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The Scanning Empire: How China is Building a Global Web of Digital Control
The Scanning Empire: How China is Building a Global Web of Digital Control
China’s ambitions to monitor, influence, and control are not confined within its borders. What began as an effort to surveil its own people has become a global strategy of control, one that extends into the infrastructure of other nations. The US government has begun to push back—restricting Chinese EV software in connected vehicles, banning port cranes linked to […]
Learn MoreResearch Universities Will Determine Who Wins the Tech Marathon
Research Universities Will Determine Who Wins the Tech Marathon
Who will dominate the future of technology—China or the United States? The answer will not be found in today’s corporate battles, but in the hum of university laboratories where the breakthroughs of tomorrow are taking shape. While it is far less clear which country is ahead in today’s tech race than most Americans realize, there […]
Learn MoreMillions in the U.S. take this drug. Tariffs might complicate their care.
Millions in the U.S. take this drug. Tariffs might complicate their care.
Learn MoreUS and Japan Collaborating on Energy Security and Infrastructure
US and Japan Collaborating on Energy Security and Infrastructure
The US and Japan both seek to ensure energy security in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. Japan was foundational in building the liquified natural gas (LNG) market decades ago. How can deeper collaboration between the US and Japan today help cultivate hydrogen development, critical mineral supply chains, and infrastructure investments for next-generation energy systems? How […]
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Migration, Identity, and Transnational Networks
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