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In this long-read Robert H. Wade argues that the climate change consensus is dangerously stifling debate and analysis, and offers concrete policy recommendations to…
Chiara Oldani describes the challenges of the 2021 Italian presidency of the G20 following the pandemic year.
The year 2021 started under very bright auspices, especially for…
As countries closed their borders and quarrelled over vaccines, some thought there was little role for international organisations. Yet, say Maria J Debre (University of…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 15 years…
Fueling Resistance: The Contentious Political Economy of Biofuels and Fracking by Kate J Neville. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2021. 264 pp., £47.99 hardcover 9780197535585…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…
The Green New Deal is the boldest and most likely the most effective way to combat the climate emergency. According to its advocates, the Green New Deal will save the planet while…
Sanjay Ruparelia argues Western countries need to resist myopic understanding of political accountability and sovereign responsibility to live up to their vaccine sharing rhetoric…
Involving stakeholders directly in the research process and co-production have become common features of research designs aimed at delivering impact. However, in practice co-…
Aleks Berditchevskaia and Kathy Peach argue that collective intelligence can help us respond to crises with greater confidence, clarity and cooperation.
A Global Pandemic…
In this open letter, International Development Guest Lecturer, Dr Stephanie Levy encourages current students to explore opportunities available around them where they can put…
Here’s a wrap-up piece on what I’ve learned about ‘research for impact’ from a series of interviews on the real-world influence of researchers at the LSE Centre for Public…
Teferi Mergo explores claims of state sovereignty by a regime increasingly embattled at home and abroad.
The recent announcement by the United States government that it is…
Ernest Hemingway famously said that writers should “write hard and clear about what hurts”. Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that…
Amine Bennis examines the opportunity for a European response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa.
In a recent speech, US President Joe Biden…