UCD Politics and International Relations
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If you are in Tokyo, come along to @waseda_univ on Tuesday April 28th for a talk I'll give based on my book w/ @CooleyOnEurasia Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics Many thanks to @tkobyashi for hosting and organizing! waseda.jp/fpse/winpec/ne…
You may not like to hear this, but there is a correlation between improving views of China globally and Beijing’s expulsion and harassment of foreign journalists. The Chinese Communist Party has successfully shaped the portrayal of China globally, by severely restricting journalists ability to analyze and report on the country. The result? Higher favoribility ratings of Xi Jinping and China than Trump and the United States, and growing favoribility rates of China in the United States. This is not to downplay the clear, Trumpian reasons the U.S. has lost global luster — rather, it’s to express consternation and concern of entities around the world for believing China to be a responsible global actor. fccchina.org/2026/04/20/fcc…
There’s never been a better time to explore the interaction of economics and politics! From trade wars to friend-shoring, today’s headlines move faster than the textbooks. To understand the shift in the global order, you have to look at the intersection of both fields.
