His ambitious commitments to revive domestic industry are only as good as his policies on globalization.
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The China Conundrum: Deterrence as Dominance
Does it really make sense to begin an arms race with China when there are so many other areas for competition and collaboration?
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Trump’s ‘America First’ Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last
By using the usual patent monopoly framework rather than international open-source collaboration, the coronavirus vaccine may prove both elusive and more costly for Americans.
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After Uighurs Escape China, They Face the U.S. Asylum System
Uighur asylum seekers in Virginia thought they would be safe here. But new rules delay work permits, draining savings and risking survival.
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Trump and TikTok: Where’s My Cut?
Today on TAP: Beyond taxation, regulation, co-determination, and even expropriation
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How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich
Strategic consultants will define Biden’s relationship to the world.
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Did the Military World Games Spread COVID-19?
The October 2019 event, held in Wuhan, China, appears to have been a vector for spreading disease in the U.S. and around the world.
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China Policy: Is There a Grown-Up in the Room?
Trump tried to persuade Xi that Beijing would be better off if Trump beat Biden. Will Biden prove him right or wrong?
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Taiwan Funding of Think Tanks: Omnipresent and Rarely Disclosed
Washington researchers cash five- and six-figure checks annually from Taiwan’s government but bury that conflict of interest when writing about U.S.-Taiwan policy.
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What Trump’s Mixed Messages Mean for the Hong Kong Crisis
Chastising China on Hong Kong’s autonomy while pulling out of the World Health Organization is erratic—even for Trump.
