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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. wiltonpark.org.uk

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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
💬 "What are those systems that we need in place in the 21st century?" As the 81st UN General Assembly High Level Week opens, @tom-cargill.bsky.social reflects on the crisis in multilateralism, and how institutions must adapt to a changing world. #UNGA81 #UNGA #multilateralism
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
💬 "What are those systems that we need in place in the 21st century?" As the 81st UN General Assembly High Level Week opens, @tom-cargill.bsky.social reflects on the crisis in multilateralism, and how institutions must adapt to a changing world. #UNGA81 #UNGA #multilateralism
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🗨️ 'I think the thing that will stay with me the most is that change is possible.' Our 2026 Youth Ambassador Network (YAN) cohort reflect on what they've learned so far from their YAN experience. 🤝 University of Sussex I @uniofnottingham.bsky.social I Sir Heinz Koeppler Trust
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🗨️ 'I think the thing that will stay with me the most is that change is possible.' Our 2026 Youth Ambassador Network (YAN) cohort reflect on what they've learned so far from their YAN experience. 🤝 University of Sussex I @uniofnottingham.bsky.social I Sir Heinz Koeppler Trust
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🔎 What are the emerging signals shaping #policymaking across sectors? Cross-cutting themes from our recent dialogues include: 🤝 Trust as a strategic asset 🌐 Ecosystem-based governance ⚡ Early action in an uncertain world Find out more: wiltonpark.org.uk/idea/the-wil...
A group of participants in discussion at Wilton Park, in strong light and shade. Text reads: The Wilton Park Signal
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🔎 What are the emerging signals shaping #policymaking across sectors? Cross-cutting themes from our recent dialogues include: 🤝 Trust as a strategic asset 🌐 Ecosystem-based governance ⚡ Early action in an uncertain world Find out more: wiltonpark.org.uk/idea/the-wil...
A group of participants in discussion at Wilton Park, in strong light and shade. Text reads: The Wilton Park Signal
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🏅 🌍 When women and girls have equal access to sport, the benefits extend far beyond the playing field. Our upcoming dialogue will explore how inclusive #sport can expand opportunity and support development across the Global South. 🤝 Qatar Foundation 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/event/sport-...
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Sport for development in the Global South: advancing female empowerment, inclusion and accessibility - Wilton Park
This dialogue will explore how enabling access to sport for women and girls across the Global South can strengthen social and economic development.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🏅 🌍 When women and girls have equal access to sport, the benefits extend far beyond the playing field. Our upcoming dialogue will explore how inclusive #sport can expand opportunity and support development across the Global South. 🤝 Qatar Foundation 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/event/sport-...
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Sport for development in the Global South: advancing female empowerment, inclusion and accessibility - Wilton Park
This dialogue will explore how enabling access to sport for women and girls across the Global South can strengthen social and economic development.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🗨️ ‘25 years since the 9/11 attacks, the threat from extremism to the UK and to many other countries has mutated significantly.’ Ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, Wilton Park's Samuel Godsland considers how counter-terrorism (CT) policy has adapted and must continue to adapt. #September11
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌍 Our Youth Ambassador Network (YAN) aims to nurture the next generation of globally collaborative leaders. Last week, we welcomed YAN students to Wilton Park to explore global challenges, diplomacy and dialogue. 🤝 University of Sussex I @uniofnottingham.bsky.social I Sir Heinz Koeppler Trust
YAN participants listen as a female participant speaks at the conference tableA female YAN participant smiles as she holds a cup of tea and talks with fellow participantsYAN participants and Wilton Park colleagues pose for a group photograph in the OrangeryParticipants are seated in armchairs in the Library during a breakout session
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🗨️ "We're seeing strains in the international development world; we're seeing major shifts." Elsie Addo Awadzi on the need for innovative thinking and new partnerships to support and fund truly sustainable development. #development #internationaldevelopment
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🗨️ "We're seeing strains in the international development world; we're seeing major shifts." Elsie Addo Awadzi on the need for innovative thinking and new partnerships to support and fund truly sustainable development. #development #internationaldevelopment
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🌍 Diplomacy is changing. Are foreign ministries changing with it? ✍️ @tom-cargill.bsky.social and Olivier Evans argue that meaningful reform of Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) is essential for effective diplomacy in the 21st century. 🔗 ow.ly/wT5h50ZBQsl
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Disrupt the diplomat: the irresistible case for MFA reform - Wilton Park
Tom Cargill and Olivier Evans consider the challenging facing foreign ministries in a world of polycrises, and how they can adapt for success.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🌍 Diplomacy is changing. Are foreign ministries changing with it? ✍️ @tom-cargill.bsky.social and Olivier Evans argue that meaningful reform of Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) is essential for effective diplomacy in the 21st century. 🔗 ow.ly/wT5h50ZBQsl
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Disrupt the diplomat: the irresistible case for MFA reform - Wilton Park
Tom Cargill and Olivier Evans consider the challenging facing foreign ministries in a world of polycrises, and how they can adapt for success.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🚨 The generation growing up in the age of AI must be included in conversations around its development and delivery. Read the report from our recent dialogue on childhood in the age of artificial intelligence. 👇 🔗 ow.ly/fO3v50ZBPYI
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Childhood in the age of Artificial Intelligence - Wilton Park
This dialogue was designed to ensure responsible AI use and development, with a focus on protecting and benefiting children.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🗨️ 'Children’s rights and protection must be at the forefront of AI development and deployment.' 📑 Read the report from our dialogue on childhood in the age of artificial intelligence. 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/chil... #ai
Young participants sit along the conference table at Wilton Park. Text reads: New report - Childhood in the age of artificial intelligence
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🗨️ 'Children’s rights and protection must be at the forefront of AI development and deployment.' 📑 Read the report from our dialogue on childhood in the age of artificial intelligence. 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/chil... #ai
Young participants sit along the conference table at Wilton Park. Text reads: New report - Childhood in the age of artificial intelligence
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🌐 The use of AI to design new viruses shows how technology is rapidly changing the landscape of global security. Our report explores how we can collaborate on managing the interaction between emerging technologies & WMD threats. 🤝 @globalaffairs.canada.ca 🔗 www.wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/the-...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Actionable: A Global Partnership Initiative to Counter and Leverage WMD Relevant Technologies - Wilton Park
This workshop explored how rapid technological advancement and convergence are reshaping the WMD proliferation landscape.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🗨️ "It was a highlight of my career to be invited." Read Kerry-Ann Barrett's testimonial on her first experience of joining a Wilton Park dialogue on cybersecurity. 👇 🔗 ow.ly/PW4T50ZwTS0 #cyber #cybersecurity #WiltonPark80
"Wilton Park is a perfect setting…for the way it invites its guests into its beauty and openness and ushers them to think outside of their day to day and to visualize out of the box solutions to complex issues." - Kerry-Ann Barrett, Chief of Cybersecurity Section, OAS
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🛡️ How has counter-terrorism policy changed since 9/11? This special report by our senior programme director Sam Godsland examines the evolution of policy on terrorism and violent extremism, through the lens of Wilton Park's convening work from 2001 to 2026. 🔗 ow.ly/CAWp50Zwtln
Blue lights shine up into the sky over New York, in the space where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre once stood. Text reads: Special report - from 'War on Terror' to whole of society prevention
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British Foreign Policy Group @bfpg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
BFPG collaborated with @wiltonpark.bsky.social to examine practical policy, legislative and societal recommendations to support a credible ‘whole of society’ approach to national security. Read Wilton Park's latest report below. 🖊️ @jackpannell.bsky.social www.wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/stre...
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Strengthening national resilience: building a whole of society and whole of government approach to national security - Wilton Park
This report examines the threats to UK national security, the challenges facing government, and possible solutions for national resilience.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Our latest report with @bfpg.bsky.social explores practical policy, legislative and societal recommendations to support a credible ‘whole of society’ approach to national security. 🖊️ @jackpannell.bsky.social 🔗 www.wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/stre...
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Strengthening national resilience: building a whole of society and whole of government approach to national security - Wilton Park
This report examines the threats to UK national security, the challenges facing government, and possible solutions for national resilience.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Our latest report with @bfpg.bsky.social explores practical policy, legislative and societal recommendations to support a credible ‘whole of society’ approach to national security. 🖊️ @jackpannell.bsky.social 🔗 www.wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/stre...
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Strengthening national resilience: building a whole of society and whole of government approach to national security - Wilton Park
This report examines the threats to UK national security, the challenges facing government, and possible solutions for national resilience.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🚨 'Democratic resilience and social cohesion should be understood as matters of national security.' 📝 Read the full report from our recent event exploring new approaches to countering extremism and protecting the democratic order. 👇 🔗 ow.ly/QUeP50Zs2X7
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🗨️ "Identifying and cultivating the future of diplomacy...is critical to our future." Read our July newsletter for news on upcoming and recent events, our latest reports and conversations with global experts. 🔗 ow.ly/OvVO50ZrV9c #diplomacy
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Congratulations to Ed Miliband on his appointment as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, from all of us at Wilton Park. We look forward to working with him to advance the UK's international priorities, and welcoming him to Wilton Park soon.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
💡 'Improving employment rights can increase economic growth.' 📘 Read the report from our dialogue on driving inclusive growth through better worker protection. 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/driv... 🤝 Department for Business and Trade #growth #workersrights
An aerial view of a worker pulling a trolley laden with boxes across a warehouse. Text reads: New report - driving inclusive economies and growth through better protection for workers
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🏅 In 2015, a single Wilton Park dialogue became the foundation for the Centre for Sport and Human Rights - now a globally respected organisation. Learn more about the 2015 meeting, the origins and evolution of the centre in this blog and podcast. 🔗 ow.ly/mOLX50Zm4PG
A graphic of a speechmark with text overlaid. Text reads: "We often talk about the 2015 Wilton Park meeting that kick-started a process that eventually led to the Centre for Sport and Human Rights being launched." - William Rook, Deputy Chief Executive and COO, Centre for Sports and Human RightsText reads: Some conversations change everything.  In 2015, a single Wilton Park dialogue became the foundation for the Centre for Sport and Human Rights - now a globally respected organisation.  A decade on, it’s a powerful reminder that the impact of our dialogues can last far longer than the conversation itself.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🏅 In 2015, a single Wilton Park dialogue became the foundation for the Centre for Sport and Human Rights - now a globally respected organisation. Learn more about the 2015 meeting, the origins and evolution of the centre in this blog and podcast. 🔗 ow.ly/mOLX50Zm4PG
A graphic of a speechmark with text overlaid. Text reads: "We often talk about the 2015 Wilton Park meeting that kick-started a process that eventually led to the Centre for Sport and Human Rights being launched." - William Rook, Deputy Chief Executive and COO, Centre for Sports and Human RightsText reads: Some conversations change everything.  In 2015, a single Wilton Park dialogue became the foundation for the Centre for Sport and Human Rights - now a globally respected organisation.  A decade on, it’s a powerful reminder that the impact of our dialogues can last far longer than the conversation itself.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
💡 'Improving employment rights can increase economic growth.' 📘 Read the report from our dialogue on driving inclusive growth through better worker protection. 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/driv... 🤝 Department for Business and Trade #growth #workersrights
An aerial view of a worker pulling a trolley laden with boxes across a warehouse. Text reads: New report - driving inclusive economies and growth through better protection for workers
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🌍🔐 Global #cybersecurity regulation presents a fragmented landscape. 📖 Our new report outlines 10 recommendations to improve international cooperation and reduce compliance burdens for organisations worldwide. 🤝 @DSIT I @techuk.bsky.social 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/enha...
A colourful outline of a padlock and shield on a circuit board. Text reads: New report - enhancing international cooperation on cyber regulation
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🌍🔐 Global #cybersecurity regulation presents a fragmented landscape. 📖 Our new report outlines 10 recommendations to improve international cooperation and reduce compliance burdens for organisations worldwide. 🤝 @DSIT I @techuk.bsky.social 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/enha...
A colourful outline of a padlock and shield on a circuit board. Text reads: New report - enhancing international cooperation on cyber regulation
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🛡️ As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, read a special report from Wilton Park programme director Sam Godsland on the evolution of UK #counter-terrorism policy since 2001, tracked through the lens of Wilton Park dialogues. 🔗 ow.ly/QXXI50ZjIJ2
Blue lights shine up into the sky over New York, in the space where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre once stood. Text reads: Special report - from 'War on Terror' to whole of society prevention
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🇺🇸 As the US marks 250 years of independence, Marshall Scholar Hari Choudhari reflects on what he's learned from studying democracy, civil society and policymaking in the UK. 🎥 Watch his story below. #MarshallScholarship #US250 #Democracy
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🛡️ As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, read a special report from Wilton Park programme director Sam Godsland on the evolution of UK #counter-terrorism policy since 2001, tracked through the lens of Wilton Park dialogues. 🔗 ow.ly/QXXI50ZjIJ2
Blue lights shine up into the sky over New York, in the space where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre once stood. Text reads: Special report - from 'War on Terror' to whole of society prevention
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🗨️ 'Those who are most affected by conflict are rarely at the decision-making tables.' 🕊️ Speaking at our dialogue launching a new global alliance for peace, Stella Attah of @tearfund.bsky.social discusses why peacebuilding efforts must be inclusive. #peacebuilding
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🗨️ 'All the potential of AI cannot allow us just to take extreme risks.' Iagê Miola on the need for regulation and accountability in the public sector's deployment of artificial intelligence. #ai #artificialintelligence #publicsector
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🗨️ 'Dehumanisation of the other is a serious problem for peace.' Fadi Daou of Globethics on why we urgently need the new global alliance for peace launched at Wilton Park earlier this month. #peacebuildingweek #peace
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🗨️ 'Dehumanisation of the other is a serious problem for peace.' Fadi Daou of Globethics on why we urgently need the new global alliance for peace launched at Wilton Park earlier this month. #peacebuildingweek #peace
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🗨️ 'Being part of Wilton Park means playing a small role in something much bigger.' Wilton Park Event Supervisor Meghan DeLellis explains why she's so passionate about her role and the impact that our work has on the world. 🔗 ow.ly/yqoS50ZaHSU
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Meghan DeLellis against a blue background. She is wearing a black top and glasses. Text reads: New Blog - Wilton Park Perspectives - Meghan DeLellis, Event Supervisor
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🗨️ 'Powerful nations no longer win wars, but they can create awful destruction.' Speaking at our dialogue launching a new global alliance for peace, Lord Alderdice outlined why working together for peace in a new way is crucial and timely. #peacebuildingweek #peace
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🗨️ 'Powerful nations no longer win wars, but they can create awful destruction.' Speaking at our dialogue launching a new global alliance for peace, Lord Alderdice outlined why working together for peace in a new way is crucial and timely. #peacebuildingweek #peace
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🗨️ 'War is not inevitable.' Marking the start of the first ever UN International Week of Peacebuilding, our senior programme director Alison Hilliard discusses why the new global alliance for peace launched at our recent dialogue is so vital. 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/idea/a-new-a... #peacebuildingweek
Alison Hilliard speaks at the conference table. Text reads: New blog - A new alliance for peace
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🗨️ 'War is not inevitable.' Marking the start of the first ever UN International Week of Peacebuilding, our senior programme director Alison Hilliard discusses why the new global alliance for peace launched at our recent dialogue is so vital. 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/idea/a-new-a... #peacebuildingweek
Alison Hilliard speaks at the conference table. Text reads: New blog - A new alliance for peace
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🕊️ Thanks to everyone who joined us last week at our dialogue on building a new global alliance for peace, working across borders, across sectors and across faiths. 🤝 @ipuparliament.bsky.social I @una-uk.bsky.social I OHCHR I Globethics I UK Embassy to the Holy See #peace #diplomacy
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🕊️ Thanks to everyone who joined us last week at our dialogue on building a new global alliance for peace, working across borders, across sectors and across faiths. 🤝 @ipuparliament.bsky.social I @una-uk.bsky.social I OHCHR I Globethics I UK Embassy to the Holy See #peace #diplomacy
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🗨️ 'Every human life is sacred...every human life has value.' Last week we hosted a dialogue on the urgent need to re-imagine #peace, launching a new global collaboration on peacebuilding. 👇 🤝 @ipuparliament.bsky.social I @una-uk.bsky.social I OHCHR I Globethics I UK Embassy to the Holy See
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks @eliothiggins.bsky.social for flagging our report on building a new approach to counter-extremism and democratic resilience - you can now read the full report on our website. 👇 🔗 www.wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/buil... #democracy #dialogue
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Building a new counter-extremism and democratic resilience approach for today and the future - Wilton Park
This dialogue examined the evolving extremism and democratic resilience landscape in the United Kingdom.
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🗨️ 'Every human life is sacred...every human life has value.' Last week we hosted a dialogue on the urgent need to re-imagine #peace, launching a new global collaboration on peacebuilding. 👇 🤝 @ipuparliament.bsky.social I @una-uk.bsky.social I OHCHR I Globethics I UK Embassy to the Holy See
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Wilton Park @wiltonpark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks @eliothiggins.bsky.social for flagging our report on building a new approach to counter-extremism and democratic resilience - you can now read the full report on our website. 👇 🔗 www.wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/buil... #democracy #dialogue
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Building a new counter-extremism and democratic resilience approach for today and the future - Wilton Park
This dialogue examined the evolving extremism and democratic resilience landscape in the United Kingdom.
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