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Trump's second term

Why a US Invasion of Mexico would end in disaster

March 25th, 2025

Trump's second term

Why is Trump suddenly interested in rare earths? It’s bigger than Ukraine

March 25th, 2025

The Ballpark podcast interviews

US-China strategic stability with Dr Nicola Leveringhaus | The Ballpark podcast

March 24th, 2025

Book Reviews

Book Review | Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins

March 23rd, 2025

Trump's second term

Why is Trump suddenly interested in rare earths? It’s bigger than Ukraine

March 25th, 2025

Trump's second term

Why a US Invasion of Mexico would end in disaster

March 25th, 2025

Environment

Could Trump’s presidency boost EU-China climate cooperation?

March 22nd, 2025

2025 Essay Competition

AI Essay Competition Runner up: Trump’s hunger for AI domination is allowing Silicon Valley to seize the state but not its people

March 18th, 2025

2025 Essay Competition

AI Essay Competition Runner up: The AI race: will the US lead or fall behind?

March 18th, 2025

2025 Essay Competition

AI Essay Competition Winner: AI in the US: The Next Space Race or the Next Subprime Crisis?

March 17th, 2025

The 2024 Elections

The 2024 Elections: Why a media savvy British politician-ambassador may be just what the US-UK relationship needs

March 11th, 2025

Democracy and culture

The 2024 Elections: Emotional appeals through diversity and victimhood helped the reactionary right use TikTok to reshape its image

February 14th, 2025

Elections and party politics across the US

The 2024 Elections: How the Democrats’ hopes were dashed in the US South

January 29th, 2025

Elections and party politics across the US

This is Trump’s government, and Republicans in Congress are just along for the ride

March 17th, 2025

Democracy and culture

In 2020, what shaped support for Donald Trump switched from anti-Muslim to pro-police and anti-Black Lives matter sentiments

March 12th, 2025

Elections and party politics across the US

Growing committee partisanship has made US lawmaking less stable

February 3rd, 2025

Democracy and culture

How to think about Trump 2.0

March 18th, 2025

2025 Essay Competition

AI Essay Competition Runner up: Trump’s hunger for AI domination is allowing Silicon Valley to seize the state but not its people

March 18th, 2025

Democracy and culture

There is no evidence that perceived sexism influences candidates’ electability

March 17th, 2025

US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood

Trump's second term

Why is Trump suddenly interested in rare earths? It’s bigger than Ukraine

March 25th, 2025

Trump's second term

Why a US Invasion of Mexico would end in disaster

March 25th, 2025

The Ballpark podcast interviews

US-China strategic stability with Dr Nicola Leveringhaus | The Ballpark podcast

March 24th, 2025

The Ballpark podcast interviews

US-China strategic stability with Dr Nicola Leveringhaus | The Ballpark podcast

March 24th, 2025

Democracy and culture

Donald Trump and the far-right with Dr Rachel Blum | The Ballpark podcast

March 11th, 2025

The Ballpark podcast interviews

US-China relations under the new Trump administration with Professor Minxin Pei | The Ballpark podcast

February 25th, 2025

Economy

A US withdrawal from the IMF would have little effect on the dollar

March 3rd, 2025

Book Reviews

Book Review | Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money

March 2nd, 2025

Economy

How the US’ trading partners should respond to Trump’s coercive strategy of ‘tariffication’

February 4th, 2025

Event Reviews

Is there a new Washington Consensus? – LSE Phelan US Centre Event Review

March 1st, 2025

Event Reviews

Leadership or Drift: What’s Next for US Foreign Policy? – LSE Phelan US Centre Event Review

February 8th, 2025

Elections and party politics across the US

The 2024 US election: turning point for America? – LSE Phelan Centre Event Review

November 16th, 2024

Environment

Could Trump’s presidency boost EU-China climate cooperation?

March 22nd, 2025

Democracy and culture

Disaster assistance is increasingly a question of who deserves help and who doesn’t

February 28th, 2025

Environment

Trump’s executive orders and the fight against climate change

February 22nd, 2025

Urban, rural and regional policies

Local governments need to get the incentives right if they want citizens to engage with crowdsourcing platforms

January 29th, 2025

Environment

The causes of Los Angeles’ wildfires are complex and may have equally difficult and complicated solutions

January 27th, 2025

Urban, rural and regional policies

State environmental agencies with greater minority representation are more likely to protect minority communities during budget cuts

December 23rd, 2024

Justice and Domestic Affairs

How the US immigration crackdown undermines democracy

March 20th, 2025

Justice and Domestic Affairs

There’s no golden lining for Trump’s Gold Card

March 11th, 2025

Democracy and culture

Disaster assistance is increasingly a question of who deserves help and who doesn’t

February 28th, 2025

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