Interview with Dale C. Copeland, author of 'A World Safe for Commerce: American Foreign Policy from the Revolution to the Rise of China' When the Cold War ended, many believed that expanding trade would usher in an era of peace. Yet today the United States finds itself confronting not just Russia in Europe but China in the Indo-Pacific, Africa, and Latin America. Shedding new light on how trade both reduces and increases the risks of international crisis, A World Safe for Commerce traces how, since the nation’s founding, the United States has consistently moved from peace to conflict when the commerce needed for national security is under threat. ----

Javier Mejia is an economist at Stanford University who specializes in the intersection of social networks and economic history. His research interests also include entrepreneurship and political economy, with a particular focus on Latin America and the Middle East. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Los Andes University. Mejia has previously been a Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer at New York University-Abu Dhabi and a Visiting Scholar at the University of Bordeaux. He is also a frequent contributor to various news outlets, currently serving as an op-ed columnist for Forbes Magazine. Twitter (X): ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/JavierMejiaC⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/javier_mejia_c/⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-mejia-cubillos/⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@javiermejia5309?si=LEy5CuqD83qVB8jd⁠