Kristen Hopewell, Ph.D.

kristen.hopewell@ubc.ca


Associate Professor

The University of British Columbia

Year of PhD: 2012

Country: Canada (British Columbia)

About Me:

Kristen Hopewell is the Canada Research Chair in Global Policy and an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. Her research specializes in international trade, global governance, industrial policy and development, with a focus on emerging powers. Dr. Hopewell is the author of Clash of Powers: US-China Rivalry in Global Trade Governance (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and Breaking the WTO: How Emerging Powers Disrupted the Neoliberal Project (Stanford University Press, 2016).Her policy writings have appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, South China Morning Post, The Globe and Mail, and Global Policy, and her analysis has featured in venues such as the BBC, CNN, CBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, The Chicago Tribune, East Asia Forum, The Indian Express, Latin America Advisor and Foreign Policy

Research Interests

Political Economy

Development

International Law & Organization

Foreign Policy

International Political Economy

Trade Policy

International Trade

Industrial Policy

Emerging Powers

World Trade Organization

US Export-Import Bank

Export Credit

Free Trade Agreements

Asia Trade Institutions

Trade Agreements

Global Governance

Trade Disputes

US-China Trade War

Trump's Trade Wars

EU-US Trade Disputes

BRICS

Emerging Economies

BRI

Brexit

Economics

Countries of Interest

China

United States

India

Brazil

Canada

United Kingdom

Media Appearances:

TV Appearances:

(2018) BBC World News

Economic implications of Brexit

(2018) CGTN America

China's economic plans

(2018) BBC Business Matters

Trump Says China to Cut Tariffs on US Cars

Newspaper Quotes:

(2019) CNN

The developing countries with the most to fear from Brexit

(2018) CNN

Why China won't back down on its plans to dominate tech

(2017) Foreign Policy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wants to Make Ex-Im Bank Great Again

Other:

(2019) BBC World Service

Trump's trade war

(2019) Washington Post

The WTO just ruled against China’s agricultural subsidies. Will this translate to a big U.S. win?

(2018) Washington Post

What is 'Made in China 2025' - and why is it a threat to Trump's trade goals

(2017) Foreign Affairs

Why the U.S. Needs the ExIm Bank