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After decades of conflict and terrorism in Nigeria, the US has launched airstrikes in the country.

But without a first grasp of the roots of the conflict and the regional politics, the intervention will do more harm than good – Hakeem Onapajo @AfricaAtLSE
https://t.co/AQenM4p8k1

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Why write a literature review if AI can do it for you?

@gorgikrlev @ESCP_bs Timothy Hannigan @Telfer_uOttawa & @andre_spicer @BayesBSchool write on @LSEImpactBlog about the opportunity AI presents to improve literature reviews across all fields of science https://t.co/XahxK9F5An

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What if the prevailing wisdom on what makes a successful and durable business is entirely wrong?

The Corporation in the 21st Century by @ProfJohnKay @ProfileBooks (UK) @yalepress (US) reviewed by Hans Despain @UMassAmherst on @LSEReviewBooks

https://t.co/n46cLS5z7W

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Social media age bans are a only half-measure.

Only by banning toxic business models that exploit social attention can we address the problems with social media – Nick Couldry @MediaLSE for @LSEEuroppblog.

https://t.co/Rcv24JVFCZ

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New analysis by @aniketbaksy @dan_chandler, and @econsomniac shows that rather than taking jobs away, automation in British factories is linked to higher employment @digitcentre @CEP_LSE @STICERD_LSE @LSEforBusiness

https://t.co/SDOEMLwMVk

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Trump’s Greenland threats placed US allies and military in an impossible position - Jim Rice
@LSEUSAblog @LSE_US

https://t.co/yVlhcCMGG6

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Slavoj Žižek – it’s time to reject “Progress” and rebuild the Left.

@JScottPhD reviews Against Progress and Zero Point by @Slavojiek @BloomsburyBooks which mount a provocative critique of liberal progressivism and the Left @LSEReviewBook
https://t.co/7NTsqJpVwa

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Why are UK universities failing?

On @LSEImpactBlog Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis lay out how UK universities have fallen into these dire straits and suggest what may become of the sector following the crisis. https://t.co/OB5epMZd46

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Why Trump’s attacks on Colbert and late-night comedy matter for the US media landscape and the midterms.

@carolineleicht @OfficialUoM for @LSEUSAblog https://t.co/bkhg29Ql0b

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If worker co-operatives work, why aren’t there more of them?

@GabrielBurdin @DepsUSiena and @FabLand83 @unipr for @LSEforBusiness

https://t.co/0F7lJu2YEV

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Can the “Trump route” bring peace to Armenia and Azerbaijan?

@PSayaner @LSEEuroppblog

https://t.co/dZtlbLvD0i

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The UK shouldn’t rush to a social media ban for children under 16 | LSE British Politics

https://t.co/NkqQ5sgJkb

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Should governments ban social media for under-16s?

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Does Reform UK signal the end of the Conservatives?

Andrew Gamble for @LSEpoliticsblog

https://t.co/rph6Sc5f2C

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As world leaders gather in Davos this week, @DonTD_tweets writes that our economic system that rewards big business and impoverishes working-class families could be on the brink of collapse.

@LSEInequalities

https://t.co/KLHCVAwWyO

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How should the EU respond to Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland?

It must activate its anti-coercion instrument and form a united front with key partners like the UK and Norway to defend a rules-based global order – André Wolf @cep_GER on @LSEEuroppblog
https://t.co/YLqG16rmOc

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A public-health approach to preventing violence worked in Scotland – why is it faltering in England & Wales?

Preventing Violence by Irwin-Rogers, Billingham, Fraser, Gillon, McVie & @TimNewburn @LSESocialPolicy @policypress reviewed on @LSEReviewBooks 👇
https://t.co/BU8Tc9ZYjg

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Ethiopia’s government has cut off internet access during armed conflicts, hiding human rights abuses & blocking journalists from reporting on violence.

Aemro W. Ayalew argues that such shutdowns are a core tool for preventing accountability @AfricaAtLSE

https://t.co/j9lRnBjd3v

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Why the “natural rate of interest” is no longer just a number – Biagio Bossone on @LSEforBusiness.

https://t.co/fk8M7JXxM9

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The UK's Covid Inquiry report tries to draw lessons for pandemic planning.

But Igor Shagalov and Leonid Polishchuk argue that one crucial element is missing in its recommendations: the role of local communities and civil society @LSEpoliticsblog

https://t.co/CUW53GS595