Foreign Relations
Commons · Question 18839 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his definition is of progressive realism; and what steps he is taking to implement a progressive realist foreign policy.
Answer
Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 16 Dec 2024
In his article in Foreign Affairs (April 2024), the Foreign Secretary defined progressive realism as "using realist means to pursue progressive ends". He is clear that this approach will underpin FCDO policies and will require using all the tool...