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Daniel McDowell

Daniel McDowell

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Daniel McDowell is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a 2022-23 Wilson China Fellow at the Wilson Center. His research focuses on the international politics of money and finance, with a focus on the role of the United States and China in these arenas. McDowell is the author of "Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? The United States, the IMF, and the International Lender of Last Resort," and "Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar." He is also the author of numerous articles in top international relations journals.

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  • McDowell has published peer-reviewed research on  China’s efforts to internationalize the yuan.

  • He has published in International Studies Quarterly, Review of International Organizations and New Political Economy.

  • His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Christian-Science Monitor, and The Washington Times.