Explore short, accessible pieces of analysis, research and commentary, on topical issues related to foreign policy and our changing world.
COVID-19: The End of the Populist Moment?
Sophia Gaston examines how populist and authoritarian leaders are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what this might mean for the future of anti-establishment movements in the future.
BFPG Explains: COVID-19 and Multilateralism
Flora Holmes examines how the international community and international institutions are working together to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Squaring Space and Climate Action
Matt Gillow examines the rapidly growing space sector, and how we can square this new industrialisation with serious concerns on climate change.
The Global Community Must Cooperate to Tackle Coronavirus
Flora Holmes explores how some of the world’s most vulnerable states are reacting to Covid-19, and argues for more cooperation from the global community.
COVID-19: The Soft Power Struggle
Sophia Gaston examines the soft power struggle in the Coronavirus age – and what the pandemic could mean for soft power capabilities going forward.
The week in foreign policy
Communications & Events Manager, Matt Gillow, examines the stories and opinion driving the week in foreign policy – aside from Covid-19.
BFPG Explains: COVID-19 and cooperation on vaccines
Flora Holmes explains the international efforts to produce a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and the levels of international cooperation.
Coronavirus and the long-term threat to democracy
Flora Holmes examines the steps being taken to combat Coronavirus, and what they might mean for democratic backsliding in countries across the world.
The New Space Race
After our insightful event on foreign policy in space, Matt Gillow examines the dynamics of the new space race and how it fits into global affairs.
The week in foreign policy
BFPG Researcher, Flora Holmes, examines the news and opinion you might have missed in the week in foreign policy.
The BBC and Soft Power
The BBC is one of the UK’s key soft power assets, and we should be careful not to take it for granted, argues Matt Gillow.
The week in foreign policy
Communications & Events Manager, Matt Gillow, examines the news and opinion you might have missed in the week in foreign policy.
The week in foreign policy
Communications and Events Manager Matt Gillow explores the opinion and news stories that you might have missed in the week in foreign policy.
Britain, Freedom and Democracy
Matt Gillow explores the worrying global trend against freedom and democracy, and examines Britain’s place in reversing the trend.
Sources of Soft Power: How the UK can Excel
Government should refrain from trying to control the sources of soft power, but it can still provide the framework for stakeholders to thrive.
The week in foreign policy
Flora Holmes takes a look at the stories and opinion pieces you might have missed in the week in foreign policy.
The UK Should Champion Media Freedom
Flora Holmes examines why the UK must champion global media freedom amidst a decline in media freedom across European states.
BFPG Explains: Immigration
Flora Holmes explains the UK government’s new immigration policy, its projected economic impacts, and what it means for prospective migrants to the UK.
A New Era of Regional Leadership in Foreign Policy
Katarina Kosmala-Dahlbeck examines the future of regional leadership in foreign policy, and the soft power assets of growing powerhouses like Manchester.
The week in foreign policy
Matt Gillow takes a look at the stories and opinion you may have missed in the week in foreign policy for our weekly round-up.
Where is the future of internet governance?
What’s next for the internet, and internet governance? Internet governance – understood by governments, private sector and civil society as the application of rules and procedures with regard to the internet – is a growing area of policy-making. But in the second half of the…
The Divided Continent
Understanding Europe’s social landscape in 2020 and beyond. As populism has become part of the furniture in Europe, focus has shifted away from examining the origins of these anti-establishment movements.
The week in foreign policy
The British Foreign Policy Group team discusses the week in foreign policy, from Angela Merkel’s successor, to what should be in the Defence review.
Trump’s Middle East Plan: the Prospects for Peace
President Trump has unveiled his Middle East peace plan, criticised by many. Where does this leave the prospects for peace in Israel-Palestine?
The week in foreign policy
It’s been a big week in politics around the world, and a massive week in foreign policy, with the race to be the Democratic nominee for President in the United States kicking off in Iowa. Closer to home, the United Kingdom has been caught up…