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New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2020

The illusion of decoupling the semiconductor industry: Latest US restrictions on China short-sighted

By Jeremy Mark

The action against SMIC, which reflects concerns about the use of US chip-making technology for military purposes and which follows steps put into effect on September 15 to choke off the supply of chips to Huawei Technologies Co., is likely to prove shortsighted. It will incur costs for US companies while failing to ensure them supply chain independence.

China
Digital Policy

In the News

Sep 28, 2020

Busch Writes in The Hill on China Tariffs at the WTO

By Marc L. Busch

Read the full article here.

China
Economic Sanctions

In the News

Sep 28, 2020

Busch in The Hill: In losing China tariffs at the WTO, the US dodged a bullet

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that had the WTO found certain US tariffs on China legal, it would have created an endless spiral of countermeasures that put US exports at risk around the world.

Economy & Business
Trade and tariffs

In the News

Sep 25, 2020

Hudson in Foreign Policy: The White House wants peace with Sudan. Congress wants Khartoum to pay.

By Atlantic Council

Africa
Democratic Transitions

GeoTech Cues

Sep 25, 2020

Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

By Richard J. Cordes

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, an EU privacy regulator, has issued a preliminary order to Facebook Inc. that demands a suspension of the transfer of EU user data to the United States, where regulations on user data are less stringent.

Digital Policy
European Union

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Hunter: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum — don’t hamstring pension managers

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business
United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Herbst and Cagan in Morning Consult: Opposition to Nord Stream 2 sanctions is misguided

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions
Germany

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Slavin quoted in Jewish News Syndicate US relations with Iran

Economy & Business
Iran

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Hunter in The Hill: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum —don’t hamstring pension managers

Economy & Business
United States and Canada

Press Release

Sep 23, 2020

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Announces First-of-its-Kind Caribbean Initiative

​​As Caribbean nations face urgent challenges, new initiative will propose groundbreaking solutions to accelerate prosperity outlook

Caribbean
Economy & Business

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