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The US-South Korea Alliance at 70th Anniversary

The alliance between the United States and South Korea (Republic of Korea) is a cornerstone of the US security architecture in the Indo-Pacific and, increasingly, in the world. Both the United States and South Korea must do all they can to strengthen this vital alliance, writes James Jongsoo Lee, Senior Managing Director at Brock Securities and Center Associate at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.

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WHAT DO COVID AND THE BANK CRISIS HAVE IN COMMON?

Money only works because of social trust. When social trust disappears, the entire system can crash with disasters like the recent demise of Silicon Valley Bank, writes Peter Katona, clinical professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Kavita Patel, Stanford University biodesign policy adviser, and Seth Freeman, Emmy-winning writer/producer for television.

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TECH DIPLOMACY: TECH COMPANIES AS POWER BROKERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

During the peak of techno-optimism in the early 2010s, market-driven self-regulation was the norm. Internet and technology companies were kept at arm’s length from the government and were trusted to uphold democratic values and promote a safe space for all, writes Patricia Gruver, Tech Diplomacy Fellow for the “Korea-U.S. International Exchange and Cooperation in Tech Diplomacy” research project.

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Expert-Informed Working Groups Setting the Stage for IX Summit of the Americas

In early April, the Summit of the Americas Secretariat confirmed the Organization for Social Media Safety’s (OFSMS) place and opportunity to participate in several key working groups related to the IX Summit of the Americas, writes Cameron Gil, Director of Student Advisory Councils at the Organization for Social Media Safety.

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U.S. Needs New 'Manhattan Project' to Avoid Cyber Catastrophe

With the Ukrainian resistance bogging down Vladimir Putin's Red Army, Russia may turn more frequently to its cyberwarfare capabilities to inflict pain on Ukraine and the West, write the sixth U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and cybersecurity expert Dr. Abraham Wagner.

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A case for corporate board introspection on China

It’s always difficult to admit policy failures, but by their actions across the Trump and Biden administrations, US policymakers have implicitly admitted the failure to achieve a number of the historical justifications for economic engagement with China writes Joe Moschella, general counsel at Junkin Media.

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Public-Private Decarbonization

As we mark the 52nd Earth Day, we must recognize that achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 will require significant investment to finance the necessary economic and social transitions, write Laura Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business at the University of California and Daniel Weiss, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Angeleno Group.

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Two types of threats to freedom and democracy

For a young generation that has been growing with an ever-expanding democratic space, a late millennial in my case, what is happening today was inconceivable until it started unraveling with individual and collective rights, writes Madalin Blidaru, policy-oriented researcher and political analyst

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The Social Algorithm Behind Democracy’s Decay

One of the most worrying signals for democracy and freedom is research that finds viewing the “other side” emboldens division, writes Cameron Gil, Director of Student Advisory Councils at the Organization for Social Media Safety.

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