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.
Learn more and register here: csis.org/events/advancing-de…
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…