TNR represents a growing threat to democratic values, the rule of law, and freedom of expression. We are concerned that foreign policy decisions and international trade partnerships are often made without sufficient consideration of the TNR record of perpetrator states. A failure to acknowledge and respond to instances of TNR as part of the UK’s diplomatic relations with perpetrator countries risks undermining the UK’s credibility as a leader on global human rights issues and emboldening authoritarian 45 regimes to escalate TNR activities. Recognising TNR as a foreign policy concern will help to ensure a more coherent and principled approach to the UK’s TNR policies. (Conclusion, Paragraph 86)