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Jan 20, 2021

What China’s march to net-zero emissions means for the world

By Larry Luxner

Chinese President Xi Jinping made a pledge to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. Can China live up to the promises?

China
Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Jan 20, 2021

Event recap | Government and tech improvements for the delivery of public services

By Ben Schatz

In this episode of the GeoTech Hour, experts discuss strategies and examples of leadership in a period of rapid technological change.

Africa
Americas

Issue Brief

Jan 19, 2021

How the rest of the world responds to the US-China split

By Hung Tran

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated fragmentation of the postwar world order. Its most poignant manifestation is in an intensifying competition between the United States and China for political and strategic influence. How countries respond to this split, unwelcome by most, depends on whether they see themselves as competitors to China, or as “price takers” in the international economic system.

China
Digital Policy

In the News

Jan 17, 2021

McFate joins Full Measure to discuss the new rules of war

By Atlantic Council

China
Conflict

In the News

Jan 14, 2021

Friedlander quoted by Politico on Chinese retaliation against US sanctions

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here.

China
Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jan 14, 2021

Friedlander quoted by S&P Global Market intelligence on Trump’s lack of retaliation against France’s digital service tax

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here.

China
Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2021

Britain’s foreign-policy debate is back

By Ben Judah

It can no longer be said that the only foreign-policy debate in the United Kingdom is about Brexit. There are now two distinct visions emerging of Britain’s role in the world: one positioned in the political center and the other on the right.

China
European Union

In the News

Jan 13, 2021

Drun in Foreign Policy: Taiwan needs allies, not partisans

By Atlantic Council

On January 13, 2021, Jessica Drun published an article in Foreign Policy on the implications for the incoming Biden administration of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement of the elimination of “decades-long self-imposed contact guidelines set forth by the State Department on how US officials and service members engage with counterparts in Taiwan.”

China
Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Jan 13, 2021

Event recap | AI, China, and the global quest for digital sovereignty – Report launch

By GeoTech Center

In this episode of the GeoTech Hour, hosted January 13, 2021, we launch the report “Smart Partnerships amid Great Power Competition,” hold a conversation about AI, China, and the global quest for digital sovereignty, and gather experts to discuss regional specifics and the report authors’ alternative futures for global technology cooperation.

Africa
Americas
GeoTech's Smart Partnerships report, image of a chessboard

In-Depth Research & Reports

Jan 12, 2021

Smart partnerships amid great power competition

By Mathew Burrows, Julian Mueller-Kaler

The report captures key takeaways from various roundtable conversations, identifies the challenges and opportunities that different regions of the world face when dealing with emerging technologies, and evaluates China’s role as a global citizen. In times of economic decoupling and rising geopolitical bipolarity, it highlights opportunities for smart partnerships, describes how data and AI applications can be harnessed for good, and develops scenarios on where an AI-powered world might be headed.

Africa
Americas

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