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In Quest of a Shared Planet: Negotiating Climate from the Global South by Naveeda Khan. New York: Fordham University Press, 2023. 227 pp., $90 hardcover 9781531502775, $24.95…
Vali Stan, Lukas Linsi and Daniel Mügge use research on the US-China trade relationship to argue that states' newfound enthusiasm for protectionist policies will have to face the…
Adam William Chalmers and Robyn Klingler-Vidra introduce new research charting the decline of Corporate America's wokeism since 2020.
Many corporations have been keen to identify…
Oxfam’s annual ‘Davos Report’ has become a bit of an institution. In response to last week's megarich schmoozathon, Anthony Kamande introduces the main findings of the 2024…
Deborah Barros Leal Farias reminds us that not all foreign policy agendas are intentional.
This January marks Point Four’s 75th anniversary. Its name refers to US President Truman…
Daniel Clausen asks what makes the classic text so good and how can it help us today?
Why revisit the classics of International Relations? Returning to essential books helps us to…
White Saviorism in International Development: Theories, Practices and Lived Experiences edited by Themrise Khan, Kanakulya Dickson and Maika Sondarjee. Quebec: Daraja Press, 2023…
We’re seeing a monumental shift towards another new era, with trade and supply chains at the heart of these changes.
With this heightened focus on resiliency, we’re witnessing…
Duncan Green on the serendipitous element of how ideas get picked up.
Now the LSE term is over, I’ve been catching up with the backlog of The Economist and Prospect (my two print…
Peter Bloom argues that true scientific innovation needs institutions and people guided by principles that go beyond financial incentives.
Technological innovation in…
Tanya Filer examines the rise to prominence of technology “minilaterals”, and considers how their organisational design and governance can set them up for success.
Tech…
Regulating artificial intelligence has become a major challenge for policymakers. Laws recently adopted by the European Union are not enough. Pramuan Bunkanwanicha and…
Duncan Green on a "jaw-dropping" speech that sought to define an era.
I was lucky enough to attend the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley’s extraordinary speech at…
Global Legitimacy Crises: Decline and Revival in Multilateral Governance, by Thomas Sommerer, Hans Agné, Fariborz Zelli, and Bart Bes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. 238…
Remington Latanville compares the Vision Zero commitments of Canada and Sweden, and points to the policy improvements needed to save lives on the road.
Every year, approximately 1…