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The European Political Community

On 5 October, over 40 European leaders will meet in Granada in Spain for the third summit of the European Political Community…

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UK and EU responses to the war in Ukraine

The intensification of Russia’s war in Ukraine, with its large-scale invasion in February 2022, has up-ended the security order in Europe. The…

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Integrated Review Refresh 2023

This explainer looks at the 2023 ‘refresh’ of the 2021 Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. It sets out…

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Professor Michael Ignatieff on Brexit, his political career and fighting populism

06 Oct 2023

Democracy, Brexit and the war in Ukraine with Anne Applebaum

10 Feb 2023

The Facts

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What is the Commonwealth?

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary grouping of 54 countries, nearly all of which were formerly…

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What is the UK-US ‘Special Relationship’?

The ‘special relationship’ is a term used to refer to the close political, cultural and historic ties between UK and the USA….

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What is AUKUS?

AUKUS is a trilateral security partnership between the USA, UK and Australia to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines in the Indo-Pacific region….

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