Second Cold War Observatory
@SCWObservatory
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A research collective committed to understanding China-US competition and how it shapes societies, politics, economies, and ecologies globally.
Joined September 2022
RT @70sBachchan: @IliasAlami thank you! indebted to thinking with you & Second Cold War observatory gang! We cite great TNI essay "The US-C….
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RT @DrLeeJones: Returning from a terrific workshop on the Political Economy of the Second Cold War at #EWIS2025. Great to see @SCWObservato….
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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.@Dept_of_POLIS @SCWObservatory .a few quotes in the thread below: 1/6.
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RT @IliasAlami: Wrote a new piece for @break_downradio on how the Second Cold War is shaping the future climate and energy transition, incl….
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RT @TomChodor: ICYM @IliasAlami, @drjacktaggart & I wrote a piece for @phenomenalworld about the return of industrial policy, asking if it….
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Why are US court rulings enforced by governments of other countries? How does this bolster US power abroad, and is it likely to change in the future?. Find out the answers to these questions and more from Shaina Potts, won our latest podcast.
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Countries are responding to the Second Cold War by reviving non-alignment, right? Wrong! The NAM sought to keep the superpowers at arm's length, but currently countries seek to maintain the deep connections with the US and China forged over the past decades of globalization.
🇰🇪 My open access article on the geopolitical economy of Kenyan #polyalignment is out now with @thirdworldq. @ShaharHameiri @DrLeeJones @jessicamdicarlo @seth_schindler @C4Mboya @ShangweliBeria @Udadisi @ThabitSenior @Cavinceworld @SCWObservatory
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An exciting initiative from one of our Research Associates, @paolo_balmas, focused on news, history and mapping of China's financial networks:.
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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 @jessicamdicarlo and @seth_schindler .
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How to interpret the Trump administration's economic policy. irrational? Destructive? Insane?.In the context of the decay of the neoliberal order, @DrLeeJones interprets it as denial, disavowal, and delusion. Find out how it will impact American hegemony.
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Whiplash - Trump doesn't want to hurt China, Europe is 'nastier' than China, and India? He claims he just told his 'good friend' Tim Cook that he doesn't want Apple investing in India. See this headline from April 24:
JUST IN: . Trump says he doesn’t want Apple building products in India and had discussed this with Tim Cook
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RT @ChinaGSProject: Xi and Lula deepened China-Brazil ties with new deals signed in Beijing during a key China-CELAC ministerial meeting. H….
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The EU may be 'nastier than China' according to Donald Trump, but the main event is still US-China rivalry. In a broadside against China's chips and AI sectors, the US said “using Huawei Ascend chips anywhere in the world violates US export controls”.
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The Second Cold War is different from the first in many ways, but so what?. In an interview with @uscnpm our research associate @seth_schindler explains how these differences matter, and how countries are avoiding being caught in the middle.
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The US-China trade talks will receive extensive coverage today, but the real story that will have long-term impacts on global economic geography is this:.
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The end of USAID signaled a convergence between the US and China's approaches to overseas development aid. Our research associates @ShaharHameiri and @DrLeeJones explain trends in ODA and how it will impact developing countries.
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Our research associate Seth Schindler delivered the 2025 Frank Wright Memorial Lecture at Queen's University Belfast. When asked about his trip, he said: "Great group of colleagues, great university, and great city!".
Our sincere thanks to Prof Seth Schindler from the University of Manchester for an excellent Frank Wright Memorial Lecture last Thursday on the theme of ‘Geopolitical Rivalry in a Networked World’.
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"UK has accepted strict US security “requirements” for the steel and pharmaceutical industries in its trade pact with Donald Trump, in what diplomats see as a template for Washington to push other partners to exclude China from strategic supply chains.".
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What can a small Polish border town teach us about global power? 🌍🚂. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Wojciech Kębłowski about Małaszewicze—once a booming railway hub, now a strategic node in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. 🎧 Listen now: .
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It's common knowledge that the world's largest platforms are based in the US and China, and finally an analysis that shows the degree of 'digital dependence' of other countries. Great article from our research associate Maximilian Mayer.
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