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The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Hounds: How the FCDO Can Deliver Its Vision for Development

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August 05, 2020

Being a force for good in the world is more than about branding, or even good intentions: it requires impact and an organisation capable of it. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s vision offers a good starting point for being a values-driven force for good in the world, but within tha...

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The “Integrated Review”⁠—Re-Defining the UK’s Role In The World

Ian Mitchell

June 10, 2020

In late February, the UK confirmed it would undertake an “Integrated Review” of its foreign policy, defence, security, and international development. Whil attention has rightly shifted to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK will soon restart work to “overhaul its approach to foreign policy” and “defi...

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Commitment to Development 2020: Reassessing What Matters Most

Lee Robinson

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Ian Mitchell

March 10, 2020

Ahead of the publication of the next Commitment to Development Index this spring, Lee Robinson and Ian Mitchell outline the findings from three external reviews, and highlight ways the differences in the forthcoming CDI.

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Joint Ministers the Latest Step in Johnson’s Global Britain

Rachael Calleja

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Ian Mitchell

February 28, 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent reshuffle saw substantial changes to the Department for International Development’s (DFID) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) ministerial teams, the most striking of which was that the two departments will share all of their junior ministers while ea...