Category: Business & Economics
91 Articles
- Business & Economics
Rethinking China’s Strategy of Technological Independence
One of the themes that stand out in China’s 14th Five-year Plan for national economic and social development is the commitment to strengthening technological self-sufficiency.…
June 22, 2021
- Business & Economics
The Trials and Tribulations of Big Tech in the US-China Relationship
September 20, 2020, was the deadline for transactions by Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s TikTok to cease operations within the United States set by the Trump administration.…
May 20, 2021
- Business & Economics
Degrowth: Less Resource Use for More Wellbeing and Resilience
Broad consensus that the survival of human societies depends on reducing harmful environmental impacts would suggest widespread movement toward degrowth objectives, yet…
May 9, 2021
- Business & Economics
Why Cities No Longer Clamor to Host the Olympic Games
On September 13, 2017, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did the unthinkable. It awarded the 2028 Summer Games to Los Angeles without even making a call for other, …
April 19, 2021
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When “Pariahs” Go Green: Energy Transitions in the Middle East and the Biden Administration
Oil Demand Shocks and US Foreign Policy US foreign policymaking in the Middle East tends to look at itself in the rear-view mirror. Reliable oil supplies against American…
April 14, 2021
- Business & Economics
Rethinking Global Vaccine Inequality: Lessons from Game Theory
The distribution gap for COVID-19 vaccines between wealthy and poor countries is widening. High-income countries, which account for fourteen percent of the global population,…
April 10, 2021
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Argentina’s New Media Regulations Create Jitters over Information Control
Stop the Presses A price freeze for telephone, cable, and Internet services in Argentina has raised concerns that the new government is increasing control over communications…
January 19, 2021
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US Trade Policy in the Biden Administration: The Challenge of China’s Rise
The Emergence of China as a Focus of US Trade Policy Despite a period of rapid growth between 1979 and 1990 under Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, China…
December 21, 2020
- Business & Economics
Is the Future of Central America’s Growth Sustainable?
Introduction Because of the Central American Common Market and the region’s access to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Central America has a strategic trade and investment…
December 18, 2020
- Business & Economics
The End of Petrodollar Recycling and the Future of Islamic Finance
What Islamic Finance Does Not, But Should Muslims account for a disproportionate share of the world’s poor. Not only are Muslim majority countries likely to have…
November 6, 2020