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The CPTPP isn’t just a trade deal for Taiwan, it’s a survival plan (Shihoko Goto, East Asia Forum)

When Taiwan made its bid to join the CPTPP in September, a week after China officially declared its interest in joining, there was speculation about the...

Central bank digital currencies could solve Pacific banking problems (Ross Buckley, Anton Didenko, East Asia Forum)

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are widely considered the next stage in monetary evolution, having the potential to overcome long-standing challenges within the global currency...

Africa’s youth lost out in Glasgow (Louise Fox, Brookings)

As the Glasgow COP26 meetings ended on Sunday, it quickly became clear that the region that will suffer the worst economic and social effects...

Immigration as an engine for reviving the middle class in midsized cities (Dany Bahar, Greg Wright, Brookings)

Over the past several months, millions of American workers have opted out of the churn of low-paid, dead-end work, producing one of the tightest...

Biden’s Management Agenda Highlights Need for High-Tech Federal Workforce (Aaron Boyd, Nextgov)

The Biden administration’s governing ethos for the next three to seven years will focus on the federal workforce, improvements to citizen services and better...

Army Recruiters on TikTok Dance Around Ban To Reach Gen Z (Elizabeth Howe, Nextgov)

U.S. Army recruiters are using TikTok to find young Americans and persuade them to enlist, despite an express order banning official use of the...

NSA Director: Evolving Cyber Threats Require Deeper Public-Private Partnerships (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

The government has long leaned on partnerships with companies and academia to advance technology, but according to one top cybersecurity leader, the complexities of...

Governments Warn Iran Is Targeting Microsoft and Fortinet Flaws to Plant Ransomware (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The cybersecurity agencies of the U.S., U.K. and Australia are urging critical infrastructure organizations to patch vulnerabilities in Microsoft and Fortinet products that they...

Survey: 20% of Defense Contractors at Risk for Ransomware Attack (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

A survey featuring some of the United States' top defense contractors suggests that about 20% of them are “highly susceptible” to a ransomware attack,...

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