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The United States is more normal and less exceptional than you think
Commentary
The United States is more normal and less exceptional than you think
Originally published in Channel News Asia on 25 October 2023.
The US needs a good president, and Biden’s been good for us
Commentary
The US needs a good president, and Biden’s been good for us
Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Chips, subsidies, security, and great power competition
Analyses
Chips, subsidies, security, and great power competition
Motives in the tech competition between the United States and China pose increasingly difficult policy issues for other economies.
The chips are down for China
Commentary
The chips are down for China
Forget Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Covid or war in Taiwan. A package of US export restrictions is set to kneecap China. Originally published in The Australian.
China Is Beating the U.S. in the Battle for Influence in Asia
Commentary
China Is Beating the U.S. in the Battle for Influence in Asia
Originally published in The New York Times.
America and Australia Are Back on the Same Page
Commentary
America and Australia Are Back on the Same Page
How Biden Revived the Alliance. Originally published in Foreign Affairs.
America Is Up—and China Is Down—in Asia
Commentary
America Is Up—and China Is Down—in Asia
But U.S. Power Faces Threats at Home. Originally published in Foreign Affairs. 
US seeks recalibration, but China is unlikely to reciprocate
Commentary
US seeks recalibration, but China is unlikely to reciprocate
Washington wanted the Biden-Xi meeting to establish guardrails to prevent confrontation. Beijing will probably see that as just code for maintenance of the US-dominated status quo…
The Director’s Chair: Bob Zoellick on the World Bank, China, and the Republican Party
Podcasts
The Director’s Chair: Bob Zoellick on the World Bank, China, and the Republican Party
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with the long-time public official, policymaker, and former President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick