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A new season of the RAI's The Last Best Hope? podcast
A new season of the RAI's The Last Best Hope? podcast
12 May 2023
RAI Fellow Nicholas Cole delivers Fulton Lecture at the University of Chicago
RAI Fellow Nicholas Cole delivers Fulton Lecture at the University of Chicago
2 May 2023
Harmsworth Lecture in American History 2022 - recording now available
Harmsworth Lecture in American History 2022 - recording now available
30 November 2022
'The Midterm Elections: What Happened, and What Next?' now available online
'The Midterm Elections: What Happened, and What Next?' now available online
10 November 2022
Emily Brady appointed Broadbent JRF in American History
Emily Brady appointed Broadbent JRF in American History
9 November 2022
RAI Annual Report for 2021–22 now available
RAI Annual Report for 2021–22 now available
2 November 2022
Adam Smith's inaugural lecture now available online
Adam Smith's inaugural lecture now available online
16 May 2022
Introducing the RAI's Fellows-in-Residence for Trinity Term 2022
Introducing the RAI's Fellows-in-Residence for Trinity Term 2022
10 May 2022
Grace Mallon appointed Kinder JRF in Atlantic History
Grace Mallon appointed Kinder JRF in Atlantic History
4 May 2022
RAI Annual Report for 2020–21 now available
RAI Annual Report for 2020–21 now available
8 December 2021
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The Last Best Hope?
Understanding America from the Outside In
On our podcast, our Director Professor Adam Smith talks to guests doing world-leading research that sheds light on the United States from the outside in. We ask what forces have shaped the culture and politics of the US, how its role in the world has changed and what it might be in the future. Is America now, or has it ever been, the "last best hope of earth"? Probably not, but plenty of people have thought so. We try to understand why.
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The Culture Wars Episode
19 May 2022
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