USA
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Why the Idea of a UK-US Free Trade Deal is Little more than Performance
A free trade agreement with the US has consistently been presented as the main prize post-Brexit. But is the desire to perform ‘independence’ from the European Union, rather than policy content, driving the UK's trade strategy?
- Brexit
- Trade
- USA
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Concerns About Social Conflict Might Explain Immigration Preferences - Here's Why
Explanations for variation in attitudes to immigration are typically conceptualised either in terms of the ‘economic competition’ or ‘cultural threat’. But there is a third factor: perceptions of the effect of immigration on social conflict.
- Immigration
- USA
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Review: Too Much and Never Enough. How my Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, by Mary L Trump
There is not much about Donald Trump in this book that is a surprise. What Mary Trump does succeed in, however, is giving us clues to Donald Trump’s success.
- Populism
- USA
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Review: The Far Right Today, by Cas Mudde
The thrust of Cas Mudde's book explains how ‘the far right in general, and the populist radical right in particular’ has become normalised in the mainstream.
- Populism
- USA
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The Present Crisis Demands a New International Monetary System for the Public Good
In this ongoing catalogue of coronavirus-related disorder, history reminds us that it is in precisely these conditions that old doctrines are overturned and new paradigms are ushered in.
- Trade
- Covid-19
- USA
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Improvement Districts: An Explainer
The presence of improvement districts across in cities across the world has been increasing since the 1970’s. But what are they, why are they created, and which policies make for success?
- Trade
- USA
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Relations Between the U.S. and Allies are Souring. What Next for NATO?
The tide is turning, which may affect the level of cooperation in the alliance going forward.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Populism
- USA
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Is a Crisis of Trust Necessarily a Bad Thing?
In a so-called post-truth age, surely it should be recognised when people, leaders and institutions are actually untrustworthy?
- Populism
- USA
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Brexit and Nostalgia: Who are the Optimists in a Xenophobic World?
Pessimistic nostalgia is the prevailing mood among the supporters of Brexit, of Donald Trump, and of the various other xenophobic movements.
- Brexit
- Populism
- USA
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How Russia's Army of Trolls Built its Disinformation Campaign
A lot of recent attention has focussed upon Russian attempts to influence the 2016 United States presidential election, but far less work has addressed their European activities.
- Media
- USA
