Laura Chappell

Associate director for international policy

Laura Chappell is associate director for international policy at IPPR, specialising in geopolitics and international finance, climate and development policy.
 

Laura spent 12 years working across three government departments, including as an advisor in the foreign, commonwealth and development office. She has extensive experience across Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, working with ministers, senior officials and business leaders, amongst others. Laura is a commentator on UK foreign policy, the UK’s alliances including with the US, Europe and the countries of the global south, and the future of the international order and has featured on the BBC's Today programme, Sky News, Radio 5 Live, and BBC News 24.

Laura has a masters in development economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies where she won the taught masters prize for excellence.

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  1. Many national flags against blue sky

    Navigating a world between orders: Launching the Centre for Geopolitics and International Policy

    Following a successful first phase of our international programme, IPPR has launched the Centre for Geopolitics and International Policy (CGIP). 
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    Reset: Building modern partnerships with the countries of the global south

    The UK's relationships with many countries of the ‘global south’ are in a poor state.
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    Navigating trade-offs in the global economy: A framework for a world between orders

    The UK must navigate a new era of geopolitics, characterised by competition, conflict and instability. 
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    Aid for asylum hosting: Time to act

    Following the recently announced cuts to aid spending – taking official development assistance (ODA) from 0.5 per cent of GNI to 0.3 per cent – it is time for the government to act, to ensure that asylum and refugee related costs take up a…
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    Our home: A progressive agenda on international nature

    A healthy natural world is a non-negotiable life-support system for every person on earth. It underpins all of our lives in fundamental ways.