Starting to feel that, like vaccine denialism, this romantic vision of reindustrialization is a result of the society collectively forgetting how crap it is generally to work in an actual low margin industry as a line worker

Trade dispute has been a long running issue between the US and Vietnam. 2 years ago, I wrote an essay expressing concerns that Vietnam’s measures to pacify Trump were only a temporary fix. media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/29/20…

My upcoming book chapter. Thanks Dr. Jean Christopher (Chris) Mittelstaedt for the shoutout!

📢 Abstracts for my new edited book and chapters available. 'Chinese International Relations Theory of Statecraft and Party' explains how Chinese IR #theory is formed & practiced. Critiques the ideological underpinnings and assesses the #CCP's #statecraft. taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/…

Trumpism has replaced conservatism’s core values with just one: the raw pursuit of power. David Brooks on how the conservative movement dies: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

I am not a China expert, but whatever we know about institutionalized authoritarian regimes, Chairman Xi will not cave in to these kind of threats. The cost of a trade war with the US will be enormous for China, but the economic costs are not the main consideration for an

Abstracts available for my new edited book Chinese International Relations Theory. Chapter 1 - Towards a Chinese theory of international relations evidenced in practice and policy. #CCP #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #China #Sinocentrism taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/…

“U.S. democracy will likely break down during the second Trump administration, in the sense that it will cease to meet standard criteria for liberal democracy: full adult suffrage, free and fair elections, and broad protection of civil liberties.” foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

The thing is, we're going to have to do all this again in 90 days. We're just living for the moment here in America now, waiting for Trump to smash the next thing.

“But now I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody.” afr.com/world/north-am…

Vietnam’s manufacturers have been hit with mass cancellations of already signed export contracts after Trump announced reciprocal tariffs. Officials in Binh Duong, one of VN manufacturing hubs, said in just 3 days (5-8 Apr) export contracts to US worth US$708m have been cancelled

Sad to agree with Cathy Young 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪 and @MattJJ89 that the Free Press (for which I had high hopes) has "descended into MAGA-lite." Yes, PC-SJW-Critical-Woke-Intersectionality is bad, but some perspective, please: Blowing up the international order, sucking up to autocrats, wrecking

Tariffs are paused, but Vietnam remains on edge: “The reciprocal tariff on China still complicates the issue for Vietnam as China is Vietnam’s leading trade partner and provides parts for Vietnam’s manufacturing sector,” said @hanhhnguyen1 restofworld.org/2025/vietnam-m…

The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFundin…

Brilliant 😂

The worst draft possible is the draft you don’t write, so go out there and write the second worst draft possible