For the first time in almost thirty years, South Korea quietly recorded a trade deficit with China in the May of 2022. The underlying drivers behind this downturn cannot be solely attributed to the exceptional circumstances of pandemic and war as many have done.
July 25, 2022 From Perspectives on Innovation Export controls are an important tool in the United States’ economic statecraft repertoire but deploying them may harm the nation’s innovation system.
The world cannot address collective challenges if low-income countries are left behind and their economic ambitions are not realized. Yet, current energy and development policies do not always reflect these hurdles.
July 21, 2022 From The Latest on Southeast Asia A flurry of diplomatic activity demonstrates that both China and the United States remain committed to increasing their presence in Southeast Asia.
July 21, 2022
| Sophie Lemière From The Latest on Southeast Asia Parti Keadilan Rakyat held its 16th annual convention this weekend, confirming a major change in direction for the party.
To renew its position as a technology leader, the U.S. must make sure that a costly and complex environmental review process does not stand in the way of fab construction.
July 8, 2022
| Gabrielle Athanasia From Perspectives on Innovation SBIR today is one of the most emulated and extensively studied government R&D programs in the world. Below, we look at the history and features of this program and why the future of SBIR in the U.S. is in doubt.
April 29 marked one year since Indonesia’s coordinating minister for political, legal, and security affairs Mahfud MD announced that “organizations and people in Papua who commit mass violence are categorized as terrorists.”
