In 2024, two billion people headed to the polls in some 50 countries around the world. But the drama of these elections risks obscuring just how fragile the foundations of democracy have become.

The problem of economic development in the Global South remains as important as ever. For centuries thinkers have tried to explain why some countries grow rich while others remain poor, with varied success.

Chance, luck, and ignorance; how to put our uncertainty into numbers. We all have to live with uncertainty about what is going to happen, what has happened, and why things turned out how they did.

In this roundtable discussion, leading experts on world affairs take stock of the international challenges and opportunities facing the new administration in America.

Join us to hear Max Steuer talk about his new book, Dangerous Guesswork In Economic Policy.

Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim visited LSE to deliver a lecture on Malaysia’s global strategy in an uncertain era

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!

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