How did America out-deindustrialised Europe? Find out in our latest newsletter 📬 Plus, AI and increasing ethical issues in research and teaching, how women are stepping up on climate action, and more. Read it here 👉 us21.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...

Agricultural economies like Bangladesh are reliant on cattle, and animals more broadly, for livelihood. Recent fatalities arising from poisoned water and other factors have focused attention on laws to protect animals. Asma Mahmud for @lsesouthasia.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...

Scotland leads the way on children’s rights and AI in schools – the rest of the UK should follow @aycaatabey.bsky.social on @lsemedia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

On the @lsemedia.bsky.social blog, Kruakae Pothong discusses some of the current risks of EdTech products, and explains what research shows about how EdTech can be designed with children’s rights in mind. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

Can we reframe urban transport through fairness and democracy? Read new analysis on this in our latest newsletter 📫 plus research into concerning AI uses in warfare and courtrooms, the link between public trust & economic growth, & why researchers should be doing less. 👉 mailchi.mp/lse/lse-blog...

Based on his experience designing a prototype AI learning coach, Savvas Verdis points to the dangers of the questions left unasked in a two-part post @lseheblog.bsky.social Part 1 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat... Part 2 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat... Image: Irina Strelnikova on Shutterstock

Are tech firms shooting themselves in the foot by pursuing quickly-scaled AI over AI that lasts? @ruhi-khan.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... Featured image by Novikov Aleksey on Shutterstock.

As the global climate emergency impacts weather patterns, those living in vulnerable regions – like the wetlands in Bangladesh – are adapting their already fragile livelihoods to meet the challenge, writes Md Shahidul Alam on @lsesouthasia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...

Today marks exactly 10 years since the #Brexit referendum, when the UK population voted narrowly to leave the European Union. What led to that vote, & what consequences has it had, at home & abroad? We asked experts to share reflections & analysis on one of the UK's most controversial decisions 👇🧵

"A transition that is green but not sovereign is not, in any meaningful sense, a transition at all." Gustavo Alejandro Cardozo examines China’s expanding role in Latin America’s green hydrogen sector on the LSE China Dialogues blog. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2026/06/...

What we get wrong about the framing of social media bans for children. Veli Hillman @mediacomgold.bsky.social for @lsemedia.bsky.social. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

LSE Festival 2026 starts on Monday! 🎉 Happening from 15 - 20 June, it features wide-ranging events asking what kind of thinking and actions can save our planet from the many crises it faces. Last few tickets available 👉https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-festival/2026/lse-festival-ticket-information

LSE Festival 2026: How to save the planet 🌏 is less than a week away! It includes a fantastic programme of events between 15 - 20 June exploring how we can address the crises humanity faces. Book your free tickets now 👉https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-festival/2026/lse-festival-ticket-information

Is the world becoming more autocratic? The data say yes. Read more on this (and many other topics, from AI to censorship) in our latest newsletter, out today 👉 us21.campaign-archive.com?e=[UNIQID]&u... Subscribe for a fortnightly update of content from across LSE Blogs 👉 eepurl.com/iwXSu-/

Anthropic deemed its Claude Mythos tool "too dangerous to release" because of the threat it poses to cyber security. As @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & Abdullah Abu-Hassan @lsemedia.bsky.social argue, advanced technology rarely stays contained for long. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? 📬 Get a tailored update of analysis and insights from across LSE Blogs every other Friday 👉 eepurl.com/iwXSu-/ Today's issue leads with the implications of Anthropic's latest AI tool that was "too dangerous to release." Read more 👉 eepurl.com/AmI3Q0l2CR

Intra-regional trade and cooperation in South Asia remains low. Gayathry Gopal makes the case for an ethics of cooperation that can and should survive political shocks for greater mutual benefit @lsesouthasia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...

"Platform illiberalism is not simply the absence of content moderation, nor is it crude censorship. It is the repurposing of a social network’s governance structures to serve an autocratic project." @jcmagalhaes.bsky.social for @lsemedia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

Brazil’s new law seeks to uphold children’s rights in the digital environment and hold tech companies to account. Ivelise Fortim examines its implications and the challenges it faces in terms of implementation @lsemedia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

AI is reshaping children’s lives faster than existing safeguards can evolve. Researchers at LSE’s Digital Futures for Children centre reflect on regulating AI in the UK, and make the case for taking an approach centred around child rights. Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

Under President Prabowo, Indonesia is pursuing high‑visibility, multi‑directional diplomacy deepening ties with China and Russia, joining BRICS, and engaging in a US-backed peace initiative – Zulfikar Rakhmat @lseideas.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2026/03/... Image: Shutterstock

Are jobs getting worse? Our newsletter is out today 📬 exploring changing labour markets, why China cares less about the G7 than its members think, the problem of billionaire power that goes far beyond Epstein, why Britain's New Labour was so popular & more. Read it here 👉 ow.ly/yyzx50YiHrm

After a dramatic ousting of the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina in August 2024 an Interim Government in place, Bangladesh finally held elections last week. Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury looks at the big picture @lsesouthasia.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...

What’s app got to do with it? 💘 Premium love in times of emotional capitalism. From the archives @lsemedia.bsky.social, @lukaszszulc.bsky.social & co-authors explain how dating apps bring capitalism into the process of finding love. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... Image: Shutterstock

The Arctic is a stage for shifting power dynamics as China and Russia draw closer, driven by new trade routes, vast resources, and mounting Western attention. The fate of this changing region is important to study – Daniel Balazs @lseideas.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2026/02/...

Lorna Woods gives a background to the scandal surrounding the creation of explicit images on Grok, X’s AI tool, examining the possible criminal offences involved and how the UK's Online Safety Act might apply @MediaLSE. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... Image: Shutterstock

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LSE British Politics and Policy looks back on the top posts of the year considering a topic that has become the number one issue for UK voters: #Immigration. Read more 👉https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/the-immigration-challenge-2025-british-politics-and-policy/ Image via Shutterstock.

Are children’s rights being protected in today’s digital gaming ecosystem? Ivelise Fortim @lsemedia.bsky.social writes on the Roblox platform & controversy over its predatory monetisation, sexualised content, weak moderation & child-labour-like practices. Read more 👉 ow.ly/SPGE50XFyJH

How do we combat hate in a polarised age? 🤼 Our latest newsletter explores this question, and shares analysis of the UK budget, Trump and the US midterms, GenAI's challenge for researchers, and more. Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/lse/lse-blog... Subscribe 👉 eepurl.com/iwXSu-/