In May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Maxwell Stearns, the Venable, Baetjer & Howard Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law about his new book, Parliamentary America.

Aberdeen’s plans to move away from oil and gas towards clean energy have highlighted the difficulties in ensuring such transitions are equitable.

In June 2024, the LSE Phelan US Centre held the conference, US Nuclear Strategy in a Changing Indo-Pacific.

Our panel explore the progress the UK has made in tackling climate change under the Conservatives.

Our panel focus on the state of the British economy going into the election and the challenges it faces.

Our panel examines British politics before the election, the course of the campaign, the expected result followed by a reaction to the exit poll at 22:00.

Our panel discuss what this election tells us about the health of Britain’s democracy in context of the elections taking place around the world this year.

Our panel discuss how AI and Fake News has shaped this election from digital to traditional media.

Our panel discuss the main domestic policy challenges from rising poverty, the cost of living crisis and the state of the NHS before the general election.

Our panel discuss the main foreign policy challenges likely to confront the next Government from defence spending to geopolitics.