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Posted inCabinet Watch
Will Big Tech Take Over Trade Policy?
Katherine Tai is the leading candidate to head USTR. Will she be undermined by the appointment of industry lobbyists to key jobs just below her?
Posted inTAP
Another Biden Cabinet Job to Worry About—U.S. Trade Rep
Today on TAP: Biden’s nominee will signal whether he is serious about rebuilding U.S. industry and jobs
Posted inEconomic Policy
Where Does Joe Biden Really Stand on Trade?
His ambitious commitments to revive domestic industry are only as good as his policies on globalization.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The China Conundrum: Deterrence as Dominance
Does it really make sense to begin an arms race with China when there are so many other areas for competition and collaboration?
Posted inCoronavirus
Trump’s ‘America First’ Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last
By using the usual patent monopoly framework rather than international open-source collaboration, the coronavirus vaccine may prove both elusive and more costly for Americans.
Posted inAmerica and the World
After Uighurs Escape China, They Face the U.S. Asylum System
Uighur asylum seekers in Virginia thought they would be safe here. But new rules delay work permits, draining savings and risking survival.
Posted inTAP
Trump and TikTok: Where’s My Cut?
Today on TAP: Beyond taxation, regulation, co-determination, and even expropriation
Posted inAmerica and the World
How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich
Strategic consultants will define Biden’s relationship to the world.
Posted inCoronavirus
Did the Military World Games Spread COVID-19?
The October 2019 event, held in Wuhan, China, appears to have been a vector for spreading disease in the U.S. and around the world.