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(USA) Restoring non-discrimination to the 21st century’s most important network (Brookings)

Tom Wheeler For 16 years both Republican and Democrat FCCs worked to require that internet service providers (ISPs) deliver non-discriminatory access to their critical networks. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/02/25/restoring-non-discrimination-to-the-21st-centurys-most-important-network/

(USA) A new geostrategic environment demands new principles for US multilateral diplomacy (Brookings)

William Burke-White In his first month in office, President Biden has taken important first steps “to begin restoring American engagement internationally and earn back our leadership position,...

(USA) What should we expect from Biden’s commission on Supreme Court reform? (Brookings)

Russell Wheeler In an interview last October, candidate Joe Biden—pressed on whether he favored expanding the Supreme Court—repeated his skepticism but promised to name a bipartisan commission to...

(USA/China) How global tech executives view U.S.-China tech competition (Brookings)

Christopher A. Thomas and Xander Wu The global technology industry is hedging its bets. As the United States and China compete for technological supremacy in advanced semiconductor...

(USA) Student debt cancellation should consider wealth, not income (Brookings)

Andre M. Perry  and Carl Romer As enrollment numbers and tuition at higher education institutions grow, the rise in student debt is outpacing both. According to the Pew...

(Maritime Piracy) Measuring the global impact of destructive and illegal fishing on maritime piracy: A spatial analysis (Brookings)

Raj M. Desai and George E. Shambaugh Maritime piracy constitutes a major threat to global shipping and international trade. We argue that fishers turn to piracy to...

(USA) Agencies should plan now for future efforts to automatically sunset their rules (Brookings)

Martin Totaro and Connor Raso Federal agencies perpetually confront the problem of ensuring that the regulations they adopt work as anticipated. https://www.brookings.edu/research/agencies-should-plan-now-for-future-efforts-to-automatically-sunset-their-rules/

(USA/UN Human Rights Council) UN Human Rights Council: As the US returns, it will have to deal with China and its friends (Brookings)

Ted Piccone As the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations’ highest body for human rights, convenes this month for its first 2021 session, the...

Migrations: the Biden Administration and Europe’s policies (Kelly Petillo, Marco Emanuele, The Science of Where Magazine)

The Science of Where Magazine meets Kelly Petillo, programme coordinator for Middle East and North Africa at the think tank European Council on Foreign Relations What is...

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