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August 28, 2025|Blogs

The Growing Risks of Fragmented State AI Laws

Without federal preemption on AI regulations, states are rushing to impose audits, transparency mandates, and sector-specific obligations—often with overlapping or conflicting rules that extend beyond state borders.

August 27, 2025|Blogs

BEA Data Shows High Inequality Among States

Income inequality is often positively associated with higher growth, but it also brings wider income gaps.

August 27, 2025|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Korea’s Won Stablecoin Debate Is Missing the Point: It’s Not Who. It’s How.

If Korea wants a won stablecoin that matters, give it work on day one: Settle spot ETF trades; connect to tokenized securities (STO); cut remittance costs; and settle cross-border B2B invoices in KRW with fewer hops. Without real uses, the token drifts into speculation.

August 27, 2025|Blogs

Korea Should Heed Trump’s Warning About Attacking US Tech Companies

Korea now faces a clear choice between abandoning discriminatory policies disguised as domestic regulation or risking losing access to American semiconductors and advanced technologies on which its own tech sector depends.

August 27, 2025|Reports & Briefings

How Digital Services Empower SMEs and Start-Ups

Digital services are the key to unlocking growth for small- and medium-sized enterprises in today’s economy. They help firms overcome financial constraints, close skills gaps, and boost productivity. Policymakers should incentivize SMEs to capitalize on those opportunities.

August 26, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

The EU’s Space Act

The European Union’s proposed Space Act systematically disadvantages U.S. satellite companies through gerrymandered regulations designed to protect EU competitors while undermining American technological leadership in the rapidly evolving space economy.

August 26, 2025|Testimonies & Filings

Amicus Brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Support of the Appellant in Epic Games v. Google

Rehearing is not only permissible but warranted in this exceptionally important case. It is necessary to reconcile this Court’s antitrust rulings on the robust nature of competition in the highly dynamic mobile gaming space.

August 25, 2025|Blogs

Fact of the Week: Chinese Currency Manipulation May Be Driving the Trade Surplus Between China and Europe

As of 2025, the goods trade deficit between the European Union and China has doubled since 2020, while it is 3.6 times greater in Germany. One driver of this imbalance may be Chinese currency manipulation, which has allowed Chinese firms to undercut the prices of European retailers.

August 25, 2025|Testimonies & Filings

Comments to Global Affairs Canada Regarding a Possible Canada-EU Digital Trade Agreement

Canada should approach exploratory talks regarding a Canada–EU digital trade agreement with caution. Greater alignment with the EU may appear to provide a hedge against U.S. influence, but in practice it risks importing a framework that impedes the potential for Canada’s digital economy and industries while raising compliance costs.

August 22, 2025|Blogs

Why the Airbus Model Won’t Work for European Digital Policy

Europe’s pursuit of digital sovereignty rests on a flawed premise: that competing with the United States, rather than China, should be the central priority. To advance this goal, Brussels has embraced the so-called “Airbus model”—the belief that the government-led coordination that created an aerospace champion can be replicated to achieve dominance in semiconductors, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). The idea is seductive and gaining traction, but the analogy is unproven and misguided.

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