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AI Policy Primer 2020 Peter

Issue briefs and reports

Mar 27, 2020

AI, society and governance: An introduction

By Peter Engelke

AI’s increasing range of applications are having real-world consequences, both positive and negative. Those consequences, in turn, have animated spirited and at times emotional debates about how governments can craft policies to come to grips with a world increasingly shaped by AI.

China Digital Policy

New Atlanticist

Mar 27, 2020

US coronavirus stimulus package offers some relief, but economic pain will remain

By David A. Wemer

US lawmakers are near final passage of an unprecedented stimulus package to help the US economy weather the storm of the coronavirus crisis, but that does not mean that all of the economic damage can be prevented. Jason Furman said he was “impressed by how much Washington has done, how quickly it has done it, how comprehensively it has done it,” but added that he is “worried that all of that won’t be enough for…an economy that is shutting down in such an unprecedented way.”

Coronavirus International Financial Institutions

Article

Mar 27, 2020

U.S. politicians exploit coronavirus fears with anti-Chinese dog whistles

By Max Rizzuto

Political tensions rise as leading conservative politicians repeatedly term COVID-19 as a Chinese or “foreign” disease.

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 27, 2020

Leading through the mud

By Daniel Fried

The sacrifices required to defeat the coronavirus do not require mass death. Loose talk of allowing coronavirus to kill people—young as well as old—to advance a politically-driven schedule for an early announcement of success is morally abhorrent.

Coronavirus Politics & Diplomacy

EnergySource

Mar 26, 2020

Stimulus bill’s lack of funding for the SPR and clean energy is a lose-lose for the country

By Randolph Bell

Not including $3 billion for purchase of crude for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) or support for clean energy initiatives in the soon-to-be passed $2 trillion stimulus package is a missed opportunity and a lose-lose for US energy security and leadership on climate action.

Coronavirus Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Mar 26, 2020

Coronavirus crisis sends shockwaves through US labor market

By Bart Oosterveld

The US Department of Labor’s unemployment release on March 26 gave fresh numbers to display the shocking and historic impact of the spread of the coronavirus and the resulting economic collapse in the United States. Initial weekly unemployment claims through March 21 came in at 3.28 million, a historic high surpassing all but the most pessimistic forecasts as well as the experiences in prior sharp downturns such as the oil crisis and global financial crisis.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

In the News

Mar 25, 2020

Ullman in Daily Times: Beyond Corona: Three other political viruses

By Harlan Ullman

Coronavirus Elections

In the News

Mar 24, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky’s Op-Ed for Market Watch on the Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Lifetime Earnings

By Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 23, 2020

Ullman quoted in Foreign Policy Research Institute on the effects of COVID-19 on NATO

By Harlan Ullman

Coronavirus Europe & Eurasia

Inflection Points

Mar 21, 2020

How the U.S. can avoid COVID-19’s geopolitical perils

By Frederick Kempe

We’re only in the opening scenes of this epic COVID-19 drama, which will continue without intermission. The Chinese rebound could prove to be a welcome twist in the plot. Imagine the far-happier ending, however, if the United States and its global allies manage to join forces globally even as they isolate socially.

China Coronavirus

Experts

Events