The Ballpark

LSE: The Ballpark | US-China strategic stability with Dr Nicola Leveringhaus

Release Date: 3/24/2025

Duration: 35 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Nicola Leveringhaus

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Nicola Leveringhaus | The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has brought the spectre of potential nuclear conflict back into the public consciousness for the first time in decades. But what’s behind the potential for nuclear conflict and what issues are at stake for nuclear powers other than the US and Russia, like China? To discuss these and other questions on the current state of global nuclear tensions and development, in March 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Nicola Leveringhaus of King's College London. This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Luke Digweed.   Further reading and resources Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security by Fiona S. Cunningham (Princeton University Press, 2025) - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691261027/under-the-nuclear-shadow The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon by Ankit Panda (Wiley, 2025) - https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/The+New+Nuclear+Age%3A+At+the+Precipice+of+Armageddon-p-9781509557462

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LSE: The Ballpark | The international order and US-China competition with Professor Shiping Tang

Release Date: 2/10/2025

Duration: 43 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor Shiping Tang

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor Shiping Tang | In the past decade, many commentators have increasingly spoken of growing competition between the United States and China in areas like trade, industrial policy, but also on foreign policy and global influence more generally.   To discuss these issues and how the social sciences can learn from evolutionary thinking, in January 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Shiping Tang of Fudan University. The conversation ranged over how Professor Tang’s early career as a biologist has informed his thinking about social science issues, whether we should talk about the US and China being in competition at all, and how democracies promote growth.   This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Luke Digweed.   Further reading and resources The Institutional Foundation of Economic Development by Shiping Tang (Princeton University Press, 2022) Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research, New Edition by Gary King, Robert O. Keohane, and Sidney Verba (Princeton University Press, 2021) Why Nations Fail: the Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Daron Acemoglu & James A Robinson. Crown Business. March 2012. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2012/08/21/book-review-why-nations-fail-the-origins-of-power-prosperity-and-poverty/ Olson, M. (1996). Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations are Rich, and Others Poor. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 10(2), 3–24. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2138479

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LSE: The Ballpark | AI and elections with Professor Lawrence Lessig

Release Date: 10/28/2024

Duration: 46 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor Lawrence Lessig

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor Lawrence Lessig | In October 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to spoke to Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Cited by The New Yorker as “the most important thinker on intellectual property in the internet era”, Professor Lessig now focuses on “institutional corruption”, especially as that affects democracy. He is the author of many books, including They Don’t Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy, Fidelity & Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution, and most recently, How to Steal a Presidential Election.   They spoke about how AI and the media can affect the legitimacy and conduct of elections, how policymakers have attempted to govern and control the use of AI and about how citizens’ assemblies could be a way to protect democracy against AI’s influence.   This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.   Further reading and resources Podcast and video of the 8 October 2024 event, ‘What AI is doing to America's democracy’ – LSE Public Lecture with Professor Lawrence Lessig and LSE President and Vice Chancellor Professor Larry Kramer - https://www.lse.ac.uk/united-states/events/2024-events/What-AI-is-doing-to-Americas-democracy How to Steal a Presidential Election (Yale University Press, 2024) - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300270792/how-to-steal-a-presidential-election/

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LSE: The Ballpark | The West and the failure of democracy in the Middle East with Professor Fawaz Gerges

Release Date: 10/18/2024

Duration: 38 Mins

Authors: Professor Fawaz Gerges, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Fawaz Gerges, Chris Gilson | In October 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations at LSE, and holder of the Emirates Professorship in Contemporary Middle East Studies. They spoke about his new book, “What Really Went Wrong: The West and the failure of democracy in the Middle East”. We also discussed the history of US involvement in the region, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas. This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Further reading What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East – Yale University Press, 2024 - https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300259575/what-really-went-wrong/ Review of What Really Went Wrong at LSE Review of Books - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2024/09/24/what-really-went-wrong-the-west-and-the-failure-of-democracy-in-the-middle-east-fawaz-gerges/

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LSE: The Ballpark | The social media spiral of silence with Nick Lewis

Release Date: 10/14/2024

Duration: 31 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Nick Lewis

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Nick Lewis | In September 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Nick Lewis, a PhD student in LSE’s Department of Government and a recipient of a Phelan US Centre PhD Summer Research Grant in 2022. Nick’s research looks at how social media creates bias in democratic deliberation. They spoke about how Facebook discourages people from taking part in discussions via what’s called the “spiral of silence”. They also discussed the importance of social media in the 2024 presidential election. This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Why America Can’t Retrench with Dr Peter Harris

Release Date: 9/30/2024

Duration: 56 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Dr. Peter Harris

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr. Peter Harris | In September 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Peter Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University about his new book, Why America Can’t Retrench (And How It Might) which looks at the US’ dominant role in the world, how it got there and the factors preventing global restraint. They discuss the idea of America’s ‘primacist’ approach to international affairs and the role of domestic politics and systems in preventing a change to America’s role in the world. This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Faculty-student research collaborations with Evelyne Ong

Release Date: 9/23/2024

Duration: 31 Mins

Authors: Evelyn Ong, Callum Cleasby

Description: Contributor(s): Evelyn Ong, Callum Cleasby | In August 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Evelyne Ong, an undergraduate research assistant with the Phelan US Centre for the 2023-24 academic year.   They discuss her work with Visiting Professor Jeffrey Legro, on the project, ‘The Nuclear Revolution and Great Power Competition’. They also talked about her experience taking part in the Phelan US Centre’s undergraduate research assistantship programme.   This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Master’s students essay competition on capitalism

Release Date: 9/16/2024

Duration: 42 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson | In 2024, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with the prompt, ““How should the United States work to shape the future of capitalism in this age of insecurity?”. We speak to the author of the winning essay, David Millman, and the runners-up, Yazmin Baptiste and Manickam Valliappan. We discuss their essays, the competition, what it’s like for students to engage with a wider audience, and the opportunity they had to present their essays in the UK parliament to MPs and the British-American Parliamentary Group. This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Black Immigrant Literacies with Professor Patriann Smith

Release Date: 8/19/2024

Duration: 51 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor Patriann Smith

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor Patriann Smith | In 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Patriann Smith, professor in the College of Education at the University of South Florida. Dr. Smith's transdisciplinary research examines how differences in languages, Englishes, and English language ideologies affect Black Caribbean students’ immigrant literacy practices as they cross cultures and languages between their home countries and the United States. In this episode, they spoke about her new book, Black Immigrant Literacies: Intersections of Race, Language, and Culture in the Classroom.   This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Gray Areas with Professor Adia Harvey Wingfield

Release Date: 8/5/2024

Duration: 33 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Adia Wingfield

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Adia Wingfield | In June 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Adia Harvey Wingfield, the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Arts & Sciences and Vice Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity at Washington University in St. Louis. They spoke about Professor Wingfield’s new book, Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It. The discussion also covered US labor activism, and the role US federal and state governments have in addressing racial inequalities in the workplace This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Further resources Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It (HarperCollins, 2023) - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/gray-areas-adia-harvey-wingfield

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LSE: The Ballpark | Parliamentary America with Professor Maxwell Stearns

Release Date: 7/22/2024

Duration: 64 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor Maxwell Stearns

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor Maxwell Stearns | In May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Maxwell Stearns, the Venable, Baetjer & Howard Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law about his new book, Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy. The book argues that the solution to many of America’s democratic challenges is to amend the Constitution to reform the US government to become a parliamentary democracy. We talk about why he thinks American democracy is in crisis, the lessons he has learned from how other countries govern, and what reforms are now needed in the US. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | US Nuclear Strategy in a Changing Indo-Pacific

Release Date: 7/8/2024

Duration: 27 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Dr Lauren Sukin, Debak Das, Matthew Fuhrmann, J. Luis Rodriguez

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr Lauren Sukin, Debak Das, Matthew Fuhrmann, J. Luis Rodriguez | In June 2024, the LSE Phelan US Centre held the conference, US Nuclear Strategy in a Changing Indo-Pacific. The conference brought together scholars and analysts with a strong record of policy-relevant research on nuclear strategy and expertise in the security dynamics of the Indo-Pacific. The conference was convened by Phelan US Centre Affiliates, Rohan Mukherjee and Lauren Sukin, both Assistant Professors of International Relations in the LSE’s International Relations Department. In this episode of the Ballpark, we speak to Dr Lauren Sukin about the main themes and takeaways from the conference. We also talk to three of the conference participants, Debak Das (University of Denver), Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M University), and J. Luis Rodriguez (George Mason University), about what they saw as the nuclear security dynamics in their region of focus, and how the US has been responding to these both within that region and across the Indo-Pacific. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | US Foreign Policy and Power with Professor Jeff Legro

Release Date: 6/24/2024

Duration: 47 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor Jeff Legro

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor Jeff Legro | In May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Jeff Legro, University Professor at the University of Richmond, and Visiting Professor at the Phelan US Centre for 2023-24. They spoke about the US’ role as a “unipolar” country in the world, conceptions of sovereignty, both in the US and abroad, the potential future of US foreign policy, and the relationship between nuclear weapons and globalization.   They also discussed Professor Legro’s work with the Phelan US Centre’s Undergraduate Research Assistantship programme and students Ayush Das and Evelyne Ong.   This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Links mentioned in this episode Phelan US Centre Undergraduate Research Assistantship programme - https://www.lse.ac.uk/united-states/for-students/us-centre-undergraduate-research-assistantships-current Rethinking the World: Great Power Strategies and International Order (Cornell University Press, 2016) - https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7591/9781501707322/html?lang=en Shaper Nations: Strategies for a Changing World (Harvard University Press, 2016) - https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674660212

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LSE: The Ballpark | The media, truth, and reality with Brooke Gladstone

Release Date: 6/10/2024

Duration: 46 Mins

Authors: Brooke Gladstone, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Brooke Gladstone, Chris Gilson | In 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Brooke Gladstone, host and Managing Editor of WNYC’s On the Media about the US’ changing media landscape, the meaning of truth and facts in the age of Donald Trump, and how we can teach the next generation to be better media consumers. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Bomb with Fred Kaplan

Release Date: 5/28/2024

Duration: 43 Mins

Authors: Dr Fred Kaplan, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Dr Fred Kaplan, Chris Gilson | In May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to author and journalist for Slate magazine and Phelan US Centre Visiting Senior Fellow, Fred Kaplan about his 2020 book, The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War and the changing attitudes of US politicians and policymakers to nuclear weapons and nuclear war. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Listen to the podcast of the LSE Event ‘Is the risk of nuclear war increasing?’ on LSE Player: https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=c1fc651a-d27e-46e2-8ae0-2078d24736e0 Fred Kaplan’s ‘War Stories’ column at Slate: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/war-stories

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Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade | LSE Phelan US Centre Event

Release Date: 5/24/2024

Duration: 89 Mins

Authors: Elizabeth Ingleson

Description: Contributor(s): Elizabeth Ingleson | How did China—the world’s largest communist nation—converge with global capitalism? And when did this occur? In this event, held on 7 May 2024, Dr Elizabeth Ingleson of the LSE Department of International History and Phelan US Centre Affiliate argued that this convergence began in the early 1970s, when the United States and China re-opened trade and the interests of US capitalists and the Chinese state gradually aligned: at the expense of US labor and aided by US diplomats.

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Will the US remain the world’s superpower?

Release Date: 5/15/2024

Duration: 35 Mins

Authors: Elizabeth Ingleson, Ashley Tellis, John Van Reenen

Description: Contributor(s): Elizabeth Ingleson, Ashley Tellis, John Van Reenen | A shining city on a hill. America the beautiful. The United States has long been mythologised as the land of dreams and opportunity. And since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s it has been undisputedly the most powerful nation on earth. But is it a fading force? The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘greatness’ under threat? In this episode of LSE iQ, a collaboration with the LSE Phelan US Centre's podcast, The Ballpark, Sue Windebank and Chris Gilson speak to LSE’s Elizabeth Ingleson and John Van Reenen and Ashley Tellis from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Contributors Elizabeth Ingleson John Van Reenen Ashley Tellis   Research Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade by Elizabeth Ingleson The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms by David Autor, David Dorn, Lawrence F Katz, Christina Patterson and John Van Reenen, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2020. Revising U.S. Grand Strategy Toward China by Robert D. Blackwill and Ashley J. Tellis   More Information LSE Phelan United States Centre: https://www.lse.ac.uk/United-States Listen to The Ballpark podcast: https://www.lse.ac.uk/united-states/the-ballpark/Podcasts; LSE Player, Spotify; Soundcloud Related interviews on The Ballpark with guests on this episode Dr Ashley Tellis - The Future of US-China Competition Dr Elizabeth Ingleson - Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order with Professor John Owen

Release Date: 5/13/2024

Duration: 67 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor John Owen

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor John Owen | In 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor John Owen, Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, and an Academic Visitor at Nuffield College, University of Oxford from January to June 2024. They discussed his new book, ‘The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order’, the United States’ changing foreign policy objectives, and the move from welfare liberalism to open liberalism in the post-war period and beyond. You can read Professor Owen's recent article for USAPP, ‘How pluralistic liberalism can protect democracy in a time of contested world order’ here - https://wp.me/p3I2YF-dDK. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade with Dr Elizabeth Ingleson

Release Date: 5/3/2024

Duration: 43 Mins

Authors: Elizabeth Ingleson, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Elizabeth Ingleson, Chris Gilson | In April 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Elizabeth Ingleson, Assistant Professor in the Department of International History at LSE and Centre Affiliate of the Phelan US Centre. They spoke about Dr Ingleson’s new book, Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade. They also discussed the evolution of the US-China trade relationship since the 1970s, including the role played by US policymakers and capitalist interests. Dr Elizabeth Ingleson will be launching her new book at the LSE Phelan US Centre event, ‘Made in China: When US-China interests converged to transform global trade’, on Tuesday 7 May from 5pm to 6:30pm at LSE. More details about how to attend in person and online are here - https://www.lse.ac.uk/united-states/events/2024-events/Made-in-China-When-US-China-Interests-Converged-to-Transform-Global-Trade. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace with Professor Elizabeth Saunders

Release Date: 4/29/2024

Duration: 45 Mins

Authors: Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Chris Gilson | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University about her new book, ‘The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace’ and the role of ‘elites’ in US foreign policymaking. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Professor Elizabeth Saunders (Columbia University)

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LSE: The Ballpark | Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy with Professor Jennifer Carlson

Release Date: 4/15/2024

Duration: 71 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Jennifer Carlson

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Jennifer Carlson | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jennifer Carlson of Arizona State University, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow, about her new book, Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy. They also discuss the symbolism and political value guns have in American politics and society. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Professor Jennifer Carlson (Arizona State University)

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LSE: The Ballpark | Latino Voters in the United States with Professor Jason Casellas

Release Date: 4/1/2024

Duration: 34 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Dr Jason Casellas

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr Jason Casellas | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about how the role of Latino voters in the United States and their changing voting patterns. They also discuss how Latino voters might influence the 2024 presidential election. Jason Casellas is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston and is the John G. Winant Visiting Professor for American Government at Oxford University for 2023-24. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Additional resources: The Ballpark podcast: Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas - https://wp.me/p3I2YF-dF3   Contributors: Professor Jason Casellas (University of Houston and Oxford University)

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LSE: The Ballpark | China Policy: The Limits of Transatlantic Convergence with Dr Mathieu Duchâtel

Release Date: 3/18/2024

Duration: 28 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Mathieu Duchâtel

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Mathieu Duchâtel | In February 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Mathieu Duchâtel, Resident Senior Fellow and Director of International Studies at Institut Montaigne about transatlantic convergence between the EU and the United States on China policy. They also discussed the fault lines between the EU and US on China policy, and how China has responded to these divergences, including on Taiwan policy. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Dr Mathieu Duchâtel (Institut Montaigne)

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LSE: The Ballpark | Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas

Release Date: 3/7/2024

Duration: 25 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Jason Casellas

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Jason Casellas | On March 5th, 16 US states and territories held primary elections to decide the 2024 Republican and Democratic presidential nominees: a day known as “Super Tuesday”. The Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about the Super Tuesday results, the primary race so far, and what the trends may mean for the general election in November. Jason Casellas is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston and is the John G. Winant Visiting Professor for American Government at Oxford University for 2023-24. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Additional resources: Phelan US Centre event recording: Déja vu all over again? Super Tuesday and the race for the presidency. 6 March 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XtA_AZWvkc LSE USAPP blog series on the 2024 Elections - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/category/the-2024-elections-2/ LSE USAPP blog Q&A series on the 2024 elections from Thomas Gift (UCL) - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/author/thomas-gift/ Contributors: Professor Jason Casellas (University of Houston and Oxford University)

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Limits of Presidential Power with Professor Andrew Rudalevige

Release Date: 3/4/2024

Duration: 55 Mins

Authors: Andrew Rudalevige, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Andrew Rudalevige, Chris Gilson | In January 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Andrew Rudalevige, the Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government at Bowdoin College and visiting professor in the LSE’s Department of Government for the 2023-24 academic year. They spoke about the separation of powers in US government and the executive branch, and former President Trump’s potential plans to reshape the federal bureaucracy to create more political appointees if he is re-elected to the presidency in this year’s presidential election. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Professor Andrew Rudalevige (Bowdoin College)

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LSE: The Ballpark | Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy with Dr Jordan Tama

Release Date: 2/19/2024

Duration: 46 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Dr. Jordan Tama

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr. Jordan Tama | In January 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Jordan Tama, Provost Associate Professor at American University’s School of International Service about his new book, Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy: Cooperation in a Polarized Age. They also discussed how party control in the US government can influence foreign policy, the changing coalitions of the Democratic and Republican parties and why some foreign policy issues have bipartisan consensus while others don’t. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Contributor: Dr Jordan Tama (American University)

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Brattle Group Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery

Release Date: 2/5/2024

Duration: 39 Mins

Authors: Dr. Coleman Bazelon, Rohan Janakiraman, Mary Olson, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Dr. Coleman Bazelon, Rohan Janakiraman, Mary Olson, Chris Gilson | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to the authors of the Brattle Group Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery, which estimates reparations for the total harm from enslavement, including to those who were enslaved and to their descendants. Dr. Coleman Bazelon, Rohan Janakiraman, and Mary Olson discuss their report and how it can inform calls for reparations for enslavement.   This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Future of US-China Competition with Dr Ashley Tellis

Release Date: 1/22/2024

Duration: 27 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Dr. Ashley Tellis

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr. Ashley Tellis | In January 2024, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Ashley Tellis, the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about how the US has engaged with China economically in recent decades. They discuss how the US’ strategy towards China has shifted across recent presidencies, the effectiveness of ‘friendshoring’ policies, and decoupling and de-risking relationships between China, the United States, and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Why China Hawks are Wrong with Professor William Wohlforth

Release Date: 1/17/2024

Duration: 41 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor William Wohlforth

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor William Wohlforth | In 2023, the Phelan US Centre spoke to spoke to William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, about the United States’ role as the world’s unipolar power. They also discuss the rise of China and what this means for the international role of the United States, and his upcoming book, with Jill Kastner, on great power subversion. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Contributor: Professor William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College)

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LSE: The Ballpark | Rust Belt Union Blues with Professor Theda Skocpol

Release Date: 1/4/2024

Duration: 44 Mins

Authors: Professor Theda Skocpol, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol, Chris Gilson | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University about her new book, with Lainey Newman, Rust Belt Union Blues Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. Using Western Pennsylvania as a case study, their book examines the decline of labor unions and the shift of working-class voters away from the Democratic Party. We also discussed the appeal of Donald Trump to blue-collar voters and how unions might regain their previous role in American community life. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Master’s students essay competition on climate change

Release Date: 12/11/2023

Duration: 38 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson | In 2023, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with the prompt, “What responsibility does the US have to the rest of the world on climate change?”. In this Extra Inning, we speak to the author of the winning essay, Oscar Parry, and the runners-up, Jibran Raja and Alia Yusuf. We discuss the essay competition, what it’s like for students to engage with a wider audience, and the opportunity they had to present their essays in the UK parliament to MPs and the British-American Parliamentary Group.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Religion over Race with Dr Amanda Sahar d’Urso and Dr Tabitha Bonilla

Release Date: 11/29/2023

Duration: 40 Mins

Authors: Mohid Rehman Malik, Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Tabitha Bonilla

Description: Contributor(s): Mohid Rehman Malik, Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Tabitha Bonilla | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and Dr Tabitha Bonilla, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, about their recent article Religion or Race? Using Intersectionality to Examine the Role of Muslim Identity and Evaluations on Belonging in the United States in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, which they also wrote about on the US Centre’s USAPP blog. They discuss the role of religious and racial identity in America today. This Extra Inning was produced by Mohid Malik and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Amanda Sahar d’Urso (Georgetown University) and Tabitha Bonilla (Northwestern University)

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LSE: The Ballpark | In Quest of a Shared Planet with Dr Naveeda Khan

Release Date: 11/13/2023

Duration: 53 Mins

Authors: Mohid Rehman Malik, Dr Naveeda Khan

Description: Contributor(s): Mohid Rehman Malik, Dr Naveeda Khan | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Naveeda Khan, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University about her new book, In Quest of a Shared Planet: Negotiating Climate from the Global South, the role that UN Climate Change Conferences (or “COPs”) play in the global climate framework, and the relationship between the global north and south in taking responsibility for and mitigating the effects of climate change. This Extra Inning was produced by Mohid Malik and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Naveeda Khan (Johns Hopkins University)

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The Future of Capitalism Conference: Panel 1 on Globalisation and the Return of Geopolitics

Release Date: 10/27/2023

Duration: 104 Mins

Authors: Dr C Raja Mohan, Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter, Professor Michael Mastanduno

Description: Contributor(s): Dr C Raja Mohan, Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter, Professor Michael Mastanduno | On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecurity Conference. Bringing together leading scholars and analysts, the conference examined the effects of geopolitical turmoil, democratic discontent, anti-globalism, and technological change on capitalist economies. On Saturday the 21st of October, the first conference panel of the day was globalisation and the return of geopolitics. This panel featured Professor Michael Mastanduno of Dartmouth College, C. Raja Mohan of the Asia Society, and Anne-Marie Slaughter, the CEO of New America. The panel was chaired by Professor Peter Trubowitz, Centre Director of the LSE Phelan United States Centre and Associate Fellow at Chatham House. The LSE's incoming new President and Vice Chancellor Larry Kramer also gave opening remarks before the panel. Contributors: Professor Michael Mastanduno (Dartmouth College), C. Raja Mohan (Asia Society), Anne-Marie Slaughter (New America), Professor Peter Trubowitz (LSE)

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The Future of Capitalism Conference: Keynote Address: Rethinking Market Capitalism: Innovation and the Path to Shared Prosperity with Professor Daron Acemoglu

Release Date: 10/27/2023

Duration: 91 Mins

Authors: Professor Daron Acemoglu

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Daron Acemoglu | On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecurity Conference. Bringing together leading scholars and analysts, the conference examined the effects of geopolitical turmoil, democratic discontent, anti-globalism, and technological change on capitalist economies. On Friday the 20th of October, the conference keynote event, Rethinking Market Capitalism: Innovation and the Path to Shared Prosperity, was given by Professor Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor at MIT. The keynote event was chaired by Professor Peter Trubowitz, Centre Director of the LSE Phelan United States Centre and Associate Fellow at Chatham House. Contributors: Professor Daron Acemoglu (MIT), Professor Peter Trubowitz (LSE)

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The Future of Capitalism Conference: Panel 3 on Global Governance in an Era of Anti-Globalism

Release Date: 10/27/2023

Duration: 94 Mins

Authors: Professor G. John Ikenberry, Professor David Luke, Professor Nita Rudra

Description: Contributor(s): Professor G. John Ikenberry, Professor David Luke, Professor Nita Rudra | On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecurity Conference. Bringing together leading scholars and analysts, the conference examined the effects of geopolitical turmoil, democratic discontent, anti-globalism, and technological change on capitalist economies. On Saturday the 21st of October, the third conference panel of the day was Global Governance in an Era of Anti-Globalism. This panel featured Professor G. John Ikenberry of Princeton University, David Luke of the LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, and Professor Nita Rudra of Georgetown University. The panel was chaired by Professor Leslie Vinjamuri of Chatham House and SOAS University of London. Contributors: Professor G. John Ikenberry (Princeton University), David Luke (LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa), Professor Nita Rudra (Georgetown University), Professor Leslie Vinjamuri (Chatham House and SOAS)

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The Future of Capitalism Conference: Panel 2 on Populism and Democratic Capitalism

Release Date: 10/27/2023

Duration: 105 Mins

Authors: Professor Ian Shapiro, Professor Luigi Zingales, Professor Sheri Berman

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Ian Shapiro, Professor Luigi Zingales, Professor Sheri Berman | On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecurity Conference. Bringing together leading scholars and analysts, the conference examined the effects of geopolitical turmoil, democratic discontent, anti-globalism, and technological change on capitalist economies. On Saturday the 21st of October, the second conference panel of the day was Populism and Democratic Capitalism. This panel featured Professor Sheri Berman of Barnard College, Professor Ian Shapiro of Yale University, and Professor Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago. The panel was chaired by Professor Stephanie Rickard of the LSE Department of Government. Contributors: Professor Sheri Berman (Barnard College), Professor Ian Shapiro (Yale University), Professor Luigi Zingales (University of Chicago), Professor Stephanie Rickard (LSE)

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Birth Lottery of History with Professor Robert Sampson

Release Date: 10/9/2023

Duration: 51 Mins

Authors: Professor Robert Sampson, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Robert Sampson, Chris Gilson | In June 2023, the Phelan US Centre spoke with Robert J. Sampson the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard University about his new study, The Birth Lottery of History. This study followed over 1,000 Americans over 23 years and looks at the effects on different age cohorts of the social transformation of crime, punishment, and inequality over the last three decades. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Robert J. Sampson (Harvard University)

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Kennedy Withdrawal with Professor Marc Selverstone

Release Date: 8/28/2023

Duration: 59 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Mohid Rehman Malik, Marc Selverstone

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Mohid Rehman Malik, Marc Selverstone | In December 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Marc Selverstone, Associate Professor in Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Centre of Public Affairs, and chair of the Miller Center's Presidential Recordings programme, about his new book, The Kennedy Withdrawal Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam. They discussed the factors that shaped President Kennedy’s views on Vietnam, the relationship between Kennedy and his Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, and their views on a potential withdrawal from Vietnam, and the usefulness of White House recordings to academics and historians. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Professor Marc Selverstone (University of Virginia), Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre), Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

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LSE: The Ballpark | Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries with Professor Pranab Bardhan

Release Date: 8/21/2023

Duration: 48 Mins

Authors: Professor Pranab Bardhan, Mohid Rehman Malik

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Pranab Bardhan, Mohid Rehman Malik | In May 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Mohid Malik spoke to Pranab Bardhan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. In this Extra Inning podcast, they discussed the argument put forward in Professor Bardhan’s 2022 book, A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries. Their conversation explored the future of democratic governance as it confronts majoritarian politics throughout the world. This Extra Inning was produced by Mohid Malik and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Professor Pranab Bardhan (University of California), Mohid Rehman Malik (LSE Phelan US Centre)

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 6: The Future of Climate Change Politics in America

Release Date: 8/14/2023

Duration: 54 Mins

Authors: Professor Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, Mohid Rehman Malik, Beth Gardiner

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, Mohid Rehman Malik, Beth Gardiner | This episode examines current trends in American politics in implementing policies to address climate change. Dr Bromley-Trujillo (Christopher Newport University) and environmental journalist Beth Gardiner (author of Choked Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution) discuss the impacts of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and whether a Green New-Deal could be possible in the future. This episode finishes off the 6-part climate change series, Climate Change: America and the World by looking at ways we can protect our planet from environmental decay. This episode was produced by Mohid Malik, Anderson Tan, and Chris Gilson. Contributors: Dr Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo (Christopher Newport University), Beth Gardiner (Environmental Journalist), and Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

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LSE: The Ballpark | Geopolitics and Democracy with Brian Burgoon and Peter Trubowitz

Release Date: 7/25/2023

Duration: 65 Mins

Authors: Professor Peter Trubowitz, Professor Brian Burgoon, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Peter Trubowitz, Professor Brian Burgoon, Chris Gilson | In May 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Brian Burgoon, Professor of International and Comparative Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, and Peter Trubowitz, Professor of International Relations, and Director of the Phelan US Centre at LSE and Associate Fellow at Chatham House, about their new book Geopolitics and Democracy, which will be published in July 2023 by Oxford University Press.In this Extra Inning podcast, they discuss the rise of anti-globalist forces which are against international cooperation and multilateralism, and how this connects to the decline of the welfare state and citizens’ perceptions about threats from abroad.This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, and Anderson Tan.Contributors: Professor Peter Trubowitz (LSE Phelan US Centre), Professor Brian Burgoon (University of Amsterdam)

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 5: The Cost of Climate Change in America

Release Date: 7/21/2023

Duration: 50 Mins

Authors: Mohid Rehman Malik, Dr Swenja Surminski, Dr Rebecca Elliott

Description: Contributor(s): Mohid Rehman Malik, Dr Swenja Surminski, Dr Rebecca Elliott | This episode gives an overview of how climate change intersects with class in the United States and the rest of the world. Professor Rebecca Elliot (LSE Sociology) and Professor in Practice Swenja Surminski (LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change) discuss how climate change and climate related hazards disproportionately affect those from low-income backgrounds in the US and globally. This episode was produced by Mohid Malik, Anderson Tan, and Chris Gilson. Contributors: Professor Rebecca Elliot (LSE Department of Sociology) and Professor in Practice Swenja Surminski (LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change), Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 4: Climate Change and Race

Release Date: 6/30/2023

Duration: 51 Mins

Authors: Mohid Rehman Malik, Professor Laura Pulido, Jeremy Williams

Description: Contributor(s): Mohid Rehman Malik, Professor Laura Pulido, Jeremy Williams | In this episode we look at the different experiences of climate change in the United States from a racial perspective. We are joined by Centennial Professor Laura Pulido (LSE Department of Geography and Environment and Phelan US Centre) and Jeremy Williams (The Earthbound Report) to discuss how environmental racism manifests and how urban development has contributed to this problem. By discussing historical developments and contemporary policies, this episode looks to clarify the intersection between climate change and race. This episode was produced by Mohid Malik, Anderson Tan, and Chris Gilson. Contributors: Professor Laura Pulido (University of Oregon, LSE Department of Geography and Environment, LSE Phelan US Centre), Jeremy Williams, Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

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LSE: The Ballpark | The defining global challenges of the coming decades with the Lloyd George Study Group

Release Date: 6/26/2023

Duration: 29 Mins

Authors: Chris Gilson, Professor Peter Trubowitz, Professor Wu Xinbo, Professor Eghosa Emmanuel Osaghae, Dr Selina Ho, Professor Charles Kupchan, Professor Cornelia Woll, Professor Bahgat Korany, Dr C Raja Mohan, Dr Monica Herz

Description: Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor Peter Trubowitz, Professor Wu Xinbo, Professor Eghosa Emmanuel Osaghae, Dr Selina Ho, Professor Charles Kupchan, Professor Cornelia Woll, Professor Bahgat Korany, Dr C Raja Mohan, Dr Monica Herz | We live in turbulent times. Globalized challenges like climate change, pandemics, migration, and supply chain disruptions are rising in urgency. With these and other challenges in mind, in June 2023, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and the LSE Phelan US Centre convened the Lloyd George Study Group on Global Governance. For this episode of the Ballpark, we asked each of the ten members of the Lloyd George Study Group on Global Governance one question: What do you take to be the defining global challenges of the coming decades? Their answers tell us a great deal about what global challenges we face, and how we might begin to tackle them. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan. Contributors: Wu Xinbo (Fudan University), Eghosa Emmanuel Osaghae (University of Ibadan, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs), Selina Ho (National University of Singapore), Peter Trubowitz (LSE Phelan US Centre), Charles Kupchan (Georgetown University), Cornelia Woll (Hertie School), Bahgat Korany (The American University in Cairo), C. Raja Mohan (Asia Society Policy Institute), Monica Herz (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro), Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre).

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Confederate Diaspora with Professor Samuel Bazzi

Release Date: 6/12/2023

Duration: 23 Mins

Authors: Samuel Bazzi, Mohid Rehman Malik, Chris Gilson

Description: Contributor(s): Samuel Bazzi, Mohid Rehman Malik, Chris Gilson | In March 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Samuel Bazzi, Associate Professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego about his new research on The Confederate Diaspora. They discussed how white migration from the early American South soon after the Civil War helped to diffuse and entrench Confederate culture across the United States, holding back civil rights and economic equality for Black Americans, and how the diaspora continues to influence on contemporary American politics.   This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Rise and Fall of the EAST with Professor Yasheng Huang

Release Date: 6/2/2023

Duration: 40 Mins

Authors: Mohid Rehman Malik, Chris Gilson, Professor Yasheng Huang

Description: Contributor(s): Mohid Rehman Malik, Chris Gilson, Professor Yasheng Huang | In March 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Yasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation professor of global economics and management at MIT’s Sloan School of Management about his new book, The Rise and Fall of the EAST, which will be published by Yale University Press in August 2023. They also discussed Chinese technological development over the last three decades, and the challenges China currently faces in developing and maintaining its talent and human capital to support innovation. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Waning Globalisation with Professor Pinelopi Goldberg

Release Date: 5/25/2023

Duration: 31 Mins

Authors: Professor Pinelopi Goldberg, Chris Gilson, Mohid Rehman Malik

Description: Contributor(s): Professor Pinelopi Goldberg, Chris Gilson, Mohid Rehman Malik | In March 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Pinelopi Goldberg, Elihu Professor of Economics and Global Affairs and Affiliate of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University about her new book, The Unequal Effects of Globalization, which will be published by MIT Press in August 2023. They also discussed the rise of scepticism towards globalisation, the role of international institutions like the WTO, hyper-globalisation, and whether globalisation can be fair. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan.

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 3: Conflict and Security

Release Date: 5/18/2023

Duration: 43 Mins

Authors: Mohid Rehman Malik, Professor Neta C. Crawford, Sherri Goodman

Description: Contributor(s): Mohid Rehman Malik, Professor Neta C. Crawford, Sherri Goodman | Professor Neta Crawford (University of Oxford) and Sherri Goodman (Wilson Centre) discuss how the American military can be implicated in making climate change worse through either direct conflict, or by its own carbon footprint. They also discuss how climate change induced natural disasters contribute to destabilisations that may eventually call upon military actions to address the problem. Do we need to change our understanding of security to include how the role of the military may make us more vulnerable to climate change? This episode was produced by Mohid Malik, Anderson Tan, and Chris Gilson. Contributors: Professor Neta Crawford (University of Oxford) and Sherri Goodman (Wilson Centre), Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 2: Migration and Forced Movement

Release Date: 5/12/2023

Duration: 44 Mins

Authors: Mohid Rehman Malik, Professor Susana Beatriz Adamo, Professor Sarah Bermeo

Description: Contributor(s): Mohid Rehman Malik, Professor Susana Beatriz Adamo, Professor Sarah Bermeo | In this episode, we examine the interaction of climate change with migration. Through this lens, we explore America’s role in engaging with climate related forced movement in Latin America, and from Latin America to the US. Professor Sarah Bermeo (Duke University) and Professor Susana Beatriz Adamo (Columbia University) discuss the implications of climate change induced migration, including whether it is even possible to attribute this migration to climate change. This episode begins to uncover the deep-rooted, structural problems that need to be overcome to offer a robust solution to climate change migration, as well as the potential inadequacies of development aid to address climate change related issues in the developing world. This episode was produced by Mohid Malik, Anderson Tan, and Chris Gilson. Contributors: Professor Sarah Bermeo (Duke University), Professor Susana Beatriz Adamo (Columbia University), Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

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