This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at the background on recent UK policy towards East Africa. This paper provides background on recent UK policy towards East Africa, summarises the research findings for RUSI's project 'Furthering Global Britain? Reviewing the Foreign Policy Effect of UK Engagement in East Africa’ and offers recommendations for the...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the emerging leaders behind Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance. The appointment of five prominent scientists to the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October 2022 confirms a fundamental shift in policy emphasis within the party leadership from maintaining double-digit economic growth to...

This report from UK think tank the BFPG looks at the key trends in public perceptions of the UK’s international activity. The British Foreign Policy Group’s annual surveys of UK public opinion on foreign policy chart the key trends in public perceptions of the UK’s international activity, as Britons respond to an increasingly turbulent geopolitical...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at safeguarding Europe’s future, and the dangers of a false peace. As Ukraine continues to fight to liberate its occupied territories and eject Russian invaders, its Western backers debate the likely endgame for the war and its aftermath. The international response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of...

This report from UK think tank the BFPG looks at an increasingly competitive international arena. The UK Soft Power Group (UKSPG), a group of the UK’s leading soft power organisations, co-convened by the British Foreign Policy Group and the British Council, has released The Future of UK Soft Power: Building a Strategic Framework.  The UK’s...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at possible outcomes in Russia of a defeat in Ukraine. The structure and dynamics of Russia’s future state system could take many forms and have been the subject of much analytical debate. The inner workings and decision-making processes of the Russian state are opaque and inaccessible,...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at Washington and London's approach towards China and it's changes.  Washington’s and London’s “business as usual” approach toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has fundamentally changed, as most transatlantic policymakers have finally realised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has its own economic, security...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at why Britain and the West must act now to help rebuild Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to an unprecedented crisis across the world and caused challenges to the global order not seen since World War II. In its latest...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how to navigate an era of polarization between great powers. In an era of increasing polarization between great powers, and amid profound and overlapping global challenges, principled leadership and careful diplomacy on human rights are urgently needed. The norms and tools of the multilateral human...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the domestic contexts in Ethiopia and Sudan and the contentious cross-border issues. Political transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan offered the promise of more democratic, civilian-led government and increased regional stability in the Horn of Africa. But contestation between old and new political forces has disrupted...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the prospects for the EU-Turkey relationship after the Turkish elections. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 14th, will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains in power and will profoundly influence the relationship between the EU and Turkey, which has...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at shaping a new Middle East. Since the Abraham Accords were signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain in September 2020, relations between Israel and the UAE have evolved quickly. Normalization of Israel–UAE relations has enhanced the international and regional standing of both...

This report from UK think tank the BFPG looks at the case for closer trading relations between the UK and Vietnam. In the current context, where China is seen by the UK government as an ‘epoch-defining challenge’ there are clear reasons for working with other powers in the region to reduce the UK’s supply chain...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the latest developments in Zambia’s international relations. In recent years, Zambia has changed its approach to international relations. The administration of President Hakainde Hichilema, elected in August 2021, has revived the country’s relationships with key Western partners, while maintaining links with China and the wider...

This report from UK think tank the Coalition for Global Prosperity looks at the case of China in Africa. Both the original Integrated Review (IR21) and the recently published refresh (IR23) are right to identify China’s rise and increasingly assertive global role as the most significant change to the geopolitical context in the 21st century....