Trump and Xi ease tensions

Scholar power: 108.0%

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Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	60%	36	108.0%

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by Matthew Bunn

46%

Scholar power: 46.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 Matthew Bunn	34%	21	46.7%

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0.241

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Matthew Bunn

@matthew-bunn.bsky.social

Important story on discussions underway on the Trump team’s charges that China and Russia have violated the testing moratorium. New concepts for confirming that activities at test sites do not produce nuclear yield are the way to go.

Exclusive | Trump Administration Presses China on Suspected Nuclear Tests in Confidential Talks

The discussions have occurred on the sidelines of multilateral meetings in Geneva, New York and Casablanca, Morocco.

www.wsj.com

September 25, 2026 at 1:45 PM

Reposted by Michael McFaul

36%

Scholar power: 36.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	60%	36	36.0%

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0.227

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by Martha Albertson Fineman

71%

Scholar power: 71.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 Martha Albertson Fineman	46%	27	71.7%

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1.7 h

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0.422

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Martha Albertson Fineman

@mlafineman.bsky.social

www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...

It Was Already a Pretty Bad Week. Then Trump Surrendered to China.

Xi came to town, and the American president became a supplicant.

www.washingtonsun.com

September 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM

by Fareed Zakaria

77%

Scholar power: 77.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 Fareed Zakaria	56%	21	77.0%

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69.0%

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77.0%

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by Manisha Sinha

35%

Scholar power: 35.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 Manisha Sinha	39%	9	35.1%

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58.0%

2.4 h

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35.1%

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0.225

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Manisha Sinha

@profmsinha.bsky.social

Trump meets Xi at airport when the latter refused to do that for him in China! Seeing him kow tow to Xi is sickening!

September 25, 2026 at 12:35 PM

by David Darmofal

29%

Scholar power: 29.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 David Darmofal	30%	11	29.8%

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53.0%

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29.8%

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0.149

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

‘Utterly Disgusting’: Trump Mocks Biden in Front of China’s Xi, Sparking Furious Online Backlash

Trump’s joke about Joe Biden’s autopen display drew laughs from Xi Jinping and a wave of criticism online.

www.mediaite.com

September 25, 2026 at 12:34 PM

by David Darmofal

29%

Scholar power: 29.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	30%	11	29.8%

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58.0%

2.5 h

7

29.8%

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0.195

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Like a toddler showing off his new toys, Trump shows Xi new White House helipad, Marine One

Trump shows Xi new White House helipad, Marine One

President Trump toured Chinese President Xi Jinping around his White House projects during the foreign leader’s state visit on Thursday. Trump walked Xi around the new granite landing pad on the S…

thehill.com

September 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM

Reposted by Roger A. Pielke

1%

Scholar power: 1.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 Roger A. Pielke	1%	95	1.0%

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47.0%

2.8 h

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Financial Times

@financialtimes.com

The security expert on the chances of a Trump-Xi deal on Taiwan, her interactions with President Biden — and why a third world war is a ‘plausible scenario’: ft.trib.al/fm2CKEU

September 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM

by Nikolas K. Gvosdev

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nikolas K. Gvosdev	52%	12	54.0%

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58.0%

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54.0%

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0.349

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New York Times

China’s Truce With Trump Buys It Valuable Time

Easing tensions with Washington gives Beijing room to tackle economic troubles at home while reducing its vulnerability to American pressure.

Reposts 0 3h

by Timothy D. McBride

10%

Scholar power: 10.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	7%	23	10.1%

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46.0%

4.0 h

26

10.1%

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0.076

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.

The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.

www.nytimes.com

September 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

10%

Scholar power: 10.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	7%	23	10.1%

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60.0%

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10.1%

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0.046

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit

President Trump pressed his personal brand of diplomacy as President Xi Jinping of China made his first trip to the White House in more than a decade.

www.nytimes.com

September 25, 2026 at 10:53 AM

Reposted by Philip N. Cohen

17%

Scholar power: 17.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Philip N. Cohen	28%	37	17.0%

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45.0%

4.3 h

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17.0%

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0.031

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Jameel Jaffer

@jameeljaffer.bsky.social

The NYT’s evidence that Trump is siding with autocracy over democracy is that he rolled out the red carpet for Xi, started a trade war with Canada, barred news orgs from the White House, wants to play golf with Putin …and had a friendly meeting with Mamdani. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

September 25, 2026 at 10:41 AM

by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero Reposted by Iikka Korhonen

46%

Scholar power: 46.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero	20%	35	35.5%
🎓 Iikka Korhonen	22%	25	11.0%
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55.0%

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46.5%

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0.182

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Alicia Garcia Herrero 艾西亞

@aligarciaherrero.bsky.social

My Op-Ed for @euractiv.com: " #Xi’s growing hold on #Trump is bad news for #Europe".

www.euractiv.com/opinion/trum...

Xi’s growing hold on Trump is bad news for Europe | Euractiv

A lavish welcome produced little beyond a short trade truce, leaving Beijing well placed to demand more when Trump visits Shenzhen

www.euractiv.com

September 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM

by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

35%

Scholar power: 35.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero	20%	35	35.5%

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66.0%

5.4 h

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35.5%

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0.263

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by Anders Sundnes Løvlie

9%

Scholar power: 9.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 Anders Sundnes Løvlie	8%	14	9.0%

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51.0%

5.6 h

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9.0%

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0.02

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Anders S. Løvlie

@anderslovlie.bsky.social

Interesting moment in time when China now can issue instructions to the US president

September 25, 2026 at 9:23 AM

Reposted by James S. Shortle

6%

Scholar power: 6.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James S. Shortle	10%	40	6.3%

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63.0%

6.4 h

31

6.3%

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0.074

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Reposted by James S. Shortle

6%

Scholar power: 6.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

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🎓 James S. Shortle	10%	40	6.3%

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45.0%

8.8 h

106

6.3%

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0.031

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by James Cameron

44%

Scholar power: 44.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Economics 26%, Business 13%, Law 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James Cameron	40%	14	44.9%

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45.0%

10.6 h

3

44.9%

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0.037

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James Cameron

@jjjcameron.bsky.social

Because Xi probably sees it as a handy way to package his version of, "The US should back off while China rises."

September 25, 2026 at 4:27 AM

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