Insights from the Common Futures Conversations Youth Survey — This post is part of a series reflecting on the results of the Common Futures Conversations Youth Survey, conducted in January 2019. We asked respondents to consider a list of political issues and select which one they would spend $1 billion on if given the chance — and here is…

Insights from the Common Futures Conversations Survey — This post is part of a series reflecting on the results of the Common Futures Conversations survey of 3,487 young people from 13 countries across Africa and Europe. We asked young people a range of questions about the how they engage with news and political discussions online. When asked to…

Insights from the Common Futures Conversations Survey — This post is part of a series reflecting on the results of the Common Futures Conversations survey of 3,487 young people from 13 countries across Africa and Europe. We asked three of the young people involved in helping develop the survey to reflect on what they perceived as the main…

Lyndsey Jefferson speaks to Emily Taylor about the increasing prevalence of facial recognition technology and whether current laws are enough to address privacy concerns. — By Lyndsey Jefferson and Emily Taylor One of the first uses of facial recognition was as a military technology in Iraq and Afghanistan. Earlier this year, it was part of a controversial trial by London’s Metropolitan Police. How is this technology evolving to become a major part of everyday life?

Insights from the Common Futures Conversations Survey — This post is part of a series reflecting on the results of the Common Futures Conversations (CFC) Youth Survey conducted in January 2019. We asked young people from 13 countries across Africa and Europe a range of questions about the level of their political engagement. When asked to indicate how…

Insights from the Common Futures Conversations Survey — The Common Futures Conversations survey asked 3,487 young people from 13 countries across Africa and Europe to consider a list of political issues, and then prioritize them, including which issue most affects their own country and which most affects the world. …

Insights from the Common Futures Conversations Youth Survey — In March 2019, students in more than 100 countries protested against the lack of international action on climate change. Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg, the Youth Strike 4 Climate demonstrations garnered widespread media attention and, despite criticism from some politicians, gave fresh impetus to the policy conversation around…

Widespread protests have erupted in Hong Kong over the last few weeks. Ostensibly over the implementation of a controversial extradition bill, the protests also reflect wider concerns about the territory’s ongoing relationship with China and preserving Hong Kong’s distinctive political culture and democratic rights. In 2017, on the 20th anniversary of the British handover of the territory to China, Kerry Brown spoke to Jason Naselli about what the future holds for the territory.

A new Chatham House report on UK-Japan relations makes the case for an ambitious and multi-faceted virtual alliance between the two countries who are both facing a set of common regional and global challenges. The report’s editor, John Nilsson-Wright, highlights five core themes addressed by the report’s Japanese and British authors. — (1) Britain and Japan enjoy strong historical ties that underpin their increased cooperation in recent years.