Rising Price of Freedom Report Launch with Bradley Thomas MP and Dame Harriet Baldwin MP
Last week, CGP launched our most new report, ‘Rising Price of Freedom’ at a Parliamentary Roundtable.
More information on the report can be found here: https://www.coalitionforglobalprosperity.com/research-insight/the-rising-price-of-freedom
The report sets out the growing costs of security and prosperity from state-based threats such as Russia, to transnational issues like the impacts of climate change. The report calls for 3.5% spending on international affairs engagement to combat the rising threats of our era. This includes 2.5 defence and 0.7 diplomacy. It also advocates for the "3Ds"—Defence, Development, and Diplomacy—working together to address global threats and prevent crises from reaching our shores.
In the last 5 years, we have witnessed a rapid escalation of threats and risks which undermine the prosperity of the UK, and of people across the world. We have witnessed the return of armed conflict in Europe, with the brutal Russian attack on Ukraine. In the past year, the Middle East has gone from uneasy stability, to a rapidly escalated situation which threatens to spill out beyond the confines of national borders and has already resulted in vast humanitarian catastrophe.
We were delighted to hold a lively discussion featuring insights from MPs and development experts including:
Bradley Thomas MP, as Chair
Foreword Author, Sir Myles Wickstead KCMG CBE
Dame Harriett Baldwin MP
Sam Rushworth MP
Dr Roli Asthana
Simon Bishop
James Clarke
Catriona Laing
Annabel Gerry
Ryan Henson, CEO of CGP
Thomas Nurcombe, CGP researcher
Harry Coulson, Government Relations Advisor at CGP
Zoe Swanwick, author of the Research
The rising intensity and frequency of global conflicts pose a significant challenge to the UK, creating instability across borders and driving millions into humanitarian crises. These heightened geopolitical tensions are fragmenting partnerships at a time when global cooperation is more critical than ever. From health crises like antimicrobial resistance and pandemics to the urgent realities of climate change, the future demands a unified global response.
