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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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Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
AI Access Controls Become a New Compliance Frontier: Companies developing, deploying, or integrating advanced AI systems should prepare for growing government expectations around customer verification, geographic restrictions, user screening, and rapid implementation of access-related directives.
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 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?
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
Bilateral Trade Management Will Increase Country-Specific Risk: The Administration has explicitly abandoned most-favored-nation treatment as U.S. trade policy's governing principle. CEOs should direct review of supply chain and market-access strategies that still assume WTO tariff ceilings as a practical constraint and prepare submissions for the forthcoming U.S.– China Board of Trade for comment process on the $30 billion non-strategic goods basket.
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
Non-Tariff Barriers Become Core Trade Risk: Firms should map exposure across regulatory regimes, including digital rules, IP enforcement, and procurement, as market access increasingly depends on compliance with partner-country policies rather than tariff outcomes.
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
Non-Tariff Barriers Become Core Trade Risk: Firms should map exposure across regulatory regimes, including digital rules, IP enforcement, and procurement, as market access increasingly depends on compliance with partner-country policies rather than tariff outcomes.
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
U.S. Trade Strategy Consolidates Around Tariff Architecture: Washington is embedding tariffs into its baseline economic policy rather than using them purely as temporary leverage.
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
USMCA Review Shifts Toward Enforcement-Led Trade: The July 1 joint review is emerging as a live renegotiation window, with tighter origin rules, reduced tolerance for China-linked inputs.
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
AI Procurement Is a National Security Variable: The Anthropic ruling signals that federal agencies may use supply chain risk designations to enforce operational requirements on AI providers, raising the stakes for any technology firm negotiating model guardrails or defense contract terms.