UN General Assembly: what to watch
With this year’s UNGA opens next week, here is an overview of both official UN events and noteworthy side events to watch.
Leading at the Intersections in 2024: leading amid a changing and chaotic world
Powell Tate’s report Leading at the Intersections 2024 covers six of the most front-and-center issues that impact businesses across all sectors, including AI, geopolitics and the 2024 elections. See our perspectives on 2024.
State of geopolitics: what to watch mid-2024
In a year of significant national elections taking place around the globe, two ongoing conflicts and tensions rising among other major actors, here is the mid-year state of play in geopolitics — and the impact for companies.
Insights, Implications and Eyes on the Future
From geopolitics to cyberattacks to ESG, major trends are shaping our world. We are excited to share the latest perspectives on a variety of critical issues. Unpredictions: Insights into policy, business, tech, media and culture around the world explores these trends and raises some overarching questions for organizations and their leaders to consider.
Policy Matters: The 118th Congress’s Oversight Agenda
This edition of Policy Matters provides an overview of the congressional oversight process and agenda, which has renewed relevance in the narrowly divided 118th Congress.
Leading at the Intersections 2023
Powell Tate’s report, Leading at the Intersections 2023 provides our clients with actionable insights on some of the biggest issues of the moment, what to be watching for in 2023, as well as some of our best thinking from the past year.
No Waves Created in U.S. Foreign and Trade Policy
Foreign policy was not a determining factor in the U.S. midterm elections. The outcome is unlikely to shift the international priorities of the Biden administration as it confronts a fractured geopolitical landscape in 2023. In this article, we examine the midterm elections results’ implications for U.S. foreign policy.
Q3 and Beyond: The Global Economic Outlook is Shifting
At the start of Q3, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and continued supply chain disruptions have magnified a slowdown in the global economy. The IMF, World Bank and OECD have each recently revised their global outlook to forecast a protracted period of weak growth and elevated inflation. Various risks, including geopolitical tensions, financial stress and stagflation, require global companies to rethink business operations, investments and workforce conditions.
Five Issues to Watch Post-Davos
The World Economic Forum hosted an off cycle Annual Meeting on 22–26 May. Our experts are tracking five trends from the Davos dialogue with implications for global companies navigating issues and reputation at the intersection of geopolitics, capital markets and ESG.
Global Perspectives on the Food Security Crisis
A collision of global factors has contributed to rising food insecurity. Having been watching this evolving crisis closely, our global network of experts provide local market perspectives, trends, and analyses in this latest report.
The Economic Impacts of the War in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine will cause global economic headwinds in the second quarter and beyond, further undermining economic recovery and hitting the poorest regions and countries the hardest. This article examines some trends to watch in the weeks ahead.
A Six Country Survey: Public and Employee Expectations of Business Amid War In Ukraine
Our Geopolitical Strategy & Risk Group, in partnership with KRC Research, conducted a public opinion poll in six countries to uncover how the public and employees expect business leaders to take action amid the war in Ukraine, as well as long-term geopolitical issues.
Leading at the Intersections in 2022
Powell Tate’s report, Leading at the Intersections in 2022, offers insight on key themes at the center of our work in 2022, as well as some of our best thinking from the past year.
2022 Watch List: Thought Leaders Weigh In
We opened the year by connecting with dozens of thought leaders across policy, politics, business, public health and the media to explore the issues and trends they see shaping the public affairs and communications landscape in 2022.