Young people are diving into activism, but demonstrations that spark clashes between police and civilians contribute to burnout and acute psychological distress.
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The Biggest Rogue States of the Climate Crisis
China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia have come in well behind the greenhouse gas emissions goals the world needs to stave off the worst effects of a warming planet.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Narendra Modi’s Free-Trade Dilemma
Against China’s growing power, India must decide whether to forge ties that would expand its regional influence or concentrate on economic development at home.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trade War Anomaly: Why Northern Europe Sells More to China, Proportionally, Than We Do
By putting workers on their corporate boards, Northern European nations produce more at home—and can export more overseas.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Trade Policy: Bluster and Cave
The winner: China. The loser: blue-collar workers who voted for Trump.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Fake Trade War With China
It will neither change China’s own predatory behavior nor get America to the industrial policy we need.
Posted inTAP
Breaking China
Trump’s latest impulsive moves against China, which reflect no coherent trade strategy other than his own petulance, could well derail the strongest thing he has going into the 2020 election: a relatively strong economy. The New York Times’ Paul Krugman has calculated that the costs of a trade war with China could equal or exceed […]
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Coerced Tech Transfer: The Heart of the China Problem
Trump moved into a bipartisan policy vacuum on China. The political mainstream needs a better strategy, or Trump and China will both be the winners.
Posted inTAP
The China End-Game
We are now familiar with Trump’s signature style: Create a Trumped-up crisis, pull back from the brink at the 11th hour, and pose as the hero who saved the day. There is only one thing wrong with this method. When applied to genuinely thorny policy challenges, it only simulates progress and leaves genuine problems unresolved, […]