Every year, on 2nd November, the United Nations and its member states condemn attacks on journalists. In 2025, this "International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists" is a…
Article by Martin Scott and Mel BunceCOP30 - the 30th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - will take place in Belém, Brazil from 10th to 21st November 2025. The…
Article by Sophie PowellIn their first year in power, the Labour Government made several big policy announcements related to national security, defence, and their vision for Britain’s place in the world. As the…
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Through research, advocacy and collaboration, the Foreign Policy Centre aims to raise awareness of transnational repression as a growing threat to democratic resilience and fundamental rights. As part of this work, FPC is a founding member of the Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group, which brings together experts and civil society partners to monitor TNR in the UK context, support those affected, and shape policy responses grounded in accountability and human rights.
Explore Or view all programmesThe 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
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In their first year in power, the Labour Government made several big policy announcements related to national security, defence, and their vision for Britain’s place in the world. As the…
Article by Foreign Policy CentreEvery year, on 2nd November, the United Nations and its member states condemn attacks on journalists. In 2025, this "International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists" is a…
Article by Martin Scott and Mel BunceCOP30 - the 30th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - will take place in Belém, Brazil from 10th to 21st November 2025. The…
Article by Sophie PowellEarlier this year the Soft Power Council (SPC) was formed to provide concrete and actionable advice and support in the development and delivery of a UK soft power strategy. Comprising…
Article by Patrick StevensA well placed source in the US Government has told the Reuters News Agency that President Trump will be meeting with the leaders of the five central Asian states on…
Article by Alex FolkesA dozen years ago, in 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the safety of journalists which proclaimed 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity…
Article by Fiona O'BrienThis 31st October marks 25 years since the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) – a key commitment articulating how the international community plans…
Article by Anna ChernovaOn 4th October 2025, Georgia held local elections that will be remembered for many reasons, but not for the actual outcome. These elections broke new ground – only 41% of…
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Article by Dan SperrinAlongside issues such as housing and health care, the key far-right theme of immigration continues to feature high on the political agenda ahead of the Dutch national election on 29th…
Article by Stijn van KesselOn Sunday, 5th October 2025, Syria held its first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad. However, these "elections" were a deeply flawed process, and failed to meet even…
Article by Mohammad Al Abdallah, Jalal Alhamad, and Riad AliOn 9th September 2025, the Foreign Policy Centre (FPC), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the University of Lancaster’s Sectarianism, Proxies and Desectarianisation project (SEPAD) co-hosted a…
Article by Foreign Policy Centre Download PDFThe 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), opening on Tuesday 9 September 2025 in New York, might mark the end of the UN’s human rights pillar as…
Article by Florian IrmingerA recently published volume, The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy – Wilton Park’s Road, based on reports of Wilton Park’s higher level international policy discussions since 1946, provides a…
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