🇬🇧 🌍📜 On April 28, the International Development Committee published its report on the future of UK aid and development assistance: committees.parliament.uk/publications... We are pleased to see that FPC’s submission to the inquiry has been cited throughout the report.

🇬🇧 New op-ed by Dr Thomas Martin As UK politics fragments, so do views on #Security & #ForeignPolicy. Reform & Green voters perceive security - from migration to climate - very differently. What does this mean for the UK’s policy consensus? 📖 fpc.org.uk/after-the-lo...

🔍In case you missed it - Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Europe Thank you to everyone who joined, and to our speakers András Pethő, Adelaide Lopez & Fiona O’Brien, chaired by Mel Bunce. 🎥 Watch the recording: youtu.be/pW_adZqeCys

⏰ Happening this afternoon from 12:30-13:30 | 📍 Zoom Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

1. 📰 Timely story in @theguardian.com on the growing pressure for the government to deliver on its promises to tackle abusive legal threats, with the latest calls coming from 111 members of the House of Lords urging Keir Starmer to include anti-SLAPP legislation in the King’s Speech next week. 🧵

⏱️Only 5 five days to go! Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Europe 📅Monday, 11 May 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (UK) | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... For more information, visit the event page: fpc.org.uk/events/media...

🎥 Missed the #UKMediaFreedomForum 2026 or want to revisit key discussions? To mark #WorldPressFreedomDay 2026, the recordings from the Forum (5-6 March, City St George’s, University of London) are now available on our YouTube channel. ▶️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Four years on from ‘London Calling’ by FPC & @article19.bsky.social, #SLAPPs and legal intimidation against journalists remain all too relevant. The report exposed how the UK, especially London, has been used to delay, exhaust & silence public interest reporting.

Join our upcoming webinar! Media Under Pressure: How to Counteract Democratic Backsliding Across Europe 📅Monday, 11 May 2026 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30 (UK) | 📍 Zoom This webinar marks the launch of the ‘Media Freedom Under Threat’ series 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🌍 Today, on #MultilateralismDay, we publish a new op-ed by Anna Chernova on the growing imbalance between #HardPower and #SoftPower in global security. As conflict rises, cuts to #InternationalAid & #Peacebuilding risk weakening #HumanSecurity. 📖 fpc.org.uk/internationa...

📣Last week Izzy Cutts, Policy and Parliamentary Affairs Manager, represented the Foreign Policy Centre at the parliamentary launch event of the Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group. 🌐Website: tackling-tnr.uk 📖 Policy paper: tackling-tnr.uk/wp-content/u...

🇺🇸🚫👑 New interview | Inside the #NoKings movement A decentralised #protest movement has mobilised millions across the US since President Trump’s second inauguration, without a single leader or central organisation. 📖 Read the full interview: fpc.org.uk/inside-the-n...

🇬🇧🌍 New Op-Ed | ‘How the UK Fuels Child Undernutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Enabling Illicit Finance’ by Sunit Bagree. The piece delves into new research released today by Results UK to mark #WorldHealthDay. 🔗 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-how-th...

🌍🩺 Today we mark #WorldHealthDay with a new op-ed: 'Reimagining UK Leadership in Global Health' by Mike Podmore & Molly Thompson (STOPAIDS). UK leadership in #globalhealth is about more than science, it requires sustained investment & partnerships ⬇️ fpc.org.uk/op-ed-world-...

📻 In the media: FPC Senior Fellow, Dr Andrew Gawthorpe, talked to The i Paper on King Charles’ upcoming US visit Read the article here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

🇭🇺 🇪🇺 New Op-Ed | A Symptom and a Catalyst: Orbán, Ukraine and the Institutional Remaking of the European Security Order By Mayank Sethi, Tamzin-Lily Trigg & Prof Stefan Wolff 📖 Read ⬇️ fpc.org.uk/op-ed-a-symp...

🇬🇧 🇪🇺📜The Foreign Affairs Committee published its report on the UK-EU reset: committees.parliament.uk/publications... We are pleased to see that FPC’s submission to the inquiry has been cited multiple times throughout. David Harley, FPC Advisory Council member, commented on the report⬇️

🇲🇩 🇪🇺 New Op-Ed | Standing up to the Kremlin: Lessons from Moldova for defeating Russian election interference By Philip J. Javens & Prof @stefwolff.bsky.social How did Moldova withstand large-scale #Russian FIMI in its 2025 elections? 📖 Read ⬇️ fpc.org.uk/op-ed-standi...

🔴🆕 New from the FPC & SEPAD project: The Middle East 2026: Background Briefings A four-part series examining conflict, regional order, human security and political agency in the Middle East. 🔗 fpc.org.uk/publications...

📻 FPC ED & co-chair of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, Susan Coughtrie (@skcoughtrie.bsky.social), spoke on Times Radio about the growing calls for stronger protections against #SLAPPs 🎧 Listen from minute 38:12 ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...

🧠 New Op-Ed | #AI in authoritarian states Maria Guryeva looks at Belarus’s AI expansion and the risks it poses for #HumanRights “In authoritarian contexts, AI tools are far more likely to reinforce repression than deliver public benefit.” Read ⬇️ fpc.org.uk/op-ed-ai-in-... #Belarus #DigitalRights

‼️ FPC ED Susan Coughtrie in TBIJ coverage of a High Court ruling striking out an £8m libel claim. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

The #UKMediaFreedomForum 2026 may have ended - but the conversation on #MediaFreedom continues. In a new piece, Prof Martin Scott outlines five priorities for the UK as it retakes the co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition. Read ⬇️ fpc.org.uk/five-priorit...

📰 In the media: Our ED, @skcoughtrie.bsky.social, gave comments to @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social on allegations that Labour Together targeted journalists investigating its funding She warns the revelations could have a “chilling effect” on #journalists www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-...

🔵 Starting shortly | #UKMFF2026 Day Two of the UK Media Freedom Forum 2026 Opening conversation between @skcoughtrie.bsky.social and @emilythornberry.bsky.social MP

🔵 Starting now | #UKMFF2026 Opening of the UK Media Freedom Forum 2026 Welcome remarks: Vafa Fati-zade (Justice for Journalists Foundation) & Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC Keynote: Chris Elmore MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary, FCDO #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom

🚨 Tomorrow we kick off the #UKMFF2026 We’re looking forward to welcoming you for two days focused on #MediaFreedom and democratic resilience. We begin with opening remarks from Vafa Fati-Zade & Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC + keynote from Minister Chris Elmore MP. See you there!!!

📢🟡100+ academics have signed a letter calling for the introduction of universal anti- #SLAPP provisions to protect #AcademicFreedom. antislapp.uk/2026/03/04/a...

🎉 We’re excited to announce that Day One of #UKMFF2026 will wrap up with a Media Freedom Fair. 🗓️ 5 March | 17:00–18:30 Meet the organisations defending #MediaFreedom and supporting journalists across the UK & beyond. 🔗 Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🚨 Announcing Session 7 of #UKMFF2026 🗓️ 6 March | 15:50–16:50 Next Steps: Resilience Mechanisms – What is Working and Where? In a landscape shaped by political pressure, #Disinformation & economic fragility, how do we strengthen #MediaFreedom? 🔗 Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🚨 UK launch of the 2026 Annual Report of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform at the #UKMFF2026 🗓️ 6 March | 15:30–15:50 Monitoring threats, media capture & #TransnationalRepression. 🔗 Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🚨 Session 6 | #UKMFF2026 Media Literacy & Local News as a Democratic Defence 🗓️ 6 March | 14:00–15:10 As civic trust declines, #LocalNews and #MediaLiteracy are becoming essential democratic safeguards. 🔗 Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🚨 Media Freedom Matters: Launching the Centre for Journalism and Democracy 🗓️ 5 March | 16:20–17:00 A new research centre focused on strengthening #Journalism and #Democracy at a critical global moment. 🔗 Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

📰 In The Conversation, FPC Senior Fellow Andrew Gawthorpe analyses the risks surrounding potential US strikes on Iran and the strategic limits facing Washington. 📖 Read: theconversation.com/trumps-plan-...

🚨 Alongside the main programme, day two of the #UKMFF2026 will feature 3 parallel workshops designed to equip participants with tools to support #MediaFreedom in practice. 🗓️ Friday 6 March | 12:00 - 13:00 Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/ 🔗 Full programme: mediafreedomforum.co.uk

🚨 Day Two of the #UKMFF2026 🗓️ Friday 6 March Opening: @skcoughtrie.bsky.social(FPC) in conversation with @emilythornberry.bsky.social MP. Then Session 5: Defending Democracy- Countering #Disinformation & Navigating #AI. Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🇺🇦 Today, 24 February 2026, marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. Ukraine continues to endure attacks – on its cities, its energy infrastructure, and its people. The war has evolved, and with it the realities that surround it.

🚨 Announcing Session 4 of the #UKMFF2026 Countering #SLAPPs: UK Legislation & Press Freedom 🗓️ 5 March | 15:10–16:20 How can the UK strengthen protections against #SLAPPs and defend #MediaFreedom? mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🚨 Announcing Session 3 of the #UKMFF2026 Strengthening Global Responses to Legal Threats 🗓️ 5 March | 14:00–14:50 As legal threats against #Journalists grow worldwide, this session explores practical international solutions. mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🚨 Announcing Session 2 of the #UKMFF2026 Independent Media in Conflict-Affected Regions 🗓️ 5 March | 12:00–13:00 Independent media document #HumanRights abuses & counter propaganda in conflict zones — often at immense risk. mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🌍 New Op-Ed | The Future of the #OSCE and the UK’s Role, by Prof Stefan Wolff As the OSCE faces paralysis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and wider multilateral strain, can it remain relevant? 📖 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-the-fu... Image © OSCE

🚨 Announcing Session 1 of the #UKMFF2026 Beyond Borders: Journalists & Transnational Repression 🗓️ 5 March | 10:30–11:40 As #MediaFreedom faces growing cross-border threats, we examine how regimes silence journalists beyond their borders. Register: mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

📰In the media: FPC Senior Research Fellow Stefan Wolff speaks to @deutschewelle.dw.com on the future of the “rules-based international order” — and what its erosion could mean for global stability. 🔗: www.dw.com/en/what-is-t...

📣 Register for the UK Media Freedom Forum 2026 🗓️ 5–6 March | 📍 London + online To secure your place, complete the in-person or online registration form below. (Attending both days? Please register for each day separately.) 🔗 mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/ #UKMFF2026 #MediaFreedom

📢 Update: More than 160 editors, lawyers, academics, journalists, publishers and civil society representatives, have now called on Keir Starmer to bring forward anti-SLAPP measures in the next Kings Speech. antislapp.uk/2026/02/13/s...

⚖️In yesterday’s debate on Russian influence, Joe Powell MP raised concerns about the use of #SLAPPs to intimidate journalists. FPC’s 2022 report London Calling documented how UK courts have become a hub for legal threats that stifle public interest reporting.

📣Register your interest in the UK Media Freedom Forum 2026: forms.gle/Sh6FxLkjNmuu... 🗓️ 5–6 March | 📍@citystgeorges.bsky.social + online 🌐 Visit mediafreedomforum.co.uk for programme + updates @ibahri.bsky.social JFJ #UKMFF2026

🇩🇪 New long read: Rachel Herring unpacks how the #AfD is reshaping German foreign policy, from rewriting history to rejecting the #EU and questioning support for Ukraine. What does their rise mean for Europe and the rules-based order? 📖 fpc.org.uk/long-read-th...

🇺🇸 New Op-ed: One year into #Trump’s second term, domestic unrest and foreign policy disruption define the landscape. From Venezuela to #Greenland, FPC Senior Fellow, Dr Andrew Gawthorpe, unpacks Trump’s presidency 🔗 fpc.org.uk/op-ed-one-ye...

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺 New Op-Ed: Patterns of History in Transatlantic Relations FPC Advisory Council member & former EU diplomat David Harley reflects on continuity in #USForeignPolicy and what it means for the future of UK-EU-US ties. 🔗 Read: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-patter...