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@TheBFPG
BFPG
4 years
“It’s worth looking China full in the face and realising what we’re dealing with. We aren’t talking just about China - we’re talking about the Chinese Communist Party. The role of China and the CCP are not the same thing.” @TomTugendhat
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
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. @MayaGoodfellow argues that the framing of the ‘Empire question’ is wrong. “We should move the conversation to how we remember Empire,” rather than whether we should be proud or ashamed of it.
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@TheBFPG
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6 years
. @Gobannimo highlights the importance of engaging with diaspora communities in the U.K. to forge deeper relationships internationally #UKAfrica
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
4 years
We're delighted to be hosting @lisanandy for a discussion exploring the Labour Party's plans to reset its foreign policy - and how they can win over a divided electorate. Follow below:
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BFPG
5 years
‘Very politically active pensioners are pretty hard to distinguish from Russian bots’ @jamesrbuk at our panel on foreign interference in elections
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BFPG
4 years
“When you look at the pattern - when the British put their minds to something and really want to do it - we have done it.” @TomTugendhat
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BFPG
5 years
“We take space for granted - but it’s like any other environment on earth. We need to look at how the space industry can move to a more sustainable future.” - @harriet_brettle
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
7 years
Strong and distinct international vision for UK from @UKLabour @EmilyThornberry . Foreign policy is THE defining issue for post #brexit UK🇬🇧
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The Guardian
7 years
Labour will make Britain a force for good – the Tories would take us to war | Emily Thornberry
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BFPG
6 years
We are delighted to announce that The Rt Hon Gisela Stuart @GiselaStuart is the second new Honorary President of the British Foreign Policy Group.
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
Last night, we held a fascinating conversation between @MacaesBruno and @holland_tom , discussing Bruno's new book 'History Has Begun: the Dawn of a New America,' the evolution of the USA, and the future of the West. If you missed us, catch up here:
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3 years
Next Monday (6th) we'll be joined by Adam Tooze, Bruno Maçães and Gideon Rachman, to discuss 'Stepping into the Unknown: Geopolitics and the Global Economy after the Covid Crisis'. Register here.
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“We should promote values that are British yes, but also have value to the world”says @TomTugendhat at the launch of #BFPG #PriceofFreedom report
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“Climate change co-operation can be a quick win for UK-Indonesia relations” @MHatfull
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BFPG
4 years
Today we present our UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy and Global Affairs report for 2021. It's the most comprehensive report undertaken in modern times of UK public opinion on foreign policy. Read the full report here:
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4 years
“Our immense capacity for setting standards and governance are huge assets to our soft power - and we don’t seem to make the most of it.” @sophgaston
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BFPG
7 years
Some words by @DFID_UK 's @PennyMordaunt on the importance of #UKaid and some of the challenges for 2018 via @thetimes
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
3 years
Yesterday BFPG Researcher @EvieAspinall_ spoke to @BBCNews about youth priorities for the @g7 as part of her role as Head UK Delegate to the Youth 7. You can catch up here:
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BFPG
4 years
“There is a fundamental issue with the EU (negotiations) that we need to address. Both sides have seen the talks as an end in itself, not the next step in the relationship - which has made it hard for both parties to move forwards.” @TomTugendhat
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
Britain's soft power assets are the envy of the world - but how can we make the most of them?
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BFPG
3 years
Catch up on our event from earlier this week, 'Stepping into the Unknown: Geopolitics and the Global Economy after the Covid Crisis' with @adam_tooze and @MacaesBruno .
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
LATEST REPORT: Our @florholmes examines changing public attitudes to military intervention - and the political and societal reasons behind declining support.
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BFPG
6 years
“One important feature of #softpower is that governments don’t control it. If govt tried to control #softpower , then this would destroy its value. That means that govt has to be careful on how it works with #Softpower organisations @PaulBrummell #GlobalLeicester
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
3 years
Tonight our Director @sophgaston is joined by @MacaesBruno and @adam_tooze to do discuss 'Stepping into the Unknown: Geopolitics and the Global Economy after the Covid Crisis'. We'll be live-tweeting in this thread.
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
4 years
“The world is looking at cooperation in a different way. The blanket openness that the UN aspires to is clearly facing challenges... but the idea of international co-operation between nation states... has been reinforced.” @TomTugendhat to our @SophGaston
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
8 years
How and why UK must seize challenge for #Globalbritain . New report now available from @TheBFPG
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
. @sophgaston ‘I would like to see our conversation about Britain’s place in the world to be as dynamic and contested as conversations about Britain’s domestic policy’ @BigTentIdeas
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
Britain stands at a key juncture in determining our future place in the world. This election isn’t just about which way we will pivot, but what our role on the global stage should be. Our @matt_gillow in @CityAM
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
8 years
Amazing ideas to help #GlobalBritain seize the foreign policy initiative. @FutureFP #Futureunited volunteers this Saturday. Proud & inspired
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BFPG
6 years
. @foreignoffice and @DFID_UK Minister, @hbaldwin highlights some the work the UK government is doing to establish "long term partnerships" with African nations including building business relations, family planning support and championing girls education.
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
7 years
Powerful call from @ChukaUmunna for UK as active global leader. Confidence & strategic vision. Report from @TheBFPG next month echoes this.
@ChukaUmunna
ChukaUmunna
7 years
You can now watch my whole speech on Britain in the World from this morning on the @ChathamHouse website:
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BFPG
1 year
53% of Britons believe the UK should provide assistance to Ukraine for as long as it takes, while 33% of Britons believe the UK should encourage Ukraine to reach a peace deal. There is little desire for the UK to withdraw support from Ukraine (6%).
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
"The British government spends more money on winter fuel payments than the FCO" @GiselaStuart on why increasing spending on foreign policy matters for #Globalprosperity @BigTentIdeas #GlobalBritain @LegatumInst @BritainLeads
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
‘A little recognised yet vital front line service’. @SebastianEPayne covers the launch of our latest report on the impact on 🇬🇧 safety from cuts to the FCO @FT
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BFPG
5 years
"In 2017 Britain had 231 diplomats (excluding local hires) in 31 of sub-Saharan Africa’s 48 countries. In 16 of those British missions, only one or two diplomats were in situ." British Foreign Policy Group research cited in @TheEconomist
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BFPG
5 years
📝NEW #BFPG Report: ‘Behind Global Britain: Public Opinion on the UK’s Role in the World’ @Ed1Elliott and @sophgaston look at new polling on public opinion on UK foreign policy w/ @BMGResearch @HJS_Org
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BFPG
5 years
The leaking of Foreign Office internal communications and President Trump’s response has undermined UK diplomacy. Important to remember that #diplomacymatters
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
7 years
What are the conversations happening in the UK around our global influence? Read about the conclusions from @WiltonPark 's "Britain's Place in the World" Event. @Global_JOates 📝
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@TheBFPG
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4 years
The Government's Integrated Review of the UK's Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy has been released today. Take a look at our quick summary of the most important takeaways.
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BFPG
6 years
Does the @foreignoffice need to re-examine the types of skills required by diplomats for the future? Why are language skills important for the govts #GlobalBritain ? & What is the value of #DigitalDiplomacy . @CommonsForeign 's explores:
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
We begin our event with a keynote speech from Sir Steve Smith, VC at @UniofExeter who is discussing the importance of universities having an international outlook and influence #GlobalDevon
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
1 year
Lots of talk today about climate action. Our polling shows that 70% of Britons support the UK taking a leading role in tackling climate change, including over 60% in every major demographic group.
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BFPG
6 years
Has Britain got a clear enough motif to impose sanctions on Russia? An interesting article, raising questions about the complexity of UK-Russia relations by @MarkGaleotti via @ForeignPolicy
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NEW: As world leaders gather in Vilnius for the NATO Summit, new research from BFPG finds overwhelming public support for the UK's membership of NATO, with 78% of Britons believing the UK should remain a member of NATO.
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
To accompany the series #InsideTheForeignOffice @OpenUniversity will be providing @OUFreeLearning resources, including a podcast with @POLISatLeeds @Vhoneymanleeds , @TheBFPG @tom1cargill & hosted by @OUPolitics @willb237 . More info to follow..
@BBCFactualPR
BBC Documentaries
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#InsideTheForeignOffice @BBCTwo trailer here 🎥 Three-part series lands on our screens 15 November 9pm @foreignoffice
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@TheBFPG
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"Britain has now got to develop a humility and come back as an equal partner" @AndrewMMacLeod on re-igniting bonds with commonwealth countries for the success of the 🇬🇧 as a global trading nation post #Brexit @BigTentIdeas #GLOBALBRITAIN tent
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
We can't wait to host @SarahBSmithVA , @KateAndrs , @BrianKlaas , @epkaufm and Matthew McGrath tonight - discussing the US 2020 election, and what it might mean for US-UK relations. If you couldn't get a ticket, we'll be livestreaming on Twitter from 6:30pm!
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
With a pre-Christmas election on the cards, @sophgaston weighed the differences between Labour and Conservative voters when it comes to foreign policy. Analysis of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn's views is rife, but where do their grassroots stand?
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
Tomorrow @theodoraclarke will lead a fantastic panel on global British trade @BigTentIdeas post-Brexit: should Latin America be a #trade focus for the UK? @Ed1Elliott makes the case for revitalising UK-Latin America engagement in this report
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BFPG
5 years
“The services industry has been a ‘cinderella’ in the (Brexit) debate. So much focus has been on the movement of goods.” @MatthewOToole2
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
📝📝NEW #BFPG Report "Running out of Credit? The decline of the Foreign Office and the case for sustained funding" by Associate @SamGoodman22
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BFPG
7 years
"A country’s cultural ranking also matters for attracting political influence in the world", finds @UoE_IICR report:
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
7 years
What are Yorkshire's distinct #ForeignPolicy concerns? Come join the discussion at our event co-hosted with @UniversityLeeds @POLISatLeeds in Leeds on the 23rd Feb. Get in touch if you would like to register! More info:
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
3 years
Today we're joined by @TomTugendhat and Professor Rana Mitter to discuss what Russia's invasion of Ukraine means for UK-China relations and the threat to Taiwan
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
'We need to be far more outward looking and the starting point is to have a discussion about how we define ourselves and who we think we are, other wise we cannot project ourselves to the rest of the world' @GiselaStuart on #Globalprosperity #GlobalBritain
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
"the Foreign Office is now so lean that the additional funding required to restore and enhance the UK’s diplomatic front line is not necessarily much" Check out @tom1cargill latest article for BFPG on why we need to fund our #Diplomacy
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
“It’s really important how we define extreme faiths and ideas, when you don’t allow for a possibility of difference that’s when we try and allow dialogue and that’s when it’s on faith communities to play a role” Mike Hardy on #dialouge #faith & #softpower #InterfaithWeek2018
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
7 years
" #Softpower is highly dependent for it’s impact on its credibility and perceived distance from official government policy", @tom1cargill discusses what the government's call for a soft power strategy in the recently published #NSCR could mean in practice:
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
Last week we hosted our #LeicesterGlobalLinks event to discuss the economic and soft power capabilities of Leicester and the East Midlands. Read a summary of it by the FCO’s @PaulBrummell here:
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BFPG
5 years
Increased external pressures on UK diplomacy, including attacks on Sir Kim Darroch, reinforce need to make the case that #diplomacymatters . Read our report on the need for a sustainably funded Foreign Office, a front line of UK international influence
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
4 years
Delighted to welcome Sir Simon Fraser and Rt Hon Gisela Stuart to the latest in our Webinar series- ‘the Future of UK Foreign Policy in the post-Pandemic world’ - if you can’t make it, we’ll be tweeting along below:
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
7 years
Important piece from @TomTugendhat . UK faces grave challenges as well as opportunities. Role of parliament critical.
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
4 years
We’re live in conversation with @TomTugendhat , discussing the UK’s geopolitical opportunities and his work at the Foreign Affairs Select Committee - follow along here:
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BFPG
5 years
On Saturday we brought together @asabenn @sophgaston @Tobias_Ellwood and @SophiaIgnatidou to discuss Britain's role in the world after Brexit at @BigTentIdeas . Watch in full here:
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BFPG
4 years
"I remember Hong Kong. I hope you do too. It’s gone now."
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BFPG
5 years
The @citylordmayor opens our UK Soft Power Group event with @InsightBritish , discussing the importance, and the future, of British soft power #sourcesofsoftpower
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
1 year
We are delighted to publish the UK Soft Power Group’s latest report, ‘The Future of Soft Power: Building a Strategic Framework’, on behalf of the UK Soft Power Group, of which @TheBFPG and the @BritishCouncil are co-convenors. (1/5) Read the report here:
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BFPG
6 years
Thank you @BigTentIdeas and our #GlobalBritain tent partners @BritainLeads & @LegatumInst for a really important opportunity for constructive discussion of our place in the world. Special BIG thanks to @GeorgeFreemanMP for creating this new & much needed national initiative!
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BFPG
5 years
Very excited to launch our new report at 12.30 'Running Out of Credit? The Decline of the Foreign Office and the Case for Sustained Funding' speakers include: @SamGoodman22 @TomTugendhat @SimonFraser00 @MalcolmRifkind @hilarybennmp @theodoraclarke and Dame Margaret Beckett
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BFPG
7 years
What diplomatic function can non-state actors have? Interesting questions explored by @shaun_riordan :
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BFPG
4 years
Our 2021 Annual Public Opinion Survey on Foreign Policy and Global Affairs is the most comprehensive survey of its kind, highlighting the nuances in public opinion on foreign policy.
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
7 years
Great piece from @TomTugendhat - with confidence, investment and leadership, Britain can find a powerful partner in Macron’s France for our own and global benefit.
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
This will be an important intervention from @TomTugendhat at @RUSI_org - echoing key themes of @TheBFPG report he helped launch at Parliament last week. Time to pull together to secure UK interests amidst growing global volatility.
@patrickwintour
Patrick Wintour
6 years
Boris Johnson 'hobbled by lack of Foreign Office power'
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BFPG
1 year
This morning we hosted 25 Heads of Mission and their Deputies for a roundtable briefing on UK public opinion on foreign policy. Many thanks to all who attended and participated in such an insightful session.
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Some of our key Annual Survey findings on UK public opinion on Ukraine featured in the @Telegraph Read the full report here -
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BFPG
6 years
We are delighted to have Baroness Chalker, Founder and President of @AfricaMatters1 and Former Minister for Overseas Development for #Africa offer final comments at our #UKAfrica event in association with @britexpertise & @AfricaMatters1
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Our researcher @EvieAspinall_ , who is also the Head UK Delegate to the Youth 7, discusses the Youth 7 Summit and what it tells us in the lead up to the G7 summit next month.
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. @o_salha on the value of trust & engagement with communities being genuinely about winning the hearts and minds of communities & how we might achieve this by working better with faith communities at our #softpower #faith & #foreignpolicy #interfaithsummit
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Jon Townley, Head of Wales for #Africa @WelshGovernment highlights importance of international students in building crucial people to people links across borders #SoftPower #UKAfrica
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4 years
Our new report out today - After the Golden Age: Resetting UK-China Relations - aims to build a more constructive, informed and realistic approach to UK-China engagement. Read it here:
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“If Britain is going to go on being an example in the world... for democracy and the rule of law, it has to get its own house in order first.” @LordRickettsP @WFD_Democracy
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BFPG
5 years
Join @lizseward , Dr Alice Bunn, @harriet_brettle , Lucy Edge, @KierannShah and Dr Joanna Hart at the BFPG, as we look 'Beyond Global Britain' and discuss UK Foreign Policy in Space:
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Our Director @tom1cargill gives thanks to everyone that worked on this report and event - read the report here:
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NEW: Our latest blog discusses the 10 key takeaways from the new International Development White Paper that was released this morning, including what the paper means for international development and the UK's wider foreign policy.
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NEW: Our 2022 Annual Survey of UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy sets out British attitudes and awareness on foreign policy decisions in the UK and among key allies. The fieldwork was conducted by our partners @OpiniumResearch
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
Our new @TheBFPG report out this week argues long term @foreignoffice resource constraints are now limiting our global reach & influence at critical time for 🇬🇧 - trailed in @guardian today
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The Guardian
5 years
Cuts to diplomatic service will reduce Britain’s influence, MPs warn
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BFPG
5 years
Popular consensus says that the US rose over two centuries to Cold War victory and world domination, and is now in slow decline. But what if this isn't the end? Join us as @MacaesBruno discusses his new book, 'History Has Begun: The Dawn of a New America.'
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
6 years
"We need to get around the issue of welcoming people from places such as India 🇮🇳 and once we get that right then we can increase our chances of being a global trading nation" @DavidHenigUK on the 🇬🇧as a global trading nation 🌍 @BigTentIdeas
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BFPG
6 years
We are joined by our second panel of experts to discuss #security and #diplomacy issues related to #UKAfrica relations, chaired by @tom1cargill
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7 years
"As the UK repositions itself in the world, it is our #SoftPower and cultural relations that will sustain difficult relations, grow new ones and sow the ground for our future security, prosperity and influence", @ciarandevane 's letter to @thetimes
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@TheBFPG
BFPG
5 years
Today we’re in the Houses of Parliament for a meeting of our #softpower group with @BritishCouncil - fantastic to have representatives from uk sport, culture, art, science and more!
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