IBA Global Insight - Feb/March 2017

February 2017 / March 2017

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Features

Regulars

USA: Trump’s treaty undoing project

Almost lost amongst the headlines of late January was a draft executive order in which the new United States President contemplates a review of all multilateral treaties unrelated to security, extradition or trade. Global Insight’s new US correspondent assesses the potentially revolutionary change.

Technology: We need to talk about cyber

As the Mossack Fonseca leak last year showed, law firm data can be rich pickings. Businesses may be investing heavily in technological fixes, but the first line of defence from both external and internal cyber threats must be open communication and effective teamwork.

Asia: Hong Kong: healing a divided society

With the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement in 2014 exposing divisions in Hong Kong society, the election of the territory’s fourth chief executive this March comes at a critical time. Whoever gets the top job must balance growing calls for democratic reform while retaining the trust of Beijing.

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IBA Global Insight - Feb/March 2017

February 2017 / March 2017

Features

Towering ambitions

American presidency

Anti-EU populism

We need to talk about cyber

Hitting the right notes

Asia

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LEGAL AND BUSINESS NEWS

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Comment and analysis

USA: Trump’s treaty undoing project

Technology: We need to talk about cyber

As the Mossack Fonseca leak last year showed, law firm data can be rich pickings. Businesses may be investing heavily in technological fixes, but the first line of defence from both external and internal cyber threats must be open communication and effective teamwork.

Asia: Hong Kong: healing a divided society

With the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement in 2014 exposing divisions in Hong Kong society, the election of the territory’s fourth chief executive this March comes at a critical time. Whoever gets the top job must balance growing calls for democratic reform while retaining the trust of Beijing.