Tom is GP's Online Editor and researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Tom Kirk
Post Archive
Duncan Green shares work-in-progress for the 2nd edition of his book, with a guest chapter on digital activism from Global Policy's Tom Kirk.
I spent the summer toiling…
Power and Progress. Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. PublicAffairs. 2003.
I started reading Power and Progress in a…
Frustrated by decades of inaction on global warming, Les Coleman finds that its adverse impacts are concentrated in particular areas and so are best tackled by the proven strategy…
Every Citizen a Statesman: The Dream of a Democratic Foreign Policy in the American Century by David Allen. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2023. 344 pp. £39.95 hardcover…
Pablo J. Varela introduces the Global Development Network's upcoming 2023 conference on 'Biodiversity and Sustainable Development' (31st October - 1st November).
The unfolding…
In April 2022, a report by the investigative news outlet Inside Story revealed that the Greek financial journalist and editor Thanasis Koukakis had been targeted by "Predator"…
It has been over a decade since the first G20 Summit was held in Washington DC. While much progress has been made on key global issues, gender inequality remains a significant…
Swati Prabhu and Malancha Chakrabarty explore increasing enthusiasm for triangular development partnerships to counter China.
For a long time, the international development…
Cameron Boyle discusses the reciprocal relationship between climate change and health and the importance of building climate-resilient health systems.
Summer 2023 marked a nadir…
Recent words and deeds confirm Beijing’s readiness to retaliate against sanctions imposed by the US and its allies. However, its current dominance of the global strategic metals…
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Kristoffer Lidén discuss the type of accountability challenges generative AI, such as Chat GPT, represents for humanitarian governance.
Introduction:…
Abdoulie Ceesay, the Gambian Government's representative at COP28, argues that Niger shows why world leaders muct negotiate global agreements on both climate…
Despite its emphasis on strategic autonomy, India’s ties with the West have strengthened in recent years. As current G20 president, the country will host world leaders in New…
Might something like a genuine world republic provide humanity with the tools to get a grip on existential perils like the climate emergency, runaway artificial intelligence, and…
Global Policymaking: The Patchwork of Global Governance by Vincent Pouliot and Jean-Philippe Thérien. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2023. 280 pp., £80 hardcover…