Tai Initiative

China Daily recently published an article examining the effects of upcoming tariffs in which they interviewed and quoted TI Director Ben Leffel

Tariff ripple effects worry experts - World - Chinadaily.com.cn China’s new tariffs on US agricultural products will have implications for urban residents on the West Coast, not just rural communities, experts say.

USC also had Ben Leffel write this piece in the lead-up to the City Diplomacy Summit. The subject matter of the summit he attended is relevant for TI work insofar as it's subnational diplomacy/exchange-related. He learned a lot about the new international practices being used by city governments, as well as their needs, all of these things which will be covered in the summary report that Sohaela and Ben produce over the next week for USC. Be on the look out for that post so you can read all about the important information that went on during the summit.

California's Leadership Featured in New CPD Report | USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD's newest policy report, "Subnational Diplomacy, Climate Governance & Californian Global Leadership," examines the emerging landscape of bottom-up global climate governance, stemming from such subnational levels as the State of California.