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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced on 8 September that China will develop a new "Global Data Security Initiative" (GDSI) to promote multilateral rules on cybersecurity, internet governance, and data governance. The initiative is Beijing's answer to Washington's "Clean Network" initiative, which the State Department says has gained support from 30 countries and territories. GDSI also marks Beijing's latest efforts to fill a perceived vacuum in global leadership – created by the US’s turn towards nationalism under President Donald Trump – with multilateral initiatives. Beijing's p

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Abraham Riesman אברהם ריסמאַן@abrahamjoseph

Russia, if you're listening, please give me a book deal to write a short monograph where I integrate the reams of interviews that I did for my CHILDREN OF MEN feature but didn't have room to incorporate alongside expanded analysis from myself and others: https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/children-of-men-alfonso-cuaron-c-v-r.html

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Andres Borenstein @Coloboren·

Tercer mes seguido en que las exportaciones a brasil recuperan a doble digito m/m sin estacionalidad. Más que la soja, nos va a ayudar Brasil que va a terminar cayendo menos de 5% este año con crecimiento de 3.5% en 2021.

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Poliarquía @Poliarquia_·

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EL ICC CAE 2,4% EN SEPTIEMBRE
El Índice de Confianza del Consumidor (ICC) elaborado por el @CIF_UTDT junto a @Poliarquia_ se sitúa en 40,3 puntos en septiembre, marcando una reducción de 2,4%. Desde el primer mes de gestión de Alberto Fernández, el ICC cae 6,3%. #EncuestaMensual

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Nicolas Veron@nicolas_veron·

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Today the @EU_Commission published its new action plan for Capital Markets Union. It looks... pretty much like the previous action plans that have been unveiled with some regularity since JC Juncker first used the #CMU buzzword in 2014. (1/N) https://ec.europa.eu/finance/docs/law/200924-capital-markets-union-action-plan_en.pdf

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JapanAmerica Houston @JASHouston·

23 Sep

新著「The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan」の著者Tobias Harris氏(@observingjapan )を招き、歴在首相のなかで最長の連続在任期間をもつ政治家安倍晋三氏の業績や世界に与えた影響、そして今後の日本についてお話し頂きます。

参加費は無料です。お申し込み: https://bit.ly/2EpPWhY https://twitter.com/JASHouston/status/1308784978654834691

JapanAmerica Houston@JASHouston

THIS FRIDAY, SEP 25, at NOON, join JASH and @WACHouston for a conversation with Japan watcher and author @observingjapan’s Tobias Harris on Prime Minister Abe's departure and what lies ahead.

#TheIconoclast

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov·

12h

“presidentialism works just like Linz said it would. In the current moment, we see all the perils of presidentialism, w/ the legacies of American’s social & economic foundations”

It’s all in Linz. The rest is commentary. Go and learn with Rav @TomPepinsky. https://twitter.com/tompepinsky/status/1309101118060933121

Tom Pepinsky@TomPepinsky

America is a Normal Country: Presidentialism Can Break It, and Exceptionalism Won’t Save It http://tompepinsky.com/2020/09/24/america-is-a-normal-country-presidentialism-can-break-it-and-exceptionalism-wont-save-it/

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Tobias Harris @observingjapan·

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I've updated the events page at my webpage to include all of my recent book talks and panel discussions: https://observingjapan.com/category/events/.

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Foreign Affairs@ForeignAffairs·

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It was far from obvious when he was reelected that Shinzo Abe would not only stay in office for more than seven years but dominate Japan’s political system as no leader had before. Read @observingjapan on the uphill battle ahead of Abe’s successor:
https://trib.al/2Mwa8v5

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Andy Sharp シャープ・アンディ @sharp_writing·

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It's official! @NAR will rebrand as "Nikkei Asia" next Wednesday (Sept. 30). And to mark this momentous occasion on the day, all stories will be free to read.

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Tobias Harris @observingjapan·

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Talk for the British Chamber of Commerce Japan, 7 September http://youtube.com/watch?v=5dnEPTto5Lo&feature=youtu.be http://observingjapan.com/2020/09/24/talk-for-the-british-chamber-of-commerce-japan-7-september/

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