When President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo this week for his first state visit to Egypt in a decade, trade, investment and geopolitics were inevitably high on the agenda. But Xi also made something else unusually prominent: culture.

At a time of geopolitical competition and shifting alliances, China and the Arab world are finding common ground around a problem they share: the desert.

How MENA’s Ties with Washington and Beijing Are Reshaping Commercial Opportunity

As we observe the continued damage to biodiversity across the globe, Basilinna CEO Deborah Lehr shines a light on the infrastructural impacts that are being overlooked.

President Trump’s visit to China was significant less for specific deliverables than for what it revealed about the evolving framework of U.S.-China relations under Trump and Xi. Despite deep structural tensions, both leaders signaled that strategic competition can coexist with selective cooperation and active management of rivalry. 

As the United States and China pursue greater stability, it is important to identify economic issues that can serve as a practical anchor. This three-part series examines the current state of China's consumer economy and examines where China's consumer economy stands today, how demand is shifting, and where more targeted progress could help unlock a new phase of growth.

Recent geopolitical shocks have forced a fundamental reassessment of risk. War, supply chain disruptions, and rising fragmentation have shown that resilience can no longer be assumed but it must be built. While attention has focused on geopolitical risk, climate risk, equally consequential, is now converging with it.

Basilinna CEO Deborah Lehr’s latest insight, featured in Sports Business Journal, delves into the relationship between the sports economy and international diplomacy.

Basilinna CEO, Deborah Lehr's recent op-ed in The Hill looks at an issue that should be part of any future Ukraine peace settlement: the return of looted cultural heritage.

With the recent death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, an interim council steps in to lead until a pivotal future decision is made. The Basilinna team breaks down the critical roles the regional leadership takes, between geopolitical, ideological, and market significance, as well as what this change could mean.

Basilinna CEO Deborah Lehr shares her insights on how cities, capital, and digital platforms are quietly redefining the architecture of modern sports diplomacy as the U.S. prepares to host a decade of global mega-events.

Basilinna Chair and CEO Deborah Lehr joins Bloomberg’s Wall Street Week to break down what investors can expect after President Trump gave a royal welcome to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Basilinna announced the launch of its Biodiversity and Nature Finance Offering to help governments, companies, and NGOs address environmental risks, regulatory demands, and shifting investment trends from climate shocks and biodiversity loss. The practice will also support biodiversity solution providers in accessing growing pools of nature-based capital.