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Stephen S. Roach

Stephen S. Roach

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Stephen S. Roach, a faculty member at Yale University and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, is the author of Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China (Yale University Press, 2014) and Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives (Yale University Press, 2022).

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  1. The Dangerous Incoherence of US Trade Policy
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    The Dangerous Incoherence of US Trade Policy

    May 28, 2024 Stephen S. Roach warns that America’s latest tariffs against China raise the risk of a catastrophic superpower conflict.

  2. China’s Rebalancing Imperative
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    China’s Rebalancing Imperative

    Apr 19, 2024 Stephen S. Roach explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model.

  3. China Stifles Its Own Debate
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    China Stifles Its Own Debate

    Apr 12, 2024 Stephen S. Roach bemoans the transformation of the country’s most important platform for open dialogue into a schmooze-fest.

  4. American Sinophobia
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    American Sinophobia

    Mar 27, 2024 Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.

  5. The Drums of US-China Cyber War
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    The Drums of US-China Cyber War

    Feb 27, 2024 Stephen S. Roach worries that irrational Sinophobia has become America's new bipartisan political orthodoxy.

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    The Indian Election’s Winners and Losers

    Shashi Tharoor observes that the ruling party’s victory looks more like a defeat, especially for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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    Are the Kids All Right?

    Ian Buruma explains why younger voters are falling under the sway of populist demagogues who threaten their liberties.
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    Mexican Voters Chose Populism Over Democracy

    Jorge G. Castañeda warns that the ruling party’s near-supermajority could allow it to consolidate power in the executive branch.
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    The Enduring Influence of Europe’s Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller thinks these forces will not unite in the European Parliament but could successfully push their agenda.
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    How the Sino-American Rivalry Is Reshaping the World Order

    William R. Rhodes & Stuart P.M. Mackintosh warn that global forums and solutions will be among the biggest losers of a deepening superpower conflict.
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    The New-Old Authoritarianism

    Ruth Ben-Ghiat

    With US think tanks having already drawn up plans for instituting an authoritarian government under a second Donald Trump administration, the stakes in the year's presidential election are difficult to overstate. Around the world, "strongmen" are turning democratic institutions on themselves and learning from each other.

     explains how Donald Trump and other “strongmen” leaders are dismantling democracy.
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    The Financial Destruction of Palestine

    Raja Khalidi considers how the international community can help an economy that Israel is determined to strangle.
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    Is Biden Self-Destructing?

    Harold James sees the latest round of US tariffs against China as a panic-driven act of electoral folly.
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    Europe Needs a Green Deal 2.0

    Frans Timmermans outlines several steps policymakers can take to achieve a clean-energy transition while promoting solidarity.

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