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Rethinking America's Role in the World

The Phelan US Centre aims to sharpen our understanding of the international challenges facing the West and identifying new possibilities for transatlantic policy innovation, bilateral cooperation, and ideological recalibration.

Commentary

Climate Change: America and the World Podcast

Listen to our six-part series on climate change and the US
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US-China podcasts

Exploring the state and future of relations between China and the US in the 21st century
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Events

Past event - The future of US-China relations

Can this pivotal international relationship be managed peacefully and productively, or are we heading toward a world of economic fracture, military rivalry, and multiple blocs?
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Past event - Is there a new Washington consensus?

Watch the event video and listen to the podcast
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Global Governance in an Age of Fracture

Watch the event video and listen to the podcast

Past event - Made in China: When US-China interests converged to transform global trade

How did China - the world's largest communist nation - converge with capitalism?
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Research

Climate Change and Sustainability Syllabus Hub

A free library of resources for educators and academics on climate change and the US
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LSE-Princeton Project on the Liberal Order

Rethinking the 1990s: Liberal world order-building in the post-Cold War era
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International relations and democracy in a multipolar world

Democratic discourses and practices in the context of challenges to the US-led international order
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US-China podcasts

Exploring the state and future of relations between China and the US in the 21st century
Currency Collection Featuring United States and Chinese Banknotes Spread Across A Flat Surface