Today's episode is all about China. My guest is Michael Beckley, who's an associate professor of Political Science at Tufts University and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He's received awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association and he's been featured in numerous media outlets, including the Financial Times foreign affairs, foreign policy, The New York Times, NPR, and The Washington Post. Michael is also the author of the book Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World's Sole Superpower.  Many people are worried that China will one day surpass America as the world's leading superpower. Michael Beckley doesn't think so. He thinks that China's extremely fast growth since the late 20th century is unsustainable and that its flaws will soon lead to a decline, which is an interesting counterpoint to my conversation with Neil Ferguson many months ago. I really enjoyed this one and I hope you do too.  #Ad When we try to get healthier, we tend to think of the food we have to hold ourselves back from instead of focusing on giving ourselves more of what our bodies need. Noom uses a psychology-based approach to help us change our mindset for good because building better habits means a more sustainable journey to better health. With Noom, you’ll take a path toward better health one step at a time. Their psychology-based approach helps you change your mindset rather than demanding a whole new lifestyle. Noom teaches you about food and the psychology of eating. It helps you better understand your cravings, not seeing any food as “bad” food. By customizing a program for you based on your personal goals, Noom fits into your life, on your terms. Start building better habits for healthier, long-term results. Sign up for your trial at www.noom.com/COLEMAN #Ad When hiring gets hard, you need Indeed, the job site that makes hiring incredibly simple -- just Attract, Interview, and Hire. In fact, with Indeed you can do all of your hiring in one place -- even interviewing!  Don’t just hope your perfect candidate will find you, Indeed’s hiring tools help you cut through the noise to hire faster and smarter. In fact, Indeed Instant Match provides a list of quality candidates whose resumes are on Indeed the moment you post a sponsored job. With Indeed Assessments, choose from ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY-FIVE SKILLS TESTS, to help make sure you’re finding applications from people with the skills you need. Get started RIGHT NOW with a free 75$ sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at www.indeed.com/CONVERSATIONS The Offer is valid through September 30th. Terms and conditions apply. #ConversationswithColeman #CwC #ColemanHughes #MichaelBeckely #America #China #Superpower #AI #Technology #Military #EconomicTrends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices