April 10 – 23, 2021

GPS faculty are deeply committed to policy engagement. Discover featured news and media mentions related to our research and policy topical areas listed below.

If Americans want lasting peace in Afghanistan, we should leave by May 1

April 10, 2021, Barbara Walter mentioned in The Washington Post

NDIA Policy Points: SCADA Missing from Cyber Certification Regime

April 16, 2021, Michael Kleeman quoted in National Defense Magazine

Nevada Lawmakers Buck National Trend, Seek Expanded Voter Access

April 9, 2021, Zoltan Hajnal quoted in CapRadio

With Troops Out Of Afghanistan, Biden Can Focus On Other Foreign Policies

April 16, 2021, Susan Shirk interviewed on NPR (AUDIO)

See also: WXXI

Biden wanted to rally the world around his new climate target. Not all nations joined

April 22, 2021, David Victor quoted in the Los Angeles Times

Voters Against Democracy: The Roots of Autocratic Resurgence

May/June 2021, Stephan Haggard mentioned in Foreign Affairs

Experts lay out their case against carbon pricing

April 9, 2021, David Victor quoted in Yale Climate Connections

Scientists Map “Pulse” Of Groundwater Flow Through California’s Central Valley

April 9, 2021, Morgan Levy quoted in FishBio

Environment Report: Scientists Might Have Quicker Fix to Predict Bluff Collapse

April 12, 2021, David Victor mentioned in Voice of San Diego

Understanding the temporary pause on J&J vaccines as the variants spread

April 14, 2021, Uma Karmarkar interviewed on MPR News (PODCAST)

Will the United States make its most dramatic climate pledge yet?

April 16, 2021, David Victor quoted in Nature

Opinion: This Earth Day, it’s past time to recognize our climate emergency. ‘Climate change’ is not urgent enough.

April 21, 2021, School of Global Policy and Strategy mentioned in the San Diego Union-Tribune

With Malaysia, UAE soon to make Chinese vaccines, does Beijing have an edge in vaccine diplomacy?

April 9, 2021, Victor Shih quoted in the South China Morning Post

US$1tn price tag for chip break from China

April 13, 2021, Peter Cowhey quoted in MENAFN

China To Loom Large At Biden's Summit With Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga

April 15, 2021, Ellis Krauss quoted on NPR (AUDIO)

See also: WXXI

Scholars from China, US discuss how to get bilateral ties back on track

April 15, 2021, Susan Shirk quoted in the Global Times

North Korea and the Third World: Historical Origins

April 16, 2021, Stephan Haggard authored opinion in The Peninsula

What differentiates China’s Big Tech antitrust challenges from those of Google, Amazon, Facebook or Apple

April 17, 2021, Victor Shih quoted in the South China Morning Post

China’s former trade chief pushes for US to join mega Asia-Pacific deal, with a ‘more positive attitude towards multilateralism’

April 19, 2021, Susan Shirk quoted in the South China Morning Post

‘Follow the Party Forever’: China Plans a Communist Birthday Bash

April 19, 2021, Susan Shirk quoted in The New York Times

Raúl Castro says he will step down, marking end of era as Cuba faces economic crisis

April 16, 2021, Richard Feinberg quoted in the Miami Herald

See also: The Bakersfield Californian

As Cuba turns page on Castro era, economic reform gains urgency

April 17, 2021, Richard Feinberg quoted in Al Jazeera

See also: Yahoo! News

La particular crisis en la frontera

Rafael Fernández de Castro authored opinion in El Financiero (Spanish)

UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

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