This week, in partnership with @wiltonpark.bsky.social, we brought together senior policymakers and security experts to examine the UK's growing national security vulnerabilities and what a whole-of-society response really looks like. A vital conversation, and one we're eager to continue.
On 19 May 2026, the British Foreign Policy Group was delighted to partner with Wilton Park to deliver a two day conference on strengthening national resilience.
Yesterday, the BISA/BFPG Undergraduate Network hosted its Undergraduate Development Day in Brighton. Students heard from leading practitioners on careers in international affairs and presented original research.
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On Wednesday our BISA/BFPG Undergraduate Network met at @warwickuni.bsky.social for 'The future of EU-UK relations'
Students heard from:
🔹 Pedro Serrano, EU Ambassador to the UK
🔹 Jannike Wachowiak (UKICE)
🔹 Prof Hussein Kassim (Warwick)
🔹 Prof George Christou (Warwick)
Earlier this week BFPG Director Evie Aspinall appeared on The Media Show to discuss how authoritarian and foreign states are leveraging influencers to spread pro-regime content and the dangerous impact this is having on public opinion on foreign policy. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
This week the BFPG was pleased to support the @goodgrowthfdn.bsky.social in hosting Defence Sec John Healey who spoke on defence investment and boosting UK jobs and innovation.
Watch his answer to a question on obtaining public buy-in for defence from Director @evieaspinall.bsky.social
On Monday BFPG Director @evieaspinall.bsky.social spoke to Bloomberg TV about King Charles III's visit to the U.S., wider UK-United States relations, and the conflict in Iran.
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What can King Charles III actually achieve on his US visit this week, and is the pageantry worth it?
BFPG Director @evieaspinall.bsky.social analyses the careful diplomatic dance the UK is performing in a moment of major geopolitical uncertainty.
Russia and China spend £6–8bn a year on international state media. The BBC World Service reaches 300m people weekly at 44p per user in government funding.
The maths on soft power is hard to argue with. @jackpannell.bsky.social explains why the UK can't afford to let it slide.
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The BISA/BFPG Undergraduate network was delighted to host the Undergraduate Development Day in Brighton on June 2
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Jack Pannell argues that, in a volitile world, soft power remains vital to the UK.
Evie Aspinall argues that in a moment of major geopolitical uncertainty the UK is, rightly, using every diplomatic tool it can, to mitigate the impacts of the worst excesses of the Trump presidency
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This Undergraduate Network from the British International Studies Association (BISA) and the British Foreign Policy Group (BFPG) is brand new, and launched in October 2025. The network is designed exc...
