Building the path to the drugs peace

"The path to drug peace becomes clearer if we look to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the way to address the root causes of many socioeconomic problems, one of which is problematic drug use": Ahead of the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem, IDEAS' International Drug Policy Project Coordinator John Collins spoke to Geographical Magazine on the evidence for reform. 

UK-China: Stocks, Shakespeare, and Satellites

Listen to the Podcast of British Ambassador to China Barbara Woodward's lecture on the 'Golden Era' of UK-China relations, the importance of public diplomacy, and building a strategic partnership.

Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellowship

LSE IDEAS Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellows study Bulgaria and the Balkan region, working to understand its recent history, international affairs, the challenges it faces today and the prospects of tomorrow. Applications for this paid fellowship are open now until May 8 2016 - find out more here.

The Role of Think Tanks and Technical Experts In Foreign and Security Policy

LSE IDEAS is proud to be part of this international conference in Rome celebrating the 50th anniversary of Italy's preeminent think-tank, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). A joint event between the IAI, LSE IDEAS, the LUISS School of Government, and Centre de la Méditerranée Moderne et Contemporaine in Nice in cooperation with Institut Francais and Knorad Adenauer Stiftung.