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Dr Nicholas Wright was appointed in 2025 as Visiting Fellow at the Institute for International Diplomacy and International Affairs. Nick is a Senior Research Analyst in the Europe Research Group at the FCDO (the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office). EurRG, part of the FCDO’s Research Analyst cadre, provides policy-focused research, analysis and advice on a range of EU- and country-related topics and issue areas.
Prior to joining the FCDO in 2023, Nick spent 15 years in academia, researching and publishing on UK, German and EU foreign policy, and on the evolution of the EU’s common foreign and security policy since the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon.
He held posts at University College London, the University of Surrey, and the University of East Anglia where he completed his PhD. Before his academic career, he spent a number of years living and working in Germany.