Abraham Newman
Georgetown University
Abraham Newman is a professor in the BMW Center for German and European Studies in the School of Foreign Service and the Department of Government in the College of Arts & Sciences. Professor Newman is a co-convener of the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues faculty research group on business and trade.
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".
Participating in:
June 3, 2020
News: The Folly of Decoupling From China, It Isn’t Just Perilous: It’s Impossible
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.
March 23, 2020
News: Will Governments Restrict Foreign Access to Pandemic Supplies?
Scholars from the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology published this article in the Harvard Business Review as part of their collaborative research.
March 2, 2020
News: Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It? The Pandemic Is Exposing Market Vulnerabilities No One Knew Existed
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.
February 1, 2020
News: Choke Points
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…
September 26, 2019
News: Weaponized Globalization: Huawei and the Emerging Battle over 5G Networks
This article was featured in Global Asia, a magazine with a special focus on Asia and global issues. Scholars from the U.S.-China Research Group on E-commerce and Mobile Technology published this article as part of their collaborative research.
December 7, 2018
News: The Huawei Arrest Made the Stock Market Tank. Trump May Not Even Have Known About It.
This article was published in the Washington Post's "Monkey Cage" by scholars in the initiative's U.S.-China Research Group on Business and Trade as part of their collaborative research.
October 4, 2018
News: China is Reportedly Hacking Computer Motherboards. The Economic Fallout Could be Huge.
This article was published in the Washington Post's "Monkey Cage" by scholars in the initiative's U.S.-China Research Group on Business and Trade as part of their collaborative research.
May 14, 2018
News: Trump’s U-Turn on Chinese Mega-Firm ZTE Damages U.S. Power and Credibility
This article was published in the Washington Post's "Monkey Cage" by scholars in the initiative's U.S.-China Research Group on Business and Trade as part of their collaborative research.
April 25, 2018
News: Trump Doesn’t Like China’s Economic Nationalism. So Why is his Administration Stirring it Up?
This article was published in the Washington Post's "Monkey Cage" by scholars in the initiative's U.S.-China Research Group on Business and Trade as part of their collaborative research.
February 28, 2025
Affluence Without Influence: The Inducement Dilemma in China’s Economic Statecraft Event
When can economic inducements—like foreign aid, large-scale investment initiatives, and discounted sales of natural resources—buy influence abroad? Zenobia Chan argues that inducements can be lucrative to not just the recipient but also the sender.…
Abraham Newman | December 16, 2019
Becoming Active in the China Tech Space Response
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…
December 18, 2019
Chained to Globalization: Why It’s Too Late to Decouple Publication
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.
August 24, 2019
We’re Moving Toward a World of Fortress Economies Publication
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…
BMW Center for German and European Studies Georgetown Unit
Founded in 1990, the BMW Center for German and European Studies in the Walsh School of Foreign Service offers an undergraduate certificate and graduate degree programs with interdisciplinary research and teaching on Germany and modern Europe.
Department of Government Georgetown Unit
The Department of Government is an academic department in the College offering graduate and undergraduate programs that seek to provide theoretical and practical knowledge and skills that will be important within and beyond the discipline of…
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown Unit
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service was founded in 1919 as the first school of international affairs in the United States. It offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in Washington, D.C., and through Georgetown's campus in…
Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences Georgetown Unit
Founded in 1789, the College is one of the four undergraduate schools of Georgetown University, offering undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, including fine arts, humanities, languages, hard sciences, and social sciences. Many of…Main Campus Georgetown Unit
The Main Campus is the administrative center of Georgetown University and home to six of its schools: the College of Arts & Sciences, the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, the McDonough School of Business, the McCourt School of Public…
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…