March 26 – April 9, 2021
GPS faculty are deeply committed to policy engagement. Discover featured news and media mentions related to our research and policy topical areas listed below.
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Though Chinese tech giant Huawei’s network equipment and mobile phone sales have stalled, thanks to U.S. sanctions, Peter Cowhey explains why Huawei will still likely be able to pivot to new tech areas. Wired. See also: Science and Tech, Khabarhub | |
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Dropping assumptions about U.S. 'dominance' | One indicator of China’s growing power is that the country has surpassed the U.S. in worldwide trade in goods. Emilie Hafner-Burton notes that global trade “is not just about money or goods; it creates power politics, making poor countries worse off, robbing them of the material capabilities necessary to defend their interests in an increasingly integrated world marketplace.” Defense One | |
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Americans' vigilance about social distancing, mask wearing is waning | Uma Karmarkar explains why both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are returning to pre-pandemic routines and why states are prematurely lifting mandates put in place over a year ago to halt the spread of COVID-19. The Atlantic | |
Bill Gates’ Mr Burns-style attempt to dim the sun might not cool the planet, but it might well sell a few more copies of his book
March 23, 2021, Kate Ricke quoted in RT
Why Commercialization Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Has Failed And How It Can Work
March 23, 2021, David Victor quoted in Eurasia Review
See also: ScienMag, Health Medicine Network, NewsR, Science Codex, BFN Today, 7th Space, Carbon Capture Journal, Coal Zoom, Knowledia News, EurekAlert, Newswise, E&E News
EarthTalks: Author David Victor to discuss making climate policy work
March 30, 2021, David Victor mentioned in Penn State News
South African NGO slams gas-powered ships plan
March 30, 2021, School of Global Policy and Strategy mentioned in Argus Media
Stewardship challenge: How to press fundamental change at ExxonMobil?
April 1, 2021, David Victor quoted in Impact Alpha
Scientists Map “Pulse” of Groundwater Flow through California’s Central Valley
April 7, 2021, Morgan Levy quoted in UC San Diego News
See also: Scripps Institution of Oceanography News
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China Stakes its Claim in Latin American Energy: What it Means for the Region, the US and Beijing
March 30, 2021, Michael Davidson interviewed on UCTV (PODCAST)
Remember Hitachi? It’s a Software Company Now
March 31, 2021, Ulrike Schaede quoted in The Wall Street Journal
Wait, who is the wolf again? Chinese embassy's Aesop fable analogy baffles Twitter
April 1, 2021, Victor Shih quoted in The Guardian
See also: Taipei Times
Toward stronger US security ties with Seoul, Tokyo
April 7, 2021, Stephan Haggard co-authored opinion in The Peninsula
See also: Asia Times, Small Wars Journal
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