The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali, Rwanda will be complicated by the UK’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda.
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The British-Iranian national is returning to the UK after being held in Iran since 2016.
2022 has been declared the ‘year of European defence’. If the UK wants to be Global Britain, it should take part.
The boycott is ambiguous and will undermine the value of sport in diplomacy.
The problems of the withdrawal were clear in my experience trying to help Afghan researchers.
The image of a post-Brexit Britain with a strong international presence is being lost to the so-called special relationship.
The new security alliance between the US, UK and Australia could create a security dilemma.
Dominic Raab’s successor will face a slew of foreign policy challenges. Here’s how she might approach them.
How will the UK balance its relationship with the two global superpowers?
Why a new Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China of MPs from 11 countries is a step in the right direction.
Why Britain and Africa need each other more than ever.
The biggest risk is Britain’s desire to stand alone in the world.
What the UK’s main political parties have pledged on foreign policy in their manifestos.
Despite the UK’s close relationship with Saudi Arabia, the British public think much the same about its global influence as they do about Russia and Iran – and it isn’t good.
The government may find it hard to distance itself from companies that engage in questionable practices abroad.
The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest.
The UK is increasingly isolated in its claim to the Chagos Islands. If an international court finds in Mauritius’s favour, the implications could be huge.
The UK’s plans for post-Brexit trade and investment in Africa are pint-sized by the standards of other major players.
Saudi Arabia gets far more out of being close with the UK than vice versa.
After a week spent trampling the international order, Trump capped his performance by giving Vladimir Putin the benefit of the doubt.
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