Westminster Should Care about the German Elections
The BFPG's Director Sophia Gaston explains the stakes in the German elections for the UK through surveying the foreign policy platforms of the major parties....
24 September, 2021
Author: Sophia Gaston
Where Next on UK-China Engagement?
A major new report from the British Foreign Policy Group warns the UK still has a long way to go before it can effectively and constructively engage with China, and secure the nation against the challenges China poses now and into the future....
13 September, 2021
Global Britain and Levelling Up: Strengthening the UK’s Democracy, Resilience and Security
The British Foreign Policy Group’s latest report explores the key areas of alignment between our international and domestic renewal projects and elucidates how both conceptually and practically these could work together in a mutually beneficial way....
29 June, 2021
Swing Voters and the Electoral Significance of Foreign Aid: A Study in Conservative-Lib Dem Marginals
Published today, this report contributes new evidence to the understanding of public attitudes towards foreign aid, including areas open to both policy and political influence, and highlights the potential electoral significance of international development in marginal seats of current and future importance in the UK’s...
02 June, 2021
France and the UK – Common Interests and Shared Ambiguity Towards the Indo-Pacific
Following the publication of the Integrated Review, the British Foreign Policy Group and the Institut Montaigne organised an expert roundtable to explore France and the UK’s evolving strategic interests and policies toward the Indo-Pacific. This blog explores the key insights from the event....
28 May, 2021
Where to Next as the UK Government and the Aid Sector Face Off?
The BFPG's Director Sophia Gaston on the strained relations between the UK Government and the aid sector after the decision to reduce our ODA budget from 0.7% of GNI....
29 April, 2021
Harnessing our Global Footprint: Transforming the UK Government’s Engagement with the UK Diaspora
The British Foreign Policy Group’s new report, Harnessing our Global Footprint: Transforming the UK Government's Engagement with the UK Diaspora, explores the nature and composition of the UK's diaspora community and how best the UK Government can engage with, and harness the capabilities of, the...
28 April, 2021
The Roots of the Allied Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan Start at Home
The BFPG's Director, Sophia Gaston, explains the social forces compelling American and British policy-makers to exercise caution towards military interventionism....
15 April, 2021
The Integrated Review of UK Foreign Policy: 10 Key Insights
The BFPG's Director, Sophia Gaston, sets out 10 key insights from the HMG Integrated Review of the UK's Defence, Security, Development and Foreign Policy....
16 March, 2021
Global Britain and Levelling Up are Natural Bedfellows
Levelling Up and Global Britain were born from the same seismic event and, after a period of false competition, are naturally coming back together as the natural bedfellows they are. ...
14 March, 2021