Insights
The Future of Affordable Housing
Amid surging rents, rising construction costs, and entrenched zoning barriers, the U.S. continues to grapple with a worsening affordable housing shortage. Policymakers and...
Japan’s Strategic Push to Attract U.S. Researchers
In recent years, research mobility has undergone a profound transformation. Once considered the premier destination for global scientific talent, the United States is now facing...
Turning Orange Peels into a Circular Battery Future
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere powering electric cars, smartphones, laptops, and even renewable energy grids. They are essential to the clean energy transition, storing...
Reviving America’s Maritime Power
Developing the U.S. maritime sector, which spans shipping, shipbuilding, and port operations, has become one of the top priorities of the Trump administration. Amid escalating...
Surging Clean Energy Growth Requires Innovation in Fire Protection
The United States is experiencing an ongoing surge in the implementation of clean energy infrastructure - from electric vehicles (EVs) on the streets to battery energy storage...
U.S. Privacy Regulations: Andrew Kingman: The Lobbyist Striking Balance in Privacy Policy
As the U.S. grapples with the absence of federal privacy law, state-level regulations have become the de facto standard for protecting personal data. At the center of this...
Bentonville, Arkansas: Unicorn City of the U.S. South
Bentonville, Arkansas, known as the “Unicorn City,” is redefining itself as one of America’s most dynamic small cities. Once recognized mainly as Walmart’s hometown, Bentonville...
The Most Symbolic Acquisition in Economic History between Japan and the United States Has Been Finalized
NYU Law's Prof. Bruce Aronson breaks down the Nippon Steel-US Steel acquisition, discussing the $14B gamble, national security's evolving definition, and labor union impacts....
“Technology City of the South” The Alpharetta Story
Alpharetta, located outside Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, is a rapidly developing industrial and technological cluster with around 4.800 companies in fields such as...
Korea’s Ombudsman System: A Model for Resolving Investor-State Disputes
Korea's Foreign Investment Ombudsman System has played a crucial role in resolving foreign investor issues with domestic regulations, while also bolstering investor confidence....
Understanding ISDS: A System Under Scrutiny
Washington CORE recently conducted an interview with Andrew Lugg, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to discuss the evolving...
U.S. Strategies for Global Supply Chain Resilience
The United States is reshaping its global supply chain strategy to reduce reliance on China and strengthen national security. Driven by concerns over intellectual property theft,...
Toward National Health Security: Strengthening U.S. Biomanufacturing Capabilities
Despite its historical leadership in global bioeconomy developments, the U.S. has recently seen its biomanufacturing capabilities lag due to rapid advancements in biotechnology...
Interview with Gay Gordon-Byrne, Executive Order of The Repair Association, on the Right to Repair Movement in the U.S., the Current Landscape, Global Initiatives, and the Uphill Challenges Ahead
Washington CORE CEO Chiyo Kobayashi and Research Analyst Folake Amoda interviewed Gay Gordon-Byrne, Executive Director of The Repair Association, about the right to repair...
The UK’s Industrial Decarbonization Acceleration Program: Scaling up energy-efficient solutions at the heart of industry
Paul McKinney, Associate Director at the United Kingdom’s Carbon Trust, shared his insights on how his organization is collaborating with industry and other partners to scale...
International Knowledge Exchange on Decarbonization U.S. Pacific Northwest and Denmark Industrial Symbiosis Case
As the decarbonization movement grows around the world, many cross-border collaborations have formed to build capacity to advance sustainability. A prime example of this...
National Cancer Center (NCC) at Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City World-leading Cancer Drug Discovery Ecosystem in Japan
In recent years, the Japanese medical sector has strongly emerged as a global leader with growing strengths in clinical research and state of the art medical equipment. In the...
Seizing Opportunities in the Air Case in Point: US-Japan Cancer Research
In recent years, medical research institutions have been deepening their international collaboration on developing an effective drug for cancer. These cooperative projects help...