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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is devoting considerable resource to
strengthening the organisation’s expertise and skills, including geographical, language
and other relevant expertise, such as understanding the Islamic world. The opening
of the FCO’s Diplomatic Academy last year has given new impetus and structure to this
work. There is a growing range of formal and informal learning in London and throughout
the FCO network, including better sharing of knowledge internally and increased access
to external expertise. We put time and effort into understanding political trends
globally including the “Islamic” element of political Islam. Our online Foundation
Level course includes a basic religious literacy module. Our diplomatic missions report
regularly on trends in political Islam and our research analyst cadre provide in-depth
expertise, analysis and links to academics and think tanks. The FCO's Human Rights
and Democracy Department run training courses on religion and foreign policy which
serve as a practitioner level religion/foreign policy module for the Diplomatic Academy.
We also offer training on contemporary Islam and its role within politics and society
in various regional contexts.</p>
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