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Elizabeth C. Economy

Elizabeth C. Economy
Elizabeth Economy is the C.V. Starr senior fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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On China, the Trump Administration Needs to Weave Its Threads into a Narrative

The White House does not know how to tell its story, much less sell it.

  • Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
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Russia Is Quietly Playing Three Roles in the Korean Drama

Though it rarely makes the news, Moscow has a critical part as a behind-the-scenes negotiator, spoiler, and unholy ally.

  • Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
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Why Xi Won’t Get What China Wants Most When He Meets Obama

The next summit is unlikely to give China the outcomes it wants most, because what it wants the United States is not prepared to give.

  • Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
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The Reason China Isn't Backing Russia's Ukraine Invasion? Money

By now, it's clear Beijing believes its economic interests in Ukraine outweigh any reason to back Putin's folly -- for now. By Elizabeth Economy

  • Elizabeth C. Economy