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In an article in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, “Beware the Europe You Wish For, The Downsides and Dangers of Allied Independence”,

In July 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Kimberley S. Johnson about the recent history of the US administrative state and racial representation in the US government and administration

Far-right ideas once on the fringe now dominate feeds and headlines, reshaping politics and threatening democracy worldwide.

Congratulations to the class of 2025, we're so proud of everything you've achieved!

Join us for this talk by Jeremy Hunt in which he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain.

In this event, former Economist and Financial Times journalist Philip Coggan will talk about his new book, The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World.

In response to what the US sees as potential growing threats from China and North Korea, nuclear weapons are becoming a more and more important part of US alliance commitments and partnerships in East Asia

How did the transatlantic slave trade and British colonial rule shape modern race relations in the UK?

Join us for this conversation between journalist and author Ben Chu and LSE's Richard Davies about Ben's new book Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails.

Could artificial intelligence already be conscious? Are today’s AI systems truly aware — or are we just projecting human qualities onto machines?