The International Relations Debt Crisis

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By Calling in US Debt at the Most (in)Opportune Moment, China Can End America’s Ability to Enforce International Sanctions Much is made of America’s debt, a figure that sits at what seems an astounding $22 trillion and is growing as I type. Whatever that number means for domestic stability and economic purposes is irrelevant here. What matters more is the $1.1 trillion in US debt owned by China. Because of China’s rapid ascent as a global power, this slice of the national debt receives more attention than any other. Much of the attention is focused on analyses of how badly…...

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Will Staton Will Staton is The Director of Recruitment for Literacy Lab, an education nonprofit that focuses on building literacy skills with elementary school students. Will is an avid writer, and has authored his own book, Through Fire and Flame based on a modernization of Dante’s Inferno. He has a large portfolio of essays and op-eds on numerous topics printed in a variety of publications. Among other topics, he has written about race and racial reconciliation, education and mentoring, education and international relations, and DNA and personal data; he has published multiple pieces on foreign policy for the Strategy Bridge. Will has a bachelor’s from Washington University in St. Louis with a dual degree in religion and history and a master's in International Relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse.

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