Tag: Technology
117 Articles
- Business & Economics
‘Green’ Extractivism and the Limits of Energy Transitions: Lithium, Sacrifice, and Maldevelopment in the Americas
Transitions Months after former Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced from office in October of 2019, Elon Musk triggered conspiracy theorists across the political spectrum…
July 20, 2021
- Business & Economics
COVID-19: An Accelerator for Sustainable and Smart Urban Transitions?
A Turning Point for Sustainable and Smart Urban Transitions? The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread and tragic destruction in terms of human lives, and, through efforts to…
July 14, 2021
- Business & Economics
Reorienting Policies for Aging Societies: Policies of Integrating Healthcare and Elderly Care in the United States and China
In the United States, the nation’s decision makers have been confronting an enormous range of specific challenges for the aging society. Attempts or proposals to reform the…
July 8, 2021
- 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
- Conflict & Security
Deplatforming and Adaptation: Similarities Between Religious and Ideological Extremism
The Spectrum of Extremis On March 17th this year, Mike Burgess, the Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), announced in his Annual Threat…
May 24, 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
- Conflict & Security
The Digitalization of Hate Speech in South and Southeast Asia: Conflict-Mitigation Approaches
Last fall, French President Emmanuel Macron publicly criticized Muslim extremism and defended French citizens’ right to caricature the Islamic Prophet Mohammad on the grounds…
May 5, 2021
- Science & Technology
Parched Cities of India: Jal Jeevan Mission as a Ray of Hope for Urban Water Resilience
Rapid urbanization in India poses extreme water risks, including scarcity and pollution, creating obstacles for urban utilities to provide adequate clean water for all. The…
April 23, 2021
- Business & Economics
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
- Science & Technology
SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange: Hacks Wrapped in a Cybersecurity Dilemma Inside a Cyberspace Crisis
Once again, foreign cyber espionage has US policymakers scrambling. In late 2020, the United States acknowledged that Russia hacked SolarWinds, Inc., a software vendor, and…
April 12, 2021