Agathe Demarais

Agathe Demarais is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a senior policy fellow on geoeconomics at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests.

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Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah observes track laying of the East Coast Rail Link in Kuantan, Malaysia on Dec. 11, 2023.
Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah observes track laying of the East Coast Rail Link in Kuantan, Malaysia on Dec. 11, 2023.

The Winners From U.S.-China Decoupling
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Electric cars are waiting to be loaded onto a cargo ship for export at a port facility in Yantai, China, on Jan. 10.
Electric cars are waiting to be loaded onto a cargo ship for export at a port facility in Yantai, China, on Jan. 10.

Biden’s New Tariffs Should Raise Alarm Bells in Beijing
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
A small crowd is silhouetted against a giant blue screen with global gridlines that displays the Gasprom logo.
A small crowd is silhouetted against a giant blue screen with global gridlines that displays the Gasprom logo.

Gazprom’s Declining Fortunes Spell Trouble for Moscow
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
A new floating production, storage, and offloading vessel is under construction at a shipyard in Nantong, China, on April 17, 2023.
A new floating production, storage, and offloading vessel is under construction at a shipyard in Nantong, China, on April 17, 2023.

Forget About Chips—China Is Coming for Ships
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 24, 2017.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 24, 2017.

Claims That Sanctions Hurt Europe More Than Russia Are Wrong
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.

Two Years On, What’s Next in Ukraine?
Analysis
Angela Stent, Jo Inge Bekkevold, Kristi Raik, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Agathe Demarais, Franz-Stefan Gady, David Petraeus, C. Raja Mohan, Stefan Theil
Chinese President Xi Jinping, wearing a dark overcoat, points and smiles as U.S. President Donald Trump talks to him. Behind them is a red carpet and flowers.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, wearing a dark overcoat, points and smiles as U.S. President Donald Trump talks to him. Behind them is a red carpet and flowers.

Why China Is Rooting for Trump
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Technicians wearing white protective suits conduct tests in a research laboratory in Ningbo, China.
Technicians wearing white protective suits conduct tests in a research laboratory in Ningbo, China.

The West Did Not Invent Decoupling—China Did
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them.
Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them.

5 Issues to Watch in 2024
Roundup
James Crabtree, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Edward Alden, Agathe Demarais, C. Raja Mohan
A view of the Russian central bank headquarters in Moscow on May 26, 2022.
A view of the Russian central bank headquarters in Moscow on May 26, 2022.

The Unintended Consequences of Seizing Russian Assets
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden share a toast at a State Department luncheon
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden share a toast at a State Department luncheon

Don’t Expect Much From Biden and Xi
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Putin placard in Moscow
Putin placard in Moscow

The Easiest Way to Make Russia Sanctions More Effective
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
A captain in full uniform and hat uses a cell phone to take a photo during a ceremony to name a Rosneft oil tanker in Russia. A large ship and scaffolding extends behind him as people walk in the distance at the port.
A captain in full uniform and hat uses a cell phone to take a photo during a ceremony to name a Rosneft oil tanker in Russia. A large ship and scaffolding extends behind him as people walk in the distance at the port.

How Russia Evaded the Oil Price Cap
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
BMW i3 electric cars are seen on the assembly line at a BMW plant
BMW i3 electric cars are seen on the assembly line at a BMW plant

Why Europe Will Struggle to ‘De-Risk’ From China
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a microchip before signing an executive order on securing critical supply chains, at the White House in Washington on Feb. 24, 2021.
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a microchip before signing an executive order on securing critical supply chains, at the White House in Washington on Feb. 24, 2021.

What Does ‘De-Risking’ Actually Mean?
Analysis
Agathe Demarais
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