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The Overseas Expansion and Evolution of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises by Fairbank Center, Harvard University link.medium.com/s6e0x9BPeY

Network Origins of the Global Economy is out! Five great transitions in history illustrate network properties of order and randomness that shape the global economy and regional trajectories. Kindle version. amazon.com/Network-Origin…

Linear thinking has resulted in a crisis of systemic severity zeynep tufekci theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Otto von Bismarck remarked "God protects fools and the United States of America". So where is he now?

My former boss, Paul O'Neill, was a visionary concerned with many of the big financial issues we are just confronting now. Consolations to his loved ones. #PaulONeill wsj.com/articles/paul-…

Being paralyzed by hyper-partisanship is not why America failed to prepare for COVID. Widespread asystemic thinking, an inability to think about complex systems and their dynamics is costing many lives, and it is found among all parties. #NetworkOrigins thinknpc.org/blog/covid-19-…

Remembering #CaroleBrookins, an outstanding contributor to the Bush W. team Treasury Department. Her wry humor, probing intellect, affable manner and fashionable elegance will be missed. nytimes.com/2020/04/22/obi…, thefirstalliance.org/en/home/

What Should Corporations Do? by Raghuram G. Rajan Project Syndicate prosyn.org/eDM2VtV

Did medieval bans on cousin marriages REALLY propel the West toward liberal democracy? eh.net/book_reviews/t…

How did the Catholic Church contribute to values that underpin liberal democracy? eh.net/book_reviews/t…

Hilary Mantel on the secrets of successful historical fiction HistoryExtra historyextra.com/period/tudor/h…

Our next Book Talk will be held on the 8th of February at 2 pm GMT on Zoom: "Network Origins of the Global Economy" by Hilton Root, with Xin Sun and Anna Tan. ➡️ Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #event #network #economy #booktalk

We will learn how much China values its ties with the U.S. in the weeks ahead, and should not jump to the conclusion that an axis of autocracy is forming to counter the West.

Fundamental mismatch with China in perceptions is real— technological transfers are not transactional but civilizational. dcjournal.com/mismatch-in-pe…

I entered the Macbeth Lottery for $20 tickets on TodayTix! Tap here to enter: todaytix.com/washington-dc/…

My latest article, "Civilisational Conflict," explores how China’s self-identification as a 'civilisational-state' poses a unique strategic challenge that goes beyond political and economic dimensions to include the cultural and ideological aspects that shape national

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs drop tomorrow. Will Xi Jinping flinch? Not likely. My new Survival International commentary reveals how an ideologically fortified China—backed by global allies and a population ready to endure pain—could outlast America’s consumer-driven economy.