As President Trump visits Saudi Arabia on his first overseas trip of the new term, our Prem Kumar shares insights with @TheNationalNews on the high-stakes deals underway — and how they could reshape U.S.-Gulf ties across defense, AI, and geopolitics.
“With his own ‘America First’ agenda in mind, Mr Trump will be focused on one thing and one thing only: deals.”
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Tomorrow, our Philip Reeker will take part in a panel discussion delving into the significance of tech diplomacy and its connection to AUKUS.
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On May 7, @ASPI_DC will host a panel discussion exploring the importance of tech diplomacy under AUKUS at @scsp_ai's #SCSPAIExpo2024!
@munro_bronte will be joined by @TheAsiaGroup's @A_Sinodinos, @ASG's Philip T. Reeker, and Minister Defence (Director USA) at @UKinUSA, Mark Newton for the panel event 'AUKUS as an Avenue for Tech Diplomacy'.
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Our @MJMcKopolow will be a panelist at a @CSIS Human Rights Initiative event, "Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally."
It will be held on February 21st at 4:30 ET, with in-person and virtual options.
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Our @pstAsiatech shared his insights with @ArjunKharpal of @CNBC on how China's biggest chipmaker is continuing to make advanced chips despite U.S. sanctions.
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Our Philip Reeker wrote a piece for @formichenews, previewing Italy’s G7 presidency this year and how Italy can use the role to deepen ties with the U.S.
Read the full piece here: formiche.net/2024/01/g7-wash…
Our @pstAsiatech shared his insights with @creery_j of @business on Taiwan’s development of a new AI language model, made with the intention of countering Chinese influence in the AI space.
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Taiwan is building its own artificial intelligence language model to mitigate China’s growing tech influence and establish a foothold in the budding ecosystem trib.al/xuVki33
Our @ErikBrattberg was featured in an article from @aduehren and @kimmackrael of @WSJ on Europe’s reaction to increased American protectionism, where he discussed the negative implications of a possible breakdown in the transatlantic relationship.
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“The honeymoon is over.” European officials were crushed to learn President Biden shared views with Donald Trump about trade policies intended to favor the U.S. on.wsj.com/3vRbA9fon.wsj.com/3vRbA9f
Our Eric Altbach shared his insights with Sabri Ben-Achour of Marketplace Morning Report, discussing the factors driving Asia’s “tale of two markets” with Japan's Nikkei closing at a 34-year high.
Listen to the clip here: marketplace.org/shows/market…
#Opinion | @Antonio_OrtizM reflects on the challenges and disputes facing Washington and its neighboring countries as they enter an intense election cycle, with a focus on the possible implications for the USMCA. consejomexicano.org/mediatec…
Our @pstAsiatech was featured in an article from @Iyengarish and @christinafei of @ForeignPolicy on the geopolitical implications of China-based BYD surpassing Tesla in electric vehicle sales.
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We are excited to welcome Jonathan Kaplan as Partner and Lead of our new Education and Workforce Practice. Leveraging his 20+ years of experience in the global education sector, he will support clients seeking to expand and operate in this key area.
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Our Ken Jarrett was featured in a @Forbes piece from @rflannerychina, discussing the possible threats to the current post-APEC stability between the U.S. and China.
Read here: forbes.com/sites/russellflan…
We recently co-hosted an event with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to celebrate 70 years of the U.S.-Korea alliance. We are grateful to KOTRA for their collaboration in putting on this great event!
We are excited to welcome @zantov and @tsivkach_UA as Senior Advisors. They bring an incredible breadth and depth of experience and perspective that will assist clients seeking to invest and operate in these key markets.
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On Tuesday, December 12th, our @AtmanMTrivedi is joining @ITIFdc for a discussion on India’s potential in global semiconductor value chains.
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Our @pstAsiatech was interviewed by @FortuneMagazine about Baidu’s race to the top of the Chinese AI market with their generative AI chatbot product, ERNIE Bot.
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Baidu reveals expectations-beating earnings and touts its new ChatGPT-like AI models, amid leadership chaos at U.S. competitor OpenAI fortune.com/2023/11/22/baidu…
Our @ErikBrattberg was interviewed by @handelsblatt about how the transatlantic relationship may be affected if Donald Trump wins the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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Trump macht klar: Wenn ihm die Rückkehr ins Weiße Haus gelingt, wird er massive Zölle verhängen und die Nato lahmlegen. Für das europäische Verhältnis wären seine Ziele ein Desaster. handelsblatt.com/politik/int…