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5. National and International Security

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5. National and International Security 5.3c What are the current and emerging multilateral trends within international institutions, including the UN, NATO, Commonwealth, Council of Europe, in relation to Human Rights, Sanctions, War Crimes, proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological threats, and wider international relations. How are these understood through the lens of UK interests, security, values and prosperity, and global development? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.3b What are the interactions between international security developments, goals and policies with respect to the global net zero transition? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.3a How and in what circumstances can sanctions help or harm foreign policy goals and how can their effectiveness be measured? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.2c What works best for countering mis- and dis-information? How does this change with the nature of the mis/disinformation and the target? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.2b Which strategies strengthen security and resilience against these transnational threats? Which approaches to addressing state threats are most effective, and how do they relate to building resilience in the UK? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.2a What are the current and emerging national security issues related to transnational threats including international terrorism, illicit finance, organised crime, private security actors, conflict, proliferation, disinformation and state and non-state threats? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1i What are the potential impacts of new technologies on the nature of warfare and potential responses Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1h What are the most effective interventions to strengthen strategic stability and avoid escalation in a situation of systemic global competition, including managing competition involving nuclear powers? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1g What works to manage military risks in an era of systemic competition? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1e Assuming a ceasefire or peace agreement is reached for Ukraine, what structures, measures and security architecture will be most effective in strengthening strategic stability in Europe as a whole? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1d What are the UK national security implications of global conflict and how can we manage these? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1c How can major global economic competitors co-exist peacefully in a world of fragmentation and geopolitical change? What are the policy implications for the UK? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1b What are the foreign policy priorities of various powers, and how are they using their diplomatic levers to influence others? How are governments shaping foreign and defence policy including the role of diplomacy as well as the military? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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5. National and International Security 5.1a What are the main geopolitical trends affecting international relations and their likely trajectory? What are the implications for UK strategy? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026

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