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The History of the World Keeps Changing. Literally. By Prof. Arne Westad |

An excerpt from Prof. Arne Westad's latest publication The Penguin History of the World, Sixth Edition|, is published on the History News Network. "If the study of history is to be meaningful for as many as possible, then there is a need to emphasize not the short term, but the long term, and to understand the endless human potential for change." Read the full excerpt here.|

 
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Professor Michael Cox of IDEAS in Conversation with Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi |

On Friday 19th April, LSE IDEAS founding co-director Professor Michael Cox engaged in a public conversation with Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the House of Representatives. Listen to the podcast here.|

 
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Professor Paul Kennedy's lecture has been CANCELLED|

Due to unforeseen circumstances Prof. Kennedy's event, Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War, has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for Michaelmas Term 2013.

 
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US Foreign Policy and Democracy Promotion - synopsis|

This collection seeks to establish whether a democracy promotion tradition exists, or ever existed, in US foreign policy, and how far Obama and his predecessors conformed to or repudiated it. Read the full synopsis of Professor Cox's new study here.|
 
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Book Launch: Warrior Geeks by Professor Christopher Coker|

On Thursday 2 May, Professor Christopher Coker will be discussing his latest book, Warrior Geeks. In this study, Christopher Coker explains how the latest technologies are transforming the face of war.  In revaluing technology are we devaluing our own humanity? More information here.|

 
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IRAQ - From War to a New Authoritarianism, review by The Economist|

The Economist magazine has described Dr. Toby Dodge's latest book, IRAQ - From War to a New Authoritarianism "as a tale worthy of Shakespeare...Dodge is clear, concise and unsparing about the country’s ongoing agony." Read the full review here.|

 
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Professor Timothy Snyder appointed as next Philippe Roman Chair|

Historian and award-winning author Professor Timothy Snyder will take up the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs for 2013-14. Read more here|. Photo courtesy of Ine Gundersveen.

 
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Dr. Dodge contributes to the New York Times debate, Was It Worth It?|

With stability and real democracy still out of reach, and violence a continued threat, was the war worth it? LSE IDEAS Deputy Director Dr Toby Dodge contributed to this debate in The New York Times with a short piece entitled, Maliki Is a Threat to Democracy. Moreover, read Dr. Dodge's latest academic paper published in International Affairs for free here.|

 
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Prof Arne Westad and Prof Michael Cox publish articles in Global Policy |

The issue of Global Policy 'Changing the Debate on Europe'  contains articles from LSE IDEAS Directors Prof Arne Westad and Prof Michael Cox. This publication was developed in the context of the inaugural Dahrendorf Symposium, a joint initiative of the LSE, the Hertie School of Governance and Stiftung Mercator. All articles are free to access here|.

 
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Prof. Arne Westad publishes The Penguin History of the World, 6th Edition|

A completely new and updated edition of J.M.Roberts and O.A.Westad's widely acclaimed "The Penguin History of the World' will be released soon. This landmark bestseller has been revised and brought up to date in the light of new research and discoveries; the publishers call it 'a new world history for a new century'. For more please click here.|

 
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LSE IDEAS ranked among world's most influential think tanks|

LSE IDEAS is one of the top 50 think tanks in the world according to the Think Tank and Civil Societies Program’s 2012 league tables. It is also ranked in the top three university think tanks in the field of International Affairs. Read more here.|

 

Is China Inc. Conquering the World?
In recent years, the rest of the world has portrayed Chinese companies as soldiers in an economic Trojan horse, quietly buying up the world in an attempt to challenge the prevailing order as well as gaining political capital overseas. Chinese companies have acquired natural resources and purchased sophisticated technologies from their business partners and competitors. Chinese firms have therefore become an indispensable part of China’s foreign policy making process. IDEAS seminar brings together a group of distinguished practitioners and academics who will explore the economic and political impact of China’s outward direct investments on Beijing’s foreign relations with other countries.

60 Years After the End of Korean War
The Korean War was one of the defining conflicts of the Cold War in Asia, and the Korean peninsula remains divided along the border established at the end of the war. To mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, LSE IDEAS is organising a conference to discuss the conflict. Invited speakers will begin by exploring why the war ended the way it did, and what arrangements were made for the immediate post-war period. The discussion will then consider the legacy of the conflict for the region, and how many of the issues facing East Asia today can be traced to the end of the Korean War.

Lessons Learnt? Anne Applebaum discusses with Radosław Sikorski
The Polish Foreign Minister, Radosław Sikorski, joined Anne Applebaum and her students to discuss whether and how the Polish transition experiences from Communism to capitalist liberal democracy can be exported. The seminar formed the concluding one in a series on the History of the Soviet Union and of the Post-Soviet Transition.

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When it comes to Palestine the EU’s grasp still exceeds its reach
By Prof. Rory Miller, Professor of Middle East & Mediterranean Studies at King’s College London.   In a recent letter to Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, nineteen former senior politicians and statesmen from across Europe called on the … Continue reading

The Quiet Collapse of the Italian Economy
By LSE Blog Euro Crisis in the Press, Dr Roberto Orsi.   While attention on the Euro crisis has been focusing primarily on Greece and Cyprus, it is no mystery that Italy, alongside with Spain, constitutes the real challenge for … Continue reading

Modern Slavery: Why dehumanizing the ‘Other’ concerns all of us
By Simone Datzberger, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of International Relations, LSE   On a continually shifting priority list of issues to be eradicated globally, modern slavery has slowly but steadily crept up a few places on the attention scale. Apart from … Continue reading

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China and Globalisation:  From the Opium War to the Beijing Olympics and Beyond|

Thursday 23 May 2013, 6.30pm, COL 2.01, Columbia House
Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chair: Professor Arne Westad
 

 
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60 Years after the end of the Korean War|

Monday 3 June 2013, 2:00-6:00pm, COL 2.01, Columbia House
Speakers: Dr. Robert Barnes, Aidan Foster-Carter, Professor Jim Hoare, Professor Hazel Smith

 
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Opening the Black Box of Russian Foreign Policy|

Monday 10 June 2013, 6.30-8.00pm, Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Dr Fiona Hill, Fyodor Lukyanov; Chair: Professor Michael Cox

 
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Is China Inc. Conquering the World?|

Wednesday 12 June 2013, 9.30am-1.00pm, COL 2.01, Columbia House
Speakers: Dr Chris Alden, Sir Andrew Cahn, Mrs Theresa Fallon, Mr Guy de Jonquieres, Mrs Madeleine Sturrock; Chair: Professor Arne Westad
 

 
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Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy Book Launch|

Monday 17th June 2013, 6.00pm, COL 2.01, Columbia House
Speakers: Professor Andrew F. Cooper, Sir Nicholas Bayne, Dr. Stephen Woolcock; Chair: TBC

 

 

 

 

 

 

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