Graham Allison

Writing for PS since 2013
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Graham Allison is Professor of Government and former Director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He is the author of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?

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The Case for Secret Diplomacy
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The Case for Secret Diplomacy

Apr 26, 2018 Graham Allison thinks Secretary of State-Designate Mike Pompeo was right not to disclose his North Korea assignation.

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The Conscience of a Conservative?
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The Conscience of a Conservative?

Nov 3, 2017 Graham Allison laments that a Republican senator's response to threats against US democracy is simply to quit.

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Optimizing Decision-Making in a Dangerous World
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Optimizing Decision-Making in a Dangerous World

Sep 4, 2017 Graham Allison & Arianna Huffington argue that today's global problems require not just action, but deep and careful consideration.

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Lee Kuan Yew’s China
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Lee Kuan Yew’s China

Feb 25, 2013 Graham Allison, et al.

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The Coronavirus Is a Disease of Chinese Autocracy

Minxin Pei

When China’s leaders finally declare victory against the outbreak of the new and deadly coronavirus, they will undoubtedly credit the Communist Party of China's leadership. But the truth is just the opposite: the party is again responsible for this calamity.

Explaining the Triumph of Trump’s Economic Recklessness

Jean Pisani-Ferry

The Trump administration’s economic policy is a strange cocktail: one part populist trade protectionism and industrial interventionism; one part classic Republican tax cuts skewed to the rich and industry-friendly deregulation; and one part Keynesian fiscal and monetary stimulus. But it's the Keynesian part that delivers the kick.