James Crabtree

@jamescrabtree.bsky.social

Analyst & writer. Billionaire Raj author. ecfr fellow. foreign policy columnist. Ex: IISS, FT, LKY School, UK Govt. LSE / Harvard.

American hostility towards India should not drive New Delhi to shift away from the West entirely. Europe provides a promising pathway—one that can help India balance its risks without rapidly escalating tensions with China, writes @jamescrabtree.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3JWyGlU

Pivot to Europe: India’s back-up plan in Trump’s world

Tensions with Trump will prompt India to seek rapprochement with Beijing, but the underlying competitive dynamics in China-India relations are unlikely to change. Against this backdrop…

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the correct political economy take on Oasis is that their career perfectly mirrored left-neoliberalism: 1994-2009 was the period between Blair's abandoning of Clause Four, and the dawn of post-GFC austerity

New @asiasociety.org report from me for on Trump / Southeast Asia. Most in SEA want US to keep playing a role in Asia, fearing PRC domination. But as one official put it to me recently: if we now must provide tribute to the US, maybe we should stick with the tributary system we already know?

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How will Trump 2.0 impact U.S.-China-Southeast Asia ties? In a new paper, @jamescrabtree.bsky.social analyzes the Trump administration's approach to Southeast Asia, regional views on security & economic risks, and how China may capitalize.⬇️

A glorious sunny day in Berlin, & a v timely @ecfr.eu meeting on Japan / Europe ties, and what to do variously with our strategic competitors, not just in Beijing but Washington. Excellent first panel with Michito Tsuruoka, Eva Pejsova, & Alexandra Sakaki, all chaired by Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp.

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