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Featured Insights Selected by Our Experts
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The Return of the Koh Ker Ganesha
with Brad Gordon, Channy Set, and Nguon Chhay Song | Hosted by Deborah Lehr
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CES, Digital Trade, and the Future of Tech Supply Chains
with Ed Brytzwa | Hosted by Jake E. Jennings
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Iran, The Days After: The Succession
By the Basilinna team
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Why China Is Pushing Trade Facilitation Despite a Record Surplus
By Leigh Wedell and Ruihan Huang
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Mexico Now America’s Top Trading Partner as USMCA Review Looms
By Abel Hibert, Senior Fellow
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Nature as National Asset: How the Middle East Is Turning Biodiversity into Economic Opportunity
By Basilinna Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO.
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China Economic Stimulus Tracker
A comprehensive timeline of announcements and policy actions implemented by the Chinese government to stimulate economic activity.
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From the Middle Kingdom to the Saudi Kingdom: Opportunities Abound
By Yasser Elnaggar, Chair of the Middle East and Africa
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6G, AI & the Future of Connectivity
Hosted by Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
How does one standard connect billions of phones in every country on Earth — and who decides what comes next? John Giusti steps into the Tholos Circle to break it down.
Culture and Global Engagement in the Coming Decade
By Tess Davis Basilinna, Executive Director
What opportunities can culture create for deeper U.S. engagement with the world, and where can it have the greatest impact in the decade ahead?
Culture and Global Engagement in the Coming Decade
By Yousra Abdelhameed, Basilinna Chief of Staff and Managing Director
What opportunities can culture create for deeper U.S. engagement with the world, and where can it have the greatest impact in the decade ahead?
Culture and Global Engagement in the Coming Decade
By Dr. Stephen Browne, Basillina Expert
What opportunities can culture create for deeper U.S. engagement with the world, and where can it have the greatest impact in the decade ahead?
Culture and Global Engagement in the Coming Decade
By Irina Bokova, Executive Director
What opportunities can culture create for deeper U.S. engagement with the world, and where can it have the greatest impact in the decade ahead?
Culture and Global Engagement in the Coming Decade
By Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO
What opportunities can culture create for deeper U.S. engagement with the world, and where can it have the greatest impact in the decade ahead?
Culture and Global Engagement in the Coming Decade
By Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO, Irina Bokova, Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Browne, Basillina Expert, Yousra Abdelhameed, Basilinna Managing Directorand Chief of Staff, Tess Davis, Basilinna Executive Director
What opportunities can culture create for deeper U.S. engagement with the world, and where can it have the greatest impact in the decade ahead?-part series, we examine where China's consumer economy stands today, how demand is shifting, and where more targeted progress could help unlock a new phase of growth.
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
USMCA Compliance Offers No Shield From the Section 338 Tariffs: Canada and the United States closed out more than a dozen ministerial-level contacts without a deal.
Monitoring Report: 2026 Iran War
By the Basilinna team
The interim U.S.–Iran memorandum of understanding signed in June remains suspended as a formal ceasefire but still provides the principal diplomatic framework for negotiations. Since late July, however, the conflict has entered another volatile phase in which military escalation and diplomacy have proceeded simultaneously.
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
Tariff Risk Is Shifting Across Legal Authorities: Companies should map product-level exposure across Sections 301 and 338, preserve records supporting exclusions, and adjust contracts and sourcing before new duties take effect.