External Publications — Greenmantle

TikTok Is Inane. China’s Imperial Ambition Is Not.

The U.S. won the Cold War by exporting its values, and China has a similar plan for Cold War II.

BloombergKathryn SalamAugust 9, 2020

Kashmir, One Year Later

Twelve months since the Modi government announced the repeal of India’s Article 370, communications are still slow, arrests are routine, and the pandemic rages on.

Foreign PolicyKathryn SalamAugust 4, 2020

Najib’s Dirty Money

Is the guilty verdict in the prime minister’s corruption trial a sign of hope or business as usual?

Foreign PolicyKathryn SalamJuly 31, 2020

Europe’s ‘Hamilton Moment’ Is a Flop. That’s Fine.

Federalizing debt was what united the states, but don't expect the same effect from a European Recovery Fund.

BloombergKathryn SalamJuly 19, 2020

Der grosse Riss

Europa hat sich getäuscht: China ist nach der wirtschaftlichen Öffnung nicht liberaler, sondern autoritärer geworden. Damit drängt sich ein Strategiewandel auf – auch für die Schweiz.

RepublikKathryn SalamJuly 9, 2020

America and China Are Entering the Dark Forest

To know what the Chinese are really up to, read the futuristic novels of Liu Cixin.

BloombergKathryn SalamJuly 5, 2020

America Is on the Road to Relapse Not Recovery

The U.S. isn’t following the example of countries that have shown what a “smart reopening” entails.

BloombergKathryn SalamJune 21, 2020

2020 Is Not 1968. It May Be Worse.

Social unrest helped doom Lyndon Johnson's presidency. It may end up saving Trump's.

BloombergKathryn SalamJune 7, 2020

The European Union Will Survive COVID-19

If the EU fails one day, it will not be because it did not mutualize debt in this crisis, but because of a political crisis of legitimacy that unfolds on its own timetable.

FPRIKathryn SalamApril 30, 2020