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Surfside requires a 'whole government' response.

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The UK hosted the G7 Leaders’ Summit, which opened on Friday and will conclude on Sunday. Meanwhile, the UK and EU reached an agreement related to post-Brexit fish catch limits, while their ongoing talks to resolve the Northern Ireland border issues remain stalled.

On June 8, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA) in a bipartisan vote of 68 to 32. The 2,000-page bill is largely focused on...

The United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA): A Primer Tom Lee, Juan Londoño Executive Summary The United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) is a $200 billion proposal aimed at countering China’s influence domestically and abroad. USICA has gained bipartisan support and has been labeled as “must-pass” legislation, but the negotiation process has resulted in the inclusion of amendments and provisions that deviate from the bill’s original goal. The bill proposes an...

Despite its concerns about China’s increasing influence, the U.S. needs to engage with Cambodia more, not less.

On May 27, 2021, the U.S. Senate voted to amend the United States Innovation and Competition Act (the Act), formerly the Endless Frontier Act, a bill that started as an effort to increase the United States competitive advantage in the world through investments in research and technology, but has morphed into a broad, China-centered legislative package addressing trade and other issues. The package includes an amendment, the Trade Act of 2021, which would, among other things, allow tariff rel...

On Thursday, May 28, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed, 91 to 4, Amendment 1562 (the Trade Act of 2021) to Senator Schumer’s China competitiveness bill, Senate Bill 1260. The amendment,...

Not long ago, life-saving medical know-how was viewed as belonging to everyone. What happened?

A last-minute amendment will essentially force the U.S. Trade Representative to recognize restrictions on challenges to tech companies’ monopolistic power.