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Is China truly an existential threat to the United States? Are tariffs and technological restrictions making America stronger—or weakening its long-term competitiveness? And how should Washington balance national security concerns…

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U.S. Risks Losing China Expertise as Exchanges Decline, Report Warns

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The United States risks losing its ability to understand and manage its most consequential bilateral relationship, according to a new report by the U.S.-China Education Trust (USCET), a Washington-based nonprofit…

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Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited w/ Branko Milanović

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Over the past few decades, as Professor Milanović argues, the rise of Asia constitutes the second largest reshuffling of global income since the Industrial Revolution. Neoliberalism, championed by Reagan and…

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