Tackling conflict under the new UK Integrated Security Fund
By Calum Craig and Lewis Brooks In April the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) became the UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF)....
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Nov 29, 20236 min read
Tory White Paper on development is about "Do as I say, not as I do"
By Caroline Pinder While the Tories were promoting their latest round of cuts in welfare benefits, and a week after Sunak shuffled the...
Nov 21, 20214 min read
COP26: a rare win for ocean-climate action in a sea of missed opportunities
I am relative newcomer to the nature and climate cause, having worked for much of the last decade on international development issues. ...
Nov 18, 20215 min read
COP26 agreements come up short for people in the world's most vulnerable communities
This year’s COP was hosted in the shadow of a shocking IPCC report that put us on a ‘Code red’ for humanity in the face of climate...
Oct 31, 20214 min read
COP26 Explained: Is this our last chance to save the world?
As world leaders meet in Glasgow for COP26, our co-chair Jessica Toale explores what we can expect from the summit.
Jun 4, 20213 min read
Safeguarding the Waters
Christian Le Miere, of the Fabians’ Defence & Security Policy Group, outlines the crucial contribution of the Royal Navy in our economy,...
Mar 17, 20216 min read
The Integrated Review Explained
An overview of the key elements of the UK's Integrated Review, what is missing and how Labour responded.
Feb 21, 20214 min read
Labour must push for international vaccine equity at June’s G7 summit. Nationalism protects no one.
I cannot wait to have my vaccine. I see that needle as a ticket back to the dancefloor, or more realistically, the freedom to hug my...
Feb 17, 20214 min read
Local needs and global ambitions: Cities’ role in an internationalist foreign policy
Ever since dockers from Sydney and Brisbane organized donations to sustain the 1889 Great London Dock Strike, cities have shaped global...
Feb 8, 20216 min read
Genocide Amendment: Britain must take this chance to draw a line in the sand
The Genocide Amendment gives the UK the opportunity to take a pioneering role in setting a new international norm on trade.
Jan 25, 20214 min read
Now is the time for national strategy on preventing mass atrocities
By Fred Carver An amendment to the trade bill regarding genocide was defeated on the 19 January in the House of Commons. The vote was...
Dec 14, 20206 min read
Tory China policy is a mess. Labour must do better.
By Phil Entwistle Suddenly everybody is talking about China again. It wasn’t long after the proclamation of the ‘Golden Era of UK-China...
Dec 3, 20203 min read
Where can 'Global Britain' fit in a global Commonwealth?
Britain can help set a new agenda for the Commonwealth, based on improving healthcare, tackling climate change and defending human rights.
Oct 28, 20204 min read
Biden’s Triple Challenge for British Foreign Policy
by Denisa Delic
As November 3rd approaches, the question on everyone's mind is: what will a Biden Presidency mean for UK foreign policy?
Oct 28, 20205 min read
No More Sweaty Handshakes?
By Jordan Street
No one predicted what a Trump's foreign policy would look like. What will another four years mean for the UK?
Sep 30, 20203 min read
How Labour can build a new foreign policy consensus for the UK
by Anna-Joy Rickard Originally published on LabourList on 25 Sept 2020 We know well the challenges facing those building a strategy for...
Sep 30, 20204 min read
Why we've founded Labour Foreign Policy Group
by Peymana Assad and Jessica Toale Originally published in LabourList on 17 Sept 2020. Almost 20 years ago, when we were still in school,...
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