Nick Hopkinson, former Director at Wilton Park - an executive agency of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, provides an overview of new book 'The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy – Wilton Park’s Road' - the product of a four-year project exploring Wilton Park’s higher-level discussion since 1946.
The volume examines Wilton Park’s work advancing policy thinking and international agendas on a wide range of issues including transatlantic security, arms control, UK relations with the European Community (now European Union), human rights, development, trade, the environment, health and new global powers, notably China. Read the book open access.
As part of China Week 2025, Nick Hopkinson joins Professor Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute to explore how Wilton Park’s discussions on China evolved and the changes in China's policy thinking since the late 1980s. Join us on Friday 24 October, 1pm.
This is an in-person event. Registration is required.
NB This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows and avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee all ticket holders a place. Admission is on a first come, first served basis. Those without tickets will not be admitted.
About the speakers
Nick Hopkinson is a writer on EU and international affairs. In his career at Wilton Park, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's policy forum, Nick served as Director from 1987-2010. He has written and edited five books, 400 Wilton Park policy reports and a number of articles in academic journals and the media.
Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College, London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run from the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics, and has written for every major international news outlet, and been interviewed by every major news channel on issues relating to contemporary China.
Please contact lauchina@kcl.ac.uk if you have any questions or specific participatory requirements.
