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SCWObservatory @scwobservatory.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

@sethschindler.bsky.social and @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social sat down with weilagong.bsky.social to discuss her book: "Implementing a Low-Carbon Future: Climate Leadership in Chinese Cities," which asks: who actually makes low-carbon policy work on the ground? newbooksnetwork.com/implementing...

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Weila Gong (@weilagong.bsky.social)

Visiting Scholar at UC Davis and Nonresident Scholar with the 21st Century China Center (UC San Diego) | Author of Implementing a Low Future (OUP 2025)

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SCWObservatory @scwobservatory.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Check out our latest podcast episode with @jacktaggart.bsky.social on "The end of aid? US, China, and the future of development" 🌍 newbooksnetwork.com/the-end-of-a...

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The end of aid? US, China, and the future of development - New Books Network

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Jessica DiCarlo @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Tune into this *important* discussion on the first survey of Chinese public opinion on foreign policy and what these findings mean for US-China relations and China's role in the world. September 3rd online and in person. globalaffairs.org/events/china...

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China and the World: How Citizens View Their Country's Global Future

Join us as we discuss the results of the first-ever survey of Chinese public opinion on foreign policy and what these findings mean for US-China relations and China's role in the world.

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Tom Chodor @tomchodor.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

ICYM @iliasalami.bsky.social @jacktaggart.bsky.social & I wrote a piece for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social about the return of industrial policy, asking if it heralds the return of policy space for development, or just recreates new hierarchies. Check it out 👇 www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ind...

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Industrial Policy and Imperial Realignment | Phenomenal World

Asymmetries in global development

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Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Wrote a new piece for @the-breakdown.bsky.social on how the Second Cold War is shaping the future climate and energy transition, including in developing countries www.break-down.org/post/a-green... @campolis.bsky.social @scwobservatory.bsky.social a few quotes in the thread below: 1/6

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A Green Cold War

In our era of global economic interdependence, the face of geopolitics has changed

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Irna Hofman @irnahofman.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This article is part of a forthcoming Special Issue "China in Compliance", edited by, and many thanks to, @matthewserie.bsky.social @scwobservatory.bsky.social @beltandroadpod.bsky.social @madeinchinajournal.com

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Shaina Potts, Judicial Territory: Law, Capital, and the Expansion of American Empire - @dukepress.bsky.social, September 2024 www.dukeupress.edu/judicial-ter... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Second Cold War Observatory. newbooksnetwork.com/judicial-ter...

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SCWObservatory @scwobservatory.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

What did you do during the Trump times? If the US steps back from the brink and doesn't become a police state, its citizens will all have to answer that question. Want to have an answer? Begin by reading this essay by @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social and @sethschindler.bsky.social t.co/p3siYH9YOY

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What did you do during the Trump Times?

Jessica DiCarlo and Seth Schindler explore how foreign policy professionals should respond to Trump.

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Jessica DiCarlo @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

@kyleichan.bsky.social on the "Chinese century": While Trump touts tariffs and weakens America’s innovation engines, China surges ahead—dominating manufacturing, investing in tech, and forging a model that’s reshaping global power. The US risks irrelevance. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

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Opinion | In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.

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Jessica DiCarlo @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

@iliasalami.bsky.social on our essay for @tninstitute.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/@ideasintomo... Geopolitical competition is no longer a fight over territory, but rather a struggle for control of global networks. How can the global South & social movements navigate this new geopolitical terrain?

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We are living through a Second Cold War—one that’s not just about nations competing but about how that competition affects you. From the apps you use to the energy that powers your home, geopolitical ...

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SCWObservatory @scwobservatory.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The competition to control infrastructure networks is fueling 'corridorisation' - our co-founder & research associate @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social explains how this process unfolds in Laos and Indonesia. t.co/P3uqvO3Mhn

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Irna Hofman @irnahofman.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

It was a real pleasure talking with Seth Schindler and Jessica DiCarlo on Tajikistan's cotton fields as geopolitical sites:

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Yusuf @yusufimaadkhan.com · 05/02/2025

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Screenshot of contents page for transnational institute state of power 2025 - geopolitics of capitalism

CONTENTS
1. A Fractured World
Reflections on power, polarity and polycrisis Conversation with Adam Tooze and Walden Bello
2. The New Frontline
The US-China battle for control of global networks Ilias Alami, Jessica DiCarlo, Steve Rolf and Seth Schindler
3. Geopolitics of Genocide
Interview with Rafeef Ziadah
4. Building BRICS
Challenges and opportunities for South-South collaboration in a multipolar world
Ana Saggioro Garcia
5. Al Wars in a New Age of Great Power Rivalry Interview with Tica Font, Centre Delàs d'Estudis per la Pau, Barcelona
6. Can China Challenge the US Empire?
Sean Kenji Starrs
7. China and the Geopolitics of the Green Transition
Ben Wray
8. The Emerging Sub-Imperial Role of the United Arab Emirates in Africa
Husam Mahjoub
9. A Transatlantic Bargain
Europe's ultimate submission to US empire
Juan Lovera
10. Beyond Big Tech Geopolitics
Moving Towards Local and People-Centred Artificial Intelligence
Kai-Hsin Hung
11. In Search of Alternatives
Strategies for social movements to counter imperialism and authoritarianism
Iqra Anugrah
12. Illustrating Geopolitics
State of Power illustrator reflects on the artwork and the process
Shehzil Malik

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Nick Zeller @nickzeller.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Everything in this report is incredible. The chapter on state-capitalist geopolitics by Jessica DiCarlo et al. is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations. Great work @tninstitute.bsky.social @nickbuxton.bsky.social

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Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

@sethschindler.bsky.social makes the case for a critical urban political economy that foregrounds the Second Cold War and its urban dimensions @scwobservatory.bsky.social #aag2025

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SCWObservatory @scwobservatory.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚜 How do Tajikistan’s cotton fields reveal shifting power dynamics in Central Asia? Rural sociologist @irnahofman.bsky.social discusses the region’s evolving geopolitics—from Soviet-era soft power to today’s global rivalries. 🎧 Listen now: newbooksnetwork.com/cotton-centr...

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Cotton, Central Asia and the New Great Game - New Books Network

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SCWObservatory @scwobservatory.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

What does development aid have to do with geopolitics? Quite a lot, as our Research Associate @jacktaggart.bsky.social explains. The end of USAID has captured headlines; read about the long decline of development aid here: t.co/SpO4Cf2ceJ

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