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We bring together experts and policy-makers to engage in genuine dialogue and address the most complex global challenges.

An Executive Agency of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

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💬 'In an era of frenetic change, it’s essential that policy formation remains considered, data-driven & evidence based.'

🖊️ Read our November newsletter for our latest events, &
@tom-cargill.bsky.social on the evidence underpinning Wilton Park's dialogue model.

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Wilton Park participants seated in chairs by large windows
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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💬 'A lot of the threats that could come to the UK come from this part of the world.'

Speaking at our dialogue on military deterrence in the High North, @SamanthaJobUK discusses the region's strategic importance.

🤝 UK Embassy to Sweden I @foiresearch.bsky.social

#russia #defence
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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💬 'Surely, there is a way to use artificial intelligence...to enhance our ability to prevent, detect, deter and respond to threats.'

Trevor Smith discusses how emerging technology can support work addressing threats from #WMD.

🤝 @globalaffairs.canada.ca I @gpwmd.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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💬 'Probably the biggest strategic mistake that Putin has made...in decades.'

Speaking at our event on military deterrence in the High North, Samantha Job and Karl Sörenson consider the impact of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO. 🌐

🤝 UK Embassy in Sweden I @foiresearch.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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💬 'The fight against AMR [anti-microbial resistance] requires new alliances, fresh thinking & decisive action.'

🖊️ Read our summary report on improving national & global strategic positions for tackling AMR.

🔗 www.wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/thro...

#AMR #WAAW
A colourful kaleidoscope pattern. Text reads: New report - through the kaleidoscope: AMR, conflict and security
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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💬 'The High North is a special part of the NATO territory.'

Karl Sorenson discusses the strategic importance of the High North and the impact of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO.

🤝 British Embassy Stockholm I @foiresearch.bsky.social

#NATO #deterrence
November 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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💬 ‘How can we build a more resilient world that is focused on improving the livelihoods of everyone?’

Elsie Addo Awadzi discusses why local leadership and agency must be at the heart of international development.

#internationaldevelopment
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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💬 'The aim was not to debate challenges already well known, but to co-create solutions & chart a path for collective action.'

🖊️ Read our report on developing and delivering a bold action plan on locally led #climate adaptation (LLA).

🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/achi...
An environmental community planting mangrove trees in Lampulo Village, Banda Aceh. TExt reads: New report - Achieving scale and sustainability: an action plan for implementing Locally Led Adaptation
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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This Armistice Day, we remember all those who have lost their lives in conflict, and honour those who continue to serve in defence of our freedoms.

#armisticeday #remembranceday
A field of poppies
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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💬 'Wilton Park thrives on openness, and from the moment you arrive you’re greeted not with hierarchy, but with humanity.'

🖊️ In our latest blog, Thomas Bushby describes life as a Wilton Park intern.

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#foreignpolicy #diplomacy
Wilton Park intern Thomas Bushby at his laptop, with members of the policy team gathered round him. Text reads: New blog - Wilton Park perspectives: Thomas Bushby, intern
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

#remembrancesunday #remembrance
A poppy field, with a poppy in bloom in the foreground. Text reads: Lest we forget
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

#remembrancesunday #remembrance
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🌍 The Congo Basin rainforest is a vital resource that's being destroyed at an alarming rate.

Read our report on working towards a successor to the 2021 Congo Basin Pledge at #COP30, mobilising funding for forest preservation.

🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/the-...
A river winding through forests in the Congo Basin. Text reads: The Congo Basin forests to Belem and beyond - what follows the pledge?
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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💬 “For me, the moment was personal and deeply symbolic.”

Our senior programme director Alison Hilliard met Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III after their historic moment of prayer, to discuss interfaith work on climate change. 👇

🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/idea/the-pow...

#faith #climate
Wilton Park senior programme director Alison Hilliard shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🕰️ Wilton Park doesn't slow down when the clocks go back.

🍂 Check out our upcoming events as 2025 draws to a close and we look ahead to our 80th anniversary year in 2026. The lights stay on and the work continues, as the days grow darker.

🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/events/upcom...
Wiston House at night
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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💬 'Having those women in places of leadership...is very vital and influential.'

Confidence Staveley on the importance of supporting and promoting women leaders in cybersecurity.

#CyberSecurity #womenintech
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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🤝 We're delighted to welcome Felix Dane to the Wilton Park Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Felix is an expert in European affairs and international diplomacy with a deep understanding of political engagement across global institutions.

🔗 https://ow.ly/qH3F50Xj6is
Felix Dane
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🛡️ How can NATO effectively deter Russian nuclear coercion in the High North?

🌐 Our upcoming dialogue will consider key questions for Nordic states and the UK on tailoring deterrence strategies.

🤝 FOIresearch.bsky.social I UK Embassy in Sweden

🔗 https://ow.ly/ZpnP50XiZK7

Soldiers on exercise in a snowy landscape. Text reads: Upcoming event - tailoring deterrence in the High North
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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💬 “I was honoured to be at the Vatican when history was made.”

Our senior programme director, Alison Hilliard, describes presenting her work to Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III after their historic moment of prayer last week.

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#faith #climate #reconciliation
Pope Leo XIV appears to the public for the first time, on a balcony in the Vatican. Text reads: New blog - the power of reconciliation
October 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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💬 'Many people said don't do it...but the British government went ahead with it anyway.'

@holgernehring.bsky.social discusses the resistance that Wilton Park encountered when it was founded as a re-education centre for German PoWs after World War Two.

#80YearsofWiltonPark #WorldWarTwo
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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💬 'The difficult things can no longer be postponed.'

Bright Simons discusses why we need to transform the systems underpinning global development cooperation.

#internationaldevelopment #Development
October 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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🪔 Happy Diwali to all those celebrating the Festival of Lights, in the UK and around the world, from everyone at Wilton Park.

#Diwali #dīwali2025
A graphic of a colourful lamp surrounded by flowers and hanging decorations
October 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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💬 'As we work towards finding a lasting peace, we also need sustained economic recovery and the reconstruction of Gaza.'

🖊️ Read the communiqué from the co-hosts of our conference this week: the Governments of the UK, Palestine and Egypt.

🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/idea/communi...
Participants sit around the conference table
October 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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💬 "Together, we're backing Palestinian-led recovery and reconstruction."

@mphamishfalconer.bsky.social discussed crucial planning and coordination efforts for postwar Gaza at our conference this week, co-convened with the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Egypt.

#Gaza
October 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Yesterday we welcomed @mphamishfalconer.bsky.social and partners from the Palestinian Authority & the Government of Egypt, for our conference on Gaza’s recovery & reconstruction. This is a vital opportunity to build the momentum & vision required for lasting progress.

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Neil Briscoe, Head of Policy at Wilton Park, speaks at the conference table Participants talk at the conference table A large screen in the conference room displays an image of Palestinian people returning to their homes after the January 2025 ceasefire Hamish Falconer, MP speaks with H.E. Mr. Yahya Shunnar J. H, Governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority
October 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM