The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is an outward-looking, non-partisan international affairs think tank based in the UK.
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📢 Join us for 'Media Under Attack: Transnational Repression on the Rise in the UK and Europe'
This webinar will explore how transnational repression affects journalists in the UK and Europe and what more can be done to strengthen protections.
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Speakers include:
@MosBasma, @LdsfInfo
Emily Patterson, State Capture Accountability Project
Siena Anstis, @citizenlab
Chaired by: Dr @LuciaArdovini , The Richardson Institute
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📢ONE WEEK AWAY! | Rhetoric, Disorder, and the Crisis of Democracy
📅 15 June 2026 | 🕔 17:00–18:30 BST | 📍 Houses of Parliament
Hosted by FPC, the Global Disorder Group @CityStGeorges, the APPG on Political and Media Literacy @PMLAPPG, and @Shoutout_UK.
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⚠️ Space is limited and registration is required.
📧 To register your interest, please email events@fpc.org.uk, including your full name, job title, and organisation.
More info: fpc.org.uk/events/rhetoric-d…
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🗳️🇦🇲 New op-ed | What could Armenia’s parliamentary election mean for the future of the South Caucasus?
by James Stanley and FPC Senior Research Fellow Prof @stefwolff
Read more: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-armenias-20…
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📢 Registration open! Join us on 22 June for Media Under Attack: Transnational Repression on the Rise in the UK and Europe.
The second event in our ‘#MediaFreedom Under Threat’ series.
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Speakers include:
Basma Mostafa, Law and Democracy Support Foundation
Emily Patterson, State Capture Accountability Project
Siena Anstis, @citizenlab
Chaired by: Dr @LuciaArdovini , @PPRlancaster FPC
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📢 Parliamentary Event | Rhetoric, Disorder, and the Crisis of Democracy
📅 15 June 2026 | 🕔 17:00–18:30 BST | 📍 Houses of Parliament
Hosted by FPC, the Global Disorder Group @CityStGeorges , the APPG on Political and Media Literacy @PMLAPPG, and @Shoutout_UK
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⚠️ Space is limited and registration is required.
📧 To register your interest, please email events@fpc.org.uk, including your full name, job title, and organisation.
More info: fpc.org.uk/events/rhetoric-d…
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📰 In the media: FPC Senior Research Fellow @andygawt spoke to @TIME on the fragile US-Iran ceasefire and ongoing talks.
“There’s a realization dawning on both sides that they’re not going to get what they want out of the agreement.”
➡️Read more: time.com/article/2026/06/01/…
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🌏 Introducing ‘Central Asia Snapshot’ - our new monthly newsletter on Central Asia, curated by FPC Senior Research Fellow Dr @AijanCo
This month: regional diplomacy, China-Central Asia trade, Uzbekistan’s first LSE listing, and more.
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🇬🇧 🌍📜 On April 28, the International Development Committee published its report on the future of UK aid and development assistance: committees.parliament.uk/pub…
We are pleased to see that FPC’s submission to the inquiry has been cited throughout the report.
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These references demonstrate how our submission has fed into the Committee’s wider conclusions on the role of UK aid in a more fragmented and competitive global environment.
For more, read our submission to the inquiry: committees.parliament.uk/wri…
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🟣 At FPC, we work to bring expert analysis into policy debates and decision-making – and this is a strong example of our strategy to “research, connect and inform” in practice.
⬇️Read the reaction from Anna Chernova, FPC Senior Research Fellow, on the report:
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🇬🇧 New op-ed by Dr Thomas Martin
As UK politics fragments, so do views on #Security & #ForeignPolicy.
Reform & Green voters perceive security - from migration to climate - very differently. What does this mean for the UK’s policy consensus?
📖 fpc.org.uk/after-the-locals-…
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🔍In case you missed it - Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Europe
Thank you to everyone who joined, and to our speakers András Pethő, Adelaide Lopez & @fiona_obrien, chaired by @meljbunce .
🎥 Watch the recording: youtu.be/pW_adZqeCys
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The discussion examined how democratic backsliding is reshaping media environments across Europe, highlighting pressures on independent journalism, and the role of reporting in maintaining accountability.
Subscribe for updates: fpc.org.uk/join/
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This webinar was held in partnership with the Centre for Freedom of the Media and the Centre for Journalism and Democracy @cityjournalism , and supported by @WigginLLP.
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⏰ Happening this afternoon from 12:30-13:30 | 📍 Zoom
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
⏱️Only 5 five days to go! Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Euro
📅Monday, 11 May 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (UK) | 📍Zoom
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Foreign Policy Centre retweeted
Apr 25
Uygur hareketi Savunuculuk Eğitim Çalıştayımız konuşmacısı, Politika ve Parlamento İşleri Müdürü @FPCThinkTank'te Birleşik Krallık'ta Ulusötesi Baskıyla Mücadele Çalışma Grubu Yönlendirme Komitesi Başkanı Izzy Cutts'tan bilgi aldılar. Izzy, diasporadaki Uygurlara yönelik ulusötesi baskının acil tehdidini ele aldı ve katılımcılarımızı bu tehditle mücadele etmeyi amaçlayan kaynaklara ve savunuculuk stratejileri ilgili bilgilendirdi.
Apr 25
Bügün Londra şehrinde, Uygur kadınlar ve gençleri yönelik eğitim semineri Uygur hareketi icra direktörü @RushanAbbas'ın İngiltere Uygur derneği BŞK @MairaAisa1 açılış konuşmaları ile başladı.
Uygurların hakları ve Uygur genç aktivistleri güçlendirmenin önemini vurguladı.
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