CSIS analyst: DEPA offers interim step for digital trade in the Indo-Pacific

The U.S. needs to re-engage with allies in the Indo-Pacific region as soon as possible, and one “platform for discussion” -- the Digital Economic Partnership Agreement -- offers a potential pathway as well as a more flexible approach to digital trade, according to Matthew Goodman, senior vice president for economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The Biden administration in recent weeks has been considering a digital trade deal as a way to re-engage in the Indo-Pacific region...