Economic power has become an important arena of U.S.–China competition. Both countries use a mix of coercive tools and inducements to advance their national interests and strategic goals. This event examines how Washington and Beijing wield economic statecraft and the opportunities and constraints policymakers face in doing so. Guest speaker Gerard DiPippo of Eurasia Group will draw on his experience analyzing the geoeconomics of U.S.–China relations across the intelligence community, think tanks and the private sector to unpack the tradeoffs, unintended consequences and potential blowback of turning economic relationships into sources of strategic leverage. This event will be moderated by Dr. Josh Shifrinson, SPP professor and director of the Foreign Policy Strategy and Statecraft Program (FPSS).
About the Speaker:
Gerard DiPippo is Director Global Macro for the Eurasia Group, a firm devoted to helping investors and business decision-makers understand the impact of politics on the risks and opportunities in foreign markets. In this role, he helps clients understand how economic and geopolitical forces intersect, with particular expertise in China's economy, US-China relations, industrial policy and economic statecraft.
Before joining Eurasia Group, DiPippo was an associate director at the RAND China Research Center, a senior geoeconomics analyst at Bloomberg Economics and a senior fellow in the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. He spent 11 years in the US intelligence community as a senior economic analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and a deputy national intelligence officer at the National Intelligence Council. DiPippo holds a BA in economics and philosophy from Dartmouth College.