Biden’s Worries on China, Creat ing a Better Internet, and More

June 14, 2021

Recently, a technical issue with Fastly—an internet infrastructure company—temporarily knocked major websites offline, including Hulu, PayPal, and the New York Times. While the problem was fixed quickly, the outage shows that government, policy, and business communities must develop a greater understanding of the internet's behind-the-scenes operations, John Villasenor contends.

"In Biden's view, the United States and other democracies are in a competition with China and other autocracies." Thomas Wright discusses the administration's approach to China so far, views from America's European allies, and what it all could mean for U.S. foreign policy.

After over a decade in development and billions of dollars spent, the Keystone XL pipeline project was officially terminated last week. On The Current podcast, Samantha Gross breaks down what finally led to the cancellation and what it reveals about U.S. energy policy going forward.

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