Author: LSE IDEAS
LSE IDEAS is a foreign policy think tank at the London School of Economics and Political Science. IDEAS was founded as a think tank for Diplomacy and Strategy in February 2008, succeeding the Cold War Studies Centre founded in 2004. The Chair is Professor Michael Cox and its Directors are Professor Christopher Coker and Professor Christopher Alden. The 2018 and 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index run by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tank and Civil Societies Program ranked LSE IDEAS as the number one European university-affiliated think tank, and the number two university-affiliated think tank in the world.
IDEAS runs seven research projects, hosts public and private events (43 in 2017-2018), and publishes analyses of international affairs. From 2017 to 2018, it released 75 publications and held 43 fellowships and scholarships. In addition, IDEAS houses the LSE Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy, a program designed to enhance the strategic vision of mid-career professionals.
Related Posts
FOCAC and the Recalibration of Africa-China Relations
By Chris Alden and Lukas Fiala As the news cycle surrounding last week’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is gradually slowing down, it’s time to think about the bigger picture and what this summit has achieved. While not evident at first ...
A (South China) Sea of Problems: Twists and Turns in Sino-Filipino Relations
Felix Brender 王哲謙 Last week, tensions in the South China Sea escalated once again, with a collision between Chinese and Filipino vessels, as Manila accused the Chinese coast guard of intentionally ramming the Filipino boat. This incident is, of course, ...
FOCAC and China’s Future Role in Africa’s Security Landscape
By Lukas Fiala With the next Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) only a few short weeks away, we’ve all been busy reading the tea leaves of what the summit might mean for the increasingly complex and multifaceted Africa-China relationship. One area ...
Tit-for-Tat Diplomacy: Will Brazil Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
By Alvaro Mendez and Chris Alden Thursday marked the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Brasília and Beijing, which began on 15 August 1974, when Brazil became the tenth country in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to ...
Why is Türkiye Enhancing Cooperation with China?
By Buğra Süsler One of the highlights of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visits to China (3-5 June) and the BRICS meeting in Russia (10-11 June) was Türkiye’s renewed interest in joining the BRICS bloc, which signaled once again Ankara’s ...
How Would a Trump Presidency Compete with China in the Global South?
By Lukas Fiala With Kamala Harris’ campaign gathering pace over the past week, the race for the U.S. presidency is now more open than just a couple of weeks ago. And yet, with the specter of Trump 2.0 looming over policy ...
With a Little Help From My Friends: What Russia and North Korea’s Defense Treaty Tells Us About Global China
By Felix Brender 王哲謙 We all know matchmaking between two wildcards in your circle can be a bit of a gamble. It’s like introducing two sparks and hoping they ignite a friendly bonfire without starting a blaze that burns down the ...
SCOring Higher? China, Russia, and the Future of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
By Giulia Sciorati The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) annual Head of State meeting was hosted in Astana on July 3rd and 4th as part of the SCO’s Kazakh presidency. Despite its over twenty years of activity, the SCO has seldom attracted ...
All-Weather Friends? South Africa, BRICS, and the Year of Elections
By Chris Alden What happens when a card-carrying BRICS member has an election and changes government? Do changes in domestic politics produce changes in policy towards BRICS? South Africa’s recent election in which the leading internationalist party – the governing African ...
Who Will Succeed Amidst Global Economic Fragmentation?
By Lukas Fiala It’s hard to go a day without reading about new economic security measures on either side of the Atlantic. From EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions on China’s dual-use trade with Russia, the ...
Does Europe Want to Compete With China in the Global South?
By Lukas Fiala When Ursula von der Leyen took on the top job in Brussels back in 2019, she vowed to transform the European Union’s quasi-government—the European Commission—into a “geopolitical Commission.” Little did EU bureaucrats ...
India-China Relations in Modi’s Third Term
By Saniya Kulkarni & Lukas Fiala The world’s largest democracy has gone to the polls. And while Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost their outright majority, the incumbent Prime Minister resigned on Wednesday to pave the way for a ...