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LSE: The Ballpark | American constitutional failure with Professor Jack Rakove

President Donald Trump’s two terms in the White House have seen the president take a range of actions with congressional approval, leading to warnings from many commentat

Jack Rakove in conversation with Larry Kramer

Is America experiencing a constitutional crisis, or have we reached the point of constitutional failure? At this LSE Phelan US Centre event, leading scholar on American c

LSE: The Ballpark | Predicting climate change with AI

Data is incredibly important in predicting climate change and its impacts. Now, climate scientists are increasingly using AI to help them interpret climate data and to ma

LSE: The Ballpark | Behavioural AI and decision-making with Professor Ganna Pogrebna

As the popularity of AI grows, this new technology is increasingly being applied to make decisions based on interactions with humans, and their behaviours. But what happe

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