Tom Kirk

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

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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, £…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
International Media Centre, Hiroshima Summit - Gregory Stiles and Hugo Dobson report on the summit's evolving relationship with civil society. Kanson minpi, which literally…
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…
International Media Centre, Hiroshima Summit - Gregory Stiles and Hugo Dobson report from the G7 for the Global Leadership Initiative. It beggars belief to think that it is less…
Christopher Zambakari puts the current conflict in Sudan in context and asks what can be done to speed its resolution. Sudan is a country in northeast Africa that has been marred…
Politics of Hate: Religious Majoritarianism in South Asia edited by Farahnaz Ispahani. HarperCollins India 2023. 336 pp., £17.99 paperback 9789356293557, $14.99 e-book…
Kubilay Ogutcu explores what the recent elections may mean for the country and those looking for lessons for elsewhere. On May 14, Turkey went to polls to vote in presidential and…
Duncan Green on why concern, morality and guilt play important roles in our attitudes to aid. Went to a big event on public attitudes to aid recently . Weird…