May 08, 2025
How Do You Tariff a Movie and Liza Tobin on the Trade War with China
China expert Liza Tobin, managing director at Garnaut Global and new CNAS adjunct senior fellow, joins Emily Kilcrease and Geoffrey Gertz to discuss the ins and outs of the US-China trade war and the longer-term geopolitical stakes of the tech and trade competition.
Plus, Emily and Geoff explain why and how the Trump administration might follow through on its idea to put a 100% tariff on foreign-produced films.
Notes:
CNAS, CNAS Welcomes Shana Mansbach and Liza Tobin as Adjunct Senior Fellows
Liza Tobin, “China’s Brute Force Economics: Waking Up from the Dream of a Level Playing Field,” Texas National Security Review
Matt Pottinger and Liza Tobin, “China and America Aren’t Just in a Trade War. It’s a Fight for the 21st Century,” The Free Press
Robert Atkinson and Liza Tobin, “The Missing Piece in America’s Strategy for Techno-Economic Rivalry with China,” Lawfare
John Pomfret, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
More from CNAS
-
Podcast
Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Who Will Make Money on AI? With Paul ScharrePaul Scharre joins Emily and Geoff to talk about how commercial markets for AI might evolve and how different market outcomes may mean different types of risks for U.S. nation...
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Paul Scharre
-
Bloomberg Surveillance TV: March 13th, 2026
Podcast
Rachel Ziemba, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security joined Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss the Hormuz Strait, the energy markets, and Russia.Liste...
By Rachel Ziemba
-
How the Pentagon Is Fumbling the Nuclear Energy Renaissance
Commentary
This article was originally published in The National Interest. In June 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced it was stepping back into the nuclear reactor business ...
By Will Rogers
-
Podcast
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Will Trump’s Shipping Insurance Plan Work?CNAS adjunct senior fellow Rachel Ziemba joined NPR's Planet Money to discuss the traffic jam of shipping vessels outside the Strait of Hormuz, political risk insurance, and m...
By Rachel Ziemba
