Ivan Solomon

Pomona College

Ivan (’19) is a senior at Pomona College in Claremont, California studying for a dual B.A. in international relations and Middle Eastern studies. He is a 2018-2019 student fellow in the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues Student Fellows program.

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Ivan Solomon | August 29, 2019

Strengthening Relations Through People-to-People Diplomacy Response

Growing up in North Carolina, most of my exposure to Chinese history and culture was through an “orientalist” lens. Movies like Mulan and commentary during Olympic gymnastics events mythicized China as a timeless land where individualism, in the…

Ivan Solomon | July 11, 2019

The Malign Influence of Domestic Politics on U.S.-China Relations Response

It is difficult to envision a diplomatic solution to the recent escalations of tensions between the United States and China. Issues that were once considered foreign policy have now been wholly absorbed into the domestic politics of the United…

Ivan Solomon | April 19, 2019

Few Signs of a New Cold War Response

Foreign policy commentators have a tendency to exaggerate tensions in U.S.-China relations while downplaying cooperation. Surely, some parallels can be drawn between contemporary U.S.-China relations and the U.S.-USSR relations of the Cold War, but…

Ivan Solomon | December 31, 2018

Constructive Competition as a Precursor to Cooperation Response

In recent years, U.S. relations with other countries have increasingly been defined by competition. Almost all connections—with historic allies and enemies alike—have become more adversarial as the current administration has worked to implement an…