Tag: USA

Trudeau Proposes Joint EV Rebates with US to Avoid Trade Dispute (Ryan Secard, IndustryWeek)

If you can’t beat them, join them. That appears to be the thinking behind Canada’s latest move concerning a proposed U.S.-built electric-vehicle tax rebate contained...

Deplatforming Trump didn’t work (Casey Newton, The Verge)

Today, as the year winds down, let’s talk about what we learned in 2021 about the relationship between tech and democracy — and about...

A low-confidence US, an unconvincing democracy summit (Zhu Zhiqun, ThinkChina)

In the wake of the first Summit for Democracy held online on 9-10 December, US academic Zhu Zhiqun questions the objectives and outcomes of...

Biden Administration Aligns With Russia to Support the Minsk ‘Agreements’ on Ukraine (Part One) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia imposed the Minsk “agreements” on Ukraine in 2014 and 2015 through military force. Ukraine’s government and civil society regard the terms of those...

US’ MCC grant most divisive issue In Nepal (Ritu Raj Subedi, Global Times)

The $500 million US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant has morphed into a contested geopolitical issue in Nepal, dividing its populace for and against...

Are sanctions on RAB a shift in US policy towards Bangladesh? (Faisal Mahmud, Al Jazeera)

Even though bilateral ties between the United States and Bangladesh are wide ranging and have historical roots, recent steps taken by President Joe Biden’s...

US Congress members urge Biden to meet Dalai Lama (Al Jazeera)

Democratic and Republican members of the US Congress have urged President Joe Biden to meet with the Dalai Lama in a bid to ensure...

Texas’ new social media law is blocked for now, but that’s not the end of the story (John Villasenor, Brookings)

On December 1, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling blocking the state from enforcing its new social media law. Shortly after Texas Governor Greg Abbott...

Labor market exits and entrances are elevated: Who is coming back? (Lauren Bauer and Wendy Edelberg, Brookings)

In spring 2020, millions of Americans lost or left their jobs. While many continued to search for work, ready to take a job, others...

Is your business struggling with the labor shortage? Consider a union (Katie Bach and Molly Kinder, Brookings)

Last week, baristas at a Buffalo, NY Starbucks voted overwhelmingly to unionize, creating the first unionized Starbucks store in the US. The union victory came...

Preparing the United States for security and governance in a geoengineering future (Joseph Versen, Zaruhi Mnatsakanyan, and Johannes Urpelainen, Brookings)

Imagine the following scenario: it is the year 2035. One large country, dealing with major issues of global warming, decides to take extreme action....

Senate Hearing Tackles Harms Caused by Social Media Algorithms (Patience Wait, Nextgov)

The day after senators grilled Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on the negative effects of his platform on teen girls during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, another...

The United States-Malaysia Relationship (US Department of State)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 14-15 where he will meet with Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail...

Commending the European Union’s Sanctions Actions Against Wagner Group and Affiliates (US Department of State)

The United States welcomes the European Union’s actions to sanction the Russia-backed Wagner Group and its associates.  These actions underscore our joint commitment to...

Jet ejection seat, breathing system oversight strengthened in defense bill (Rachel S. Cohen, Defense News)

Congress is poised to pass legislation that would demand more oversight of military jet ejection seats and pilot breathing systems, hoping to prevent further...

US-led move to fund Pacific undersea cable case of economic coercion: analyst (Global Times)

A joint announcement by the US, Japan and Australia to bankroll an undersea fiber optic cable project in the Pacific is nothing but an...