Civil war in Myanmar, the fate of Brexit, and strategies to spread the gains of technological innovation.
| The case for growth centers: How to speed tech innovation across America America’s rapidly growing technology sector is driving innovation and economic growth, but the concentration of tech companies in high-cost areas like Silicon Valley has reduced competitiveness and increased regional inequality. In a new report, Mark Muro and Rob Atkinson offer strategies to address the “winner-take-most” dynamics of the U.S. innovation economy. Read more |
| Britain goes to the polls in a high-stakes election “With competing visions of Britain’s domestic and European future at stake, voters face a difficult decision in one of the country’s most highly contested and unpredictable elections in recent memory.” Amanda Sloat discusses the U.K. elections this week and the fate of Brexit moving forward. Read more |
| Peace and war in Myanmar “A visitor to Myanmar can easily spend two weeks seeing the main tourist destinations and depart with the impression of having been in a peaceful nation. Within its borders, however, rages the world’s longest continuing civil war,” writes Lex Rieffel. Read more |
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