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The Tipping Point
Becoming the leader in scientific research and development
Apr 9, 2026 · 5 min read
ReadWelcome to the Era of Higher Tariffs
‘America First’ cannot become ‘America Alone’
Mar 25, 2026 · 5 min read
ReadGlobal Growth May Be Doomed
Dark clouds on the growth horizon
Mar 16, 2026 · 3 min read
ReadThe Great Energy Surge
Two centuries, compounding demand
Feb 13, 2026 · 4 min read
ReadTrends in US-China Power
Mapping military advantages—why speed matters more than scale
Jan 28, 2026 · 4 min read
ReadChina is an Energy Monster
On issues of climate change, China stands apart.
Dec 11, 2025
ReadSavage take on Trump's National Security Strategy
When lickspittles write.
Dec 7, 2025 · 1 min read
ReadAmerica's Economic Might
Patterns and trends
May 4, 2025 · 3 min read
ReadWhat the World Thinks
Survey results from 30,000 people in 29 countries
Nov 4, 2024 · 1 min read
ReadSmall Units Win Wars
Taiwanese leaders should adopt doctrine from the world's greatest fighting force.
Jul 21, 2024 · 2 min read
ReadChina is Harvesting Western Military Expertise
China wants what American troops have earned
Jun 13, 2024 · 2 min read
ReadApple, an American Stooge
American titans cower in China.
Apr 30, 2024 · 1 min read
ReadCCP Dope, US Death
Chinese state-directed narcotics killed 80,000 Americans in 2021.
Apr 25, 2024 · 3 min read
ReadThe Machine Wars
American production lags.
Apr 14, 2024 · 1 min read
ReadHow Microsoft Outed the Chinese Communist Party
The power of disclosure.
May 26, 2023 · 2 min read
ReadWhen Superpowers Negotiate
Leveraging structure in dialogue
May 15, 2023 · 2 min read
ReadHow Economic Breakups Happen
China's growing authoritarianism is threatening enough to trigger real change among its loathe-to-change rivals.
Apr 17, 2023 · 2 min read
ReadThe French Wobble in Beijing
A tale of two leaders.
Apr 13, 2023 · 2 min read
ReadAmerica's War on Chinese Chips
What economic war looks like.
Apr 1, 2023 · 1 min read
ReadThe Fight over Tiktok
Great power competition in the age of social.
Mar 23, 2023 · 1 min read
ReadDo Allies Matter?
We may soon find out.
Feb 28, 2023 · 1 min read
ReadThe Prince Podcast
The backstory on China's ruler-for-life.
Feb 2, 2023
ReadChina's Tipping Point
Xi's China is about to experience a demographic shock.
Jan 17, 2023 · 1 min read
ReadWhat is China Hiding?
Beijing is waving the red flag of suppression.
Oct 18, 2022 · 2 min read
ReadDon't Trust Chinese State Data
The Chinese Communist Party tells one side of every story.
Oct 17, 2022 · 1 min read
ReadBuying Political Influence
The focus? It has five letters, starts with C, and ends with A.
Feb 1, 2022 · 1 min read
ReadCovid's Death Toll
Profiling the Covid dead.
Dec 10, 2021 · 2 min read
ReadCOVID's Supply and Demand Problem
"We’ve never experienced something like this."
Mar 22, 2020 · 4 min read
ReadWhere Will China Leap Next?
How China and the United States – and their radically different versions of government, economics, and politics – cooperate moving forward will be the central test of my lifetime.
Oct 2, 2019 · 2 min read
ReadIndustry Weasels
Terms without clarity are offensive.
Nov 10, 2018 · 1 min read
ReadThe Giant Ant and Global Markets
Building a giant company in a small market is impossible. The math doesn’t work.
Aug 22, 2018 · 1 min read
ReadThe View From Seoul
Seoul’s population density is twice New York’s
Jun 18, 2018 · 1 min read
ReadThe View From Beijing
China’s confidence is growing
May 4, 2018 · 2 min read
ReadTwo Realities in Asia
Xi outlined China’s goal to develop the world’s leading naval force
Apr 19, 2018 · 1 min read
ReadAsian Davos
Chinese President Xi will further outline his economic vision at the Boao Forum
Apr 9, 2018 · 1 min read
ReadSilicon Valley is Soft
One of its best-known investors thinks Silicon Valley is soft
Jan 22, 2018 · 2 min read
ReadSpy Satellites and Chinese Markets
Musk is willing to collaborate closely with American spy agencies
Jan 11, 2018 · 1 min read
ReadDumb Money
Last week, the price of bitcoin increased 40% over 40 hours
Dec 14, 2017 · 1 min read
ReadNew Year, New (Trade) War
Donald Trump's one consistently wrong idea
Dec 14, 2017 · 1 min read
ReadSecurity and Data
Digitally life without active knowledge or consent
Dec 6, 2017 · 1 min read
ReadOld Institutions Go East
MIT is winning
Nov 9, 2017 · 1 min read
ReadOnly One Silicon Valley
Stop comparing places to Silicon Valley
Nov 9, 2017 · 1 min read
ReadChina and Global Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing is not yet at scale — Nike cannot produce an adequate number of sneakers with on-site 3-d printers — but interesting production trends are starting to emerge within the global startup community.
Oct 30, 2017 · 1 min read
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