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The New Economic Security State
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The New Economic Security State

How De-risking Will Remake Geopolitics

Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman
Foreign Affairs, 2023
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National security involves more than just protection from war and terrorism. Economic clout plays a significant role in what has become a highly interconnected and interdependent world. The United States must therefore rethink its national security strategy, write professors Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman in this astute essay. America’s reliance on Cold War-era approaches raises risks, as adversaries can weaponize national resources and industry. Students of foreign policy will find value in this exposition of a new geostrategic reality.

Take-Aways

  • The transition from the Cold War to international economic integration spawned a new set of challenges.
  • The United States’ recent attempts to bolster its economic security rest on outdated premises.
  • America should learn from other nations’ approaches to the new realities of national security and economic growth.
     

About the Authors


Henry Farrell is a professor of international affairs at Johns Hopkins University. Abraham Newman is a professor of government at Georgetown University. 
 

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