Under Pressure: Michael Cerny and Rory Truex on China Discourse in the U.S. Foreign Policy Community

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I am joined today by two scholars who, though they've both been on the show previously, one of them was then working in a very different capacity. First, I want to welcome back Rory Truex, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Rory, great to see you. Good to see you again. Thanks for having me back, Kaiser.

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