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✍️Ukraine's Drone Ecosystem and the Defence of Europe: Lessons Lost Can't be Learned

Read our latest Research Report by Jack Matlack, Sebastian Schwartz and Oliver Gill.

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✍️Brokering Peace: Emerging Middle Powers, Agency and Mediation | Chris Alden and @bugrasusler.bsky.social

This article examines the role of mediation in emerging middle power conduct in an increasingly fragmented world.

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Brokering Peace: Emerging Middle Powers, Agency and Mediation
This article examines the role of mediation in emerging middle power conduct in an increasingly fragmented world. It asks why and how emerging middle powers seek mediator roles in international confl...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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📢New blog by Karen E. Smith & Marta Kozielska - Strengthening the Representation of Women in Diplomacy: What Progress is Possible?

Women are clearly underrepresented at senior levels in diplomacy. Only 23.4% of the world’s ambassadors in 2024 were women...🔗
www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/10/07/s...
October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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📢Blog de Karen E. Smith et Marta Kozielska - Renforcer la représentation des femmes dans la diplomatie : quels progrès sont possibles ?

Les femmes sont clairement sous-représentées aux postes diplomatiques de haut niveau. En 2024, seulement 23,4 % des ambassadeurs dans le monde étaient des femmes..
October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
China’s governance under Xi Jinping fuses campaign-style mobilisation with institutional control.

We explore how “governing through campaigns” has become a durable feature of Chinese statecraft.

👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2025/10/...
Governing through Campaigns in China - China Dialogues
Analysis of how China’s Communist Party governs through campaigns, work teams, and grassroots control, from land reform to Xinjiang’s fanghuiju program.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Understanding the Real Digital Economy: no longer clean and free

Join us for our Free Event:
📆Thurs 09 October 2025 | 6-7pm
🎙️Professor Emanuele Giovannetti

⬇️Register Here www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/events...
Understanding the Real Digital Economy: no longer clean and free
event
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October 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
✍️Map Shows Where Russian Targets Could be Destroyed With Tomahawk Missiles

Vuk Vuksanovic (LSE IDEAS Associate) was quoted in Newsweek commenting on the issue.

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www.newsweek.com/map-russian-...
Map shows where Russian targets could be destroyed with Tomahawk missiles
Tomahawk, map, Putin, ISW
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October 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Join us for #LSEEnvironmentWeek!

The programme is now live:
🌱Keynote lectures on biodiversity, climate finance & fires
🌱Public lectures on COP30, climate finance & natural capital
🌱World-class academics & policymakers.

🔗https://www.lse-environment-week.com/environment-week-2025 #Sustainability
LSE Environment Week 2025 — LSE Environment Week
The Economics of Environment and Energy Programme (EEE), International Growth Centre (IGC) and Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) within the LSE Economics Department are convening the…
www.lse-environment-week.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢Applications for our Executive MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy now close on 8 September 2025!

This one-year executive degree is designed for mid-career professionals who want to sharpen their strategic thinking and negotiation skills.

⬇️Apply Now
www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/exec/a...
Entry Requirements and How to Apply
Apply now for September 2022 intake on the Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy programme at The London School of Economics and Political Science.
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August 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
China’s DeepSeek isn’t just about censorship. 🤖

It shows how politics shape AI at every stage — from training data to chips, talent, and geopolitics.

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blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2025/08/...
#AI #DeepSeek #Geopolitics
What you (don't) see is what you get
The release of DeepSeek, a powerful open-source large language model (LLM) from China, was met with the now-familiar chorus of concern about political bias and censorship. While valid, this reaction m...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
✍️Reforming Global Finance: Africa’s G20 Moment | Alvaro Mendez

With Africa at the forefront and South Africa leading the G20, calls to reform Bretton Woods gain new urgency amid debt, climate, and inequality crises.

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www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...
Reforming Global Finance: Africa's G20 Moment | ISPI
Leggi l'articolo Reforming Global Finance: Africa's G20 Moment sul sito dell'ISPI.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Changing Face of the South Caucasus | Teona Giuashvili

Russia’s war on Ukraine has unsettled the South Caucasus, intensifying existing trends: Azerbaijan is more assertive, Armenia is distancing from Russia, Georgia is drifting from the West.

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The Changing Face of the South Caucasus
strategic update
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July 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
China condemns US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran — but offers little else.

In the Middle East, Beijing’s power remains more rhetorical than real.

What does that say about China’s global role?

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blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2025/07/...

#China #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #Iran #USChina #ForeignPolicy
Why China’s Middle East Strategy Falls Short Amid US-Iran Conflict
China’s muted response to U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran reveals its limited power in the Middle East and a strategy focused more on rhetoric than real influence.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🎧WiD Series 2 Episode 7: Women and Trade Negotiations

In this episode, Karen E. Smith spoke with Ambassador Ailish Campbell, who was appointed Canada’s Ambassador to the European Union in October 2020.

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WiD Series 2 Episode 7: Women and Trade Negotiations
LSE IDEAS · Episode
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July 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"Realigning for a Post-2025 Transatlantic European Order"

Prof. Alexander Evans introduces this year’s LSE Ratiu Dialogues taking place in Romania from the 6-7 September 2025

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#RatiuDialogues25 #geopolitics #Europe #security
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Ratiu Dialogues 2025 - Ratiu Forum
The Ratiu Forum is a joint initiative by the Ratiu Family Charitable Foundation,the Ratiu Democracy Centre and the London School of Economics IDEAS Think Tank, currently ranked Europe's top university...
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July 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Bugra Susler's latest article explores Turkey’s relationship with BRICS in the context of shifting global power dynamics and domestic politics.

Published in the South African Journal of International Affairs.

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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Turkey and BRICS: Strategic autonomy and a search for new partnerships in a post-Western world
In recent years, Turkish decision-makers have publicly expressed interest in joining BRICS. Against the backdrop of the bloc’s recent expansion and future prospects, this article examines Turkish f...
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June 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Is China filling the void left by Western aid—or rewriting the rules altogether?

In this two-part commentary, Dr. Ruby Wang and Felix Brender 王哲謙 unpack China's global health strategy and its tactical presence in crisis zones.

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blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2025/06/...
Ask the Experts: China and the Future of Global Aid - China Dialogues
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June 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
As the G7 Summit unfolds, @kenddrick and Chris Alden have contributed to the official G7 background.

Their piece argues the US-UK differences on AI at the Paris Summit don’t signal a G7 split. Instead, they highlight emerging consensus.

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bit.ly/g7Canada
June 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📢Applications are now open for our Executive MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy!

Interested in hearing more about the course? Join our Information Session!

📅Jun 23 2025 | 03:00 PM GMT

⬇️ REGISTER HERE
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Information Session: Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Information Session: Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
📢The Once and Future World Order

An opportunity to discuss the contours of an emerging world order over the long durée as argued by Amitav Acharya and what this means for the ‘West and the Rest’.

📅Tue 17 June | 4-5.30pm

⬇️REGISTER HERE www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/events...
The Once and Future World Order
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June 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Pleased to share my CFR policy memo on India’s Space Policy.

I examine how India is reshaping its space policy and engaging with emerging global norms in space.

🔗 www.cfr.org/article/indi...

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India’s Space Policy: Between Strategic Autonomy and Alignment With the United States
India’s space policy, once driven primarily by domestic development goals, is increasingly aligning with that of the United States. How it approaches the norms of space governance, however, could pro…
www.cfr.org
June 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
📢LSE IDEAS hosted its 2025 Alumni Policy Weekend, welcoming Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy alumni to a day of panels on navigating a multipolar world.

A huge thank you to our speakers and alumni for their insights and engagement.
June 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
India’s Space Policy: Between Strategic Autonomy and Alignment With the U.S.

Discover @dstroikos.bsky.social's paper on India’s space policy, which is now aligning more with the US- its stance on space governance may offer a model for the Global South.

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www.cfr.org/article/indi...
India’s Space Policy: Between Strategic Autonomy and Alignment With the United States
India’s space policy, once driven primarily by domestic development goals, is increasingly aligning with that of the United States. How it approaches the norms of space governance, however, could pro…
www.cfr.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Germany’s new govt talks tough on China—but can it deliver? Business, academia, and politics are divided.

⬇️Read Here
blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2025/06/...

#Germany #China #Geopolitics
Navigating Uncertainty: Germany’s Evolving Approach to China - China Dialogues
Germany rethinks China ties amid rising tensions, expert gaps, and divided business interests — can Berlin balance values and economic dependency?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🌍Deep Tech for SDG Series | hosted by SGInnovate and UNDP Global Centre in Singapore.

LSE IDEAS Research Associate @kenddrick moderated a fireside chat with UNDP & Microsoft on AI’s carbon footprint, greening digital infrastructure, and inclusive digital transformation.
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
📰How Putin Might Respond to 'Russia's Pearl Harbor'

Vuk Vuksanovic, IDEAS associate, told Newsweek that Ukraine had achieved its greatest tactical success since late 2022, which means Moscow has no incentives left to agree to a ceasefire.

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How Putin might respond to 'Russia's Pearl Harbor'
In an operation said to be 18 months in the planning, Ukraine conducted a devastating series of drone strikes against Russia air bases on Sunday.
www.newsweek.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM