Author profile: Andrew Latham

Andrew Latham is a Professor of International Relations and Political Theory at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN; a Senior Washington Fellow with the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy; a Non-Resident Fellow at the think tank Defense Priorities in Washington, DC; and a regular opinion contributor with The Hill, also in Washington, DC. Andrew has published with E-International Relations before.

Review – Underground Empire

Andrew Latham • Oct 21 2025 • Features

Farrell and Newman show how U.S. control of global infrastructure became a source of power and how its overuse now threatens the very system it built.

Opinion – The Gripen Illusion: Sweden’s Fighter Jet is Under America’s Thumb

Andrew Latham • Mar 30 2025 • Articles

Mark Carney has argued that Canada should consider acquiring the Saab Gripen instead of the F-35, yet Washington can veto any sale.

Managing China’s Rise: Lessons from 1914

Andrew Latham • Aug 16 2021 • Articles

That China is seeking to move to the center stage of world politics, no one can doubt. That this will inevitably result in war is a much more dubious proposition.

Will China-US Great Power Competition Lead to War? A Thomistic Perspective

Andrew Latham • Aug 12 2021 • Articles

It is reasonable to expect that China will intensify its strategic campaign to displace the US in the Indo-Pacific and as the hegemonic power on the world stage.

Opinion – The Biden Administration Confronts Peak China

Andrew Latham • Mar 22 2021 • Articles

The challenge facing Biden will be to figure out how to deal with a China that, like Germany in 1914 and Japan in 1941, sees its predominance slipping away just as it was nearly within its grasp.

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