Reports

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines why the ‘virtual water’ use hidden in supply chains is critical to sustainability. When food and agricultural products are traded internationally, the direct and indirect water use associated with that trade results in a ‘water footprint’ – reflecting not only the freshwater needed to grow a...

This report from UK think tank RUSI examines critical minerals crime and the lessons to be learnt from gold mining. The report investigates how to prevent organised crime from infiltrating critical mineral supply chains by applying lessons learned from the "cautionary example" of illegal gold mining

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue analyses the relationship between the asylum and modern slavery systems before proposing new policies to lessen modern slavery cases. ‘Modern slavery’ is a hidden but pervasive crime that disproportionately affects vulnerable people, especially asylum seekers, who become trapped in cycles of coercion and abuse. While exact numbers...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines striking the balance between rights-based and technocratic approaches. Climate governance in the Middle East and North Africa will play a significant role in shaping the region’s political stability and economic resilience as climate impacts intensify and the global energy transition accelerates. MENA governments are under growing...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government explores how inquiries are established and managed and how these processes can be improved. Public inquiries have become a central feature of the UK’s response to crises, with a record 27 public inquiries currently underway. In 2025 alone the UK government announced seven new inquiries...

This report from UK think tank RUSI highlights the need for Europe to reshape its security framework to address emerging threats and ensure long-term stability. This paper highlights the urgent need for Europe to reshape its security framework to address emerging threats and ensure long-term stability and strategic advantage against the most significant challenges to...

This report from UK think tank the Future Governance Forum calls on the Government to change the way that its Green Book is used. A new report by The Future Governance Forum, ‘The Green Book and getting more investment into the regions’, has called on the Government to change the way that its Green Book...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House discusses why an enhanced ‘economic track’ must be integrated into political negotiations. Policies to address Libya’s interminable political and security crises have too often relied on a flawed system of elite bargains in which power- and wealth-sharing are used to keep the peace among rival factions. The...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores the evidence on the efficacy of English and Welsh policing. There are serious performance failings occurring in English and Welsh policing. This report breaks down the latest data, showing poor outcomes in core areas of police competence such as criminal investigation, and highlights poor...

This report from UK think tank RUSI compares the effects of new legislation in the UK, the US and Australia with a view to the possible application of a similar system in Japan. The paper examines Japan's vulnerability to foreign influence and proposes legislative measures, drawing lessons from the UK, the US and Australia.

This report from UK think tank the Growth and Reform Network looks at connecting disadvantaged neighbourhoods to new economic opportunities. Achieving higher levels of economic growth is one of the main objectives of the current government. However, for many neighbourhoods in England, high growth is a distant memory. The areas that most need economic growth...

This report from UK think tank The King's Fund discusses evidence from the scoping phase of an evaluation of the CQC’s regulatory model. This report sets out findings from a scoping phase of an independent evaluation commissioned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to inform the redesign of its regulatory model following significant operational and...

This report from UK think tank RUSI assesses the probable deterrent effect of the Atlantic Bastion. This research paper explores the strategic concept of the Atlantic Bastion, a key element of the UK’s Strategic Defence Review 2025, designed to bolster NATO’s maritime deterrence against Russian submarine threats in the North Atlantic. The authors assess the...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation discusses the labour market outlook in the final quarter of 2025. Employment has fallen over the past two years and is substantially lower than it was before the pandemic. Perhaps surprisingly given its central place in policy debates, participation is essentially unchanged compared to pre-pandemic: rising...

This report from UK think tank states that reform and proportionate regulation are now essential to stem the tide of dirty money in football. This report says that the game’s governance, financial structures and cross-border transactions have created systemic vulnerabilities readily exploited by criminals, and outlines how clubs, intermediaries and players become entangled in illicit...

This report from UK think tank RUSI highlights how Russia’s adversaries may degrade the quality and reliability of Russian air defences. This research paper examines the vulnerabilities in Russia's air defence production ecosystem, highlighting critical dependencies on foreign technologies, materials and supply chains. It underscores the strategic importance of disrupting Russian air defence capabilities to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government explores how civil servants can deliver rapid yet robust policies in compressed timeframes. The Institute has previously warned of the risks of rapid policy making – success stories are the exception, not the norm. That warning remains true today. But in an age of the...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation discusses how to make a success of the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body. This briefing note sets out recommendations to ensure the new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body can get off the ground quickly, while leaving scope to iterate and refine over time, so that it...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society discusses providing income security for the self-employed. There are 4.4 million self-employed people in the UK. This is 13 per cent of people in work, and they make a substantial contribution to the economy. While some are relatively well off, average net income for a full-time...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI discusses the need to empower town and parish councils. Dr Amy Burnett (LPIP Place Fellow), Dr Jason Leman (Citizen Network) and Dr Daniel Ozarow (Middlesex University) examine how town and parish councils could play a central role in making devolution work for communities. This discussion paper was developed...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance outlines the current state of the UK’s hydrogen economy and the factors that will shape its future. Hydrogen has been dubbed critical for a low carbon economy, but it’s no panacea for achieving net zero. While it can be used as a fuel or ingredient for many...

This report from UK think tank HEPI argues that many governing boards still fail to make space for student voices in higher education. A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute examines how student governors frequently feel marginalised in institutional oversight, and offers actionable reforms to ensure legitimacy, inclusion and real influence. The report...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines how to strengthen the trilateral partnership and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific. In August 2023, US president Joe Biden, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol agreed a bold strategic vision for the development of trilateral cooperation between their countries. However,...

This report from UK think tank Civitas offers an insight into the merits and realities of a knowledge-rich curriculum. This essay collection is a multi-author anthology bringing together a wide range of professionals from teaching, education leadership, policy and academia to discuss the aims, impact and potential of a knowledge-rich curriculum approach in schools. With...

This report from UK think tank The King's Fund examines how Gloucestershire ICB's achieved some of the highest Covid-19 and adult vaccination uptake rates in England. This report examines how Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board achieved some of the highest Covid-19 and adult vaccination uptake rates in England despite challenges including rurality, deprivation and an ageing...