Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

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  1. 3 hours ago

    "Learn from the past, and choose wisely," writes , "and the pandemic could be a springboard to remake Latin American education better than it was before."

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  2. 15 hours ago

    "A new trans-Atlantic argument has broken out—over competing visions of sustainable farming," writes Robert Paarlberg. The EU wants to expand organic production—a mistake, according to Paarlberg, and certainly not "green."

    Close up photo of a bunch of basil, seen from above
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  3. Feb 1

    Next week, join us on Wed. Feb. 9 at 12pm ET for a special Weatherhead Forum on China's role in the world. Speakers include & . For more details, including link to register:

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  4. Feb 1

    Is the US really on a collision course with China? Not necessarily, writes . But strengthening a tense relationship is still wise, and Thornburg, a USAF colonel, suggests diplomatic and military strategies that can help.

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  5. Jan 31

    New paper by stresses the importance of state building in China—and provides a counterpoint to the Eurocentric literature.

    In this forthcoming article , I use Chinese tomb epitaphs from 1,000 years ago to show that kinship networks, when geographically dispersed, align the incentives of self-interested elites in favor of building a strong state.
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    Jan 31

    2/11 | Join for a discussion with on her new book "The Fractured Himalaya: India China Tibet 1949-62" Register to join the webinar |

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  7. Jan 31

    The Indian entrepreneurs interviewed in "Leadership to Last" built their success on a foundation of ethics and a willingness to better society. Their ideas, echoed by colleagues in the Global South, inspire a way forward.

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  8. Jan 30

    Check out our events for the week of January 30, 2022

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    Jan 28

    History behind the current crisis. My FT article is now available online.

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  10. Jan 28

    Today, Iran is closer to a bomb than ever, writes Matthew Bunn. And despite some major pitfalls, reviving the 2015 nuclear deal is the best path the US could take.

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  11. Jan 28

    NEW on Epicenter: War with China is not inevitable, as some would foretell. To avoid the trap, both sides should leverage joint programs that foster cooperation, such as military exchanges, writes .

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  12. Jan 27

    Excellent thread about the equality and equity of fairness in international politics by :

    New, in JCR with the amazing and not just one, but two different Brookses from : How does fairness matter in international politics? (A mini-🧵)
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  13. Jan 27

    In the midst of the COVID-19 economic and public health crisis, how do businesspeople make sense of the tradeoffs between financial well-being and public health? Fellow Ioana Sendroiu addresses this question in her new paper:

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  14. Jan 26

    New working paper on tariff escalation now available:

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  15. Jan 25

    The US is unlikely to backslide into an autocracy (like Hungary and Russia), but it might be headed toward endemic regime instability, write and Lucan Way, vascillating between democracy and competitive authoritarianism.

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    Jan 19

    So excited to share that my article was just published in AJS! It examines situations in which asylum officers’ understandings of deservingness for asylum do not match codified definitions of eligibility and the implications this has for their evaluation.

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  17. Jan 24

    Musicians were among the first to depart the Horn of Africa region during the 1974 Ethiopian revolution. Forced migration led them to different locations around the world, including the US, where they took on the role of cultural sentinels.

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  18. Jan 23

    Check out our events for the week of January 23, 2022

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    Jan 16

    Read on Mark Atwood Lawrence’s “The End of Ambition” and the effect that the United States’ costly wars and difficult defeats in Vietnam and Afghanistan have had on Washington’s relations with the Global South more broadly.

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  20. Jan 21

    What's the cost of caving to the Taliban? Are there parallels to Vietnam? Our 2-part podcast "Negotiating with Terrorists" tackles these questions and more, with Fred Logevall, Jytte Klausen and . Listen to part 2:

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