The event was chaired by UGN committee member Julia Brown (University of St Andrews). Other speakers included:

– His Excellency Pedro Serrano, EU Ambassador to the United Kingdom

– Professor Hussein Kassim, Professor of European Public Policy and Administration, University of Warwick

– Jannike Wachowiak, Researcher, UK in a Changing Europe.

– Professor George Christou, Professor of European Politics and Security, University of Warwick.

Many thanks to all those who attended and contributed to a fantastic event.

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The event was chaired by UGN committee member Aliza Dufournet. Other speakers included:

Claudio Navarro Gonzalez — Teaching Associate in the Department of Economics at The University of Manchester.

Dr Ignacio Aguilo — Senior Lecturer in Latin American Cultural Studies and the Co-Director of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Manchester

Isaac Lopez Moreno Flores — PhD researcher in Development Economics and Policy Management at the University of Manchester

Mariana Hernandez-Montilla — PhD researcher In Development Policy and Management at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester

Many thanks to all those who attended and contributed to a fantastic event.

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Thank you to Dame Priti and her team for enabling such great conversation, and to everyone in the audience for their insightful questions.

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Thank you to the Ambassador and his team for enabling such great conversation, and to everyone in the audience for their insightful questions.

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Our webinar on ‘Careers in Foreign Policy and International Affairs’, chaired by BFPG Senior Researcher Jack Pannell brought together a fantastic panel to share their experiences and advice with the next generation of foreign policy professionals. Our panellists were:

Eleni Koumoundouros — Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Amalie Coleman — British Expertise International

Zoe Swanwick — Coalition for Global Prosperity

Our panelists spoke about their journeys into the world of foreign policy, and offered tips to undergraduates on getting experience, how to develop their skills, and the many routes into the world of foreign policy.

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The launch event on Scotland’s role in foreign policy hosted at the University of Edinburgh, was a fantastic evening. Scotland has long played a distinctive and influential role on the international stage, shaped by its history, values, and global connections. The event explored how Scotland contributes to foreign policy today – from diplomacy and trade to climate leadership and cultural influence – and consider what its future role in an evolving world might look like.

Our Director, Evie Aspinall, spoke on public opinion on foreign policy in Scotland, sparking some great conversation and debate.

Other speakers included:

Adam Al-kateb (MSP Candidate for the Scottish Green Party)

Anthony Salamone (Managing Director of European Merchants)

Beccie White (BISA-BFPG Undergraduate Network Chair)

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We were delighted to have opening speeches from Permanent Under Secretary to the FCDO, Sir Oliver Robbins, and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Dame Emily Thornberry MP.

Many thanks to all those who attended, and BFPG looks forward to continuing to working across this community to champion UK soft power.

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Thank you to all in the audience who joined for such an engaging session. For those interested in our work on this theme, do reach out to evie.aspinall@bfpg.co.uk.

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We were joined by an excellent line up of speakers to explore and dissect the key trends and themes from the report.

• Peter Jones, Head of Global Strategies at LSE IDEAS, a Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, Vice Chair of the Mines Advisory Group International, and the former Chief Operating Officer and Director-General at the then Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
• Anand Menon, Director of The UK in a Changing Europe, and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London
• Aphrodite George-Vamvakopoulou, Partner and Intelligence Director at Critical Publics

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A huge thanks to our speakers and all who attended. If you’d like to hear more about the findings please do reach out.

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We thank you all who attended, and to the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia and Ambassador Ms Katerina Stavreska for the support in organising.

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