She touted more rigorous standards for women's empowerment, but USAID delivered the opposite.As Ivanka Trump traveled the world talking up the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, a whole-of-government women’s empowerment initiative, deep problems were developing in the implementation of the bi-partisan Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018. | AP Photo/Andrew HarnikThe Government Accountability Office has issued a about Ivanka Trump’s pet project during her time as an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump.As Ivanka Trump traveled the world...…She touted more rigorous standards for women's empowerment, but USAID delivered the opposite.As Ivanka Trump traveled the world talking up the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, a whole-of-government women’s empowerment initiative, deep problems were developing in the implementation of the bi-partisan Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018. | AP Photo/Andrew HarnikThe Government Accountability Office has issued a about Ivanka Trump’s pet project during her time as an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump.As Ivanka Trump traveled the world...WW…

Hundreds of people of color are handed "assignment restrictions" due to concerns over split loyalties or being susceptible to foreign influence.One former diplomat subject to restrictions was Rep. Andy Kim, who said he was "banned from working on anything related to the Korean Peninsula" while serving at the State Department.As the United States recoils over the murders of six Asian American women in Atlanta and a wave of violence against wider Asian American communities, there’s another reckoning gathering momentum in Washington, in the cloistered diplomatic circles of Foggy Bottom.Asian...…Hundreds of people of color are handed "assignment restrictions" due to concerns over split loyalties or being susceptible to foreign influence.One former diplomat subject to restrictions was Rep. Andy Kim, who said he was "banned from working on anything related to the Korean Peninsula" while serving at the State Department.As the United States recoils over the murders of six Asian American women in Atlanta and a wave of violence against wider Asian American communities, there’s another reckoning gathering momentum in Washington, in the cloistered diplomatic circles of Foggy Bottom.Asian...WW…

Is Beijing’s signature worth the paper it’s written on?Press play to listen to this articleVoiced bySYDNEY — The EU and China long-awaited investment deal — but what is Beijing’s signature worth when it comes to trade pacts, and what does it cost?Australia, which has descended into a nasty trade fight with China, its biggest trading partner, has some uncomfortable answers for the Europeans on these questions.The bottom line: top-level politics trumps trade every time. Canberra's experience shows the pitfalls of trying to balance economic policy with national security, regional politics and...…Is Beijing’s signature worth the paper it’s written on?Press play to listen to this articleVoiced bySYDNEY — The EU and China long-awaited investment deal — but what is Beijing’s signature worth when it comes to trade pacts, and what does it cost?Australia, which has descended into a nasty trade fight with China, its biggest trading partner, has some uncomfortable answers for the Europeans on these questions.The bottom line: top-level politics trumps trade every time. Canberra's experience shows the pitfalls of trying to balance economic policy with national security, regional politics and...WW…

Boris Johnson is unlikely to seal a trade deal with the U.S. in 2021.Then-Vice President Joe Biden waves at members of the media as he arrives at 10 Downing Street in London on Feb. 5, 2013. | Matt Dunham/AP PhotoBoris Johnson has a problem named Joe Biden.Although the U.K. has now sealed a trade deal with the European Union, , the British prime minister’s hopes for a new arrangement with the United States are confronting the reality of a transatlantic relationship that is now anything but special.Johnson allies fear his courtship of Donald Trump is now a liability in a Democratic...…Boris Johnson is unlikely to seal a trade deal with the U.S. in 2021.Then-Vice President Joe Biden waves at members of the media as he arrives at 10 Downing Street in London on Feb. 5, 2013. | Matt Dunham/AP PhotoBoris Johnson has a problem named Joe Biden.Although the U.K. has now sealed a trade deal with the European Union, , the British prime minister’s hopes for a new arrangement with the United States are confronting the reality of a transatlantic relationship that is now anything but special.Johnson allies fear his courtship of Donald Trump is now a liability in a Democratic...WW…

Can the world’s democracies work together to stay ahead of China?Welcome to POLITICO’s new Global Public Tech Spotlight — an extension of the Global Translations newsletter. Each week we track major issues facing the globe. .The United States is the world’s leading force in artificial intelligence (AI), for now, but China is rapidly catching up making partnerships among democracies critical to staying ahead of China’s capabilities. Alongside those competitive and security tensions, the world lacks a common rulebook for the ethical use of AI.Speaking at a POLITICO on Thursday, Eric Schmidt,...…Can the world’s democracies work together to stay ahead of China?Welcome to POLITICO’s new Global Public Tech Spotlight — an extension of the Global Translations newsletter. Each week we track major issues facing the globe. .The United States is the world’s leading force in artificial intelligence (AI), for now, but China is rapidly catching up making partnerships among democracies critical to staying ahead of China’s capabilities. Alongside those competitive and security tensions, the world lacks a common rulebook for the ethical use of AI.Speaking at a POLITICO on Thursday, Eric Schmidt,...WW…