Mapping Beijing's Economic Pressure

A new dataset reveals patterns in Chinese sanctions behavior

Dec 19, 2025 • Stephen Zaken

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Why Tariffs Haven't Broken Supply Chain Ties

Chinese supply chains remain deeply embedded in U.S. imports

Dec 12, 2025 • Maddie Doyle

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The Relocation Divide in Global Manufacturing

Why some firms welcome tariffs while others fight them

Dec 6, 2025 • Trade War Lab

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November 2025

How Neutral Countries Filled an $800 Billion Trade Vacuum

Replacing U.S.- and China-made goods became a global race — with uneven results.

Nov 21, 2025 • Henry Nwagwu

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Can Foreign Investment Shape a Country's Trade Policy?

What 180,000 foreign investment projects reveal about corporate influence

Nov 14, 2025 • Heagen Bell

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What If the Public Controls Sanctions More Than We Think?

New research upends the conventional wisdom that foreign policy belongs to elites alone

Nov 7, 2025 • Kristy Ingles-Nguyen

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October 2025

Do Chinese Factories Change American Minds?

New research shows new investment reduces threat perceptions while acquisitions don't

Oct 31, 2025 • Charlie Andrade

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China's Belt, America's Chips, and the Economics of Strategic Leverage

The economic mechanics behind modern geopolitical coercion

Oct 24, 2025 • Zach Dreier

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Who Bore the Brunt? Mapping America’s Uneven Exposure to the China Shock

A state-by-state look at how Chinese imports reshaped American jobs and industries

Oct 17, 2025 • Lance Lang

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How Power Shapes what China Reads

As Chinese leaders consolidate authority in their second terms, objective foreign news coverage gives way to propaganda.

Oct 10, 2025 • Anya M

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America First and the Dismantling of Trade Diplomacy

Distinguished KU Law Professor Raj Bhala on the mechanisms, motives, and costs of America's protectionist turn

Oct 3, 2025 • Lance Lang

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September 2025

The Politics of De-Risking

As Washington and Tokyo tighten controls on trade with China, their approaches reveal both shared anxieties and strikingly different priorities.

Sep 26, 2025 • Lizzy Bender

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