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US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood

Fears about the US are leading to a new world of balancing for the EU and middle powers

April 20th, 2026

US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood

What it means if US actions during the Iran conflict may have broken international humanitarian law

April 24th, 2026

Elections and party politics across the US

The 2026 Midterms: Virginia’s ballot measure shows how Trump’s redistricting push may cost the Republican Party the midterms

April 24th, 2026

Democracy and culture

The 2026 Midterms: Trump’s SAVE America Act is about saving himself not America

April 24th, 2026

2026 master's essay competition

2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: At 250, the world’s oldest democracy is autocratising at a global cost that its citizens have the power to stop

March 20th, 2026

2026 master's essay competition

2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: Finding Tocqueville in Times Square: how lessons from America’s vibrant civic past can reinvigorate its citizenry in the present

March 20th, 2026

2026 master's essay competition

2026 master’s essay competition winner: The most important act of American global leadership may be winning a local primary

March 19th, 2026

Trump's second term

The 2026 Midterms

The 2026 Midterms: Four ways to think about “late era” Donald Trump as we approach the midterms

March 26th, 2026

Trump's second term

Trump’s Iran strikes signal that the US-UK special relationship is in the rear-view mirror

March 12th, 2026

Trump's second term

The US war on Iran has vague deadlines, unclear victory goals and exit strategy, and no easy way to end

March 3rd, 2026

The 2026 Midterms

Elections and party politics across the US

The 2026 Midterms: Virginia’s ballot measure shows how Trump’s redistricting push may cost the Republican Party the midterms

April 24th, 2026

Democracy and culture

The 2026 Midterms: Trump’s SAVE America Act is about saving himself not America

April 24th, 2026

The 2026 Midterms

The 2026 Midterms: Four ways to think about “late era” Donald Trump as we approach the midterms

March 26th, 2026

Elections and party politics across the US

The 2026 Midterms: Virginia’s ballot measure shows how Trump’s redistricting push may cost the Republican Party the midterms

April 24th, 2026

Elections and party politics across the US

The 2026 Midterms: How a State Senate primary race in North Carolina shows that some politics are still local

March 3rd, 2026

Elections and party politics across the US

The Democrats’ disagreement over the US attacks on Iran means Republicans can set the terms of the debate

March 2nd, 2026

Democracy and culture

The 2026 Midterms: Trump’s SAVE America Act is about saving himself not America

April 24th, 2026

Democracy and culture

How illiberal actors prevailed in shaping the discourse around misinformation

April 17th, 2026

Democracy and culture

Americans favour democracy in principle, but poor political leadership means they are dissatisfied with it in practice

April 13th, 2026

US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood

What it means if US actions during the Iran conflict may have broken international humanitarian law

April 24th, 2026

US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood

Fears about the US are leading to a new world of balancing for the EU and middle powers

April 20th, 2026

Event Reviews

American foreign policy in the age of Trump – LSE Phelan US Centre Event Review

April 18th, 2026

The Ballpark podcast interviews

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

April 14th, 2026

Democracy and culture

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

April 2nd, 2026

The Ballpark podcast interviews

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

March 19th, 2026

Economy

The gig economy is reshaping how people work – and what they think about social protections and politics

April 2nd, 2026

Democracy and culture

Polarization is not a myth: it is reflected in the creation and spread of new technologies

March 26th, 2026

Economy

The Supreme Court has ruled against Trump’s tariffs, but they may be here to stay and could reshape global industrial policy

February 23rd, 2026

Event Reviews

American foreign policy in the age of Trump – LSE Phelan US Centre Event Review

April 18th, 2026

Event Reviews

America First and the future of Eurasian geopolitics – LSE Phelan US Centre Event Review

December 13th, 2025

Event Reviews

America adrift: the end of the east coast foreign policy elite? – LSE Phelan US Centre Event Review

November 22nd, 2025

Environment

Voluntary corporate efforts to address social problems have little or no effect on public support for regulation by government

January 9th, 2026

Environment

Trump’s $750 billion EU energy deal is built on an illusion

October 14th, 2025

Environment

Americans are adapting to a warmer world — trading winter heat for summer cooling

October 3rd, 2025

Urban, rural and regional policies

U.S. History

The hidden history of New York City housing co-ops

March 27th, 2026

Economy

The Supreme Court has ruled against Trump’s tariffs, but they may be here to stay and could reshape global industrial policy

February 23rd, 2026

Urban, rural and regional policies

Company towns have left a lasting legacy of underfunded and underpowered local governments

January 23rd, 2026

Justice and Domestic Affairs

Progressive US local prosecutors increasingly face challenges to remove them outside of elections

April 17th, 2026

Justice and Domestic Affairs

Attitudes towards authority, identity, and acculturation shape the diverse views towards police within Hispanic communities

February 24th, 2026

Justice and Domestic Affairs

How a new measure can tell us about how government agencies are performing

December 5th, 2025

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