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The authors stress that both economic and military investments will be required to counter China's integration of statecraft and industry.1 It is further suggested that a selective procurement of allies within the Asian-Pacific region is necessary to counter Chinese economic dominance, military aggression, and coercive practices.2 An Open World suggests that the United States should look to build on existing relationships within trade and security cooperatives in the Indo-Pacific region and bolster the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, to become a formal alliance that projects a robust military presence to counter Chinese aggression and encroachment within the South China Sea. [...]the authors point out the current dearth of expertise, talent, and diplomatic finesse that exists within the United States Department of State. In November 2020, the four members participated in a joint naval exercise meant to improve sea readiness for their fleets.6 This exercise was followed by a virtual meeting the following March and the establishment of working groups to tackle challenges such as supply-chain resilience and COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution.7 If these working groups are the extent of the Quad's influence, then the United States needs to seek other alliances to combat China's aggressive economic and military tactics. Coupling public and private sector goals While this type of partnership with private firms is promising, the authors admit to the widening gap between the national security interests of the public sector and the industrial mission of private corporations, which seems to weaken their argument.
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The three books featured in this Global Perspectives review symposium – Stein Ringen's How Democracies Live;Francis Fukuyama's Liberalism and its Discontents;and Craig Calhoun, Dilip Gaonkar and Charles Taylor's Degenerations of Democracy – each raise important and urgent concerns about the fate of liberal democracy, especially in the United States. This essay argues that policymakers must focus on the interplay between democracy and technology to stimulate democratic renewal in the 21st century. Technology must be democratized through new regulatory and policy approaches to deliver the benefits of broadband internet access as widely as possible. And democracy must be technologized by leveraging new frontiers in artificial intelligence, blockchain and other advanced technologies to improve democratic accountability, public goods provision and state capacity.
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PurposeThis study aims to analyze the impact of technology-based corporation relocation on housing price indices during COVID-19 within the metropolitan areas of Austin, Texas and Seattle/Bellevue, Washington.The corporations under observation were Tesla and Amazon, respectively. The analysis intends to understand economic drivers behind the housing market and the radius of its effect while including fixed and random effects.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a difference-in-difference (DID) method to evaluate changes in housing price index near and further away from Tesla's and Amazon's new corporate locations. The DID method allows for the capture of unique regional characteristics, as it requires a treatment and control group: housing price index and 5-mile and 10-mile search radii centered from the new corporate location.FindingsThe results indicated that corporate relocation announcements had a positive effect on housing price index post-pandemic. Specifically, the effect of Tesla's relocation in Austin on the housing price index was not concentrated near the relocation site, but beyond the 5- and 10-mile radii. For Seattle/Bellevue, the effect of Amazon's relocation announcement on housing price index was concentrated near the relocation site as well as beyond a 10-mile radius. Interestingly, these findings suggest housing markets incorporate speculation of prospective economic expansion linked with a corporate relocation.Originality/valuePrevious literature assessed COVID-19 housing market conditions and the economic effects of corporate relocation separately, whereas this study analyzed the housing price effects of corporate relocation during COVID-19. The DID method includes spatial and temporal analyses that allow for the impact of housing price to be observed across specified radii rather than a city-wide impact analysis.
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Travel intention is an important factor in understanding the traveller's preferences in the travel and tourism business. The purpose of the research is to understand the impact of COVID-19 on travel intention in the Silicon Valley of India and to test the efficacy of the theory of planned behaviour to predict travel intentions. This empirical research followed a quantitative analysis using the data acquired from a structured questionnaire. Convenience sampling was followed to collect the data from the respondents. The multiple linear regression results indicate a significant relationship between attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behaviour control on the intention to travel. The research is limited to respondents from Silicon Valley. The study contributes to the limited literature available in developing countries with respect to understanding the efficacy of the theory of planned behaviour to predict travel intention. The policymakers and health authorities can use the study findings to make decisions and develop policy regulations during the pandemic. Copyright © 2023 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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COVID-19 has led to unprecedented state-sponsored assaults on individual liberty including mask requirements, lockdowns, and mandatory testing and vaccinations. Unfortunately, these broad restrictions have multiple unintended consequences beyond the simple stripping away of individual rights. Silicon Valley, centered in Santa Clara County, represents a particularly compelling case. There has been much dialogue about the digital divide separating poor service workers from wealthy techies, and mandatory lockdowns have had a particularly damaging effect on the divide. They will continue to have negative ramifications long into the future.
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This article analyses US news media’s coverage of the collision between Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple, and an emergent antitrust movement aiming to break up or curb their powers. A study of over 700 articles from 2019 and 2020 shows how news media “frame” this controversy by their selection of storylines, subjects, sources, signs, and solutions. Many stories stress the benefits of Big Tech—the cheapness and convenience of products and services, its importance to the US economy and stock market, and its central role in the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. However, a preponderance of stories supportive of antitrust initiatives seeking to rein in digital monopolists;the narrative of an “antitrust bipartisan alliance” crossing the Republicans/Democrats polarity has become a dominant frame. Yet, the media focus on antitrust legislation and prosecution tends to marginalize more radical proposals for challenging digital corporate power, such as those from the Black Lives Matter movement. Our analysis relates the contested media framing of Big Tech both to inter-capitalist struggles within the communications industry and to a hegemonic crisis in US politics, as an entrenched neoliberalism faces populist challenges from both left and right. © The Author 2021
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Experiential Learning is a key component in Engineering and Engineering Technology Education. However, the current engineering an engineering technology education curriculum in the USA is deficient in providing students with Experiential Learning opportunities. Internships provide students with the much-needed experiential and project-based learning opportunities, and has helped historically underrepresented and underserved students overcome the “imposter syndrome” that oftentimes is a barrier to pursuing engineering and other STEM careers. The NS-ATE Grant (#1902339) for Smart Advanced Manufacturing Education in the Silicon Valley awarded to Ohlone College ensures that this gap in experiential learning opportunity is closed. This paper highlights the innovative implementation of Remote and In-person Internships during COVID-19, the impact on participating students' sense of belonging, retention and success rates of underrepresented students in Engineering and Engineering Technology. This paper also highlights the implementation strategy that would ensure the creation of a diverse Engineering and Engineering Technology Workforce through internships. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021
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In other leadership roles, Larkin has been * founding treasurer of the Wisconsin Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (2012-2015), * a member of the Wisconsin Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Steering Committee (2012-2018), and * co-chair of the Wisconsin State Chief Nursing Officer-Clinical Nurse Specialists Shared Governance Breakfast (2016-2017). The work of the Board will be transparent to our members and your involvement will ensure that our programs and products are aligned not only with our Vision but with the member's needs. Highlights of Pincus's service to AORN include that she is * Vice President of AORN (2020-present), * co-chair of the New York State Council (2018-present), * a peer reviewer for the AORN Journal (2013-present), * Board liaison to the Fellowship Selection Committee (2020-present), and * a member of the AORN of Silicon Valley Board of Directors (2021-present). In other leadership roles, Pincus is * a member of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Legislative/Regulatory Committee (2018-present), * a member of the Kappa Gamma chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (2012-present), and * a mentor for the American Nurses Association Mentorship Program (2020-present).