Joshua Eisenman

Joshua Eisenman is an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and a senior fellow for China studies at the American Foreign Policy Council.

Articles by Joshua Eisenman
A Chinese guard stands on a platform at dusk, wearing his uniform and a medical face mask. The guard is in front of a short building with a wall labeled "European Commission" beside the EU flag.
A Chinese guard stands on a platform at dusk, wearing his uniform and a medical face mask. The guard is in front of a short building with a wall labeled "European Commission" beside the EU flag.

China Can’t Have It Both Ways in Europe

Argument
Joshua Eisenman, Ilan Berman
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a virtual speech during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 29, 2021.
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a virtual speech during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 29, 2021.

China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences

Analysis
Joshua Eisenman
The Chinese Communist Party logo is seen in Shanghai.
The Chinese Communist Party logo is seen in Shanghai.

U.S. Institutions Must Get Smarter About Chinese Communist Party Money

Argument
Joshua Eisenman, Michael Sobolik
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the National People’s Congress.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the National People’s Congress.

Beijing’s Schadenfreude Over the Capitol Riots Conceals Deep Anxiety

Argument
Joshua Eisenman, Haley Grizzell
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen

Beijing Is Pushing the Taiwanese Toward Independence Hard and Fast

Argument
Joshua Eisenman, Sean King
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

China’s Global Critics Are Helping It Win

Argument
Joshua Eisenman, Devin T. Stewart
A Chinese worker fixes pipes at a construction site in the capital Khartoum on February 2, 2012. Africa, where China has emerged as a major funder of infrastructure projects, is growing particularly attractive for migrant workers seeking to earn good money, but the work does not go without its share of risks, as was illustrated last week by the abduction of the road-builders in Sudan and the technicians and engineers working for a military-owned cement factory in Egypt. AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY (Photo credit should read ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)
A Chinese worker fixes pipes at a construction site in the capital Khartoum on February 2, 2012. Africa, where China has emerged as a major funder of infrastructure projects, is growing particularly attractive for migrant workers seeking to earn good money, but the work does not go without its share of risks, as was illustrated last week by the abduction of the road-builders in Sudan and the technicians and engineers working for a military-owned cement factory in Egypt. AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY (Photo credit should read ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)

China’s New Silk Road Is Getting Muddy

Argument
Joshua Eisenman, Devin T. Stewart
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