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<p>The Institute for Statecraft is an independent, Scottish, charitable body whose
work seeks to improve governance and enhance national security. They launched the
Integrity Initiative in 2015 to defend democracy against disinformation.</p><p>In
financial year 2017/18, the FCO funded the Institute for Statecraft's Integrity Initiative
£296,500. This financial year, the FCO is funding a further £1,961,000. Both have
been funded through grant agreements.</p><p>At the Eastern Partnership Summit in November
2017, the Prime Minister announced that the UK Government has committed £100m over
five years to tackling this threat internationally.</p><p>Such funding furthers our
commitment to producing important work to counter disinformation and other malign
influence.</p>
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