Tom Kirk

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

Post Archive

09 January 2017
Are Donald Trump's selections for his cabinet and other top administration positions indicative of a man who is ready to "drain the swamp?" Is the president-elect…
06 January 2017
Trump's presidential victory exposed to the whole world the flawed nature of the US model of democracy. Beginning January 20, both the country and the world will have to face…
04 January 2017
Daniel Clausen calls for a ‘challenge’ and experiential based approach to teaching international relations. In my experience, the best students are always looking for…
03 January 2017
"We live in ominously dangerous times" stated the opening line of an article by C.J. Polychroniou (with Lily Sage) titled "A New Economic System for a World in…
22 December 2016
With the recent election of António Guterres as the next United Nations Secretary-General, the focus will soon shift to the next Secretary-General’s reform priorities, with…
22 December 2016
Quality Peace: Peacebuilding, Victory, and World Order by Peter Wallensteen. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. 250 pp, £64 hardcover 978-0-19-021554-5,…
20 December 2016
Often, things that are seen as a problem in society are not: the house where locals and refugees live and work together. In a mixed and energetic district of south Berlin lies a…
16 December 2016
Kristen Hopewell is the author of the third commentary in the Emerging Global Governance (EGG) series. It argues that export credit is proving to be a useful lens on both the…
15 December 2016
Since democracy is a form of dependency on the will of others, we need to work a lot harder to overcome our narcissism and belief that we know best. Donald Trump’s election…
15 December 2016
Aryaman Bhatnagar and Joel Sandhu explore the Islamic State's appeal in parts of South Asia. As the coordinated global offensive against the so-called Islamic State (IS)…
14 December 2016
Dani Rodrik argues that economists’ reluctance to be honest about the costs of trade has lost them much needed credibility. Are economists partly responsible for Donald…
13 December 2016
Development Economist Paul Clist discusses some of the ideas from his new paper (Link to paywalled article version, link to free draft version). Payment by Results (PbR) is a…
12 December 2016
How did we reach a historically unprecedented level of inequality in the United States? A new documentary, Requiem for The American Dream, turns to the ever-insightful Noam…