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LSE: The Ballpark | How AI is influencing society with Dr Mona Sloane

Since the emergence of AI as a highly transformative force for modern society, many have faced challenges in updating their policies to address the potentially harmful ef

LSE: The Ballpark | AI and the gig economy with Dr Lindsey Cameron

From helping assign tasks and determine prices on delivery and rideshare platforms to recommending certain individuals over others on freelance hiring sites, AI is fast b

LSE: The Ballpark | AI harm, accountability, and cybersecurity with Dr Chinmayi Sharma

AI has become easily accessible, easy to use, and for many people, it’s a useful tool. This means that AI is being used by individuals and institutions to help solve a va

LSE: The Ballpark | How democratic citizenry can shape America’s role in the world - Master’s students essay competition 2026

In 2026, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for LSE master’s students with the prompt, “What role can democratic citizenry play in shaping America’s role in th

LSE: The Ballpark | The Global Economy in a Changing World Order

The global economy is undergoing profound transformation. Geopolitical realignments, rising economic nationalism, climate disruption, trade fragmentation, and technologic

LSE: The Ballpark | Rethinking the 1990s with Professors G. John Ikenberry and Peter Trubowitz

The 1990s were an important decade. They saw the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, falling trade barriers, an expanding capitalist democratic o

LSE: The Ballpark | EU-China relations in the Trump era with Noah Barkin

The last two decades have seen significant growth in the relationship between China and the EU. Now, China is the EU’s biggest import and third-largest export partner. Bu

LSE: The Ballpark | Donald Trump and the unmaking of Europe with Professor Nathalie Tocci

While Trump’s foreign policy record has not been very successful elsewhere as wars continue to rage in Ukraine and in the Middle East, the exception is Europe which Trump

LSE: The Ballpark | China under siege: how Beijing sees the United States with Dr Yu Jie

The last decade has seen a period of prolonged competition between the US and China with China continuing to grow economically and pursue technological self-reliance whil

LSE: The Ballpark | Donald Trump and the future of US-EU relations with Professor Kathleen McNamara

Donald Trump’s first presidential term meant that many allies, including in the EU and Europe, were forced to consider the possibility that the United States could no lon

LSE: The Ballpark | American foreign policy in the age of Trump with Professor Walter Russell Mead

To talk about Donald Trump’s foreign policy, in February 2026 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Walter Russell Mead

LSE: The Ballpark | After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy with Professor Ian Shapiro

From the rise of Donald Trump in the US, Brexit in the United Kingdom and Victor Orban in Hungary and National Rally in France, anti-system populists have seen a resurgen

LSE: The Ballpark | America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics with Dr C Raja Mohan

From China’s growing influence in Europe to deepening Russia–China cooperation and the ripple effects of Trump’s America First policies, Eurasia has emerged as a single,

LSE: The Ballpark | China’s Three Personality Problem with Professor Todd Hall

Understanding China’s role in the world has never been more important — or more complex. China projects itself variously as a moral global actor, a fiercely defensive pow

LSE: The Ballpark | America adrift with Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter

America is undergoing profound change. Demographic transformation, shifting global power dynamics, and a foreign policy establishment in transition are reshaping how the

LSE: The Ballpark | US-China relations in an era of illiberalism with Dr Scott Kennedy

To talk about the current state of US-China relations, in October 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business a

LSE: The Ballpark | “Is AI a threat or an opportunity for the US?” Master’s students essay competition for 2025

In 2025, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with a prompt about AI. In this episode we spoke to the author of the winning essay, Kayode A

LSE: The Ballpark | How to help left behind regions and workers with Professor Gordon Hanson

The last 40 years have seen a sharp decline in America’s manufacturing industries with growing joblessness in previously prosperous industrial regions. How and why did th

LSE: The Ballpark | LSE at 130 and the United States with Professor Michael Cox

This year LSE is celebrating its 130th anniversary, and how it has driven change across the world. Much of LSE’s history is linked to the United States, from philanthropi

LSE: The Ballpark | The promise and peril of Trump’s America First with Professor Charles Kupchan

Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has renewed his “America First” agenda by pursing a transactional approach to diplomacy and a desire to l