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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

Inflection Points

Sep 27, 2020

Election poses historic test for what Reagan called the US ‘miracle’

By Frederick Kempe

One can hardly imagine a more important year for the American democratic process to run smoothly, with China leading an authoritarian swing as its economy emerges first from Covid-19′s economic and social hit.

China Elections

New Atlanticist

Sep 25, 2020

The ‘big three’ now rule the global energy market, says Daniel Yergin

By Katherine Golden

Pulitzer Prize winner and energy expert Daniel Yergin's insights into the progress of the energy transition worldwide are pivotal with the 2020 elections around the corner and the pandemic that has disrupted the energy industry.

China Coronavirus

In the News

Sep 25, 2020

Nawaz joins Naya Daur TV to discuss his book, “The Battle For Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood”

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan Security & Defense

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 25, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss the state of American democracy and institutions

By Atlantic Council

On September 25, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss public opinion about American involvement in the Middle East; President Trump’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly; and the state of American democracy […]

Afghanistan China

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

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

Elections 2020

Sep 24, 2020

Five big questions as America votes: Cybersecurity

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

With the next US presidential election looming, the next administration will face no shortage of substantive cyber policy issues. US adversaries such as China and Russia continue to undermine and fracture the free and open internet, while the technology ecosystem has been altered by the rapid adoption of cloud computing, placing immense power and responsibility in the hands of few technology giants, such as Amazon and Microsoft.

Cybersecurity Elections

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