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Resilience through cooperation: With or without multilateral consensus
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Resilience through cooperation: With or without multilateral consensus
Boao Forum: The Tragedy of Multilateralism for the Global South
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Boao Forum: The Tragedy of Multilateralism for the Global South
Echoes of an Alternate “Might Makes Right” History of Betrayal
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Echoes of an Alternate “Might Makes Right” History of Betrayal
Geopolitics is an amplifier platform for economics. But the tradeoff between them is a false promise.
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Geopolitics is an amplifier platform for economics. But the tradeoff between them is a false promise.
Economic development doesn’t happen in a vacuum of multilateralism
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Economic development doesn’t happen in a vacuum of multilateralism
A Two-Shock Model for Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Order
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A Two-Shock Model for Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Order
The Quiet Unassuming Origins of China’s EV Industry
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The Quiet Unassuming Origins of China’s EV Industry
Bretton Woods from UNCTAD
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Bretton Woods from UNCTAD
America as no. 2
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America as no. 2
It’s not quantity, inequality, or the trade deficit. It’s price.
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“It’s not quantity, inequality, or the trade deficit. It’s price.”
EV Overcapacity
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EV Overcapacity
Small State Leadership: Bretton Woods at 80
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Small State Leadership: Bretton Woods at 80
World Order with Multipolarity and Multilateralism
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World Order with Multipolarity and Multilateralism
Semiconductor Math
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Semiconductor Math
In Geopolitics, the World is now Epic Fail, and that’s Beyond Just Zero-Sum
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In Geopolitics, the World is now Epic Fail, and that’s Beyond Just Zero-Sum
Is the Platform Worker the Future of Workers?
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Is the Platform Worker the Future of Workers?
Shifting the Great Powers
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Shifting the Great Powers
Be Competent. Be Ethical.
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Be Competent. Be Ethical.
How Was the Change from Working in the West?
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How Was the Change from Working in the West?
Weiming Future History
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Weiming Future History
Talking About Trust. Edelman Trust Barometer report 2023
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Talking About Trust. Edelman Trust Barometer report 2023
PWAC battle stories
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PWAC battle stories
Donnie Yen and Freedom of Speech at the Oscars
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Donnie Yen and Freedom of Speech at the Oscars
Neemrana by CSEP, and that other Thucydides
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Neemrana by CSEP, and that other Thucydides
LSE China Development Forum 2023
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LSE China Development Forum 2023
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publications
Why America Should Drop Its Obsession With Being No. 1
Published in Foreign Policy, 2024
This essay argues that the United States will do well for the world and even better for itself if it becomes better assured and more confident of its place in the international system.
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2024. "Why America Should Drop Its Obsession With Being No. 1" Foreign Policy (Fall) pp. 41-43.
Paper | Slides
Export-Led Growth: The Trade-Technology Relation in Small and Poor Economies
Published in Besley, Timothy J. and Velasco, Andres (eds.) The London Consensus, 2025
This paper analyses the impact of trade and technology on aggregate economic performance where poor nations are cheap. The most successful economies are extraordinarily rich without having to be unusually complex.
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2025. "Export-Led Growth: The Trade-Technology Relation in Small and Poor Economies", in Besley, Timothy J. and Velasco, Andres (eds.) The London Consensus.
Paper
Correlated Trade and Geopolitics Driving a Fractured World Order
Published in Ing, Lili Yan and Rodrik, Dani (eds) The New Global Economic Order, 2025
This article argues that in a fracturing world order, paradoxically, geopolitics and trade align. It is, thus, a fallacy that geopolitics and economics provide a balance through working in opposition in a fragmenting global economy.
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2025. "Correlated Trade and Geopolitics Driving a Fractured World Order." Ch. 5 in Ing, Lili Yan and Rodrik, Dani (eds.) The New Global Economic Order.
Paper
talks
Trends in the Evolving International System
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Wed 05 Mar 2025 0945h
IMF High-Level Forum
Panel — Trends in the Evolving International System
Panelists — Chia Der Jiun, Mari Pangestu, Danny Quah, Sayuri Shirai
Moderator — Thomas Scholar
Cooperation without Collaboration in Great Power Rivalry — Doing the Right Thing Even if It’s for the Wrong Reason
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Sun 09 Mar 2025 1045h
LSE China Development Forum
Keynote — “Cooperation without Collaboration in Great Power Rivalry: Doing The Right Thing Even If It’s For The Wrong Reason”
Trump 2.0: Navigating New Trade and Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region
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Sun 09 Mar 2025 1350h
LSE China Development Forum
Panel — Trump 2.0: Navigating New Trade and Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region
Panelists — Jie Yu, David Lubin, Danny Quah, Dennis Wilder
Moderator — John Minnich
Global South: Moving Towards Modernization
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Wed 26 Mar 2025 1045h
Boao Forum
Panel — Global South: Moving Towards Modernization
Panelists — Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Aravind Valery, Kirill Babaev, Huang Yiping, Danny Quah, Xiaojun Grace Wang, Zheng Yongnian
Moderator — Volkan Bozkır, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly
NIF Tokyo: How Can Asia Thrive Amidst Global Economic Disruption and Power Shifts?
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Fri 28 Mar 2025 1045h
NUS Innovation Forum Tokyo
Panel — How Can Asia Thrive Amidst Global Economic Disruption and Power Shifts?
Panelists — Keita Nishiyama, Jin Yamaguchi, Danny Quah
Moderator — Hisao Tonedachi
CSIS Public Forum on Regional Response to Trump 2.0
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Thu 10 Apr 2025 1400h
CSIS Public Forum on Regional Response to Trump 2.0
Speaker — Dyah Roro Esti. Vice Minister of Trade, Republic of Indonesia
Panel — Regional Response to Trump 2.0
Panelists — Shiro Armstrong, Mari Pangestu, Danny Quah, Sinta Sirait
Moderator — Yose Rizal Damuri
Venue — Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
Location — Jakarta, Indonesia
teaching
working-papers
Mobility and Political Upheaval in an Age of Inequality
“Mobility and Political Upheaval in an Age of Inequality” (Dec 2020)
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2020. "Mobility and Political Upheaval in an Age of Inequality." LKYSPP Working Paper (Dec)
Why Small Nations Surprisingly Succeed: Trade, Technology, and the Washington Consensus
“Why Small Nations Surprisingly Succeed: Trade, Technology, and the Washington Consensus” (Mar 2024)
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2024. "Why Small Nations Surprisingly Succeed: Trade, Technology, and the Washington Consensus." LKYSPP Working Paper (Mar)
Economic Principles for a New World Order of Multipolarity and Multilateralism
“Economic Principles for A New World Order of Multipolarity and Multilateralism” (Apr 2024)
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2024. "Economic Principles for a New World Order of Multipolarity and Multilateralism." LKYSPP Working Paper (Apr)
China’s Rise and the International Economic Order
“China’s Rise and the International Economic Order: The China Shock at the End of History” (Oct 2024)
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2024. "China's Rise and the International Economic Order: The China Shock at the End of History." LKYSPP Working Paper (Oct)
Correlating Economic and National Security Under Intensifying Great Power Rivalry
“Correlating Economic and National Security Under Intensifying Great Power Rivalry” (Feb 2025)
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2025. "Correlating Economic and National Security Under Intensifying Great Power Rivalry." LKYSPP Working Paper (Feb)
‘Export-Led Growth’: Trade-Technology Relation in Small and Poor Economies
“‘Export-led Growth’: The Trade-Technology Relation in Small and Poor Economies” (Mar 2025), frozen pre-print. Published
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2025. "'Export-led Growth': The Trade-Technology Relation in Small and Poor Economies." LKYSPP Working Paper (Mar)
Correlated Trade and Geopolitics Driving a Fractured World Order
“Correlated Trade and Geopolitics Driving a Fractured World Order” (Apr 2025, frozen pre-print. Published)
Recommended citation: Quah, Danny. 2025. "Correlated Trade and Geopolitics Driving a Fractured World Order." LKYSPP Working Paper (Apr)