Foreign Policy Centre

The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is an outward-looking, non-partisan international affairs think tank based in the UK.

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🗳️🇦🇲 New op-ed | What could Armenia’s parliamentary election mean for the future of the South Caucasus?
by James Stanley and FPC Senior Research Fellow Prof @stefwolff

Read more: https://t.co/v3S3XBWO3I

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Speakers include:
Basma Mostafa, Law and Democracy Support Foundation
Emily Patterson, State Capture Accountability Project
Siena Anstis, @citizenlab

Chaired by: Dr @LuciaArdovini , @PPRlancaster + FPC

🔗 Register: https://t.co/agJilZpeLI

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📢 Registration open! Join us on 22 June for Media Under Attack: Transnational Repression on the Rise in the UK and Europe.

The second event in our ‘#MediaFreedom Under Threat’ series.

🔗Register: https://t.co/agJilZpeLI

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⚠️ Space is limited and registration is required.

📧 To register your interest, please email [email protected], including your full name, job title, and organisation.

More info: https://t.co/ldv5oxEmxz

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📢 Parliamentary Event | Rhetoric, Disorder, and the Crisis of Democracy
📅 15 June 2026 | 🕔 17:00–18:30 BST | 📍 Houses of Parliament

Hosted by FPC, the Global Disorder Group @CityStGeorges , the APPG on Political and Media Literacy @PMLAPPG, and @Shoutout_UK

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📰 In the media: FPC Senior Research Fellow @andygawt spoke to @TIME on the fragile US-Iran ceasefire and ongoing talks.

“There’s a realization dawning on both sides that they’re not going to get what they want out of the agreement.”

➡️Read more: https://t.co/6bVMq11Jcu

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🌏 Introducing ‘Central Asia Snapshot’ - our new monthly newsletter on Central Asia, curated by FPC Senior Research Fellow Dr @AijanCo

This month: regional diplomacy, China-Central Asia trade, Uzbekistan’s first LSE listing, and more.

📩 https://t.co/UhKdaUxCLJ

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🟣 At FPC, we work to bring expert analysis into policy debates and decision-making – and this is a strong example of our strategy to “research, connect and inform” in practice.

⬇️Read the reaction from Anna Chernova, FPC Senior Research Fellow, on the report:

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🇬🇧 🌍📜 On April 28, the International Development Committee published its report on the future of UK aid and development assistance: https://t.co/Qx4PE9bUNC

We are pleased to see that FPC’s submission to the inquiry has been cited throughout the report.

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These references demonstrate how our submission has fed into the Committee’s wider conclusions on the role of UK aid in a more fragmented and competitive global environment.

For more, read our submission to the inquiry: https://t.co/Fs6rfsDbiA

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🇬🇧 New op-ed by Dr Thomas Martin

As UK politics fragments, so do views on #Security & #ForeignPolicy.

Reform & Green voters perceive security - from migration to climate - very differently. What does this mean for the UK’s policy consensus?

📖 https://t.co/RpnTmo7V0d

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This webinar was held in partnership with the Centre for Freedom of the Media and the Centre for Journalism and Democracy @cityjournalism , and supported by @WigginLLP.

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🔍In case you missed it - Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Europe

Thank you to everyone who joined, and to our speakers András Pethő, Adelaide Lopez & @fiona_obrien, chaired by @meljbunce .

🎥 Watch the recording: https://t.co/yWmC4ZPy4l

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The discussion examined how democratic backsliding is reshaping media environments across Europe, highlighting pressures on independent journalism, and the role of reporting in maintaining accountability.

Subscribe for updates: https://t.co/Dg7ZdHS5AV

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⏰ Happening this afternoon from 12:30-13:30 | 📍 Zoom
Register here: https://t.co/OvNilqlvnb

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⏱️Only 5 five days to go! Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Euro
📅Monday, 11 May 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (UK) | 📍Zoom

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/OvNilqlvnb

For more information, visit the event page: https://t.co/WH4MCUSguw

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Uygur hareketi Savunuculuk Eğitim Çalıştayımız konuşmacısı, Politika ve Parlamento İşleri Müdürü @FPCThinkTank'te Birleşik Krallık'ta Ulusötesi Baskıyla Mücadele Çalışma Grubu Yönlendirme Komitesi Başkanı Izzy Cutts'tan bilgi aldılar. Izzy, diasporadaki Uygurlara yönelik ulusötesi baskının acil tehdidini ele aldı ve katılımcılarımızı bu tehditle mücadele etmeyi amaçlayan kaynaklara ve savunuculuk stratejileri ilgili bilgilendirdi.

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⏱️Only 5 five days to go! Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Euro
📅Monday, 11 May 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (UK) | 📍Zoom

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/OvNilqlvnb

For more information, visit the event page: https://t.co/WH4MCUSguw

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Over 300 participants came together to discuss #MediaFreedom.

Featuring contributions from @CPJElmore MP, @EmilyThornberry MP, @edwardlucas, @JWhittingdale MP, Baroness @HelenaKennedyKC & more.

More info on the Forum here: https://t.co/V3KHsdeGju

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🎥 Missed the #UKMediaFreedomForum2026 or want to revisit key discussions?

To mark #WorldPressFreedomDay 2026, the recordings from the Forum (5-6 March, City St George’s, University of London) are now available on our YouTube channel.

▶️ https://t.co/msiueoQSFz

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To mark the anniversary, we’re sharing reflections from @skcoughtrie, @PeterKGeoghegan & @CatherineBelton on why this issue still matters today.

⬇️ See their perspectives below

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Four years on from ‘London Calling’ by FPC & @article19org , #SLAPPs and legal intimidation against journalists remain all too relevant.

The report exposed how the UK, especially London, has been used to delay, exhaust & silence public interest reporting.

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While awareness of #SLAPPs has grown, the underlying challenges for journalists and media outlets persist.

📄 (Re)visit the report:
https://t.co/VuzIT9zVe1