The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is an outward-looking, non-partisan international affairs think tank based in the UK.
London, UK
Joined November 2009
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📢 Save the date! The UK Media Freedom Forum returns on 8–9 March 2027, in London & online!
Co-organised by FPC, JFJ & IBAHRI, in partnership with City St George’s, University of London.
🔗 Register for updates on registration, speakers & programme:
mailchi.mp/fpc.org.uk/uk-med…
From SLAPPs and transnational repression to AI, disinformation and journalist safety, #MFF2027 will explore practical responses to threats facing independent media.
We're pleased to welcome back @RPCLegal & @OSCE_RFoM as supporters, alongside new sponsor RiskPal .
📢 Don’t miss your chance to apply for FPC’s new Operations Manager role.
Join our small team and help oversee grant and project management, finance, governance and people operations.
💷 £41k–£46k
📍 London/ flexible working (UK)
📅 Apply by 1 November
fpc.org.uk/about/working-for…
📢 New event alert! Europe’s Next Chapter: What Next for the Western Balkans?
📅 Tuesday 17 November
🕠 17:30–19:00
📍 Palace of Westminster
Places are limited. RSVP: [email protected]
Please include event details, your full name, job title and organisation.
Last week, FPC’s Izzy Cutts spoke at the Media in Exile Forum in Hamburg about our work on transnational repression, alongside colleagues from the @OSCE_RFoM , OHCHR and Kloop.
A valuable chance to exchange insights with exiled journalists and others working on TNR.
The Foreign Policy Centre is looking for an Operations Manager to join our small team in a newly created role, helping shape and strengthen our operations as we continue to grow.
💷 Salary: £41k–£46k
📍 London, with flexible working options
The role will oversee grant and project management, finance, governance and people operations, supporting our work across international affairs and human rights.
📅 Apply by Sunday 1 November 2026.
Find out more and apply 👇
fpc.org.uk/about/working-for…
🟣Yesterday, FPC was pleased to co-host the DG-HUB Policy Workshop with @AstonUniversity and @bondngo.
A packed and engaging morning exploring disaster governance, resilience, preparedness and how stronger evidence can support better decision-making.
Huge thanks to Dr Laura Southgate, Dr Komal Raj Aryal, Dr Thomas O’Brien and Dr Ahmet Cenk Sari for facilitating.
The workshop forms part of an ESRC-funded project, with discussions helping inform the next phase of DG-HUB.
🔗 dg-hub.org
🇬🇧🇪🇺 Paul McCartney described The Long and Winding Road as being “about the unattainable”.
In his latest op-ed for, David Harley, FPC Advisor, borrows the Beatles classic to reflect on the future of UK–EU relations.
➡️ fpc.org.uk/op-ed-the-uks-lon…
📣 After the US Midterms: What the Results Mean for America and the World
Join FPC & @UniLeiden the Palace of Westminster on 10 Nov, 17:30–19:00 GMT to take stock of the US midterm results and what they may mean for US politics, foreign policy and the wider int’l system.
Chaired by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, with:
Andrew Gawthorpe, Kevin Maloney, Laurel Rapp & Mel Bunce.
📍 Palace of Westminster
📅 10 November
🕠 17:30–19:00 GMT
Places are limited. RSVP: [email protected] (include your full name, job and organisation)
fpc.org.uk/events/after-the-…
🎥 Missed America v China – clash of the superpowers? at the Scottish Parliament’s #FestivalOfPolitics?
The full discussion with Susan Coughtrie, Dr Andrew Chubb and Jason Boxt is now available to watch.
▶️ youtu.be/G1Nz9_OI-jk?si=FTZb…
🌏 September’s Central Asia Snapshot is here!
From media freedom and diplomacy to UK–Central Asia ties and culture, explore our latest edition, curated by Dr Aijan Sharshenova.
With kind support from the Sigrid Rausing Trust.
📩 Read: mailchi.mp/fpc.org.uk/centra…
Like what you read? Subscribe to receive future editions directly in your inbox: fpc.org.uk/join/
🕊️ On #InternationalDayOfPeace, @AlexBallingerMP and Alastair Carr (@CRbuildpeace) argue that a more dangerous world requires the UK to protect the capacity to prevent conflict as well as respond to it.
“Firepower alone will not keep us safe.”
Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-conflict-pr…
📢 Attending #LibDemConference this weekend?
Join FPC Executive Director Susan Coughtrie on Saturday for a fringe discussion on Anti-SLAPP Law, alongside Jess Brown-Fuller MP and Edward Lucas.
📅 19 Sept | 2pm
📍 St Paul’s Church, West Street
#SLAPPs #MediaFreedom
🏛️ Where can you find us this party conference season?
Over the coming weeks, the Foreign Policy Centre and the APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax team will be attending autumn party conferences across the UK.
🟠LibDem Conference | Brighton | 19–22 September
Susan Coughtrie, ED, FPC
Matt Sokhi, Assistant Coordinator, APPG on ACRT
🔴Labour Conference | Liverpool | 27–30 September
Izzy Cutts, Policy and Parliamentary Affairs Manager, FPC
Stevie Wolfe, Senior Coordinator, APPG on ACRT
🟢Green Party Conference | Brighton | 2–4 October
Izzy Cutts, FPC
🔵Conservative Conference | Birmingham | 4–7 October
Stevie Wolfe, Senior Coordinator, APPG on ACRT
📧If you’re attending and would like to connect with us, do get in touch: [email protected]