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- 美國在台協會代理處長傅德恩 2016防制人口販運國際工作坊致詞講稿。
Remarks by AIT Acting Director Robert W. Forden at 2016 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking.
OT-1613, July 27, 2016, 2 pages.
"Human trafficking violates the most basic sense of our common humanity. It is therefore essential that like-minded partners around the globe coordinate our efforts to eliminate modern slavery." (From AIT)
- 美國在台協會代理處長傅德恩 2016防止數位盜版研討會致詞講稿。
Remarks by AIT Acting Director Robert W. Forden at 2016 International Conference: Best Practices for Stemming Digital Piracy.
OT-1611, July 26, 2016, 2 pages.
“Intellectual property rights protection touches on many facets of strong economic growth, whether it is patents, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, or fostering an overall environment for innovation and creativity.” (From AIT)
- 國務院打擊人口販運問題大使蘇珊‧柯佩吉 2016防制人口販運國際工作坊專題演講。
Remarks by Susan Coppedge Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons And Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State at 2016 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Trafficking.
OT-1614, July 27, 2016, 6 pages.
“I would like to commend Taiwan for consistently meriting a Tier 1 status in our annual TIP Report since 2010. This is, indeed, a reflection of Taiwans unyielding efforts to continuously strengthen its own capacity and to build a broad coalition of partners locally and abroad to combat human trafficking.” (From AIT)
- 美國總統行政辦公室智慧財產權執法協調官丹尼‧馬棣 2016防止數位盜版研討會專題演講。
Remarks by Daniel H. Marti U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Executive Office of the President at 2016 International Conference: Best Practices for Stemming Digital Piracy.
OT-1612, July 27, 2016, 7 pages.
“I renew the call for not only corporate leadership and responsibility to help minimize persistent IP-infringing activities, but also for all stakeholders to help enhance our understanding of the nature of digital piracy.” (From AIT)
- 國際宗教自由報告: 2015年台灣部分。
International Religious Freedom Report for 2015: Taiwan Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor United States Department of State.
OT-1615, August 11, 2016, 3 pages.
“The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief. Domestic service workers and caretakers are not covered under the labor standards law and are therefore not legally guaranteed a weekly rest day. Due to this exclusion, many domestic workers were not able to attend religious services.” (From AIT)
- 美國2016年人口販運問題報告 台灣部分（第一列）。
2016 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - TAIWAN (TIER 1).
OT-1610, July 01, 2016, 4 pages.
“As required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the TIP Report assesses efforts around the world to combat modern slavery.” (From AIT)
- Campbell, Caitlin and Nargiza Salidjanova.
South China Sea Arbitration Ruling: What Happened and What’s Next?
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, July 12, 2016, 9 pages.
“On July 12, 2016, the arbitral tribunal adjudicating the Philippines’ case against China in the South China Sea ruled overwhelmingly in favor of the Philippines, determining that major elements of China’s claim—including its nine-dash line, recent land reclamation activities, and other activities in Philippine waters—were unlawful. Predictably, China reacted negatively to the ruling, maintaining it was ‘null and void.’ China may take assertive and inflammatory steps to defend its position. The extent to which China abides by the ruling in the long term, and to which the international community supports and seeks to enforce the ruling, will have consequences for the utility of international law as a tool to ensure the peaceful, stable, and lawful use of the seas going forward.” (From the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission)
- Mearsheimer, John J. and Stephen M. Walt.
The Case for Offshore Balancing: A Superior U.S. Grand Strategy.
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2016 issues, 15 pages.
“The United States' principal aim in Europe and Northeast Asia should be to maintain the regional balance of power so that the most powerful state in each region-for now, Russia and China, respectively-remains too worried about its neighbors to roam into the Western Hemisphere. Isis represents a serious threat to them but a minor problem for the United States, and the only long-term solution to it is better local institutions, something Washington cannot provide.” (From Foreign Affairs)
- Zanotti, Jim.
Turkey: Failed Coup and Implications for U.S. Policy.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, July 19, 2016, 4 pages.
“On July 15-16, 2016, elements within the Turkish military tried, but failed, to seize political power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. The perpetrators detained the military's top commanders,er) that they had taken power, but failed in their efforts to seize Erdogan or other key leaders. Government officials used various traditional and social media platforms and alerts from mosque loudspeakers to rally Turkey's citizens in opposition to the plot.” (From CRS Report)
- Gloudeman, Lauren and Nargiza Salidjanova.
Policy Considerations for Negotiating a U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, August 1, 2016, 39 pages.
“This report briefly summarizes each country’s history with BITs, identifies potential challenges in moving forward with negotiations, and highlights potential implications of the U.S.-China BIT for the United States. Drawing on the 2012 U.S. Model BIT, the evolution of China’s BIT practice, and China’s 2012 BIT with Canada, this report concludes by discussing a number of questions U.S. policymakers should consider.” (From the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission)
- Synder, Matt and Nicole Stroner.
Chinese Tourism and Hospitality Investment in the United States.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, July 25, 2016, 28 pages.
“This paper examines the rise in Chinese tourism to the United States and Chinese investment in the U.S. hospitality sector and the consequences of these trends for the United States.” (From the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission)
- Clinton, Trump Supporters Have Starkly Different Views of a Changing Nation.
Pew Research Center, August 18, 2016, 76 pages.“Supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump disagree on a range of policy issues, from terrorism to free trade. Yet they also have more fundamental differences over long-term changes in the country and the next generation’s future prospects.” (From Pew Research Center)
- Chaturvedi, Richa.
A Closer look at the Gender gap in Presidential Voting.
Pew Research Center, July 28, 2016, 4 pages. “Hillary Clinton is now officially the first woman to top the ticket of a major U.S. political party. Her candidacy and controversial comments about women made by Donald Trump have raised the question of whether a long-standing gender gap in American politics could grow wider in 2016.” (From Pew Research Center)
- Furman, Jason.
The Truth About American Unemployment: How to Grow the Country’s Labor Force.
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2016 issues, 9 pages.
"Many economists worried that even if the U.S. economy improved, unemployment would remain high for years to come. Some warned darkly of a ‘jobless recovery.’ Those fears have proved unfounded: since peaking at ten percent in October 2009, the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen by half and is now lower than it was in the years leading up to the crisis. Beyond the basic unemployment rate, a broad range of evidence shows that the labor market has largely returned to good health. Compared with earlier in the recovery, far fewer workers are underemployed or underutilized. Long-term unemployment has fallen steadily, from an all-time high of four percent of the labor force in early 2010 to just over one percent today. And adjusting for inflation, average hourly wages have been increasing for more than three years.” (From Foreign Affairs)
- Connor, Phillip.
Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015.
Pew Research Center, August 2, 2016, 8 pages.
"A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 that was set in 1992 after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency." (From Pew Research Center)
- Cordesman, Anthony H.
"Defeating" ISIS: The Real Threats and Challenges.
Center for Strategic and International Studies, August 4, 2016, 20 pages.
“This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the terrorism – along with detailed graphs and tables that show the trends in terrorism, populations, and unrest in the nations that have the key sources of terrorism.” (From the CSIS)
- Gottlieb, Scott.
Confronting the Growing Risk from Zika.
Forbes, August 4, 2016, 6 pages.
“Health officials should also have in place aggressive programs to monitor the local mosquito population, to test bugs for evidence of the virus. Florida has already invested heavily in these measures, as have other states, including New York and Virginia. Every vulnerable state needs to implement similar programs. Mosquitoes can be collected and tested to see if they’re carrying a virus like Zika. By implementing programs to catch and evaluate the insects throughout the affected regions, health officials can provide real-time information on emerging outbreaks.” (From Forbes)
- Baller, Silja and Others.
The Global Information Technology Report 2016 : Innovating in the Digital Economy: Executive Summary.
World Economic Forum, July 2016, 4 pages.
"The Global Information Technology Report 2016 features the latest iteration of the Networked Readiness Index, which assesses the factors, policies and institutions that enable a country to fully leverage information and mmunication technologies (ICTs) for increased competitiveness and wll-being.” (From World Economic Forum)
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- Castro, Daniel and Others.
How Is the Federal Government Using the Internet of Things?
Center for Data Innovation, July 25, 2016, 30 pages.
“Agency adoption of the Internet of Things will likely remain low unless important changes are made to encourage adoption across the federal government. “ (from Center for Data Innovation)
- Hurwitz, Gus
Privacy and Cybersecurity Are Not the Same, and Americans Care Far More About Cybersecurity.
American Enterprise Institute, July 25, 2016, 6 pages.
"The distinction between privacy and security is not always a bright line. But the NTIA data demonstrate that Internet users recognize the there is a difference and that they are substantially more concerned about security than privacy. Policymakers should be cognizant of this as they work to address both sets of issues and be wary of advocates who conflate privacy with security to advance their own privacy-related agenda.” (From American Enterprise Institute)
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