Tom Kirk

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

Post Archive

16 April 2021
Despite failures, the EU’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy constitutes a strong display of European solidarity. In recent months, the EU has been criticized over its handling of the…
15 April 2021
Three G20 initiatives to put climate change front and center in the world’s economic architecture. On April 22, the world’s attention will turn to President Biden’s…
14 April 2021
GP's Online Editor, Tom Kirk, on the landscape for aid and and development grads. For the last few years, I’ve co-delivered an MA module on influencing, activism and…
12 April 2021
Sydney Kamen calls on Biden to challenge vaccine nationalism and reposition the USA as a leading humanitarian nation. With a single bold move – donating tens of millions of…
08 April 2021
Against the trend of vaccine nationalism, India is emerging as one of the major global suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines, writes Dr Biswajit Dhar, professor at the Centre for…
06 April 2021
Temelso G. Getahun argues that torture constitutes a denial of human dignity. “We will uphold the rights of those who we bring to justice. And we will close the detention facility…
01 April 2021
Duncan Green reviews a recent essay on how to use power analyses to understand and drive activism. John Gaventa has been thinking, writing and theorising about power for at least…
30 March 2021
Teferi Mergo argues that faced with limited options the international community must support a political settlement between Ethiopia’s warring federalist and the unitary camps.…
25 March 2021
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 15 years…
24 March 2021
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik considers the EU's plans for a ‘digital green certificate’ from social justice perspective and argues we must continue to pay careful attention to…
23 March 2021
Ilan Manor explores Russia's digital vaccine diplomacy efforts.  Now is the age of nostalgia. Throughout the world we are witnessing a yearning desire to return to the world…
22 March 2021
The efficacy of governance varies across West Africa, as does the region’s record in tackling the spread of the coronavirus. There are clear signs that good governance can boost a…