Join us to hear UK commentator and economic thinker Grace Blakeley talk about her latest book, Vulture Capitalism.

In December 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke Dr Douglas Fuller, Associate Professor in the Department of International Economics, Government and Business at Copenhagen Business School.

Congratulations, LSE graduates! ✌️🎓 We're so proud to welcome the class of 2024 to our alumni community.

Congratulations, LSE graduates!

Governments worldwide invest heavily to project a positive image on the global stage, spending billions to host events like the #WorldCup or #Olympics in hopes of building prestige and soft power.

This episode of LSE iQ explores a national scandal: widespread illegal sewage dumping by our privatised water companies, and why they are all under criminal investigation.

As we move deeper into the 21st century, rapid advancements in automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence continue to reshape industries, raising concerns about the potential impact on workers.

Our panel of LSE researchers explore some of the issues that have come to the fore in this bumper year for international politics, along with the key outcomes and implications for the world in 2025.

There is so much uncertainty in the lead up to this year's US Election. Will Kamala Harris win the presidency and succeed Joe Biden? Or will Donald Trump return to the White House again?

In 2024, over half the world's population went to the polls. We speak to Professor Mukulika Banerjee and Professor Michael Cox to give us their review of how democracy worked in this year of elections.