Edward Alden

Edward Alden is a columnist at Foreign Policy, the Ross distinguished visiting professor at Western Washington University, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy.

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A pilot arrives at Heathrow airport in London on June 8.
A pilot arrives at Heathrow airport in London on June 8.

The World Needs to Reopen Borders Before It’s Too Late

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Edward Alden
A view of the Airbus A380 assembly site in Blagnac, southern France, on March 21, 2018.
A view of the Airbus A380 assembly site in Blagnac, southern France, on March 21, 2018.

Trump Is Escalating the Trade Fight With Europe—and There’s No Easy Way Out

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Edward Alden
People walk on Google's main campus in Mountain View, California, on May 1, 2019.
People walk on Google's main campus in Mountain View, California, on May 1, 2019.

Trump’s Anti-Immigration Crusade Is About to Strike at the Heart of the U.S. Economy

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Edward Alden
A worker assembles a car at the newly renovated Ford Assembly Plant in Chicago, on June 24, 2019.
A worker assembles a car at the newly renovated Ford Assembly Plant in Chicago, on June 24, 2019.

No, the Pandemic Will Not Bring Jobs Back From China

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Edward Alden
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (center-left) shakes hands with China's Vice Premier Liu He (center-right) as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (L) and China's Commerce Minister Zhong Shan (R) look on at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai on July 31.
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (center-left) shakes hands with China's Vice Premier Liu He (center-right) as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (L) and China's Commerce Minister Zhong Shan (R) look on at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai on July 31.

Trump Hired Robert Lighthizer to Win a Trade War. He Lost.

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Edward Alden
Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference to urge Congress not to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership on June 3, 2015.
Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference to urge Congress not to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership on June 3, 2015.

Democrats Won’t Win by Being Trump Lite on Trade

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Edward Alden
Protesters hold signs in favor of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou outside her bail hearing at British Columbia Superior Courts in Vancouver following her arrest in Canada for extradition to the United States on Dec. 11, 2018.
Protesters hold signs in favor of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou outside her bail hearing at British Columbia Superior Courts in Vancouver following her arrest in Canada for extradition to the United States on Dec. 11, 2018.

The United States Doesn’t Have Your Back

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Edward Alden
U.S. President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One on June 29 that he does not intend to pull out of the WTO. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One on June 29 that he does not intend to pull out of the WTO. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump Is Poised to Do Irreparable Harm to World Trade

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Charles A. Kupchan, Edward Alden
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