Who will emerge stronger after the crisis? A live video debate

China or America, which economy is poised to recover from the deepest recession since the 1930s? Who will be on top? Who will fall behind? At 12:15 EST today, the New America Foundation and Foreign Policy will present a live debate on this crucial question. America’s natural resources, abundant energy and innovative workforce will help ...

By , a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.

China or America, which economy is poised to recover from the deepest recession since the 1930s? Who will be on top? Who will fall behind? At 12:15 EST today, the New America Foundation and Foreign Policy will present a live debate on this crucial question.

China or America, which economy is poised to recover from the deepest recession since the 1930s? Who will be on top? Who will fall behind? At 12:15 EST today, the New America Foundation and Foreign Policy will present a live debate on this crucial question.

America’s natural resources, abundant energy and innovative workforce will help it weather the economic crisis better than other nations according to Michael Lind, policy director of the Economic Growth Program at NAF and author of "The Next Big Thing: America," which appeared in the May/June issue of FP. Not so, says Flynt Leverett, director of NAF’s, Geopolitics of Energy Initiative. China, the Gulf states, Brazil and India will come out ahead according to Leverett and co-author Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, in a recent article on ForeignPolicy.com.

All three authors will discuss this question with Foreign Policy Executive Editor Susan Glasser moderating. Check it out here:

Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating

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