What's Driving Maritime Piracy, Making Up Ground in the 5G Race, and More

March 16, 2021

Between the 1990s and 2010, piracy in the western Indian Ocean became far more organized, sophisticated, and lethal. In a new analysis using the geographic locations of actual pirate incidents, Raj Desai and George Shambaugh highlight the key factors at play.

The FCC failed to establish a national spectrum policy under Ajit Pai's leadership, putting the United States behind in the fifth generation (5G) wireless technology race. Tom Wheeler discusses how Biden's FCC can make up lost ground and guide the nation into the spectrum-based future of communications.

Taiwan has become a poster child for economic resilience and good public health. But an overreliance on China and weak connections with the rest of the world pose serious risks. Syaru Shirley Lin discusses the "high-income trap" that the country has fallen into and outlines important steps to ensure future prosperity.

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