Tom Kirk

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

Post Archive

25 July 2024
Andy Sumner and Arief Anshory Yusuf explore what it means and how much would it cost? In a new UNU-WIDER paper, which provides background for this year’s OECD Development…
24 July 2024
Glauco Ortolano explores an implausible proposal for how the war may end through economic rather than political means. Although I live in a country that enshrines in its…
23 July 2024
Tim Hirschel-Burns and Marina Zucker-Marques call for an expansion for the scope of the Nairobi-Washington Vision to help countries regain financial stability and…
18 July 2024
Ethnic, racial, and religious distinctions ground national identity – which can fuel populism. Expert Vinícius G. Rodrigues Vieira on his new book and how identity capital helps…
17 July 2024
Duncan Green with some ideas for INGOs struggling to find their role in a fast changing world. I finished my 20 year stint at Oxfam at the end of April, and as it recedes in…
09 July 2024
Ahead of NATO's 75th Summit, the Alliance is facing a myriad of crises. Expert Leonard Schütte on what to expect from the upcoming Washington summit and what success could look…
04 July 2024
As global health crises compound, the current lack of progress on health equity and other pressing issues will have grim consequences. But there are steps policymakers can take to…
02 July 2024
Glauco Ortolano responds to Alfredo Toro Hardy's recent article to argue that Latin America is at the core of the new Western Civilization. There is not a term…
01 July 2024
Two centuries ago, Washington warned European powers, primarily the British Empire, against undermining its security throughout the Americas, from Canada to Patagonia.  Thus…
28 June 2024
Saman Rizwan on why the Act must be backed-up by action in other fields to ensure it does not leave Tibetans out to dry. After President Biden signed the ‘Resolve Tibet Act’…
27 June 2024
The challenges facing the next class of EU legislators are significant. ENSURED's Dylan Macchiarini Crosson on what the election means for the EU's role in global governance.…
27 June 2024
Issues like geopolitical gridlock and complex trade agendas hamper the World Trade Organization in fulfilling its mandate. What happened at the recent conference? And what role…