LSE IDEAS

📢LSE Global South Dialogue Series | “The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): The First Decade” The AIIB's first decade reviewed: examining performance factors, geopolitical challenges, and future navigation in evolving development finance landscapes, drawing from Professor Gutner's recent book. 📅Wednesday 22 April 2026 | 2pm - 3pm 🎙️Prof. Tamar Gutner, Alvaro Mendez, Prof. Gregory T. Chin This is the seventh panel held as part of the LSE Global South Dialogue Series. ⬇️ Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/l…

✍️From the Black Sea to the British Isles: Cooperation in Contested Waters This report summarises a high-level policy discussion convened by LSE IDEAS in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom, held on 10 November 2025 at Lancaster House. Against the backdrop of the protracted war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the discussion focused on the evolving security, trade, and political dynamics of the Black Sea region and explored policy instruments to support Ukraine and strengthen regional stability. Authored by: BUĞRA SÜSLER, JON-WYATT MATLACK, OLIVER GILL ⬇️Read Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/publicat…

📢Climate Politics in the Age of Polarisation Rapid decarbonisation is reshaping global power and supply chains, while polarising climate narratives complicate policy and intensify geopolitical frictions within the emerging energy landscape. LSE IDEAS proposes to examine the ongoing impact of the energy transition through a series of events aimed at unpacking key features of this world in the making and the role that the energy transition has in that process. 📅 April 28th | 6-7.30pm ⬇️Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/c…

@DStroikos (head of LSE IDEAS Space Policy Project) joined Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning for a brief discussion on Artemis II and some of the wider political questions shaping what comes next. The interview begins at 1:41:15. ⬇️Listen Here bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

📢LSE Global South Dialogue Series | “The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): The First Decade” The AIIB's first decade reviewed: examining performance factors, geopolitical challenges, and future navigation in evolving development finance landscapes, drawing from Professor Gutner's recent book. 📅Wednesday 22 April 2026 | 2pm - 3pm 🎙️Prof. Tamar Gutner, Alvaro Mendez, Prof. Gregory T. Chin This is the seventh panel held as part of the LSE Global South Dialogue Series. ⬇️ Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/l…

We are delighted to continue our partnership with Education for Victory as we launch the 5th iteration of this remarkable programme. This year’s cohort brings together an exceptional group of leaders from across 23 institutions. Throughout the programme, participants will engage with leading experts in international relations, economics, and global order not only to expand their knowledge, but to better understand the context in which Ukraine operates. The opportunity for participants to present their projects and initiatives to international stakeholders is a vital element of this collaboration. It underscores Ukraine’s growing contribution as a source of ideas, resilience, and solutions for a shared future. We look forward to another impactful programme together.

📢Climate Politics in the Age of Polarisation | April 28th, 6-7.30pm Rapid decarbonisation is reshaping global power and supply chains, while polarising climate narratives complicate policy and intensify geopolitical frictions within the emerging energy landscape. LSE IDEAS proposes to examine the ongoing impact of the energy transition through a series of events aimed at unpacking key features of this world in the making and the role that the energy transition has in that process. ⬇️Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/c…

📢 Vuk Vuksanovic (IDEAS associate) commented on the importance of the US-UK Diego Garcia military base in the Chagos Islands. “Iran, with its missile and drone capability, does have the capacity to strike US and UK military outposts in the wider Middle East, including the Gulf and the Levant.” The comments have been published in the Independent, and featured across several other news outlets. ⬇️Read Here independent.co.uk/news/world/die…

📢LSE Global South Dialogue Series | “The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): The First Decade” The AIIB's first decade reviewed: examining performance factors, geopolitical challenges, and future navigation in evolving development finance landscapes, drawing from Professor Gutner's recent book. This is the seventh panel held as part of the LSE Global South Dialogue Series. 📅Wednesday 22 April 2026 | 2pm - 3pm 🎙️Tamar Gutner, Alvaro Mendez, Prof. Gregory T. Chin ⬇️ Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/l…

💻 Lessons from the Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy | 2026 Webinar This webinar aims to connect the programme team with prospective applicants and offer holders. It will also include an overview of the course curriculum from the team, as well as a Q&A session where you will get the opportunity to ask questions regarding the Programme content, the Programme delivery and the application process. 🎤 Professor Chris Alden, Programme Director Dr Aaron McKeil, Academic Director, Programme Convenor and Course Tutor Hugh Sandeman, Head of Practitioners Peter Jones, Incoming Head of Practitioners ⬇️ Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/e…

📝How to navigate global disorder | Aaron McKeil for Engelsberg Ideas "In the 21st century, the post-Enlightenment ‘civilisational state’ may become the ideological model for aspiring great powers." ⬇️Read the essay here engelsbergideas.com/essays/how-to-…

📢Empire of the stars—not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space On 26 March 2026, Dimitrios Stroikos will be presenting his recent Pacific Review article, at an online event hosted by the Astropolitics Working Group of the British International Studies Association. This online event will be chaired by Dr Bleddyn Bowen and is free and open to all. 🔗 You can read the article here: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… Register for the event here ⬇️ bisa.ac.uk/members/workin…

📢What the New China-led Multilateral Organizations Tell Us: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Development Bank and the World AI Cooperation Center in Shanghai The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Development Bank examined: its origins, institutional progress, and emerging role in regional infrastructure financing and multilateral development cooperation. 📅Wednesday March 25th 🕜1-2pm This is the sixth panel held as part of the LSE Global South Dialogue Series. ⬇️Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/l…

📢Climate Politics in the Age of Polarisation | April 28th, 6-7.30pm Rapid decarbonisation is reshaping global power and supply chains, while polarising climate narratives complicate policy and intensify geopolitical frictions within the emerging energy landscape. ⬇️Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/c…

📑 Central Asia between China and Russia: Exercising Agency in a Changing Regional Order This report draws on insights from three expert roundtables convened by LSE IDEAS in 2025, bringing together scholars and practitioners specialising in international security, migration and development, and global order. The discussions reassessed common assumptions about Central Asia, focusing on evolving relations between China and Russia, the responses of Central Asian states, and the role of external actors in a region shaped by multi-actor cooperation and growing autonomy. ⬇️Read Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/publicat…

Why does Brussels matter so much in EU–China relations? This new China Dialogues piece explores how Beijing pursues a “twin-track” strategy: engaging the EU’s central institutions while also cultivating key member states. As Europe’s economic security agenda expands, Brussels is becoming ever more central to the future of EU–China relations. ⬇️Read Here blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2026/03/18…

📢LSE Global South Dialogue Series | “The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): The First Decade” | April 22nd, 2-3pm The AIIB's first decade reviewed: examining performance factors, geopolitical challenges, and future navigation in evolving development finance landscapes, drawing from Professor Gutner's recent book. This is the seventh panel held as part of the LSE Global South Dialogue Series. ⬇️ Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/l…

What the New China-led Multilateral Organizations Tell Us: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Development Bank and the World AI Cooperation Center in Shanghai The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Development Bank examined: its origins, institutional progress, and emerging role in regional infrastructure financing and multilateral development cooperation. 📅Wednesday March 25th 🕜1-2pm 📢 This is the sixth panel held as part of the LSE Global South Dialogue Series. ⬇️Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/l…

📢How Climate Reshapes the World: Climate as a Catalyst of International Change LSE IDEAS proposes to examine the ongoing impact of the energy transition through a series of events aimed at unpacking key features of this emerging world in the making and the role that the energy transition has in that process. 📅17 March 2026 🕜 6-7pm ⬇️Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/h…