By Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO

For decades, energy security has meant oil. Countries worried about their dependence on the Middle East and Russia, the security of shipping lanes, and the geopolitical consequences of relying on a small number of producers for the oil that powered global economies.

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?

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?

By Michael Wu, Basilinna Senior Vice President

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?

By Gracie Sun, Basilinna Chair of Asia-Pacific

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?

By Leigh Wedell, Basilinna President and COO 

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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? 

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.

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.

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.

By Deborah Lehr, Chair and CEO

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.

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.

By Irina Bokova, Executive Director

As the United States approaches America 250, what opportunities do you see for culture to deepen U.S. engagement with the world? Where can culture have the greatest impact in strengthening international relationships and shaping global engagement in the decade ahead?

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.  

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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.