Michael Brenes
@mbrenes1
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Historian @ Yale. New book: “The Rivalry Peril." Next: a history of the War on Terror for @groveatlantic. Substack: “Warfare & Welfare.” Avi by @SeanMurray_Art.
New Haven, CT
Joined July 2015
It’s publication day!! Very grateful that our book is now out in the world. What started as a short article developed into a multiyear project, a close collaboration, and an enduring friendship. Thanks to @RealVanJackson and everyone who supported us along the way! 1/
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I look forward to moderating this talk with the always excellent @KaiserKuo next Monday, November 10th at Yale. Please attend if you can! https://t.co/mr1ZrtB0yq
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Pleased to have a piece in @ForeignAffairs today drawn from my new book on why the US should lean in on multipolarity. @StimsonCenter
https://t.co/5535TdcemM
foreignaffairs.com
How America should navigate a new global order.
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"In almost every field, when you look at what the Marxist or Marxisant or “radical” historians have done, what they have been or are debating, it’s often incomparably richer and more commanding than the liberal historiography." https://t.co/wNI7PDLZZ9
thenation.com
A conversation with Thomas Meaney, the editor of Granta, about literature and the left.
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I have a new, long piece in The Ideas Letter called “The Great Reckoning: What the West Should Learn from China.” Link below.
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it's over
🚨Breaking: @Harvard just announced massive cuts to dozens of its PhD programs, citing “financial pressure.” - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German
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🚨Breaking: @Harvard just announced massive cuts to dozens of its PhD programs, citing “financial pressure.” - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German
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From Kim Phillips-Fein’s brand new review of Melinda Cooper’s COUNTERREVOLUTION. https://t.co/8KzPMuSX7m
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From a huge new report on China’s Digital Silk Road:
cnas.org
Washington and its allies now have a generational opportunity to wield their strengths to positively shape digital ecosystems around the world.
Chinese smart city tech (IoT, cameras, analytics for traffic, public health) operates in >100 countries China's edge: bundled packages + leveraging existing telecom relationships US firms have no comprehensive alternative, even as the market hits ~$4B by 2030
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Jervis Forum Roundtable Review 17-7 Lauren Benton’s They Called it Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence “Imperial powers permitted conquest if it prevented global war. Peace often meant war, at least on a liminal scale. The modern world could not, and cannot, escape imperial
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On October 2nd, our @CornellTPI Fellows met with Professor @mbrenes1: Co-Director of the Brady-Johnson Program at @Yale and Professor Michael Williams: Associate Professor at the Maxwell School at @SyracuseUniv
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What might internationalism look like in a post-Trump administration world? Senior Fellow @EmmaMAshford speaks with @mbrenes1 about his outlook on the future and the folly of pursuing American primacy going forward. https://t.co/7HtPzUCsJN
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Emma and Michael Brenes discuss what internationalism might look like after this administration, how cooperation rather than competition might lead the U.S. to greater success vis-a-vis China, and...
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We are happy to announce that American Prestige is a finalist in the 2025 @signalawards in News & Politics! There's a listener's choice compliment to to the award, so please show your support for the pod by taking a second to vote! https://t.co/Oj0GkagadK
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When I say the US has bet its post-pandemic economy on AI while China has bet its on green energy, this is what I mean: Here, AI related companies account for 75% of S&P 500 returns since ChatGPT's launch. In China, green tech accounts for one quarter of GDP growth.
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The Rivalry Peril: How Great Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy — In this China Initiative Book Talk, @mbrenes1 argues that US-China rivalry harms democracy and stability and calls for a more diplomatic path. (VIDEO) https://t.co/Yk4Ks9GFV9
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Please check out this amazing collection organized by my amazing colleagues @EmmaMAshford and @nevadajoan and featuring essays by @ZackCooper @Ali_Wyne @profLind @ThisIsSoliman @MrMaitra @mbrenes1 @JuliaGledhill @m_poznansky @JyShapiro and Michael Buckley
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As U.S. global dominance wanes, the next decade will define America’s role in a reshaped world. What vision should guide U.S. grand strategy?
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THREAD: I’m pleased to share an essay that I’ve contributed to the @StimsonCenter’s “New Visions for Grand Strategy” report, “Addressing a Resurgent China: A New Mindset for Strategic Competition.” https://t.co/OKz7ZEoqIG [1/22]
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Can either China or the U.S. “win” strategic competition?
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