Aaron Friedberg

Out today in the UK. (Coming soon to the USA.) amazon.com/dp/1509545123/…

Très heureuse de faire "la une" de la revue @Grand_Continent aujourd'hui avec cette cartographie de l'espace stratégique chinois. L'occasion de retrouver les cartes créées par @CIGeography pour mon étude pour le NBR publiée fin 2024.

12/ On net, the report is a great contribution to our knowledge and policy debates on China. Kudos to the legions of staff and many friends that worked on this — including my @AEI colleagues, Commissioners @HalBrands & @AaronFriedberg.

PODCAST: This episode travels back in time to better understand how the imperial borderlands were integrated within #China’s national territory at the turn of the 20th century, with Nicola Di Cosmo @the_IAS & Maria Adele Carrai @adele_carrai @nyushanghai strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-ch…

Full context on how Beijing is trolling us: - Trump team gave away one of the most important inference chips to Beijing after Nvidia lobbied, easing Beijing’s path to AI dominance. - Trump team knows this is embarrassing, so they pretended it was part of trade talks to make it seem like less of a cave. - Then Beijing called them out and said it was in fact a unilateral concession from Trump. Not at all part of the talks! ➡️ Beijing is trolling us even as we give them an unexpected and consequential victory.

Strongly recommend this new study of the evolution and application of US economic sanctions. Historically rich, insightful and with important implications for the future of American power. Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare a.co/d/556HbvC #Amazon

NBR counselor @AaronFriedberg in @ForeignPolicy: "#Tariffs are not a magic weapon, but they are an indispensable tool in defending against the increasingly corrosive and dangerous effects of #China’s mercantilist policies." foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/06/tar…

Tariffs Are a Scalpel, Not a Hammer foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/06/tar…

Trump's Tariffs Can Work—With the Right Targets foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/06/tar…

"Tariffs are not a magic weapon, but they are an indispensable tool in defending against the increasingly corrosive and dangerous effects of China’s mercantilist policies." From @AaronFriedberg: Tariffs Are a Scalpel, Not a Hammer. foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/06/tar…

China Shock 2.0 is hitting developing and developed nations alike. A valuable and important piece of work from @Jacob_T_Gunter and @claus_soong @merics_eu

The upcoming Chancay port inauguration by Xi Jinping raises an interesting strategic equation Deep-sea port + BRI + consortium of PRC banks $3.5bn investment + PRC SOE sole operation + location, location, location! marineinsight.com/shipping-news/…

Exactly.

America’s longstanding support for Israel has always been based on Israel’s unique status as a flourishing Middle East democracy. Does that sound like the kind of thing Trump cares deeply about? @AaronFriedberg and @gabeschoenfeld on Trump and Israel: thebulwark.com/p/would-trump-…

The answer seems obvious, but clearly it’s not to some. thebulwark.com/p/would-trump-…

An insightful conversation with @RollandNadege of @NBRnews on the arc of Chinese power. 📸 from this morning ⬇️ #Quad #FourSight24

@RollandNadege quotes #ShinzoAbe: ”[T]his very dangerous idea posits that #borders and exclusive #economiczones are determined by #nationalpower, and that as long as #China’s #economy continues to grow, its sphere of influence will continue to expand.” bit.ly/3zt9Q8g

@asiatimesonline quotes from @ForeignAffairs article by NBR counselor @AaronFriedberg: "No country alone can forestall or contain the impending second China shock.” asiatimes.com/2024/10/how-be… via @asiatimesonline

Ambassador Rahm Emmanuel’s new piece argues for a trade-defense coalition to counter China, an idea championed by AEI's @AaronFriedberg. Both sides of the aisle agree that we should expand partnership with our Indo-Pacific allies. wsj.com/opinion/an-all…

To protect themselves against China’s predatory practices, countries with market-based economies must band together in a trade defense coalition, argues @AaronFriedberg. foreignaffairs.com/china/stopping…