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Vladimir Putin's aggressive nuclear strategy threatens to unpick decades of careful negotiation.
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Donald Trump is reinventing the royal fiat by novel means: the rule-by-tweet, or 'twiat'. This move is not an extension of popular democracy, but its enemy, and it needs to be resisted.
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Social networks built on blockchain technology, such as Steemit, promise a far more democratic experience.
South Africa considers itself to be playing a key role in promoting the 'African Agenda' in continental and world affairs. But perceptions in the rest of Africa tell a different story.
Decades – even centuries – have gone into building the diplomatic protocols on which we all rely. Is all that work being undone?
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London and Brussels should be constructive about Brexit – for both their financial benefit.
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Professor, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professorial Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor in Geography and Urban Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor of History, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Chair of the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professorial Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
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David Davies of Llandinam Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Fellow in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Senior Media Relations Officer, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Assistant Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
