Satow’s Guide to Diplomatic Practice 7th Edition (edited by Sir Ivor Roberts) Satow's Diplomatic Practice is a classic work, first published 90 years ago and revised four times since. This is the first revised edition for thirty years, during which time the world and diplomacy have changed almost beyond recognition. The new edition provides an enlarged and updated section on the history of diplomacy and revises comprehensively the practice of diplomacy and the corpus of diplomatic and international law since the end of the Cold War. It traces the substantial expansion in numbers both of sovereign states and international and regional organisations and features detailed chapters on diplomatic privileges and immunities, diplomatic missions and consular matters. It also exami ...

On 9 May, the UK government released our team's review of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The full version is here. The report set out suggestions for how British diplomacy can be more purposeful, agile, digital and transparent. ...

Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister: Foreign Affairs from Churchill to Thatcher, ed. with Warren Dockter  The importance of the Prime Minister in British foreign policy decision-making has long been accepted by historians. However, whilst much attention has been given to high level contacts between leaders and to the roles played by the Premiers themselves, much less is known about the people advising and influencing them. In providing day-to-day assistance to the Prime Minister, the Private Secretary could wield significant influence in policy outcomes. This book examines the activities of those who advised Prime Ministers from Winston Churchill (1951-55) to Margaret Thatcher during her first administration (1979-83). Each individual chapter considers both British foreig ...

In September 2017, I released a report for the UN Secretary General on how technology can help the UN. Drawing on contributions from young people, technology gurus, civil society, governments and business, this sets out twenty concrete ideas that can help the UN ready itself for the Digital Age. If the UN didn't exist, we would need to invent it. We hope that this report will help the UN, and its supporters, to reinvent it.   Click here to read the report.    ...