GPS News: Oct. 9 – 22, 2021

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Oct. 9 - 22, 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.

Ulrike Schaede

China works to rapidly expand strategic, nuclear systems

China’s strategic weapons buildup accelerated in the last decade, and by 2049, China wants “to challenge the United States for global leadership,” Tai Ming Cheung said. The Washington Post. See also: The Seattle Times

Ulrike Schaede

Facebook algorithms incite hate, violence

Barbara Walter writes that one of the most shocking portions of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony is that the rise of social media also leads to “violence that harms and even kills people,” which Walter describes as the first time that someone affiliated with a social media platform had publicly acknowledged what experts have been observing since the mid-2000s. Political Violence at a Glance

David Victor

Manchin’s opposition sets up for ‘huge problem’ at UN climate summit

As West Virginia senator Joe Manchin stands opposed to a clean energy program – a major part of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda – included in a massive budget bill before the U.S. Senate, David Victor points out that Biden will enter the UN climate change summit in Glasgow in a weaker position with no progress to show domestically on climate policy. The New York Times. See also: Yahoo! News

‘Starting a Fire’: U.S. and China Enter Dangerous Territory Over Taiwan

Oct. 9, 2021, Robert L. Thomas quoted in The New York Times

Elections, Governments & Policy

Colleges should encourage students to vote in hometown elections

Oct. 8, 2021, Zoltan Hajnal mentioned in The Elm

Energy, Environment & Health

Superpower Rivalry and Vaccine Envy Set Stage for Climate Talks

Oct. 8, 2021, David Victor quoted in BNN Bloomberg

See also: Bloomberg Green, The Japan Times

San Diego County stepping up climate action in October

Oct. 13, 2021, School of Global Policy and Strategy mentioned in The San Diego Union-Tribune

39-year battle to remove 86,000 metric tons of nuclear waste continues, with no end in sight

Oct. 17, 2021, David Victor quoted in Los Angeles Daily News

El Niño events intensify food insecurity

Oct. 19, 2021, Gordon McCord mentioned in Physics Today

Climate: Removing CO2 from the air no longer optional

Oct. 19, 2021, David Victor mentioned in Yahoo! News

See also: The Economic Times, Phys.org, MENAFN, Philippine Star

China's Technology Competition

Oct. 7, 2021, Peter Cowhey participates in panel for The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (VIDEO)

Expertise in Asia

How China will achieve carbon neutrality: The role of the emissions trading scheme and other reforms

Oct. 7, 2021, Michael Davidson interviewed and Barry Naughton mentioned in SupChina

The trade war that Iowa forgot about

Oct. 8, 2021, 21st Century China Center mentioned in The Gazette

Interview with Lin Peirui: The "Culture of Fear" on which the CCP relies on ruling the country

Oct. 12, 2021, Richard Madsen quoted in VOA (Chinese)

Six questions on North Korea answered

Oct. 21, 2021, Stephan Haggard authored opinion in Political Violence at a Glance

UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s and Revelle Medals

Oct. 7, 2021, Peter Cowhey mentioned in MyScience

Ecommerce Veteran Jay Hanson Joins Inxeption as Chief Operating Officer

Oct. 19, 2021, alumnus Jay Hanson and School of Global Policy and Strategy mentioned in WFMZ

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