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Robert Farley
Robert Farley is an assistant professor at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.
Robert Farley is a senior lecturer at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce and a visiting professor at the U.S. Army War College.
His work includes military doctrine, national security, and maritime affairs.
He is author of The Battleship Book.
He blogs at Lawyers, Guns and Money and Information Dissemination, and can be found on Twitter at @drfarls.
August 02, 2021
Why Is Beijing Micromanaging Its Technology Sector?
By Robert Farley
Micromanaging a technology ecosystem is enormously complex and difficult, even for a bureaucracy the size of the Chinese government.
July 26, 2021
The Difficulty of Sino-American Economic Disentanglement
By Robert Farley
Disentanglement may hurt China more than the United States, but that doesn’t mean the U.S. would benefit.
July 24, 2021
Innovation Offense vs. Defense
By Robert Farley
Should the U.S. focus on enhancing innovation or protecting the products of innovation from theft?
July 23, 2021
Can China’s Economy Overtake the United States?
By Robert Farley
Chinese economic growth has been the dominant fact of 21st century international relations, and will continue to shape global politics for the rest of the century.
July 01, 2021
Does China Weaponize Lending?
By Robert Farley
China’s commitment to economic efficiency has always been colored by a desire to maximize political influence.
June 29, 2021
When Japan Waged a Currency War Against China
By Robert Farley
The WW2-era effort by Imperial Japan to disrupt China’s financial system is worth remembering today.
June 21, 2021
Does It Matter If Dollar Dominance Ends?
By Robert Farley
Can globalization survive a multipolar financial system?
June 12, 2021
With Focus on China, US Senate Passes Major Industrial Policy Bill
By Robert Farley
If the bill ultimately passes both houses of Congress, it will represent a major shift in how the United States government manages its relations with the tech sector.
May 28, 2021
What Han Dynasty China’s Financial Relations With Rome Can Teach Us Today
By Robert Farley
Systems of credit and debt are enormously consequential for trade, making the looming financial conflict between Beijing and Washington particularly worrisome.
May 24, 2021
Managing the Military Problem of Space: The Case of China, Part 2
By Robert Farley
Unlike the U.S. Space Force, China’s PLASSF is not an independent service.
May 22, 2021
Managing the Military Problem of Space: The Case of China, Part 1
By Robert Farley
In some ways, China’s space doctrine has grown similar to that of the United States.
May 19, 2021
China Deepens Fintech Dominance With New Digital Currency
By Robert Farley
Beijing is still just chipping away at U.S. financial hegemony.
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