In this provocative book, Peter Gries directly challenges the widely held view that partisan
elites on Capitol Hill are out of touch with a moderate American public. Dissecting a new …

This article focuses on the ominous parallels between the rise of Germany before World War
I and China's ongoing ascendance. It will demonstrate that concerns about national status …

A large and widening gap has opened between Western democracies' international
ambitions and their domestic political capacity to support them. On issues ranging from …

How is the rise of China affecting world politics? Among Western International Relations
scholars, most studies of China's rise have focused on international-level implications—the …

Structural realists accuse US economic engagement with China as a mistake driven by
liberal idealism and lack of realism. I suggest that this increasingly popular narrative …

How can ties between the United States and China be restored to good health? In this
provocation, I argue that the deterioration of US-China relations has become so severe that …

How can leaders in the United States and China ensure that future relations between their
two countries are marked by peaceful cooperation and not conflict over the organization of …

We study the impact of policy uncertainty on shadow banking activities. When policy
uncertainty heightens, banks set higher return targets when issuing new off-balance sheet …

Party polarization is the new buzzword in American politics and yet partisanship seems to
play such a small role in determining congressional votes on China policy. We still do not …

This paper explores the complex relationship linking the collapse of the mining and railroad
industries, anti-Chinese sentiment, and the passage Chinese Exclusion Act. Although …