In a conversation with China-US Focus Editor-at-large James Chau, Johns Hopkins University professor and Brooking Institutions senior fellow Vali Nasr tackles questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and how President Donald Trump’s latest attack on WHO reflects Trump's “America First” attitude and the anti-multilateralism feelings that run deep in the Republican Party. The highly-respected foreign policy scholar says that it is in the interest of the world for the Chinese economy to do well, and for the Chinese economy to do well, the American economy and European economies have to be doing well as well.

1. Vali Nasr: Domestic Issues are Global Issues
2. Vali Nasr: Global Repercussions