Semiconductors and Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield”
…Note: “Intel debuts 5G base station chips as alternative to Huawei: US chipmaker teams up with Ericsson to grab 40% market share”. Nikkei Asia, February 24, 2020. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/5G-networks/Intel-debuts-5G-base-station-chips-as-alternative-to-Huawei Critical…
Can ‘Citizen Science’ Save Vietnam’s Environment From Unchecked Economic Growth?
…role in galvanizing grassroots environmental activism in Vietnam, prompting ordinary citizens along the coast to use smartphones and social media to document the tragic impact of unchecked industrialization and development….
Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Digital Economy
…Seow Hiong (SH) GOH, Executive Director, Global Policy & Government Affairs, Asia Pacific at Cisco Rachel COLEMAN, Google 10:00-10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break 10:30- 12:00 PM Digital Trade Track A1 Session:…
What You Need to Know about Pentagon and Military-Related Spending in H.R. 1
…that reconciliation bills typically provide mandatory spending, and Pentagon spending is almost all discretionary spending. There are two primary types of federal spending: mandatory and discretionary. Mandatory spending is essentially…
TRANSCRIPT – Ground Forces and Great Powers: A Conversation with U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth
…know, making hard choices about where we spend resources. But again, I think if you looked at the percentage of GDP that countries in INDOPACOM are spending over the last…
Presidential Inbox 2009: The First 100 Days
…of UN peacekeeping costs is about $1.84 billion (26 percent of the total). The FY 2009 omnibus appropriation contained $1.52 billion, and 2009 supplemental appropriations (a $151 million “bridge” that…
Russell Rumbaugh discusses earmarks and appropriations in Defense News
Russell Rumbaugh was recently quoted in Defense News discussing the effects of Congress’ earmark ban on appropriations processes, especially for military research and development. The full article is available here….
Rebalancing the Toolkit: Strengthening the Civilian Instruments of Statecraft
…by nine consecutive years of budgeting that relies on supplemental funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and counter-terror operations. Those supplemental funding requests have increasingly been used to fund basic defense programs…