This report from UK think tank IIED looks at a sustainable route out of the debt crisis for low-income countries. The public debt of low-income countries is increasing significantly, with the ratio of public debt service costs to government tax revenue likely to exceed 30% in a third of low-income countries. This could reduce their...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at The UK has positioned itself post-Brexit as a champion of both free trade and environmental protection. This major new Centre for Policy Studies paper argues that these goals can and should be mutually reinforcing - that the UK should use its post-Brexit...

This report from UK think tank British Future and the Centre for English Identity & Politics looks at why it’s time for an inclusive England outside the stadium. New research from British Future and the Centre for English Identity and Politics examines English identity, race and football today. The research examines: Do symbols of English...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at a trade partnership grounded in supporting climate action, tackling economic inequalities and human rights. The contemporary model of international trade is under strain. Rising trade tensions, paralysis at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and economic instability as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have led to...

This report from UK think tank IIED provides a guide of negotiators. The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) will be a major milestone in global agreements on biodiversity conservation, setting international ambition for the next decade. This guide seeks to support Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) who wish to see strengthened provisions...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at why communities matter and what matters to them. Despite the many challenges it has brought, the COVID-19 pandemic has renewed interest in local community life in the UK. At a time when many are asking how we can build upon this community...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at the support for a United Kingdom-Australia free trade deal. Original ASI & C|T Group polling shows that the citizens of the United Kingdom and Australia greatly support the signing of a free trade deal between the UK and Australia. 65% of Brits support...

This report from UK think tank Centre for Policy Studies looks at how children can catch up after Covid. New polling by Public First for the Centre for Policy Studies think tank shows that over two thirds (67%) of parents think children in England have been negatively affected by lockdown. A follow-up poll found that...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House provides a network analysis of Haftar’s military alliance. In recent years, the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), under the command of Khalifa Haftar, has dominated authorities in eastern Libya, expanded into southern Libya and sought to capture the capital, Tripoli. Unlike other armed groups, the LAAF has...

This article by UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre looks at the potential for, and importance of, long awaited defamation reform in Northern Ireland. Dr Mark Hanna, Lecturer at the QUB School of Law, discusses the potential for, and importance of, long awaited defamation reform in Northern Ireland. On 14 May 2021, the UK...