An Interview with Eli Friedman on Transnational Solidarity and Left Internationalism
08/31/2025
The Cost of Disengagement: How Serbia Became China’s Strategic Win in Europe
In this context, China offers what appears to be a fast and uncomplicated route to progress. Yet, the long-term consequences of such choices are often profound, locking countries into corrosive financial arrangements, weakening public accountability, and shifting the balance of political alliances.
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To Take Gaokao or Not To Take Gaokao
While Gaokao remains the last hope for many Chinese families of low socioeconomic status, the new generation is keeping their options open for different paths to prepare for a stronger future.
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U.S. Think Tanks Need Less Confrontational Thinking on China
In short, the so-called "insufficient capacity for a protracted war" argument by U.S. think tanks reflects a cognitive bias and strategic shortsightedness that views U.S.-China relations through a confrontational mindset.
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Mexico in the Middle: Trump 2.0’s Front Line in the U.S.–China Contest
By opting for headline victories over institutional permanence, Trump 2.0 keeps Mexico a contested hinge economy—and ensures that Washington’s attempt to crowd out Beijing in North America will flare brightly, then flicker.
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On Drones and Dreamliners: Analyzing Dissimilar Outcomes of Made in China 2025 through a comparison of UAV and Passenger Aircraft industries
China can benefit from playing to its comparative advantage in small electronics, and factoring in market considerations while setting its industrial policy so that information distortion is minimised.
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