Michael Burleigh

Historian Professor Michael Burleigh of LSE Ideas looks at the current state of the world through the biographies of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the three most powerful men in the world. Who are they, and where are they taking us? Are there any causes for optimism? Michael has taught at the LSE, Oxford and Stanford. His thirteen books include The Third Reich: A New History which won the Samuel Johnson Prize.