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Chong Ja Ian is a non-resident scholar at Carnegie China, where he examines US-China dynamics in Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific. Chong is also an associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore. His research covers the intersection of international and domestic politics, with a focus on the externalities of major power competition, nationalism, regional order, security, contentious politics, and state formation.
The genre of “we have a polarized and screwed up political society, here’s how we got here, and here’s how we can get out of here” is a crowded field. Few can enter it and write a noticeable, let alone noteworthy, book. Robert Putnam is one of the few.
In recent weeks, we have been accosted by scenes of mayhem in our great cities. Statues toppled, businesses looted and destroyed, public property seized and occupied. What do the looters and rioters want? The answer, in short, is community. Bear with me while I sort this out.
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