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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins TRT World to discuss the likelihood of concessions made by President Raisi

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Economic Sanctions

In the News

Aug 6, 2021

Roberts quoted in Fortune on Beijing’s recent crackdowns on its technology giants

On August 6, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in Fortune that discussed Beijing’s outsize influence on China’s technology giants, highlighting that these companies contribute billions of dollars to the central government in order to escape scrutinization from the CCP. Roberts explains that “the sudden bout of gift-giving is certainly no guarantee that […]

China Economy & Business

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Aug 5, 2021

Getting from commitment to content in AI and data ethics: Justice and explainability

By John Basl, Ronald Sandler, and Steven Tiell

There is widespread awareness among researchers, companies, policy makers, and the public that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data raises challenges involving justice, privacy, autonomy, transparency, and accountability.

Digital Policy Future of Work

In the News

Aug 5, 2021

Nasr quoted in the Monocle Minute: Cutting ties

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Aug 5, 2021

Roberts quoted in The Diplomat on China’s recent crackdowns on its ed-tech industries

On August 5, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Diplomat that discussed new Chinese regulations across its education and technology industries, highlighting the trend of China’s public sector replacing its private sector as the CCP’s key economic priority as it seeks to ensure internal stability. Roberts argues that, “while the importance […]

China Economy & Business

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Aug 5, 2021

CBDC Tracker highlighted in Bloomberg

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Digital Currencies United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 5, 2021

Dagres joins Al Jazeera to discuss the challenges facing Iran’s new president

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Defense Policy

Blog Post

Aug 5, 2021

Foreign Direct Investment: A new strategy for the United States

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

With the recent inbound and outbound slowdown in US FDI, state-backed investment in strategic industries must be part of a US FDI strategy for the remainder of the twenty-first century.

Economy & Business International Markets

In the News

Aug 4, 2021

Manning in Voice of America: Should Chinese Bitcoin miners move to the world and the United States should welcome it with open arms?

By Atlantic Council

On August 4, Robert Manning was quoted in a Voice of America article about Bitcoin mining. Manning made the case for creating a regulatory system for cryptocurrencies to avoid increased cybercrime. “How can we have a system to prevent the manufacture of ransomware, prevent the use of cryptocurrency for ransomware payments, or we can clearly […]

China Chinese

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Aug 4, 2021

Beyond Pakistan’s 2021-22 budget: The economy and growth

By Uzair Younus

Recently appointed to his position, Shaukat Tarin has positioned the budget as being growth oriented in focus, with significant increases to subsidies, public-sector development, and salaries of government employees.

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

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