Fiscal threats in a changing global financial system
Contributor(s): Pablo Hernández de Cos | Sovereign debt levels have increased considerably since the Great Financial Crisis, reaching historical post-World War II highs in many advanced economies. This has been accompanied by a growing presence of non-bank financial institutions in sovereign bond markets. This combination generates new financial stability challenges, which have both domestic and international aspects.
This lecture will discuss how policymakers should address these challenges by employing a carefully selected mix of tools that spans fiscal, monetary and prudential policy.
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America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics
Contributor(s): Dr C Raja Mohan | America’s longstanding role as the guarantor of security in Europe and Asia is now under question at home.
In this lecture, one of India’s leading strategic thinkers and commentators examines the roots of Donald Trump’s America First agenda and assesses its implications for the future of stability on the Eurasian landmass and its surrounding waters.
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John Rawls and unequivocal justice
Contributor(s): Professor Christopher Freiman | urious about how free markets and social justice intersect? Join us for an engaging lecture by Christopher Freiman, author of the book Unequivocal Justice. Freiman offers a rethinking of the political theory of John Rawls and challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding liberal egalitarianism and free-market regimes.
Freiman’s work highlights the importance of non-ideal theory, focusing on the real-world applications of political principles rather than abstract ideals. He argues that traditional Rawlsian liberalism does not consistently apply its idealising assumptions across its theory. By examining political liberty, economic sufficiency, fair opportunity, and social equality under realistic conditions, Freiman provides a fresh perspective on achieving justice in an imperfect world. This lecture is essential for anyone interested in the practical implications of political theory and the pursuit of social justice.
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AI, technology and society: shaping the future together
Contributor(s): Professor Cosmina Dorobantu, Marion Dumas, Professor Helen Margetts | AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interactions. And AI advancement affects people – it is changing our economies and societies, our interactions, our institutions, our ways of living and learning.
Join us as our panel discuss how their work at the intersection of AI and the social sciences can help to ensure AI advancement serves the greater good. Exploring the how social science insights can shape AI innovation; the importance of research into the most consequential impacts of AI on our economies and societies; and how AI tools and methodologies can transform social science investigation.
This event rounds up a year-long focus on AI, technology and society. You can browse our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary at AI at LSE.
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Will the next World War be a cyberwar?
Contributor(s): | It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. Recent examples include the hacks on Marks and Spencer's, Jaguar Land Rover, and the Co-op, all causing massive economic disruption.
While these attacks seem to have come from cyber criminals working within the UK rather than other nation states, they highlight the destruction that cyber-attacks can wreak. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Our water supply? Is the UK prepared?
Charlotte Kelloway meets former Director of Operations and Intelligence for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Nigel Inkster, who discusses when a cyber-attack could constitute a declaration of war.
She also talks to former Director Cyber in the Foreign Office and Associate Dean for Strategic Development at the LSE School of Public Policy Professor Alexander Evans about what the UK is doing defensively and offensively to prevent cyber-attacks.
Dr Lauren Sukin from Nuffield College at the University of Oxford explains why there is a lack of regulation in the cyberwar space and explores if depictions of cyberwar in the media are realistic.
Contributors: Professor Alexander Evans, Dr Lauren Sukin, Nigel Inkster
Research links:
Lauren Sukin: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00220027231153580
Nigel Inkster: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Decoupling-Struggle-Technological-Supremacy/dp/1787383830
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