The late Lawrence Korb spent the latter part of his life fighting for cuts to the Pentagon budget.
The Member of the Reagan Brass who Became a Pentagon Critic
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Labor, Trade, & Finance
The Unclosed Strait
The passage of Chinese ships through the Strait of Hormuz undermines Washington’s victory narrative.
America’s Jobs Pessimism Is a Foreign Policy Problem
Washington continues to protect an empire more energetically than it protects the next generation’s prospects.
The Beijing Summit Rewrites the Rules of Superpower Economic Engagement
By systematically decoupling trade, technology, and global governance from the combustible issue of cross-strait sovereignty, Beijing has successfully offered the Trump administration a transactional, high-yield partnership.
The Shipping Shield and Washington’s Strategic Miscalculation
If the United States continues to treat the global commons as a zero-sum battlefield, it may find that it has not cornered its rival but has instead isolated itself from the very infrastructure of the modern world.
Dani Rodrik on the Post-Neoliberal World
His useful critique of hyperglobalization is tempered by a failure to understand the disruptive role of the United States.
Lithium Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lithium is at the center of a new mineral rush spearheaded by the United States, Europe, and other major powers.
China Stabilizes the Global Economy
China’s primary contribution to global stability lies in its supply chain resilience.
Why Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
But Putin’s reliance on the troika of fossil fuels, corruption, and autocracy to prevent a political challenge to his authority may end up producing the very revolt from below he fears the most.
Peru: Flash Point in US-China Rivalry
The Chancay port is at the center of the superpower conflict.