Tom Kirk

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

Post Archive

18 February 2021
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and How To Build a Better Economy by Stephanie Kelton. London: John Murray Press, 2020. 336 pp., £20 hardcover 9781529352528, £10.99…
16 February 2021
Over the past decades, the Philippines has shifted between the United States and China to advance its interests. But with growing tensions between the two superpowers, I argue…
16 February 2021
The UK, along with large parts of northern Europe, is in the grip of an unusually cold period of weather thanks to a flow of cold easterly winds from Siberia. On the morning of…
12 February 2021
Power Switch: How We Can Reverse Extreme Inequality by Paul O’Brien. Changemaker Books 2020. 120 pp., £7.99 paperback 9781789047493, £4.99 e-book 9781789047509 Early in the…
10 February 2021
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría argues that the weak international cooperation and coordination that has plagued the global economy threaten millions of lives and…
10 February 2021
Mitchell Watkins and Mushtaq Khan outline recent research on the surprising ingredients for reducing corruption in climate change programmes in Bangladesh.  Our research in…
09 February 2021
Iqbal Nasim argues that transparent charities reap the benefits. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous strain on both businesses and individuals, and charities have not been…
08 February 2021
Financial diaries is a research method employed to assess household earning, spending and saving patterns over time. Sandrine N’simire and Ishara Tchumisi examine their…
04 February 2021
Euvrard Saint-Amand, Haitian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, on why the international community has an important role supporting Haiti's constitutional reform and upcoming…
03 February 2021
Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey explores the likely implication of the COVID-19 vaccination on the conduct and practice of international relations and diplomacy. The Treaty of…
27 January 2021
Kevin P. Gallagher offers Biden four bold steps to put the global economy and the US' global standing back on track. The year 2021 is year two into the most important decade…
26 January 2021
Shaz Memon and Zeeshaan Shah argue that online mentoring may offer a policy solution for ensuring the young are not left behind in the post-pandemic recovery. In the short term,…
26 January 2021
Post-Brexit Europe presents a dichotomy between the private tech sector and its public governance which remain two interrelated, but still not sufficiently converging dimensions.…
25 January 2021
Michael Trinkwalder argues that to be an attractive partner for Biden, Europe must learn to act decisively on the world stage. For European leaders, the nightmare is finally…