Jeremy Wallace

Jeremy Wallace is the A. Doak Barnett Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His most recent book is Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology and Authoritarianism in China (Oxford University Press, 2022).


For the Trump administration, everything is an emergency

Ironically, the U.S. government is now calling coal-fired generation an emergency.

Trump’s energy dominance agenda faces three big hurdles

Why oil prices, tariffs, and Chinese coal production could dampen the White House goals.

Can democracy solve the climate crisis?

Multiple scholars weigh in, evaluating democratic flexibility vs. authoritarian control.

Good to Know: Can China reboot its economy?

Xi Jinping’s latest stimulus move kicks the can down the road.

Trump’s election will likely reverse U.S. climate action

Despite potential setbacks in the United States, global climate action may still advance.

China’s 75th anniversary tries to downplay the struggling economy

A conversation with Victor Shih on what we saw this week – and who we didn’t see.

Good to Know: The U.S. commitment to Taiwan

U.S.-Taiwan relations are complicated. Here's an explainer.

Was the COP28 climate meeting a cop-out – or something bigger?

A big energy transition is coming, but not necessarily quickly.

What the clean energy boom means for fossil fuel communities

'Uncertain Futures' reveals what makes policies and promises attractive to those upturned by a greener economy.

Back to face-to-face: What you need to know about the Biden-Xi summit

Talk between nuclear-armed superpowers is usually a good thing.