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Whose Rules? Digital Governance and the Pursuit of Technological Leadership
March 4, 2019
Please join the CSIS Simon Chair for an event featuring a keynote address from Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and an expert panel on the evolution of technology and digital governance in the world's major economies - the United States, Europe, China, and Japan.

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China's Digital Silk Road
February 5, 2019
Please join the CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project for a discussion on recent developments in China’s Belt and Road Initiative and their implications for U.S. economic and strategic interests.

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The Article II Mandate: Forging a Stronger Economic Alliance between the United States and Japan
December 3, 2018
Featured a Keynote Address by Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and a panel of experts moderated by Jacob Schlesinger, Senior Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.

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China's Belt and Road at Five
October 1, 2018
Please watch as CSIS has hosted its Reconnecting Asia Project on a conversation examining China’s BRI, including the challenges, risks, and opportunities it poses for the United States.

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Putting FIRRMA into Practice: What CFIUS Reform Means for Foreign Investment in the United States
September 25, 2018

On August 13 President Trump signed into law the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act ( FIRRMA ), the first reform of the screening process for foreign investment in the United States in over a decade. 

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2018 KITA-CSIS Reconnecting Asia Conference
September 18, 2018
The CSIS Simon Chair’s Reconnecting Asia Project and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) hosted “Looking North: Korea in a Reconnecting Asia,” a half-day conference that explored Korea’s ambitious plans for connectivity. The New Northern Policy and New...

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Four Years of Sanctions: Assessing the Impact on the Russian Economy and Foreign Policy
May 7, 2018

This half-day event will explore the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and their impact on Russian foreign and security policy.

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Inside the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
April 25, 2018
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a $100 billion multilateral development bank that first opened in 2016. CSIS hosts Natalie Lichtenstein, Chief Counsel for the 57-country negotiations that led to the AIIB's founding and the principal drafter of the Bank's charter.

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Economic Impacts of Globalization and Technological Disruption
April 20, 2018

Technological change, like globalization, will transform the future of work and education, underscoring the need to prepare labor markets and labor forces for future disruptions.

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China’s Maritime Silk Road: Strategic and Economic Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region
April 12, 2018

CSIS commissioned seven short reports that investigate specific projects and big-picture questions arising from China's Maritime Silk Road. The projects are neither purely military, nor purely commercial, but are certainly worthy of attention.

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The Return of Marco Polo's World
March 9, 2018

Robert D. Kaplan discusses his new book, The Return of Marco Polo's World: War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century, which explores how Eurasia's coherence impacts the U.S. ability to influence the power balance in Eurasia.

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Winning the Frontier: U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Global Standards for Emerging Technologies, from AI to 5G
February 13, 2018

As developments in artificial intelligence (AI), fifth generation (5G) mobile networks, big data, and autonomous vehicles become key drivers in the global economy, shaping the international dialogue on standards around new technologies has become essential to commercial and...


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