Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
considers how China undermines its own soft power, traces the potential causes of a war over Taiwan, welcomes Europe’s embrace of “smart” power, and more.
Around the world, people increasingly live with the sense that too much is happening, too fast. Chief among the sources of this growing angst are the rise of artificial intelligence, climate change, and Russia's war in Ukraine – each of which demands urgent attention from policymakers and political leaders.
calls attention to the growing challenges posed by AI, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.
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剑桥—正当世界为后新冠时代做准备之际,各国,尤其是于发展中国家而言,对可持续经济增长的需求正变得越来越强烈。作为近几十年来全球增长主要引擎,呼吁这些的国家将其发展战略从工业化转向服务业是很诱人的。得益于新技术,越来越多的服务商品化。一些经济学家甚至建议,低收入经济体应该完全跳过发展的制造业阶段,直接从传统农业转向服务业的新“增长自动扶梯”。
对发展中国家来说,服务业代表着新的圣杯,这一观念的到来实证研究的证实。研究显示,自2000年以来,特别是自2011年以来,服务业的增长速度超过了制造业。而2019冠状病毒病对全球价值链造成的破坏只会强化这种信念。
此外,诸如5G网络和云计算等新技术正在分割服务流程,让外包高薪、高成本的活动变得可行。这些趋势正在推动所谓的“第三次拆分”,一些以前不可交易的服务可以通过这种方式进行交易。随着世界上最大的经济体卷入关税战争并且全球贸易出现急剧下降,许多人认为服务业是最合适的增长和就业引擎,因为它们可以数字化,不太容易受到海关和其他物流壁垒的影响。
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