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Cybersecurity

New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q3 2020
An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between July and September 2020.

Blog Post by Adam Segal, Connor Fairman and Maya Villasenor November 18, 2020 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

Trade

The RCEP Signing and Its Implications
Over the weekend, 15 Asian states, including China, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. The deal provides a major signal to investors that the region is still committed to multilateral trade integration.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick November 16, 2020 Asia Unbound

Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: November 13, 2020
EU announces Amazon antitrust charges; New EU regulations on surveillance tech; China debuts potential anti-monopoly rules; New regulations for telecoms providers in the Netherlands; and What is happening with TikTok?

Blog Post by Adam Segal November 13, 2020 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

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Transition 2021

Transition 2021: Can Biden Repair America’s Alliances?

Podcast
In this special Transition 2021 series of The President’s Inbox, James M. Lindsay sits down each week with experts to discuss the challenges facing the incoming Biden administration. This week, CFR’s Senior Fellow for Europe, Matthias Matthijs, and Senior Fellow for Japan studies, Sheila A. Smith, assess the prospects for repairing America’s relations with allies in Europe and Asia.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay, Matthias Matthijs and Sheila A. Smith November 17, 2020 The President's Inbox

Human Rights

Making America Decent Again: Biden and the Future of U.S. Human Rights Policy
The United States can only promote human rights abroad if it begins from a position of humility, acknowledging that the struggle to make America a more perfect union is ongoing.

by Stewart M. Patrick November 23, 2020 International Institutions and Global Governance Program

Middle East and North Africa

What Is the Kafala System?
The kafala system regulates the lives of tens of millions of migrant laborers in the Middle East, but growing outrage over human rights abuses, racism, and gender discrimination has fueled calls for reform.

Backgrounder by Kali Robinson November 20, 2020