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 When the World Closed Its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders and Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy.

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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

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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

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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

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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
Labor activists demand higher minimum wage
Labor activists demand higher minimum wage

Why Gains for U.S. Workers Are Good for the World

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Edward Alden
Cars line up to cross the U.S. border in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 7, 2021, ahead of the United States reopening its land borders to foreigners vaccinated against COVID-19, almost 20 months after they were closed. GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images
Cars line up to cross the U.S. border in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 7, 2021, ahead of the United States reopening its land borders to foreigners vaccinated against COVID-19, almost 20 months after they were closed. GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images

Who Lost North America?

Argument
Edward Alden
A metal fence limits access to the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2019.
A metal fence limits access to the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2019.

Immigration Reform Needs a New Strategy

Analysis
Edward Alden
The container ship Ever Given arrives at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on July 29.
The container ship Ever Given arrives at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on July 29.

Biden’s Vague Muddle of a Trade Policy for China

Analysis
Edward Alden
International terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York
International terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York

America’s Pandemic Travel Bans No Longer Make Sense

Analysis
Edward Alden
A container ship sails on the Mediterranean Sea during a thunderstorm about 20 nautical miles from Malta on Sept. 24, 2017.
A container ship sails on the Mediterranean Sea during a thunderstorm about 20 nautical miles from Malta on Sept. 24, 2017.

Free Trade Is Dead. Risky ‘Managed Trade’ Is Here.

Analysis
Edward Alden
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