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Apr 2023
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Larry Summers on China, Russia, and the ...

Foreign Policy
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Could the United States enter a recession this year? Renowned economist Larry Summers thinks such a scenario is more likely than not. He also thinks the United States’ increasingly hawkish China policy is dangerous for the world. Summers discusses all that and more with host Ravi Agrawal. 

FP subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/.

Suggested reading:

Jessica Chen Weiss: Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?

Adam Tooze: Why a Soft Landing Is Possible Even if It Defies Economic Theory

Agathe Demarais: Don’t Trust Russia’s Numbers

Adam Posen: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up

Eswar Prasad: The World Will Regret Its Retreat From Globalization

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