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    COP29: The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference

    Tuesday, 15 October, 2024

    The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is to be held from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This briefing covers the main themes of COP29.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • International organisations
  • Research Briefing

    What is the status of Iran’s nuclear programme and the JCPOA?

    Friday, 04 October, 2024

    How is Iran's nuclear programme developing and are talks still on the table?

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Libya: Political developments since 2011

    Tuesday, 01 October, 2024

    Libya remains divided geographically and politically with rival administrations governing the eastern and western parts of the country.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
  • Insight

    Two-year anniversary of the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran

    Thursday, 19 September, 2024

    Iran has continued to enforce its dress code two years after the death of Mahsa Amini.

    • Insight
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Scottish independence referendum: legal issues

    Monday, 16 September, 2024

    A briefing paper on the legal issues surrounding a Scottish independence referendum

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • International law
    • Monarchy
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Defence procurement reform

    Friday, 13 September, 2024

    The government spends billions of pounds each year on defence equipment. This briefing explores how successive governments have approached defence acquisition.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Defence procurement: The Procurement Act 2023 and the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011

    Friday, 13 September, 2024

    From October 2024 the Procurement Act 2023 will replace the current Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 that oversee defence procurement.

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    United Arab Emirates (UAE): Introductory country profile

    Thursday, 12 September, 2024

    This briefing provides an introduction to UAE politics, human rights, trade, and international relations. It also signposts further reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    War widows’ pensions

    Thursday, 12 September, 2024

    Looks at changes in the rules about remarriage and cohabitation for war widows and widowers' pensions

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Egypt: Introductory country profile

    Wednesday, 11 September, 2024

    This briefing provides an introduction to Egyptian politics, human rights, trade, and international relations. It also signposts further reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Israel-Hamas conflict: UK response October 2023 to July 2024

    Wednesday, 11 September, 2024

    Information on the UK response to the 2023-25 Israel-Hamas conflict between October 2023 and July 2024.

    • Research Briefing
    • International development
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Amendments to the UK-US Mutual Defence Agreement

    Friday, 06 September, 2024

    Parts of the UK-US Mutual Defence Agreement, which underpins nuclear cooperation between the two countries, were due to expire in December 2024.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
    • Institutions
    • International law
  • Research Briefing

    Defence-related Parliamentary reports: 2010 to 2024

    Wednesday, 04 September, 2024

    This briefing collates all the reports published by the Defence Committee, Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office between May 2010 and May 2024 and reflects the period the Conservative Party was in government.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
  • Debate Pack

    UK priorities for COP29

    Wednesday, 04 September, 2024

    A Westminster Hall debate on UK priorities for COP29 is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 10th September 2024. The debate was proposed by Deirdre Costigan.

    • Debate Pack
    • Climate change
    • International organisations
  • Research Briefing

    Reforming global institutions: Africa’s perspective

    Wednesday, 04 September, 2024

    This briefing looks at African perspectives on reforming international institutions and the multilateral system.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Economy
    • Institutions
    • International organisations

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