Foreign Policy Centre

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The Foreign Policy Centre is a British think tank specialising in foreign policy. It was formed in 1998 and launched by Tony Blair with the aim of developing a "vision of a fair and rule-based world order". It is pro-European.

They promote:

"Effective multilateral solutions to global problems
Democratic and well-governed states as the foundation of order and development
Partnerships with the private sector to deliver public goods
Support for progressive policy through effective public diplomacy
Inclusive definitions of citizenship to underpin internationalist policies." ^[#endnote_]

It is closely connected to the British Labour Party. The current director (appointed in August 2005) is former Labour minister Stephen Twigg.

The current (August 2005) advisory council consists of Labour peers Helena Kennedy, Michael Levy, Lord Swaraj Paul and Baroness Ramsay and economist Sir Michael Butler, LSE Professor Fred Halliday and advertising executive Adam Lury.

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