
What is the progressive case for intervention in Iraq? And what kind of world order should we be trying to build? John Lloyd provides a compelling argument against a conservative retreat to national sovereignty in ...
How to Join the Euro
In “How to join the Euro”, prominent pro-European and former Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee Giles Radice examines the practical hurdles facing British entry: the Treasury’s Five Economic tests, the criteria set out in ...
Public Diplomacy and the Middle East
Is it possible to better Britain’s standing in the Arab World at a time of conflict and terror? Commissioned by the British Council, Public Diplomacy and the Middle East examines the implications of the re-ordering ...
Who are the Euro Waverers?
Discussions of the euro battleground tend to focus on the 32% of the people who are implacably opposed and the 16% of people utterly in favour. These analyses miss out, though, on the most important ...
Rebooting Europe: Digital Deliberation and European Democracy
Without open and common political arena, confidence in European institutions will remain low, no matter how they are designed. This pamphlet examines how digital technologies such as the internet can help develop European political spaces. ...
Is there a future for European farming?
The farming community in Europe has had a very tough few years, especially in the UK. The natural reaction is to keep firm hold of what they do have, especially in the form of subsidies. ...
The Unlikely Counter-Terrorists
This collection of essays shows how sound preparation can both reduce the impact of successful terrorists attacks and enable UK plc to get back on its feet as quickly as possible after an incident. It ...