China is betting that the world still wants new trade deals and opportunities. America seems to be betting that the world will settle for other approaches and alternatives. We’d better get this right. In this week's #StubbornThings, I take a look at the modern history of US trade

If China were to operate more freely in the #Arctic, "its Polar Silk Road will be cleared with Chinese icebreakers," wrote Mark Kennedy, director of the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition , in a paper for The Wilson Center last week. "Collectively, NATO trails Russia and China in icebreakers," he

Thanks to #NironMagnetics CEO Jonathan Rowntree for giving Kate Reschenberg , Executive Director of the Economic Club of MN and me a tour of this important startup in Minneapolis. It is a wonderful story of commercialization of research from the University of Minnesota, of #circularity and of sidestepping

Director Mark Kennedy quoted on efforts to preserve America's industrial base. The Wilson Center voanews.com/a/despite-tari…

Engaging discussion with Profesor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, member of Vietnam's Politburo, on how #AI can enhance economic competitiveness. Indo-Pacific Spark program of Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition and Boston Global Forum w/ CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan (r) & #Vietnam's Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dzung (l)

Great to welcome CSB+SJU Washington DC interns to visit The Wilson Center in partnership with the Eugene J. McCarthy Center.

Meet Lt. Cmdr. Griffin Stangel, UND’s Blue Angel: blogs.und.edu/und-today/2024… #UNDproud @UNDalumni @UNDaerospace Blue Angels

As Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition Global Fellows Lea Thome and Rory Linehan, US needs to help its companies honestly operate in corrupt ecosystems or it will yield a major portion of globe to dominance by strategic competitors. The Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org/article/shield…

Thanks to Roberto Izurieta, Alt Exec Dir of Inter-American Development Bank , and Paul Quirk for hosting a discussion with Soledad Peña Plaza, Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy for #Ecuador. Joined by The Wilson Center colleagues Facundo Robles and Margaret Myers. Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition

It was a great pleasure to meet you Mark Kennedy and your colleagues Margaret Myers , Facundo Robles and exchange views about current topics relevant for Ecuador, the U.S. and the region. Thank you Roberto Izurieta for connecting and hosting us🇪🇨🤝🇺🇸

My conversation with Connell McShane on NewsNation regarding US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan 's current visit to China. Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition The Wilson Center youtube.com/watch?v=upCqj4…

My conversation with Connell McShane on NewsNation regarding US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's current visit to China. Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition The Wilson Center

Leaving Folsom with a W 😎 #GoBuffs

An indication of how much #Vietnam likes America - all the clocks at the Rex Hotel in Saigon /HCMC are set to friendly cities - Sydney, New York, Tokyo, London, Paris. Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition The Wilson Center

Great to visit the largest shipyard in Southeast Asia - Hyundai Vietnam. Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition The Wilson Center #shipbuilding

Very engaging discussion with the leadership of Khanh Hoa Province in #Vietnam exploring mutually beneficial collaborations with America. Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition The Wilson Center