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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Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump gather near Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 21, 2023.
Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump gather near Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

A Self-Absorbed America Means Disorder for the World
Argument
Edward Alden
Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them.
Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them.

5 Issues to Watch in 2024
Roundup
James Crabtree, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Edward Alden, Agathe Demarais, C. Raja Mohan
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about manufacturing and supply chains at the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2022.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about manufacturing and supply chains at the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2022.

Biden’s Turn Against Trade Makes It Hard to Win Friends
Analysis
Edward Alden
After crossing the border from Mexico, immigrants reach for soup donated by volunteers in San Luis, Arizona, on May 23, 2022.
After crossing the border from Mexico, immigrants reach for soup donated by volunteers in San Luis, Arizona, on May 23, 2022.

Biden’s New Southern Border Plan Might Just Work
Analysis
Edward Alden
Katherine Tai, then-nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, speaks at a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington on Feb. 25, 2021.
Katherine Tai, then-nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, speaks at a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington on Feb. 25, 2021.

Why the U.S. Trade Office No Longer Runs Trade
Analysis
Edward Alden
French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden walk along the colonnade of the White House in Washington on Dec. 1. 2022.
French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden walk along the colonnade of the White House in Washington on Dec. 1. 2022.

Biden’s ‘America First’ Policies Threaten Rift With Europe
Analysis
Edward Alden
An Indian employee of a tech start-up works at their offices in New Delhi.
An Indian employee of a tech start-up works at their offices in New Delhi.

U.S. Immigration Has Become an Elaborate Bait and Switch
Argument
Edward Alden
A man films screens demonstrating Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving taxi service at the company’s Apollo Park testing site in Beijing, on April 22.
A man films screens demonstrating Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving taxi service at the company’s Apollo Park testing site in Beijing, on April 22.

Washington Raises Stakes in War on Chinese Technology
Analysis
Edward Alden
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Sebastien-Thibault-US-Grand-Strategy-Illustration-3-2

Revisiting U.S. Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Analysis
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Angela Stent, Stephen M. Walt, C. Raja Mohan, Robin Niblett, Liana Fix, Edward Alden, Stefan Theil
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies in the U.S. Senate in Washington on Sept. 24, 2020.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies in the U.S. Senate in Washington on Sept. 24, 2020.

Why This Global Economic Crisis Is Different
Analysis
Edward Alden
Buenos Aires protest against inflation
Buenos Aires protest against inflation

The Dangerous New Anti-Globalization Consensus
Analysis
Edward Alden
 
 

Russia’s War Is the End of Magical Thinking
Analysis
Edward Alden
A woman takes part in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of the Russian consulate in Montreal, Canada, on Feb. 25.
A woman takes part in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of the Russian consulate in Montreal, Canada, on Feb. 25.

Putin’s War Could Save the Global Economic Order
Analysis
Edward Alden
Auto workers in Mexico
Auto workers in Mexico

Decades Late, NAFTA’s Promise on Workers’ Rights Comes Good
Analysis
Edward Alden
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021.

Biden Ponders the Sanctions Doomsday Device
Analysis
Edward Alden
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