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Orville Schell

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Orville Schell, Director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society, is a co-editor (with Larry Diamond) of Chinese Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Engagement.

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  1. Trump’s Cultural Revolution
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    Trump’s Cultural Revolution

    Feb 19, 2025 Orville Schell sees obvious and troubling parallels between the US president and Mao Zedong.

  2. Xi Jinping’s Chinese Tragedy
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    Xi Jinping’s Chinese Tragedy

    Mar 24, 2023 Orville Schell interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross about the country's increasingly worrisome trajectory, both at home and abroad.

  3. Putin and Xi's Imperium of Grievance
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    Putin and Xi's Imperium of Grievance

    Mar 1, 2022 Orville Schell thinks the Russian and Chinese leaders will remain committed to a Leninist narrative of victimization.

  4. Combating China’s Influence Operations
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    Combating China’s Influence Operations

    Nov 4, 2019 Orville Schell & Larry Diamond advocate a strategy of constructive vigilance to protect the integrity of US institutions.

  5. The China Investment Challenge
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    The China Investment Challenge

    Aug 23, 2010 Orville Schell

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    Trump’s War on Foreign Aid and the Rise of Transactional Diplomacy

    Bright Simons highlights the global implications of the administration’s decision to shut down USAID.
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    Insuring Coastal and Ocean Resilience

    Ekhosuehi Iyahen explains how the insurance industry can mobilize private capital toward nature-based solutions.
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    What AI Can Learn From Aviation Safety

    Sylvain Duranton & Vanessa Lyon explain why the technology’s future depends on ensuring system integrity and preventing misuse.
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    America’s Big Trade Win

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    Despite the uncertainty surrounding global trade, there are some bright spots – namely, booming trade in services. And here, ironically, the United States is leading the way, running a services trade surplus with most major economies and generating millions of good jobs for American workers.

     encourages the US government to acknowledge the country’s impressive success in exporting services.
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    Germany’s Incoming Government Has Embraced Military Keynesianism

    Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber

    Germany's prospective governing parties have now amended the country's constitutional "debt brake" in order to boost defense spending. But by limiting the amendment to military expenditure, they are squandering an opportunity to invest in the country's economic future.

     warn that current plans to boost military spending will unnecessarily undercut other priorities.
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    Will the Dollar Continue to Fall?

    Jim O'Neill explains why the US currency has been declining despite widespread expectations to the contrary.
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    Deportations Will Deepen the Trump Slump

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca point out that immigrants are a major factor in the US economy’s overall performance.
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    The Biofuel Sham Could Worsen Global Hunger and Inequality

    Jennifer Clapp & Olivier De Schutter urge the UN maritime regulator not to encourage the shipping industry to move from one unsustainable fuel to another.
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    When Will US Academia and Business Speak Up Against Trump?

    Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense.

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