Second Cold War Observatory @SCWObservatory
A research collective committed to understanding China-US competition and how it shapes societies, politics, economies, and ecologies globally. secondcoldwarobservatory.com Joined September 2022-
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Online course open to external students. Offered jointly by @UNSAM_EPyG @rriiunsam @UniFreiburg @SCWObservatory Starts in October! Info and Registration by email: [email protected]
Extremely excited to co-convene this MA course with Marcelo Saguier from @rriiunsam and a stellar line-up of @SCWObservatory scholars. If you are a @UniFreiburg student, you can sign up on HisInOne.
Extremely excited to co-convene this MA course with Marcelo Saguier from @rriiunsam and a stellar line-up of @SCWObservatory scholars. If you are a @UniFreiburg student, you can sign up on HisInOne.
We are thrilled to announce that we are offering the first postgraduate course on the Second Cold War, in collaboration with University of Freiburg (Germany) and University of San Martin (Argentina)
We are thrilled to announce that we are offering the first postgraduate course on the Second Cold War, in collaboration with University of Freiburg (Germany) and University of San Martin (Argentina)
Check out our latest podcast episode with @drjacktaggart on "The end of aid? US, China, and the future of development" 🌍 newbooksnetwork.com/the-end-of-aid…
Polyalignment in action "Xi and Modi say they are ‘partners not rivals’ in bid to repair China-India ties" - on.ft.com/4n6jHnH via @FT
In @Geopolitics_Jl our members argued that the US is pursuing restorative political projects, and that MAGA seeks to re-establish the post-war era. But now it invokes a darker past - settlement of the frontier and genocide against Native Americans as 'heritage to be proud of.'
In @Geopolitics_Jl our members argued that the US is pursuing restorative political projects, and that MAGA seeks to re-establish the post-war era. But now it invokes a darker past - settlement of the frontier and genocide against Native Americans as 'heritage to be proud of.'
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-a…
Want to understand what makes tech sectors thrive in the Global South? 📈 I apply Porter’s theory—and share how it can guide strategy in AI, fintech, and beyond. 🌍💡 Read the blog 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/how…
Relating and Differentiating: Navigating Worlds and Negotiating Positionality in Research on Chinese Agribusinesses in Rural Tajikistan My contribution to the Special Issue on "Researching Global China" in Global China Pulse globalchinapulse.net/relating-and-d…
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“American AI can’t succeed without China." nytimes.com/2025/07/22/pod…
Recent data shows that Central Asia is a major site of Chinese investment (and BRI funding is once more on the rise). How is that impacting production and local economies? Find out, with the case of Chinese agribusiness firms in Tajikistan👇
Recent data shows that Central Asia is a major site of Chinese investment (and BRI funding is once more on the rise). How is that impacting production and local economies? Find out, with the case of Chinese agribusiness firms in Tajikistan👇
Timely contribution by @SCWObservatory colleagues Jessica DiCarlo & Dinesh Paudel to the literature, introducing "infrastructural polyalignment" in the context of Nepal as a strategy of engaging rival powers through overlapping infrastructure projects without formal alignment
Timely contribution by @SCWObservatory colleagues Jessica DiCarlo & Dinesh Paudel to the literature, introducing "infrastructural polyalignment" in the context of Nepal as a strategy of engaging rival powers through overlapping infrastructure projects without formal alignment
BRICS are greening. Our report is out We find -new wave of pro-active green industrial policies to develop potential -surge of major green industrial assets & electricity shift -cases of co-development of green industries within BRICS @Jayati1609 netzeropolicylab.com/brics-going-gr…
How do small states navigate contemporary geopolitical rivalry? Find out from our research associate Jessica Dicarlo and Dinesh Paudel, as they explore the case of Nepal tandfonline.com/eprint/GXATNPQ…
@IliasAlami thank you! indebted to thinking with you & Second Cold War observatory gang! We cite great TNI essay "The US-China battle for control of global networks". ht @SCWObservatory @jessicamdicarlo @seth_schindler @DrLeeJones tni.org/en/article/the… phenomenalworld.org/analysis/brics…
Returning from a terrific workshop on the Political Economy of the Second Cold War at #EWIS2025. Great to see @SCWObservatory friends and new colleagues to discuss post-multilateralism, the chip war, industrial policy and much else besides.
What does the Second Cold War have to do with climate change and the energy transition? Quite a lot, as @IliasAlami explains in this article
What does the Second Cold War have to do with climate change and the energy transition? Quite a lot, as @IliasAlami explains in this article
Wrote a new piece for @break_downradio on how the Second Cold War is shaping the future climate and energy transition, including in developing countries break-down.org/post/a-green-c… @Dept_of_POLIS @SCWObservatory a few quotes in the thread below: 1/6
ICYM @IliasAlami, @drjacktaggart & I wrote a piece for @phenomenalworld about the return of industrial policy, asking if it heralds the return of policy space in the pursuit of development, or if its just recreating new hierarchies. Check it out 👇 phenomenalworld.org/analysis/indus…
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