Understanding the US Election
Yesterday saw the first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the run up to the 2020 US presidential election on 3rd November….
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A Year in Yale Books
We know it’s only November, but here at Yale University Press, London, we’re very keen to provide some bookish inspiration for your Christmas gift…
5 Books to Read Right Now: Current Affairs
2017 has been an unpredictable year in world politics. To help you cut through the clamour of the news cycle, we have curated a list…
How do we fix climate change? – An extract from Ben Barber’s Cool Cities
The climate change debate is at the top of the news agenda and is proving controversial among nations. Ben Barber, founder of The Global…
Digitalisation: The Deadly Threat to Fossil Fuels by Dieter Helm, Part 2 of 3
Industry expert Dieter Helm states that an energy revolution is under way. Below, he controversially surveys existing and future technological opportunities that will change the energy…
Trump Gets Lucky on Energy by Dieter Helm, Part 1 of 3
The Trump narrative on energy is, like his on manufacturing, full of holes. But this might not matter much. What is going on in…
Battle for Syria, Part Two: US Foreign Policy & the Syrian Conflict
In his new book, The Battle for Syria, Christopher Phillips describes the Syrian conflict as both a symptom and a re-enforcer of a perceived decline…