#16- Professor Danny Quah: Navigating Great Power Rivalry

Professor Danny Quah is Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics and Dean at the Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy. His research interests lie in income inequality, economic growth, and international economic relations. His work takes an economic approach to world order - focusing on global power shift and the rise of the east, and alternative models of global power relations. In this episode, we explore the complexities of US-China relations, challenging the idea of the Thucydides Trap and examining the dangers of zero-sum thinking and more. TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:28 Is The Thucydides Trap Wrong?
• 08:06 The Danger of Zero-Sum Thinking
• 09:27 Epic Fail Outcomes
• 13:38 Electric Vehicles in US-China Rivalry
• 21:06 America's Action Against Japan
• 23:49 Third Nations in Great Power Rivalry
• 31:41 America's Emergence
• 37:09 Ideas That Drove America
• 40:38 No Political Convergence
• 45:12 What Drives US-China Rivalry
• 53:44 The Problem of Inequality
• 01:01:40 Dean Danny's Advice For Young Professionals