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Commentary
Two Western Roads to Regulating Artificial Intelligence
October 2, 2020 CSIS Senior Adviser Meredith Broadbent compares the regulatory approaches to AI in the United States and Europe.

Critical Questions
TikTok Is Running out of Time: Understanding the CFIUS Decision and Its Implications
September 2, 2020 | William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal As time runs out for TikTok to find a U.S.-based buyer, the Scholl Chair explains the broader implications of the CFIUS investiagion.

Critical Questions
Transatlantic Data Flows: Permanently Broken or Temporarily Fractured?
August 31, 2020 | William Alan Reinsch The rocky history of transatlantic data transfers continues with the recent invalidation of the Privacy Shield Agreement, emphasizing the conflict between national surveillance and personal data protection.

Commentary
The Forgotten Power of Trade
August 6, 2020 | Jonathan E. Hillman The world’s largest economy has largely forgotten how to use economic power. As it leans heavily on the stick, the United States must rediscover the power of the carrot in foreign affairs.

Commentary
Digital in the Time of the Coronavirus: Data Science and Technology as a Force for Inclusion
July 28, 2020 | Aleem Walji As Covid-19 continues to transform a significant portion of our daily economic and political life, policymakers and global economic actors should leverage digital technologies to flatten the virus’s curve and the curve of inequity and unequal access to services and support.

Commentary
An Open Alliance for Digital Trade
May 27, 2020 In competing with China, the United States and its democratic allies should place the free flow of data and an open global digital economy at the heart of their strategy, writes Sam duPont.

Commentary
China’s Digital Silk Road after the Coronavirus
April 13, 2020 | Jude Blanchette, Jonathan E. Hillman China’s technology ambitions appeared imperiled by Covid-19, but the pandemic is already providing new opportunities for China’s rise as a technology power and global provider of digital infrastructure.

Commentary
The Need for a Leapfrog Strategy
April 10, 2020 | Erol Yayboke, William A. Carter, William Crumpler Developing nations are eager to take advantage of emerging technologies to accelerate their growth through “leapfrog” development, but the lack of a clear strategy means that many countries still struggle to understand what steps they can take to drive progress.

Commentary
Time to Align on Digital Governance
January 24, 2020 | Matthew P. Goodman CSIS’s Matthew P. Goodman weighs in on the future of digital rulemaking and the opportunities in 2020 to build out a new pillar of global economic governance.

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