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John Austin

War with China? Possible, but Not for Reasons You Think

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The National Interest
John Austin

"A China beginning to lose the underpinnings of its new-found international influence could prove even more dangerous," John Austin writes.

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
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US Foreign Policy

What Washington Must do to Check China's Coercion

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The National Interest
John Austin

Western outreach to the Global South should not reject China, but rather focus on the rules of the liberal, capitalist system that the US and China thrive in.

Taiwanese military
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US Foreign Policy

Federal Push Spawns Green Shoots of Innovation in the Midwest

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Crain's Chicago Business
John Austin

Recent place-based federal investments bet big on the Midwest's ability to lead in the production of electric vehicles and clean energy technology.

Michigan battery factory
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Global Economy

Paths to New Prosperity and a Better Politics in Our Democracies

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Global Insight by John Austin

Leaders from the US and Europe have much to learn from one another in building strategies to foster economic renewal in formerly industrial regions.

Car factory
Lenny Kuhne
Global Cities

Paths to New Prosperity and a Better Politics in Democracies

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Our Towns Civic Foundation
John Austin

Transatlantic leaders can share ideas, tools, and strategies to help bridge economic divides between struggling heartland communities and thriving cities.

Site of Ohio Intel factory
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Global Cities

Declining Midwest Communities Push Further Right in 2022 Midterms

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Global Insight by Coauthors

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

Ohio Intel factory.
Reuters
Global Cities

Domestic Investments Can Aid All Democracies

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Newsweek
John Austin

Nonresident Fellow John Austin and Elaine Dezenski unpack how domestic investments can be creative tools to strengthen democracy.

President Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law.
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Global Cities

From "Rust Belt" to "Trust Belt": Why the Language We Use Matters

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Global Insight by Coauthors

In promoting economic renewal in industrial heartland regions, leaders must avoid language that condemns these regions and their citizens to passivity.

Heartland renewal
Reuters
Global Economy

Seven Things That Would Fix Immigration in the US

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TIME
John Austin

“Pro-immigration advocates should lead with comprehensive immigration reform as a way to restore order,” writes John Austin in TIME.

Asylum seeking migrants seen crossing water through a chain link fence at sunset.
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Migration

What Midwest Industrial Communities Can Teach About Managing Economic Change

In the News
Our Towns Civic Foundation
John Austin

There are growing efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to diminish economic disparities between thriving global city regions and struggling communities in industrial heartlands.

Industrial heartland landscape
Reuters
Global Cities