Economist and Author

Europe + UK

It’s going to get sticky
Guided by a right-wing Brexiteer with an outdated view of the economy, Liz Truss is setting the UK on a disastrous course Read more →
China can’t afford to invade Taiwan
Escalation will hurt Beijing, invasion or assault would cripple it Read more →
Western companies stand in the crosshairs of China’s new reality
Foreign firms in China are facing an increasingly awkward political and regulatory environment Read more →
The High Costs of Disengagement for China
In this new era of strategic competition between China and the West, disengagement is the order of the day. While this trend will impede economic growth, increase business costs, and raise prices for everyone, the economy that loses the most may well be China’s. Read more →
How the West got China so catastrophically wrong
Fifty years of encouraging closer economic links with Beijing has proved misguided Read more →