LSE IDEAS

LSE IDEAS is a foreign policy think tank at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Its director is Professor Michael Cox.

The 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index ranked IDEAS as the third best University Affiliated Think Tank in the world. The 2016 rankings also places IDEAS twenty first among all Western European think tanks.

IDEAS runs seven research projects, public and private events (101 in 2015) and publishes analysis of international affairs. In addition, IDEAS houses the LSE Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy, a programme designed to enhance the strategic vision of mid-career professionals.

IDEAS was founded as a think tank for Diplomacy and Strategy in February 2008, succeeding the Cold War Studies Centre founded in 2004.

Through sustained engagement with policymakers and opinion-formers, IDEAS aims to provide a forum that informs policy debate and connects academic research with the practice of diplomacy and strategy.

IDEAS hosts the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs, an annual visiting Professor position for leading scholars based outside the UK made possible by a donation to honour the memory of Philippe Roman. Each chair delivers a series of public lectures of the duration of the year.

The current Philippe Roman Chair is Professor Ian Morris. Notable chairs include Paul Kennedy, Niall Ferguson and Anne Applebaum.

IDEAS houses the LSE Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy. The 1-year programme is designed for mid-career professionals from the public, private, and NGO sectors who deal with international relations, diplomacy, security, and international business in their working lives.

The programme aims to provide its participants with the conceptual and theoretical tools to analyse the main actors, trends and issues shaping international affairs. The programme is also focused on applicability and relevance: participants learn not only how to use strategy to deal with adversaries, but also to cooperate with others in solving common problems, be they military, diplomatic/political, economic or business. The programme is taught by a combination of academics and senior policy practitioners.

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