Fears about the US are leading to a new world of balancing for the EU and middle powers | LSE United States Politics and Policy To protect themselves from an often-erratic US, the EU and other middle powers are rebalancing their geoeconomic policies.

Fears about the US are leading to a new world of balancing for the EU and middle powers writes @katemcnamara.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

How illiberal actors prevailed in shaping the discourse around misinformation | LSE United States Politics and Policy While the late 2010s saw concerted efforts to address disinformation, opponents of those efforts now dominate the public discourse.

How illiberal actors prevailed in shaping the discourse around misinformation writes @radnitz.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Progressive US local prosecutors increasingly face challenges to remove them outside of elections | LSE United States Politics and Policy “Extra-electoral” challenges tend to focus on progressive prosecutors of color, especially Black women prosecutors.

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American foreign policy in the age of Trump with Professor Walter Russell Mead | The Ballpark podcast | LSE United States Politics and Policy To talk about Donald Trump’s foreign policy, in February 2026 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Walter Russell Mead, the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at the Huds...

Listen to The Ballpark podcast: American foreign policy in the age of Trump with Professor Walter Russell Mead blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Trump’s threats of extreme violence against Iran show his continuing disdain for the law of war | LSE United States Politics and Policy Amid a fragile ceasefire in the US conflict with Iran, Trump has made several statements about the conflict that have left international legal scholars aghast. In this Q&A, Thomas Gift analyzes Trump’...

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Americans favour democracy in principle, but poor political leadership means they are dissatisfied with it in practice | LSE United States Politics and Policy Improving political leadership and reforming government can build on support for the democratic system and improve the quality of democracy citizens experience.

Americans favour democracy in principle, but poor political leadership means they are dissatisfied with it in practice blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The US war on Iran is Pete Hegseth’s war | LSE United States Politics and Policy America’s war in Iran continues unabated. In this Q&A, Thomas Gift argues that understanding American military objectives and policy in Iran means understanding the enormous influence of Secretary of ...

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After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy with Professor Ian Shapiro | The Ballpark podcast | LSE United States Politics and Policy From the rise of Donald Trump in the US, Brexit in the United Kingdom and Victor Orban in Hungary and National Rally in France, anti-system populists have seen a resurgence in many western democracies...

After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy with Professor Ian Shapiro | The Ballpark podcast blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Cable news drops the partisan script during major events, at least for a time | LSE United States Politics and Policy Cable news looks deeply divided—right up until a crisis forces it to snap into alignment.

Cable news drops the partisan script during major events, at least for a time

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Rather than framing AI competition as a “race” with China, to drive innovation the US should promote greater local and global AI regulation | LSE United States Politics and Policy Local and global regulation can promote AI innovation that benefits society at large.

Rather than framing AI competition as a “race” with China, to drive innovation the US should promote greater local and global AI regulation

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The gig economy is reshaping how people work – and what they think about social protections and politics | LSE United States Politics and Policy Gig workers may be a growing political force that are in favour of expanding the social safety net, and who are more likely to participate in politics in ways other than voting.

The gig economy is reshaping how people work – and what they think about social protections and politics

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The hidden history of New York City housing co-ops | LSE United States Politics and Policy Last November Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election on a platform emphasising housing affordability and reform. Glyn Robbins looks back through history to an earlier galvanisation of N...

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White state legislators are less responsive to Latinos compared to their Black and white constituents | LSE United States Politics and Policy State legislators respond equally to Black and white constituents but are significantly less responsive to Latino constituents.

White state legislators are less responsive to Latinos compared to their Black and white constituents

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Polarization is not a myth: it is reflected in the creation and spread of new technologies | LSE United States Politics and Policy Inventors split along party lines.

America’s deepening political polarisation is shaping more than voting & lifestyle choices.

@gaiadossi.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social & @martamorando.bsky.social argue that as inventors’ values influence what they create, polarisation is steering the future of innovation @lseusablog.bsky.social

Polarization is not a myth: it is reflected in the creation and spread of new technologies | LSE United States Politics and Policy Inventors split along party lines.

Polarization is not a myth: @gaiadossi.bsky.social of @cep-lse.bsky.social and @martamorando.bsky.social of LSE Economics find that it is reflected in the creation and spread of new technologies

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The 2026 Midterms: Four ways to think about “late era” Donald Trump as we approach the midterms | LSE United States Politics and Policy The post-midterm period will mark the final quarter of Donald Trump’s time as US president and may see his media star begin to diminish.

As we approach the midterms @pete-d-finn.bsky.social of @uniofgreenwich.bsky.social has four ways to think about “late era” Donald Trump

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2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: Finding Tocqueville in Times Square: how lessons from America’s vibrant civic past can reinvigorate its citizenry in the present | LSE United States Politics... Activism and grassroots campaigns to build an active democratic citizenry can lead the way towards foreign policy change

2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: Iman Shaikh of @lsegovernment.bsky.social writes on how lessons from America’s vibrant civic past can reinvigorate its citizenry in the present

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2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: At 250, the world’s oldest democracy is autocratising at a global cost that its citizens have the power to stop | LSE United States Politics and Policy Americans can resist this autocratisation by taking lessons of resistance from US history and abroad, and by working to counter disinformation.

2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: Kristýna Šimonová of @lseir.bsky.social writes that at 250, the world’s oldest democracy is autocratising at a global cost that its citizens have the power to stop

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Trump does not understand that the purpose of the US military should be to stop wars, not start them | LSE United States Politics and Policy President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth see the role of the US military as to wage war, not to prevent it.

Trump does not understand that the purpose of the US military should be to stop wars, not start them

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2026 master’s essay competition winner: The most important act of American global leadership may be winning a local primary | LSE United States Politics and Policy Citizens who wish to shape America’s global role must begin by defending democratic institutions at home.

2026 master's essay competition winner: Alexander Minford of @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social writes that the most important act of American global leadership may be winning a local primary blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics with Dr C Raja Mohan | The Ballpark podcast | LSE United States Politics and Policy From China’s growing influence in Europe to deepening Russia–China cooperation and the ripple effects of Trump’s America First policies, Eurasia has emerged as a single, highly contested geopolitical ...

Listen to The Ballpark podcast: America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics with @mohancraja.bsky.social

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The US-UK special relationship has endured leadership and policy differences and will continue despite disagreements over the war in Iran | LSE United States Politics and Policy The close special relationship has seen the UK refuse to be subservient to the US on foreign policy many times and in the long term, is here to stay.

Does the UK’s refusal to directly support the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran signal the end of the “special relationship”?

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Does the UK’s refusal to directly support the US-UK military campaign against Iran signal the end of the “special relationship”?

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The US-UK special relationship has endured leadership and policy differences and will continue despite disagreements over the war in Iran | LSE United States Politics and Policy The close special relationship has seen the UK refuse to be subservient to the US on foreign policy many times and in the long term, is here to stay.

The US-UK special relationship has endured leadership and policy differences and will continue despite disagreements over the war in Iran writes Louise Kettle of @nottspolitics.bsky.social

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How burdensome government programmes can discourage voting | LSE United States Politics and Policy States that made it more burdensome to interact with Medicaid experienced a small but significant decline in election turnout.

How burdensome government programmes can discourage voting blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Despite 250 years of independence, the US House and the UK Commons have been shaped by transatlantic collaboration | LSE United States Politics and Policy Both houses learned important procedural reforms from one another in the mid to late 19th century, helping to build the modern institutions we know today.

Despite 250 years of independence, the US House and the UK Commons have been shaped by transatlantic collaboration

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Trump’s Iran strikes signal that the US-UK special relationship is in the rear-view mirror | LSE United States Politics and Policy or both countries, the special relationship has been increasingly under question and while Trump has not been the cause of this, he has accelerated it

Trump’s Iran strikes signal that the US-UK special relationship is in the rear-view mirror writes @chrisfeathers.bsky.social of @york.ac.uk

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US strikes may have turned Iran from a state with latent nuclear capability into one with a nuclear grievance | LSE United States Politics and Policy The attacks may mean that the Iranian regime now sees gaining a nuclear weapon as integral to guaranteeing its own future survival.

US strikes may have turned Iran from a state with latent nuclear capability into one with a nuclear grievance.

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The US war on Iran has vague deadlines, unclear victory goals and exit strategy, and no easy way to end | LSE United States Politics and Policy There are three ways Trump could bring the war to a close quickly and declare victory, though none are easy.

The US war on Iran has vague deadlines, unclear victory goals and exit strategy, and no easy way to end.

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US strikes may have turned Iran from a state with latent nuclear capability into one with a nuclear grievance | LSE United States Politics and Policy The attacks may mean that the Iranian regime now sees gaining a nuclear weapon as integral to guaranteeing its own future survival.

US strikes may have turned Iran from a state with latent nuclear capability into one with a nuclear grievance

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