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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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Trump-Xi Summit: What Was Agreed and What Comes Next
By the Basilinna Team
The Trump-Xi summit was certainly an exercise in “diplotainment”—but it was more than that. President Trump rolled out an extraordinary red carpet for Xi, from personally greeting him on the tarmac to the full pageantry of a state visit.
Between Security & Commerce
By the Basilinna Team
President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Egypt, his first in a decade, highlights China’s deepening economic and political engagement across MENA. But this does not mean the region is shifting from the United States to China. The U.S. remains the region’s primary defense and advanced technology partner, while China is increasingly central to trade, infrastructure, manufacturing and investment.
U.S.-Japan Currency Intervention: Supporting an Ally and U.S. Economic Interests
By Chynna Hawes, Senior Vice President
Earlier this month, the U.S. joined Japan in a rare effort to stabilize the yen after it weakened toward a 40-year low. Here is what happened, why it matters, and what it means for business.
The U.S.-China Relationship in the Months Ahead
By Ruihan Huang, Director
In the wake of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing, Basilinna's leading China experts respond to the question: which new stabilizing forces—or points of friction—are most likely to shape the U.S.-China relationship in the months ahead?
The U.S.-China Relationship in the Months Ahead
By Kendra Schaefer, Senior Fellow
In the wake of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing, Basilinna's leading China experts respond to the question: which new stabilizing forces—or points of friction—are most likely to shape the U.S.-China relationship in the months ahead?
The U.S.-China Relationship in the Months Ahead
By Chynna Hawes, Senior Vice President
In the wake of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing, Basilinna's leading China experts respond to the question: which new stabilizing forces—or points of friction—are most likely to shape the U.S.-China relationship in the months ahead?
The U.S.-China Relationship in the Months Ahead
By Gracie Sun, Chair of Asia-Pacific
In the wake of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing, Basilinna's leading China experts respond to the question: which new stabilizing forces—or points of friction—are most likely to shape the U.S.-China relationship in the months ahead?
The U.S.-China Relationship in the Months Ahead
By Leigh Wedell, President and COO
In the wake of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing, Basilinna's leading China experts respond to the question: which new stabilizing forces—or points of friction—are most likely to shape the U.S.-China relationship in the months ahead?
The U.S.-China Relationship in the Months Ahead
By Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO
In the wake of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing, Basilinna's leading China experts respond to the question: which new stabilizing forces—or points of friction—are most likely to shape the U.S.-China relationship in the months ahead?
Trump-Xi Meeting: Strategic Competition Doesn’t Preclude Selective Cooperation
By the Basilinna Team
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.