Can the EU Stand up to Tech Giants?, Racial Discrimination in US Housing, and More

February 15, 2020

Government troops ride on a military truck along the main road of Mapandi district in Marawi City.

Listen: Why is Duterte canceling the US-Philippines military cooperation agreement?

This week, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced the cancellation of the 1999 Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States. In a new episode of The Current, Lindsey Ford explains why this is a significant loss for the security of the Philippine people and signals the declining influence of the United States.

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Watch: Discriminatory housing practices for Black Americans

In the United States, homes in Black neighborhoods are priced around 23% less than those in white neighborhoods, contributing to billions of dollars of lost assets for Black Americans. As part of our Race in American Public Policy video series, Andre Perry examines the policy-based devaluation of Black Americans on housing.

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Is the EU tough enough to stand up to digital giants like Amazon and Google?

The digital economy presents important opportunities for growth in the EU. But what is the best way to promote and maintain healthy competition? Anwar Aridi and Urška Petrovčič discuss how EU and U.S. approaches to competition law differ and explain who has the edge when it comes to regulating tech giants.

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The Senate checks Trump. On Thursday, in a bipartisan rebuke of President Trump, a Senate majority voted to block the president from taking additional military action against Iran. In the Washington Post, Sarah Binder outlines three key takeaways from the vote.

The oversight wars are not going away. The impeachment trial of President Trump has reached its conclusion, but several loose ends remain. Writing for The Atlantic, Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes discuss the upcoming skirmishes between Trump and the House that will unfold over the new few months.

How a foreign rivalry can inspire progress. In Foreign Affairs, Brookings Fellow Tarun Chhabra and co-authors Scott Moore and Dominic Tierney explain how American progressives can leverage U.S.-China competition to usher in a new era of national investment, solidarity, and reform.

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