They argue that a pragmatic and progressive foreign policy requires democratic inclusion, an empirical emphasis on people’s actual experiences, the willingness to experiment and test ideas to see what works, and a more productive attitude to identity and how we see others.

As @teamlabouruk.bsky.social marks its one year anniversary in office, Prof @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social & Prof @jasonralph.bsky.social ask the question "can foreign policy be pragmatic and progressive?"

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If you have a fresh UK foreign policy idea, are a progressive, & are interested in writing an 800 word piece for the New Diplomacy Project. Do get in touch!

Following the UK Gov committing to giving 16/17 year olds the right to vote at the next General Election, former UK Ambassador Michael Reilly & Louis Smith call for integrating young people's perspectives into #UKForeignPolicy in our latest article series.

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The Government should ensure that planned increases in Defence spending support the resilience of the UK economy, including contributing jobs, maintaining and developing the UK’s industrial base, as well as keeping open trade chokepoints.

The Government should revive public messaging regarding civil contingency, encouraging households to store non-perishables and water. It should also consider the introduction of a Civil Defence Force to coordinate civil Defence duties and supplement the work of the Armed Forces.

Ministers' plans to push regulators to prioritise growth should be underpinned by a focus on resilience, to ensure that deregulation does not undermine the UK economy & living standards. Efforts to deregulate the City of London were a contributing factor to the 2008 Financial Crisis.

The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s review into the UK’s economic capability in diplomacy should include diplomats not only encouraging the Government’s growth agenda but monitoring geopolitical risks to the UK economy.

The Government should prioritise the long-term benefit of resilience over short-term economic gains in selling off assets.

The Government should review its procurement and investment rules regarding companies operating critical national infrastructure or sectors which are vital to the UK’s resilience, including steel, energy, water, and agriculture.

The UK Government should review rules regarding stockpiling, ensuring that stockpiles remain located physically in the UK and are run by trusted providers.

The UK Government should increase its intelligence budget and increase resources to monitor conventional and unconventional geopolitical threats to the UK.

The paper by our co-chair Sam Goodman recommends that Ministers should frame the Government’s growth goal as not just a goal for growth in and of itself, but economic growth towards resilience.

As the Iran-Israel conflict continues & the UK Chancellor commits to protecting the public from price shocks as a result, our latest paper looks at the UK’s vulnerability to geopolitical economic shocks & how the Government can shore up resilience.

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