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Our panel seeks to answer the central economic question of our time: what is the alternative to neoliberalism?

Branko Milanovic discusses his latest book, Visions of Inequality: from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War.

Paul Seabright discusses his latest book, The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People.

Mexico will likely elect its first female president on 2 June in an election where a lot is at stake

In May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to author and journalist for Slate magazine and Phelan US Centre Visiting Senior Fellow, Fred Kaplan about his 2020 book, The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War.

Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears discuss their new book, England: Seven Myths That Changed a Country – and How to Set Them Straight.

How did China—the world’s largest communist nation—converge with global capitalism? And when did this occur?

Dr Christina Heatherton reflects on the challenges of internationalism at present.

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey delivers his lecture on the key role that central bank reserves play in financial stability and monetary policy in honour of LSE's Charles Goodhart.

The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘greatness’ under threat?