Explore short, accessible pieces of analysis, research and commentary, on topical issues related to foreign policy and our changing world.
BFPG’s March 2025 Review
A review of BFPG’s activities and responses to the major global events of March 2025.
Why a multilateral defence and security bank?
David Landsman and Rebecca Harding consider the economic, security, and soft power benefits of UK leadership within a potential new multilateral defence and security bank.
BFPG’s February 2025 Review
A review of BFPG’s activities and responses to the major global events of February 2025.
The UK’s Role in the Horn of Africa
Eliot Wilson considers what a strategic and joined-up approach to security and development should look like across the Horn of Africa.
The US-China Balancing Act
Associate Fellow James Jennion explores the balancing act that faces the UK when it comes to managing future relations with both the United States and China.
Getting Serious About Defence? First Get Serious About Foreign Policy
Senior Advisor David Landsman explores why a coherent defence strategy must start with both tactical thinking around foreign policy and a rediscovery of national identity.
Fostering Resilience in the Commonwealth: Opportunities for UK Leadership in Trade, Climate Action, and Digital Innovation
Question Jaden Ramontsho explores how the UK can best take a leadership role in the Commonwealth, as the grouping encounters growing, bordeless challenges.
The Fall of Trudeau: Lessons for the UK
Sofia Pennacchietti considers the fall of Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau, and what lessons there are to be learnt here in the UK.
2025 Foreign Policy Calendar
Eliza Keogh summarises the key events and milestones likely to define the geopolitical landscape and shape global power dynamics in 2025.
The Trump-Putin Deal: The Worst of a Bad Deal
Philippe Lefevre outlines how Russian leader Vladimir Putin has much to gain from a deal with US President-elect Donald Trump over Ukraine, while the UK has much to lose.
From Reset to Renewal: Prospects for UK-EU Relations in 2025
Thomas Maddock explores the prospects for a reset in relations with the EU, highlighting the importance of clear negotiation objectives and tactical framing.
Hard Choices Ahead for Defence Spending
As the debate about UK defence spending rages on, Eliot Wilson explores the importance of framing and the sacrifices ahead.
2024: Foreign Policy In Review
BFPG summarises the thirty biggest foreign policy moments of 2024.
BFPG’s November Review
A review of BFPG’s activities and the major global events of November 2024.
Brazil’s G20 Summit: Bridging Global North-South Relations?
BFPG Researcher Eliza Keogh considers what success might look like when it comes to amplifying the voice and aims of the ‘Global South’ within global decision-making, at this year’s G20 Summit in Brazil.
President Trump: The Ripple Effect
BFPG Director Evie Aspinall explores how the rest of the world will react to a second Trump Presidency, with the result set to reshape the current geopolitical landscape.
Back to the Future: What Comes Next in Trump 2.0
BFPG Associate Fellow Michael Martins explores what Trump’s foreign policy ambitions might be in his second term in office.
The UK and Trump: Time to Get Real(ist)
BFPG Senior Advisor David Landsman explores what a UK realist approach to a second Trump presidency should look like – including laying out six places to start.
BFPG’s October Review
A review of BFPG’s activities and the major global events of October 2024.
Autumn Budget 2024: Implications for UK Foreign Policy
BFPG Director Evie Aspinall assesses what implications the 2024 Autumn Budget will have on the UK’s foreign policy – from defence to development to soft power.
UK-Africa Strategy: A Vital Cog in UK Foreign Policy
BFPG Associate Fellow Mohamed Cassimjee explores the importance of a comprehensive, considered and timely new UK-Africa Strategy, and highlights what its key focus areas must be.
Protecting Soft Power in a Time of Cuts
BFPG Director Evie Aspinall explores the danger of short-sighted soft power cuts, in a world when our allies and rivals are substantially scaling up their soft power investment.
The Pact for the Future: What does it mean for young people?
Following the 2024 UN General Assembly, Associate Fellow Aryan Sanghrajka explores the Pact for the Future and the impact it will have on young people.
