U.S. outbound investments come with a significant transfer of knowledge, which can be a big advantage for Chinese startups and undercut American rivals, argues Awan of the Special Competitive Studies Project.

The agency is prioritizing a theoretical future harm over patient care, Wright argues.

Big Tech’s advantages allow it to dominate advances in artificial intelligence. It’s up to the U.S. government to democratize access to the field, argues Russell Wald and Jennifer King

The powers of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, CFIUS, have expanded in recent years. That’s been great for lawyers but bad for U.S. innovation, argues CFIUS attorney Stephen Heifetz.

“So long as you’re connected, it remains possible to transmit — and receive — information, no matter what your government does,” writes Ellery Roberts Biddle.

“There is no sign now of a divide within the ruling elite giving an incipient movement the space to grow, a key factor at the time of Tiananmen,” writes Jeffrey Wasserstrom.

“Both governments are now sparring over Mexico’s domestic policies on public security, energy, and climate change,” writes Arturo Sarukhan.

“Twitter is a relatively small social network but has a dominant role in national public discussion, particularly so outside the West, and especially where states enforce censorship or control of print, broadcast, and digital media,” writes Melissa Vida.

“Muslim Indians, whether living in India or not, are seldom considered Indian by Hindu nationalist groups,” Melissa Vida writes.

“We’re standing at the doorstep of a new nuclear age,” writes Ankit Panda.

“Xiaohongshu is relatively sanitized. But as its user base grows and views diversify, the platform will have to reckon with sensitive speech and dissent. When that happens, it’s going to be an even more fascinating barometer of Chinese online life,” Krish Raghav writes.

“FBI director Christopher Wray claims China is the major threat to domestic American politics,” writes Joshua Kurlantzick.