This latest BFPG report looks at the links between the UK and the Commonwealth and provides suggestions as to what a post-Brexit role could look like, in the context of the challenges the Commonwealth has faced around its relevance and effectiveness....
Is Global Britain just a reminder of the UK's old brand or is it something different, a form of re-branding the UK's international presence, influence, and capability?...
As part of our ‘National Engagement Series’, the BFPG hosted its third university event in Edinburgh in partnership with the University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science’s Centre for Security Research and the Asia-Scotland Institute. The event, which took place in McEwan Hall...
The Catalan crisis may not at first seem to have much to do with the UK. But in an age of ‘Fake News’ and with the growing power of public opinion over due process we should be very concerned at what events there might mean...
The day before the 2017 Autumn Budget, the BFPG held an event in Parliament hosted and chaired by John Baron MP. The event included speeches by Stephen Twigg MP (Chair of the International Development Committee), Angus MacNeil MP (Chair of the International Trade Committee) and Lord Hannay (Member of the Lords...
Mick Jagger is one of the latest big names to share his rather pessimistic thoughts on UK foreign policy, in his case via song. Significant changes, both at home and abroad, have set in action an inevitable reshuffle in our foreign policy. But whilst a...
On Friday June 2nd, 2017, the British Foreign Policy Group (BFPG), in partnership with Birmingham City University, held a national foreign policy event in advance of the general election. The discussion was free to attend and open to all, bringing in an audience from the...
The British Foreign Policy Group commissioned BMG research to carry out a poll on public perceptions of UK foreign policy....
This latest Gibraltar affair has shown how dramatization by some UK commentators can potentially undermine the broader diplomatic efforts of the UK. This includes the undermining of our international profile as an intelligent and reasonable actor, as seen by Spain's Minster for Foreign Affairs, Alfonso...
The Scottish Nationalist Party’s (SNP) decision last week to call for a second independence referendum will have serious implications for the UK’s foreign policy. At the time of the 2014 referendum, much was said about how independence would affect Scotland and to a lesser extent...