Abraham Newman
Department of Government
School of Foreign Service
International activities include:
- Author of three books and over 22 articles in scholarly journals and edited volumes.
- Ongoing research projects include Empirical Analysis of Transgovernmental Cooperation and the International Politics of Data Privacy .
- Author of Foreign Affairs article "Privacy Pretense: How Silicon Valley Helped the NSA".
In the News: Hong Kong Event
November 5, 2019
Becoming Active in the China Tech Space Response
Abraham Newman | December 16, 2019
The dialogue was essential in moving my personal research forward. While I had been a passive consumer of information about China in the technology space, the dialogue really upgraded my research capacity. Between meeting colleagues from China…
The Folly of Decoupling From China, It Isn’t Just Perilous: It’s Impossible Publication
June 3, 2020
This article was featured in Foreign Affairs magazine and written by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman, both participating scholars in the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology, as part of their collaborative research.
Will Governments Restrict Foreign Access to Pandemic Supplies? Publication
March 23, 2020
This article was featured in the Harvard Business Review, a general management magazine. Scholars from the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology published this article as part of their collaborative research.
Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It? The Pandemic Is Exposing Market Vulnerabilities No One Knew Existed Publication
March 16, 2020
This article was featured in Foreign Affairs magazine and written by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman, both participating scholars in the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology, as part of their collaborative research.
Choke Points Publication
February 1, 2020
This article was featured in the Harvard Business Review, a general management magazine. Scholars Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman of the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology published this article as part of their…
Chained to Globalization: Why It’s Too Late to Decouple Publication
December 18, 2019
This article was featured in Foreign Affairs magazine and written by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman, both participating scholars in the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology, as part of their collaborative research.
We’re Moving Toward a World of Fortress Economies Publication
August 24, 2019
This article was published in the "Monkey Cage," a platform of the Washington Post, by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman—both participating scholars in the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology—as part of their collaborative…
The Huawei Arrest Made the Stock Market Tank. Trump May Not Even Have Known About It. Publication
December 7, 2018
This article was published in the "Monkey Cage," a platform of the Washington Post, by scholars in the initiative's U.S.-China Research Group on Business and Trade as part of their collaborative research.
Trump’s U-Turn on Chinese Mega-Firm ZTE Damages U.S. Power and Credibility Publication
May 14, 2018
This article was published in the "Monkey Cage," a platform of the Washington Post,by scholars in the initiative's U.S.-China Research Group on Business and Trade as part of their collaborative research.
Trump Doesn’t Like China’s Economic Nationalism. So Why is His Administration Stirring it Up? Publication
April 24, 2018
This article was published in the "Monkey Cage," a platform of the Washington Post, by scholars in the initiative's U.S.-China Research Group on Business and Trade as part of their collaborative research.
BMW Center for German and European Studies Georgetown Unit
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The U.S.-China Technology Relationship in Flux Video
Technology policy was long the sleepy domain of technical specialists and bureaucrats. Over the last two years, however, technology relations between the United States and China have hit the front page. Chinese telecommunications companies like…