Manufacturing
America Must Rebuild Its Physical Economy
In order to compete with China and boost growth, the United States must better balance the software and hardware components of its economy.
Artificial Intelligence, China, and America’s Next Industrial Revolution
China’s approach to Artificial Intelligence offers American policymakers many valuable lessons. The United States has faced defining moments before, such as two world wars, a cold war, economic stagnation in...
America Needs a Strategy Against China’s Manufacturing Dominance
As it attempts to strengthen its industrial capacity against China, the United States must reassess the fundamentals of its economic policies and take a long view of its national interests.
Germany’s Economy Needs a Radical Adjustment
German dependence on China and its foolhardy energy policies have brought low what was once an economic colossus. With tariffs and cabinet instability on the horizon, its prospects are unlikely...
VIDEO: Countering China’s Economic Might (w/ Tatsuya Terazawa)
According to the International Energy Agency, China’s investment in manufacturing has increased by about 600 percent since 2005, and its share of value added in global manufacturing has almost tripled....
America’s Greatest Asset Has Been Our Industrial Capacity; It’s Time to Rebuild It.
America’s strength has always come from our ability to outproduce the world. Our industrial might is what sustains our military superiority, economic might, and technological prowess. This country has all...
What China’s Dominance in Electronics Manufacturing Means for U.S. National Security
One of the most pressing concerns today is the growing dominance of China’s heavily state-subsidized electronics manufacturing industry. What has not been widely discussed is its rapidly growing hold on...
U.S.-China Economic Competition Is Headed Down A Dangerous Path
As Biden and Trump compete over who can raise tariffs on China the most to win blue-collar votes, both ignore the disadvantages of protectionism and “derisking” from China. Specifically, the...
U.S. Steel Acquisition Bolsters American Competition with China
It’s easy to invoke national security nowadays, especially when one has weak arguments and wants to make their concerns seem important. One such example is the collective clutching of pearls...
A Successful Industrial Policy Requires Skilled Workers
“Industrial policy” has gained prominence over the last several years, occupying a prime place in the policy agendas of both political parties. It is also one of the few areas...
Move Over China, Here Comes America and Mexico
Manufacturing wages are increasing in China, alongside the intensity of the U.S.-China rivalry. This new problem for Beijing could prove a blessing for the United States and Mexico, especially given...
Is Globalism Undermining Globalization?
“Globalization,” the bête noir of isolationists, protectionists, and labor and environmental activists for nearly a decade, is now considered by many reasonable, centrist individuals to be dying, if not dead...