From 1970 to the present, agricultural research conducted by a public research foundation in Brazil has increased Brazilian agricultural productivity by 110 percent.

The EU’s digital rulebook, often praised as global leadership, instead forces many non-EU countries into costly regulatory alignment that stifles local innovation and entrenches global digital inequality, underscoring the need for more flexible, locally tailored frameworks.

Some Korean commentary misreads AGI as a threat to labor and a rationale for public compute. In reality, AGI is better understood as a productivity shock that expands economic output. Resetting the narrative is essential for Korea to pursue policies that strengthen private-sector capacity, support AI diffusion, and enhance innovation.

In an op-ed for The Dispatch, Daniel Castro argues that banning superintelligent AI is misguided because it’s based on speculation, would undermine U.S. innovation and security, and should be replaced with strong oversight—not restrictions on advancing knowledge.

Economists’ reliance on R&D and patent metrics distorts our understanding of productivity growth. Time to correct the conclusion: Here’s why these proxies fail to capture the forces that do drive it.

Lowering tariffs with India would reinforce one of America’s most important emerging technology partnerships. Completing negotiations and sustaining investment would strengthen supply chains and enhance U.S. economic and strategic competitiveness.

The dominance of antitrust’s old order on the right is probably over, and the battle for the soul of a conservative or “America First” antitrust has begun.

Between 2015 and 2024, the cumulative VC investment gap came to $1.21 trillion.

South Korea has quietly entered a new phase of its space ambitions. But to compete in the space economy, Seoul must focus on industrial design—not just technology. The real contest lies not in launch, but in satellite manufacturing, network infrastructure, data processing, and the services built atop them.

Transnational scam networks, often based in Southeast Asia and exploiting weak governance, have stolen billions from U.S. consumers, and effectively combating them requires bipartisan legislation, stronger public-private coordination, and sustained international cooperation.