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World Children’s Day: digital futures for children – children’s rights under pressure in the digital environment Nov 20, 2025

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In 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child introduced General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment, marking a milestone in aligning child rights with the digital age. But what real impact has it had?

Is there a Trump doctrine? Making sense of US foreign and security policy since Trump’s return to the White House Nov 19, 2025

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In January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House. The ensuing months have been a dizzying blur for American foreign and security policy.

Britain in a changing world Nov 18, 2025

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Discussing the topic, Britain in a changing world, former British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Sir John Major, delivers this year’s Maurice Fraser Annual Lecture.

Greece’s economic and digital transformation: in conversation with Kyriakos Pierrakakis Nov 14, 2025

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Join us for a discussion with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece's Minister of the Economy and Finance, on the key challenges shaping the country’s future.

Spreading it around: a new look at redistribution and tax Nov 13, 2025

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In this panel discussion, anthropologists working on redistribution and tax will present the findings of—and interrogate each other on—two recent books.

America adrift: the end of the east coast foreign policy elite Nov 12, 2025

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America is undergoing rapid demographic change. By the mid-21st century, European Americans, long the country’s largest demographic group, will be roughly equal in numbers to Hispanic, African, and Asian Americans.

Saving Britain's wildlife Nov 11, 2025

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Britain's wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Many of the large mammals that once inhabited these islands were driven to extinction long ago. In the twenty-first century, insect populations have collapsed by around three quarters.

Fault lines: the new political economy of a warming world Nov 10, 2025

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In this lecture, Helen Milner addresses why vulnerability, lived experience, and material self-interest will drive the next phase of climate politics, and what that means for diplomacy, democracy and development.

Great global transformation: national market liberalism in a multipolar world Nov 06, 2025

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Join us for this talk by Branko Milanovic about his new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.

The growth story of the 21st century: the economics and opportunity of climate action Nov 05, 2025

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The world stands at a crossroads. The next decade will determine whether we avoid climate, biodiversity, and economic catastrophe – or unlock a new era of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth.

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