The news media and (dis)information as a foreign policy tool
Dr Natalie Martin discusses the importance of news media in foreign policy.
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Foreign Policy (FPWG)
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Our working group aims to analyse foreign policy-making, from individual and group decisions and policy processes within states to how foreign policies are received externally and forged in multilateral forums. We bring together a wide variety of people ranging from academics and diplomats to journalists and politicians. We welcome all approaches that help to examine foreign policy, especially (but not exclusively) British foreign policy. Whilst we welcome collaborative projects, if you're working on the US you should see the US foreign policy working group as your first port of call.
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News and analysis
A call for international dialogue: considerations of IR
Marianna Charountaki, Mary Hartford and Sarah Dorr consider meta-globalisation and associations.
Book presentation: Foreign policy aspects of international law
A recording of the online event which took place on 5 May 2023.
Women in Foreign Policy Making
An online event organized by BISA FPWG on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Foreign policy in times of conflict: research without fieldwork
A zoom event convened under the auspices of the Foreign Policy Working Group.
International and regional foreign policies in action: Armenia and the EU
A zoom event convened under the auspices of the Foreign Policy Working Group with Ambassador Makunts
Call for blog submissions, Foreign Policy Working Group
The Working Group conveners seek blogs that explore new ideas or illuminate diverse frameworks.
New series on Non-State Actors in International Relations seeks book proposals
Foreign Policy Working Group convener Marianna Charountaki is editing a series on Non-State Actors.
Past events
Conflict resolution and foreign policy: The case of Shingal
New event from our Foreign Policy Working Group, discussing conflict resolution in Shingal/Sinjar.
What's next? Foreign policy, warfare, and emerging technologies
Collaborative event between the War studies and Foreign policy working groups.
What's next? Foreign policy, warfare, and emerging technologies
Collaborative event between the War studies and Foreign policy working groups.
Foreign Policy Working Group ReUnion- AGM 2024
Join us for our Annual General Meeting.
Foreign Policy Working Group Third Annual Conference
Join the FPWG in Cambridge for their 3rd Annual Conference.
The utilisation of drones as tool of (foreign) policy
Join this joint Foreign Policy and War Studies Working Group event about the use of drones in FP.
The utilisation of drones as tool of (foreign) policy
Join this joint Foreign Policy and War Studies Working Group event about the use of drones in FP.
Women in scientific institutions and leadership
A Foreign Policy Working Group event bringing together leaders for International Women's Day.
The foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus and the European acquis
This virtual event will explore the foreign policy orientation and geopolitical role of the Republic
The rise of the Global South and its impact on foreign policy dynamics
An event discussing the expansion of the BRICS bloc and the impact of the rise of the Global South.
Laying the ground for Italian Foreign Policy analysis
A virtual event that will analyse Italy's foreign policy formulation and decision-making.
Book launch: Non-State Actors and Foreign Policy Agency – Insights from Area Studies
A book launch event brought to you by the Foreign Policy Working Group.
Foreign Policy Working Group AGM 2023: A welcome call
The Annual General Meeting of the Foreign Policy Working Group
New trends in the study of Foreign Policy in Europe
A hybrid roundtable has been organised by the BISA Foreign Policy Working Group and EISA.
Book presentation: Foreign policy aspects of international law
This event will discuss Kaleem Hussain's 'Peace and Reconciliation in International and Islamic Law'
Dis(information) as a foreign policy tool
A Foreign Policy Working Group event considering different aspects of "disordered information".
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