Tom Kirk

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

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Dialectics in World Politics edited by Shannon Brincat. Abingdon and New York: Routledge 2015. 216 pp, £95 hardcover 978-0-415-62527-2 This edited book provides an illuminating…
Donald Trump ran a campaign to "make America great again," promising the creation of high-paid manufacturing jobs and the restoration of the middle class. Yet, his economic…
Hesham Youssef argues that we stand at a crossroad; to be known as the generation that turned our backs on the victims of global challenges or those that found the compassion to…
The Chinese government is bracing for uncertainty under US President Donald Trump’s administration, and are even preparing for the possibility of a diplomatic collision ahead.…
This summer, Global Policy and the Springfield Centre will host the inaugural summer school on Global Inequality and Development. This polemic piece…
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Social media helped coordinate a volunteer response to the new arrivals on Lesvos when governments failed to step up to the plate, but can such a system be replicated? The Greek…
Duncan Green reports from a conference exploring how we should react to disruptive tech. It’s often a good sign when you rock up at a conference and hardly know anyone there. That…
Asheesh Advani and Leonardo Martellotto explore the latest silver bullet for tackling poverty. Before Cindy started her company, Chocolovers, through the JA (Junior Achievement)…
If Europe has a culture, is there such a thing as a European nation, asks Benjamin G Marti? In a piece originally published at Aeon, he cautions against…
It is now possible that new governments in France and Germany will respond to civil society pressure and do what is needed to change the EU, without being blocked by Britain. This…
The first 100 days are considered to be a benchmark for presidential performance. This is part of the legacy of FDR, who managed to reshape the US government's role in the economy…
Dave Anderson explores what we mean when we talk of 'leveraging'. Leveraging has emerged as the dominant method individuals, organizations and countries use to get things done.…