Tom Kirk

Tom is GP's Online Editor and researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Post Archive

27 June 2023
Duncan Green reports on the feasibility of welcome proposals for reforming the aging bank.  Spent a half day at ODI recently discussing the reform of the…
26 June 2023
Regenerating ecologies and economies for society: Challenges and guideposts for Ukraine and beyond. With the proposed costs of post-conflict reconstruction in the war-torn country…
20 June 2023
There is growing demand for carbon credits so that companies and individuals can offset their carbon emissions. This has the potential to generate huge amounts of money to help…
13 June 2023
Robyn Klingler-Vidra on why we should all care about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.  A conflict between the US and China over computer chips – or semiconductors – has been…
08 June 2023
Capitalism in the Anthropocene: Ecological Ruin or Ecological Revolution by John Bellamy Foster. New York: Monthly Review Press 2022. 576 pp., £72.04 hardcover 978-1-58367-9753, £…
07 June 2023
This is the first of two commentaries providing practice-based insights into how AI is being used, regulated and governed around the world. I had the pleasure of speaking with…
02 June 2023
Hugo Slim argues that climate justice must be at the heart of decisions on where to allocate climate finance. In the run-up to COP 28, humanitarian agencies are advocating…
01 June 2023
Jing Cheng argues that the effective application of AI for governance needs to take local and national contexts into consideration. This is the seventh post in a…
31 May 2023
Saman Rizwan argues for reform of the committee and its selection process. Last weekend, when British Asian TV star, Meera Syal accepted her lifetime achievement…
31 May 2023
Patrycja Rozbicka, Simon Barber, Nicholas Gebhardt and Craig Hamilton explore the implications and possible responses to the rise of AI in the music industry. This is the sixth…
24 May 2023
This blog is published to coincide with a webinar on “Making a difference: How Applied Political Economy Analysis contributes to impact through better informed decisions” on…
21 May 2023
International Media Centre, Hiroshima Summit - Gregory Stiles and Hugo Dobson The history of the G7 is one of interpersonal relationships. The idea of a ‘fireside chat’ between…
19 May 2023
International Media Centre, Hiroshima Summit - Gregory Stiles and Hugo Dobson report on the summit's evolving relationship with civil society. Kanson minpi, which literally…
19 May 2023
Giuseppina (Pina) D’Agostino discusses the AI Inventorship Challenge in patent law. This is the fifth post in a EGG commentary series exploring how AI’s development…