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Civil Discourse: The Decline of U.S. Global Dominance (And How To Prevent It)

Addison Walsh and Helen Nguyen • October 5, 2025

This is the first installment of Civil Discourse, a column where columnists Helen Nguyen and Addison Walsh share their perspectives on a political story or event covered by The Heights. This first column is a response to “Former Ambassador to China Warns of Competitive Loss to China if U.S. Fails To Unify.”

Former Ambassador to China Warns of Competitive Loss to China if U.S. Fails To Unify

Alexa Allers • September 24, 2025

Former U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns warned Tuesday that the United States risks political disadvantages against China if it fails to resolve internal divisions and build national unity.

The U.S. Rewrites Its Mineral Playbook

Jose Garcia • May 5, 2025

Mining has become a focal point of the Trump administration's agenda. It has continuously emphasized the significance of the natural resource industry since January, evidenced in both the proposed Ukraine deal and the potential acquisition of Greenland. Both acquisitions are being evaluated not only for their strategic significance to the United States, but also for the immense mineral value embedded in their land.

Gold, Geopolitics, and the U.S.-China Power Struggle

Jose Garcia • February 26, 2025

The great power competition between the United States and China spans multiple sectors of the global economy. Most recently, it has played a growing role in the rise of gold prices. In today’s political...

India’s Next Move in the U.S.-China Chess Match

Jose Garcia • February 2, 2025

The chess match between China and the U.S. is far from over, and India should be perceived as a rook in the middle of the board, undecided on its allegiance. Maybe the answer does not lie in picking a side and falling into the depths of this zero-sum game, but in building a stable economy that allows India to reclaim as much independence as possible from this chess game.

Dixon Discusses Role of National Intelligence Amid Upcoming Presidential Election

Nikita Osadchiy • October 18, 2024

The upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election remains a top priority for the intelligence community, especially amid recent government reports suggesting that Russia, China, and Iran attempted to influence this year’s election, according to Stacey Dixon, principal deputy director of national intelligence.

Ross Talks Sino-American Relations at BC Republicans Event

Thomas Coder • March 22, 2022

Understanding Sino-American relations is paramount to maintaining national safety, according to Robert Ross, a professor of political science at Boston College.

Zhu Traces Hollywood’s History with China

Mac McGee • October 11, 2019

hu, who is also the director for film and moving image research at the Academy of Film at Hong Kong Baptist University, came to Chestnut Hill as a result of her friendship with Professor Martha Bayles.

Barfield Talks Trump Trade Policy

Katelyn Zilke • December 3, 2018

Claude Barfield, resident scholar of trade policy at the American Enterprise Institute, gave a talk on the Trump administration’s trade policies in an event sponsored by the Boston College Republicans and the American Enterprise Institute Executive Council of BC.