
Gerard DiPippo is a senior fellow with the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He joined CSIS after 11 years in the U.S. intelligence community (IC). From 2018 to 2021, DiPippo was a deputy national intelligence officer for economic issues at the National Intelligence Council, where he led the IC’s economic analysis of East Asia. He also was a senior economic analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, focused on East Asia, South Asia, and global economic issues. DiPippo holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and philosophy from Dartmouth College. His research focuses on China economic issues, U.S.-China relations, sanctions, monetary and currency issues, and industrial policy.
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China’s Economy After Covid-19
Gerard DiPippo in China Leadership Monitor — June 1, 2023
GOP Senator Warns Against US Retaliation for China’s Micron Curbs
Gerard DiPippo in Bloomberg — May 30, 2023
Xi’s Micron Ban Shows China’s Limited Options to Hit Back at US
Gerard DiPippo in Bloomberg — May 23, 2023
Trump Bashes ‘Pro-China’ Biden Even as US Stance Has Hardened
Gerard DiPippo in Bloomberg — May 18, 2023
Move over, U.S. dollar. China wants to make the yuan the global currency.
Gerard DiPippo in The Washington Post — May 16, 2023
The Bid to Dethrone the Dollar
Gerard DiPippo in Foreign Policy — May 12, 2023
Biden Administration Tamps Down Talk of US-China Decoupling
Gerard DiPippo in Bloomberg — May 8, 2023
China’s Crackdown Widens as Police Raid Another Firm With Foreign Ties
Gerard DiPippo in The New York Times — May 8, 2023
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Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends
Interpreting the Recent Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Meeting
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , and Andrew Polk — May 25, 2023

Chinese Assessments of Countersanctions Strategies
Event by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , Martin Chorzempa , Barry Naughton , and Maria Shagina — May 16, 2023
Book Event: Agathe Demarais' "Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests"
Event by Gerard DiPippo and Agathe Demarais — May 11, 2023
Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region
Event by and John J. Hamre , Michael J. Green , Peter Dean , Miah Hammond-Errey , Victor Cha , Charles Edel , John Kunkel , Hayley Channer , Gerard DiPippo , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman — May 4, 2023
It’s All about Networking: The Limits of Renminbi Internationalization
Commentary by Gerard DiPippo and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — April 18, 2023
Economic Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , and Andrew Polk — April 13, 2023

Assessing the Economic and Financial Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis
Event by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , Anna Ashton , John Fagan , and Emily Kilcrease — March 29, 2023
Book Event: Daniel McDowell's "Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions & the International Backlash against the Dollar"
Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Gerard DiPippo , and Daniel McDowell — March 24, 2023
Experts React: The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in National and International Contexts
Commentary by Stephanie Segal , Gerard DiPippo , and Mark Sobel — March 14, 2023