📖💷 New op-ed | A Camel Called the Investor Visa Should the UK revive an investor visa? Matthew McGlynn argues the proposal risks undermining the UK's anti-corruption agenda while offering little evidence it would attract meaningful investment. 🔗 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-a-came...

📢 Don't forget to save the date FPC is partnering with the Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics 2026 for: America v China – clash of the superpowers? 🗓️ Friday 28 August 🕦 11:30–12:45 📍 Scottish Parliament 🎟️ tikt.link/americavchina Join Susan Coughtrie, Dr Andrew Chubb and Jason Boxt.

🟢📖 Final article | Rethinking Democracy: Through the Lens of Culture, Trust and Agency How should we measure the strength of a democracy? Liliana Gutan argues it's defined not only by elections, but by what happens between them. 🔗 fpc.org.uk/beyond-the-b...

🟢📖 New in Rethinking Democracy: Through the Lens of Culture, Trust and Agency Palina Brodik argues that democratic movements must preserve their values while remaining adaptable to changing political realities. 🔗 Read: fpc.org.uk/resistance-i... 🟢 Final article tomorrow

Joldoshbek Osmonov examines how authoritarian narratives, legal restrictions and misinformation erode public trust, and what civil society can do to rebuild credibility and reconnect with communities. ➡️ Read: fpc.org.uk/civil-societ...

Farrukh Irnazarov explores how education, civic habits and everyday experiences shape democratic resilience across Central Asia, arguing that there are no shortcuts to building trust. ➡️ Read: fpc.org.uk/no-shortcuts...

📖🟢 Continuing our mini-series: Rethinking Democracy: Through the Lens of Culture, Trust and Agency In the latest contribution, Botagoz Zhumabekova argues that beneath apathy, cynicism and low trust often lies something deeper: fear. Article: fpc.org.uk/the-psycholo...

📸 Yesterdayy, FPC, the Centre for Freedom of the Media, and the Centre for Journalism and Democracy co-organised a parliamentary reception on strengthening protections against SLAPPs in the UK, with support from Wiggin.

📖 Also out today From Silence to Agency, Olga Reka reflects on Ukraine's experience, arguing that culture and storytelling are not luxuries in times of crisis, but foundations of agency and democratic resilience. Read the article: 🔗 fpc.org.uk/from-silence...

📖 Out today Lord Alderdice opens the series by asking how we can secure a healthy political and social order in an increasingly fragmented world, arguing that democracy must be rethought for a changing global landscape. Read the article: 🔗 fpc.org.uk/how-can-we-s...

📢🟢 New mini-series | Rethinking Democracy: Through the Lens of Culture, Trust and Agency We're publishing a new mini-series in partnership with the John Smith Trust, bringing together contributors from Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Moldova and the UK. 🧵⬇️

📢 We're delighted to be partnering with the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics 2026 for a discussion on: America v China – clash of the superpowers? 🗓️ Friday 28 August 🕦 11:30–12:45 📍 Scottish Parliament 🎟️ tikt.link/americavchina

🌏 The June edition of #CentralAsia Snapshot is out now. This month’s newsletter looks at Kazakhstan’s AI ambitions, Kyrgyzstan’s first UN Security Council seat, Tajikistan’s amnesty decree, Uzbekistan’s World Cup qualification, and more. 📩 Read here: mailchi.mp/fpc.org.uk/c...

📘 New long read: Kazakhstan is recasting the Golden Horde as part of a new national narrative. FPC's Francisco Olmos explores how this medieval Eurasian empire is shaping ideas of state identity, sovereignty and foreign policy in the 21st century. Read: fpc.org.uk/long-read-re...

📢 Happening today at 12:30 BST Media Under Attack: Transnational Repression on the Rise in the UK and Europe Join Lucia Ardovini, Basma Mostafa, Emily Patterson and sanstis.bsky.social for a discussion on TNR, journalism and media freedom. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Alongside our work with the UK Working Group, the Foreign Policy Centre continues to contribute to efforts to strengthen TNR protections and responses in Europe, working with partners through the UN Regional Community of Practice on Human Rights Defenders. Visit the WG webpage: tackling-tnr.uk

📢 ‼️Happening now at the Houses of Parliament A full room for “Rhetoric, Disorder, and the Crisis of Democracy”. Many thanks to our speakers, attendees, and partners for joining us. @shoutoutuk.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social 📸 ⤵️

📢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, the APPG on Political and Media Literacy, and Shout out UK

🗳️ 🇦🇲 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 Stefan Wolff. Read the full op-ed: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-armeni...

📢 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. 🔗Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 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 @citystgeorgesarch.bsky.social , the APPG on Political and Media Literacy, and @shoutoutuk.bsky.social.

🌏 Introducing ‘Central Asia Snapshot’ - our new monthly newsletter on Central Asia, curated by FPC Senior Research Fellow Dr @aijanco.bsky.social This month: regional diplomacy, China-Central Asia trade, Uzbekistan’s first LSE listing, and more. 📩 mailchi.mp/fpc.org.uk/c...

🟣 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:

⏱️Only 5 five days to go! Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Europe 📅Monday, 11 May 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (UK) | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... For more information, visit the event page: fpc.org.uk/events/media...

To mark the anniversary, we’re sharing reflections from @skcoughtrie.bsky.social, @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & Catherine Belton on why this issue still matters today. ⬇️ See their perspectives below

Four years on from ‘London Calling’ by FPC & @article19.bsky.social, #SLAPPs and legal intimidation against journalists remain all too relevant. The report exposed how the UK, especially London, has been used to delay, exhaust & silence public interest reporting.

Join our upcoming webinar! Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Europe 📅Monday, 11 May 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (UK) | 📍 Zoom This webinar marks the launch of the ‘Media Freedom Under Threat’ series 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The event was hosted by Lord Alton, and brought together people with lived experience of TNR with policy makers and parliamentarians, and the Group launched their new policy paper 'Unseen Threats, Unheard Voices' and their new website. 🟠 Read more here: tackling-tnr.uk/2026/04/17/p...

📣Last week Izzy Cutts, Policy and Parliamentary Affairs Manager, represented the Foreign Policy Centre at the parliamentary launch event of the Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group. 🌐Website: tackling-tnr.uk 📖 Policy paper: tackling-tnr.uk/wp-content/u...

💡Most notably, the Committee cites one of FPC’s core recommendations: “Develop and deliver a communications strategy with a clear narrative about why the UK is pursuing a reset with the EU to build public support and trust in establishing closer ties with the EU...”