Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

11 January 2024
We’re seeing a monumental shift towards another new era, with trade and supply chains at the heart of these changes. With this heightened focus on resiliency, we’re witnessing…
10 January 2024
Duncan Green on the serendipitous element of how ideas get picked up. Now the LSE term is over, I’ve been catching up with the backlog of The Economist and Prospect (my two print…
09 January 2024
Peter Bloom argues that true scientific innovation needs institutions and people guided by principles that go beyond financial incentives. Technological innovation in…
08 January 2024
Tanya Filer examines the rise to prominence of technology “minilaterals”, and considers how their organisational design and governance can set them up for success. Tech…
04 January 2024
Regulating artificial intelligence has become a major challenge for policymakers. Laws recently adopted by the European Union are not enough. Pramuan Bunkanwanicha and…
03 January 2024
Duncan Green on a "jaw-dropping" speech that sought to define an era. I was lucky enough to attend the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley’s extraordinary speech at…
21 December 2023
Global Legitimacy Crises: Decline and Revival in Multilateral Governance, by Thomas Sommerer, Hans Agné, Fariborz Zelli, and Bart Bes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. 238…
19 December 2023
Remington Latanville compares the Vision Zero commitments of Canada and Sweden, and points to the policy improvements needed to save lives on the road. Every year, approximately 1…
18 December 2023
The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War: Faith, Firepower, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards by Annie Tracy Samuel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2022. 302 pp., £75…
14 December 2023
Lydia Poole introduces a new report that shows why pre-arranged financing is a critical component in improving crisis response but that it requires support from international…