For nearly two decades Taiwan and the United States have battled an escalating series of public health crises, from SARS to COVID-19. And since COVID-19 is unlikely to be the last such crisis, public health should be an arena for growing U.S.-Taiwan cooperation.

The decades-old debate between governments and key tech companies over encryption has flared up again. How can we have a more constructive debate about encryption? What issues should be prioritized?

It is time to rethink the belief that solutions are impossible and that encryption means law enforcement officials cannot do their jobs. By breaking the debate down into its component parts and looking at points of agreement, there is a path toward a more fruitful and more civil debate.