Modern Asia is built upon a web of close relationships running between and within business and politics: the connections world.

The Phelan US Centre’s Joss Harrison speaks to Karen Torres about her experience as an undergraduate research assistant (UGRA) with Dr John Collins at the US Centre in 2019-20, and how this has influenced her academic and career plans.

Join Ray Dalio and Minouche Shafik in conversation as they deep dive into the findings of Dalio's recent book, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail.

Led by Michael Greenstone of the University of Chicago, this event discusses the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing in developing countries, as well as policy options to address them.

In June 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Professor James Morrison about his experience as a faculty lead working on research projects with undergraduates as part of the US Centre’s undergraduate research assistant (UGRA) programme.

With interest rates going up, and energy bills increasing, we talk to LSE Director Minouche Shafik about what happens next with inflation.

Plan A for climate change should be to change our growth model to reduce emissions sufficiently to stop global warming through a mixture of carbon pricing, regulation, and technology subsidies.

Dealing with climate change will require innovation and diffusion of new technologies. But how can we craft policies to best deliver this?

On 9 June 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Ayse Zarakol of the University of Cambridge about the state of the Liberal International Order following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Daniel Pink discusses the true value in understanding regret and using it to our advantage.