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We’re thrilled to announce that the Department of International Relations is now also on BlueSky! 🌐 🔗Stay connected and follow us for the latest updates, insights, and news from our department: bit.ly/3D1alIg
📄 Dr @davidkjohnson93 published an article titled “Renewing Dependency Theory: The Case of Walter Rodney”, featured in @CriticalDev. 🔗 Read the full blog post to explore his insights: developingeconomics.org/2025/04/28/ren…
Trump may have an incentive to leverage crypto into Silicon Valley’s political downfall writes @nikkalyanpur of @LSEIRDept blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…
Throwback to Dr @AshaHerten’s event, "Reckoning with the past: truth-telling and the #BritishEmpire," which brought together Dr Imaobong Umoren, Kofi Mawuli Klu, and @SenatorThorpe ✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/46nzAkI 🎥 Watch here: bit.ly/4nXeUGF
Our Visiting Senior Fellow Dr @motazedanahita will be speaking at an online event titled "Change and Continuity: #Iran's Place in a Shifting #MiddleEast" on Tuesday 22 July 2025. 💻 Join the discussion on Zoom Meeting ID: 931 6973 2778 Passcode: 720185
Great to join the roundtable with fellow editors of g/local journals at @Official_KNU. I introduced @millennjournal and shared thoughts on open access, PhD editors’ positionality, and generative AI. Excited to chair a panel on IR knowledge production via autoethnographies later.
Throwback to the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture, “Economic nationalism and global (dis)order,” delivered by Professor Robert Falkner and chaired by Dr Katerina Dalacoura. ✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4nPVK5i 🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/40SnQmw
Professor @FawazGerges spoke with @dwnews today about the armed clashes in #Syria and what #Israel is aiming to achieve with its recent strikes on Syrian forces. 📽️ Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/3KrqKJNAX_Q?fe… @LSE_US @LSEMiddleEast
New episode of The Ballpark podcast: Deemphasizing Nuclear Weapons in Nuclear Deterrence with @Lauren_Sukin of @LSEIRDept blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…
“Why is Elon Musk starting the America Party? What social science tells us about why billionaires run for office” @NikKalyanpur (@LSEIRDept) writes for @LSEUSAblog that there is nothing new about businesspeople going into politics. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…
"What Trump has done is raise serious doubts and questions about the credibility of America's international commitments." Phelan US Centre Director Professor @ptrubowitz (@LSEIRDept) spoke with BBC News on President Trump's approach to foreign policy. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Can SAARC be revitalised at a time of global political churning, where regional interests ought to matter in geopolitical negotiations? This is @EvaNappert @LSEIRDept's winning essay for the @SAsiaLSE Vera Anstey South Asia (Student) Essay Competition. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025…
Congratulations @EvaNappert @LSEIRDept for winning this year's @SAsiaLSE 'Vera Anstey South Asia Essay Competition'. Well done! Your prize of £250 📚 vouchers is on its way!
📢 Read Dr Katharine Millar's latest co-authored policy report for the @UNIDIR, titled "A Novel Approach to the 11 UN Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in #Cyberspace: Guidelines for Gendered Implementation." unidir.org/publication/a-…
LSE Fellows Dr Patrick Gill-Tiney and IRD alumna Dr Jacklyn Majnemer co- authored a blog post titled "Europe’s #nuclear dilemma: deterrence without the United States?" 🔗 Read the full analysis to learn more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationalr… #US #Europe
💡 New publication alert! Phelan US Centre Director Professor @ptrubowitz (@LSEIRDept) and Professor @wjhurst (@Cambridge_Uni) have co-authored a piece titled "The Fantasy of a Grand Bargain Between America and China" for @ForeignAffairs. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…
Our alumnus, @SebKilli explores the growing impact of low-cost drone technologies in irregular warfare in his latest article. “Loitering munitions are no longer a novelty. They are becoming a central pillar of warfare on a budget,” he wrote. 🔗Read more: bit.ly/44wR0sA
📰 Visiting Senior Fellow Dr @motazedanahita shares her insights in the BBC News article titled "What is left of Iran's 'Axis of Resistance?" 🔗 Be sure to translate the article to English to read her full commentary: bbc.com/turkce/article… #Iran #MiddleEast
Professor @ProfTobyDodge was featured in the @guardian article, “Outcome of Israel’s war with #Iran is uncertain even if US joins conflict.” 🔗 Read the full article to explore his insights: theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…
#Trump’s move to withdraw the #US from the #WHO (again) has left a $1.3bn hole in the global health agency’s budget. The WHO will survive but its ability to protect against future pandemics will be undermined – @hassandamluji @LSEIRDept for @LSEEuroppblog blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…
Listen to the Ballpark podcast with Dr John Minnich of @LSEIRDept on the Origins of the US-China Chip War blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…
Today is Intl. Day of #WomenInDiplomacy 🙌 Last week, DHoM Katharina Rauscher hosted diplomats from across the 🌍 for a workshop: Prof. Smith (@LSEIRDept @lseideas) joined to discuss her 2024 research highlighting the challenges & solutions still facing women in diplomacy ⬇️