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Philip Snow

Philip Snow

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Philip Snow is the author of The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese Occupation (Yale University Press, 2004) and, most recently, China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord (Yale University Press, 2023).

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  1. China and Russia’s Long Dance
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    China and Russia’s Long Dance

    Apr 28, 2023 Philip Snow assesses the origins of and prospects for today's Sino-Russian relations from a deeper historical perspective.

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    Can US Institutions Withstand Trump 2.0?

    While some observers doubt that US President-elect Donald Trump poses a grave threat to US democracy, others are bracing themselves for the destruction of the country’s constitutional order. With Trump’s inauguration just around the corner, we asked PS commentators how vulnerable US institutions really are.

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    The Climate Policy Pendulum

    Gernot Wagner notes that green technologies retain their many advantages, regardless of national political developments.
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    Could High-Skill Immigration Increase Under Trump?

    Michael R. Strain

    A rift has opened in Donald Trump’s political coalition over high-skill immigration. The president-elect responded by expressing his support for such foreign workers, which suggests that he is less nativist than many of his MAGA supporters.

    argues that the recent kerfuffle over foreign workers underscores the president-elect’s pragmatic instincts.
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    What Happened to International Law?

    Eric Posner

    Israel’s recent strikes in Syria may violate international law, yet they are merely one example among many such violations – and not only on the battlefield. The ruins of international law are all around us, reflecting the breakdown of globalization, neoliberal democracy, and other postwar American-led projects.

    sees the web of treaties, conventions, and institutions as another victim of the anti-globalization backlash.
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    Europe’s Year of Fundamental Choices

    Ana Palacio considers the complex array of internal and external challenges the European Union must confront in 2025.
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    Texas’s Online Age-Verification Law Must Be Overturned

    Lilian Coral & Prem Trivedi urge the US Supreme Court to protect internet users from legislation posing new privacy and security risks.
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    Revealing an Invisible Health Threat

    Angela Bandemehr & Albert Park tout deployment of hand-held X-ray devices to prevent lead poisoning in low- and middle-income countries.
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    Putin’s War Is Fueling Russian Stagflation

    Anders Åslund thinks a weakening economy will soon become a serious constraint on Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
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    What AI Means for Growth and Jobs

    Philippe Aghion, et al. think the technology has great potential to boost productivity without harming employment.

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