Our Insights
Featured Insights Selected by Our Experts
-
![]()
The Return of the Koh Ker Ganesha
with Brad Gordon, Channy Set, and Nguon Chhay Song | Hosted by Deborah Lehr
-
![]()
CES, Digital Trade, and the Future of Tech Supply Chains
with Ed Brytzwa | Hosted by Jake E. Jennings
-
![]()
Iran, The Days After: The Succession
By the Basilinna team
-
![]()
Why China Is Pushing Trade Facilitation Despite a Record Surplus
By Leigh Wedell and Ruihan Huang
-
![]()
Mexico Now America’s Top Trading Partner as USMCA Review Looms
By Abel Hibert, Senior Fellow
-
![]()
Nature as National Asset: How the Middle East Is Turning Biodiversity into Economic Opportunity
By Basilinna Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO.
-
![]()
China Economic Stimulus Tracker
A comprehensive timeline of announcements and policy actions implemented by the Chinese government to stimulate economic activity.
-
![]()
From the Middle Kingdom to the Saudi Kingdom: Opportunities Abound
By Yasser Elnaggar, Chair of the Middle East and Africa
Explore all of our Insights, Interviews, Commentary, and More
What to Watch at the Trump-Xi Summit
By Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO
China often develops catchy names and numbers for its major policy initiatives—wrapping up complex agendas and outcomes in short, repeatable constructs that shape how they are understood. What’s your "formula" for the Trump-Xi summit—what matters most, what each side wants, where a deal is possible, and where the real risks lie?
What to Watch at the Trump-Xi Summit
By Deborah Lehr, Leigh Wedell, Gracie Sun, Michael Wu, Peter Fraser, and Ruihan Huang
China often develops catchy names and numbers for its major policy initiatives—wrapping up complex agendas and outcomes in short, repeatable constructs that shape how they are understood. What’s your "formula" for the Trump-Xi summit—what matters most, what each side wants, where a deal is possible, and where the real risks lie?
Tech and Trade Strategic Insights: Beyond the Headlines
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
North American Trade Talks Carry Broader Technology Stakes: Canada’s EU overture reshape trading relationships over time, but its legal form is undefined and Washington has threatened a response.
The Next Phase of North American Supply Chains
By Óscar Arcos, Executive Director
As trade, technology, and economic security increasingly reshape North American supply chains, where do you see the most overlooked opportunities for Mexico and companies operating there? Beyond nearshoring, what should businesses be doing now to position themselves for this new phase of regional integration?
The Next Phase of North American Supply Chains
By Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
As trade, technology, and economic security increasingly reshape North American supply chains, where do you see the most overlooked opportunities for Mexico and companies operating there? Beyond nearshoring, what should businesses be doing now to position themselves for this new phase of regional integration?
The Next Phase of North American Supply Chains
By Abel Hibert, Senior Fellow
As trade, technology, and economic security increasingly reshape North American supply chains, where do you see the most overlooked opportunities for Mexico and companies operating there? Beyond nearshoring, what should businesses be doing now to position themselves for this new phase of regional integration?
The Next Phase of North American Supply Chains
By Jake E. Jennings, Basilinna Chair of Technology and Trade, Abel Hibert, Basilinna Senior Fellow, Oscar Arcos, Basilinna Executive Director
As trade, technology, and economic security increasingly reshape North American supply chains, where do you see the most overlooked opportunities for Mexico and companies operating there? Beyond nearshoring, what should businesses be doing now to position themselves for this new phase of regional integration?
Japan's Labor Crisis Is America's Preview
Hosted by Jake E. Jennings, Chair of Technology and Trade
As Japan confronts an aging workforce and shrinking labor pool, the country is becoming a real-world test case for how industrial economies can use AI to sustain productivity and competitiveness.
Xi Jinping’s Egypt Visit
By the Basilinna Team
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a two-day state visit to Egypt this week, his first visit to the country in a decade. Marking 70 years of diplomatic relations between Egypt and China.
Xi Jinping’s Cultural Diplomacy in Cairo
By Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO
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.