Global Economics & Security

Research that connects economic analysis, political dynamics and security questions to better understand global change.

Recent News & Research

The Wire China quoted Tyler Jost on how China's military-civil fusion strategy under Xi Jinping has increasingly blurred the line between civilian and defense research, giving the Chinese Communist Party greater influence over universities and industry.
In an article for the U.S. Naval Institute, Lyle Goldstein argued that the United States should pursue a more pragmatic approach to the Strait of Hormuz by prioritizing diplomacy and regional stability over military intervention.
In an article co-authored for Foreign Affairs, Reid Pauly argues that President Donald Trump's reliance on threats over credible assurances has made his administration's coercive foreign policy efforts largely ineffective, weakening long-term U.S. leverage abroad.