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James Kurth

James Kurth

James Kurth is Claude Smith Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Swarthmore College. He is author of The American Way of Empire: How America Won a World—But Lost Her Way (2019).

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An Authoritarian World Order with Chinese Characteristics

A major transformation of American foreign policy is required to counterbalance Chinese ambitions to replace the liberal world order with an authoritarian one.

James Kurth

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