Publications and Media
Members of our firm frequently publish, lead conferences, record podcasts or are interviewed by international media.
Publication Year
Antony Blinken’s Visit Is a Turning Point for Guyana
Source:
The National Interest
Published: July 2023
Interview on ROK-China relations
Dr. Thomas Cynkin, TSG Practice Lead for Japan and Northeast Asia is interviewed by the U.S. government’s Voice of America on ROK-China relations (English language begins at the 2:30 time mark).
Source:
Voice Of America - Korea
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: July 2023
Experts react: Blinken makes the rounds in Beijing. Will there be a US-China thaw?
Source:
Atlantic Council
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: June 2023
OP-ED: Venezuelan Reactions to the ICJ Ruling
Source:
Oil Now
Published: June 2023
The USMCA Trade Pact Can Ensure North America’s Success, if We Settle a Few Disputes
Source:
The Messenger
Published: June 2023
Don’t call it a Quint, but South Korea does have a future with the Quad
Source:
Atlantic Council
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: May 2023
The need to give dialogue a chance
Source:
Business Recorder
Author: Mr. Majyd Aziz
Published: May 2023
Biden Seeks Seoul’s Pledges on Ukraine, Nuclear Deterrence
TSG’s Practice Lead for Japan and Northeast Asia quoted by The Wall Street Journal.
Source:
The Wall Street Journal
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: April 2023
‘Embarrassing wrench’: How Pentagon leak complicates South Korean president’s state visit with Biden
TSG’s Practice Lead for Japan and Northeast Asia quoted by USA Today.
Source:
USA Today
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: April 2023
Are South Korea-Japan relations finally getting back on track?
Source:
Atlantic Council
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: March 2023
Opinion: It’s Critical that EVs be fuelled by renewables
Source:
The Economic Times
Author: Mr. Vinay Piparsania
Published: March 2023
TSG Senior Consultant and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy testifies before subcommittees of the Committee on Energy & Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Source:
Committee on Energy & Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Author: The Hon. Mark W. Menezes
Published: February 2023
How to get the private sector involved in reconstructing Ukraine
Source:
Atlantic Council
Published: February 2023
Lula takes over in Brazil, slams Bolsonaro’s anti-democratic threats
Source:
Reuters
Author: Mr. Creomar de Souza
Published: January 2023
The Border Controversy: Diplomacy must continue to complement the ICJ Process
Source:
Oil Now
Published: November 2022
EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Why should Indian industry care?
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The Economic Times of India
Author: Mr. Vinay Piparsania
Published: November 2022
Peace in northern Ethiopia — looking for the end of the rainbow
Source:
Washington Examiner
Published: October 2022
Opportunities for Uzbekistan textile and apparel industry
Source:
UZ Daily
Author: Mr. Dana M. Marshall
Published: October 2022
An acid test for the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement
Source:
The Hill
Published: August 2022
TSG Senior Advisor for Brazil on the Brazilian elections
Source:
The Washington Post
Author: Mr. Creomar de Souza
Published: May 2022
Trade is the Key to Building Jobs
Source:
Pulse News Mexico
Published: March 2022
The Crisis in Ethiopia
TSG Practice Lead, Africa, discusses the current situation in Ethiopia and policy recommendations.
Source:
Voice of America (VOA)
Published: November 2021
Resuming North American leaders summits could accomplish much
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Toronto's 'Globe and Mail' and Mexico City's 'El Universal'
Published: November 2021
The US and Mexico take steps to strengthen ties
TSG Consultant and former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne, writing in The Hill
Source:
The Hill
Published: September 2021
Carbon border adjustment mechanisms: Will innovative climate policy launch a trade war?
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TSG Consultant Mark Linscott writing in the New Atlanticist
Published: June 2021
Open letter to the G7 leaders urging quick vaccination worldwide
Senior Advisor for Global Health Affairs Amb. (ret.) Jimmy Kolker signs an open letter to the G7 leaders urging quick vaccination worldwide.
Source:
G7 Open Letter
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: June 2021
Mexico’s AMLO presses for victory and country’s ‘fourth transformation’
Source:
The Hill
Published: June 2021
Guyana – Suriname Virtual Conference Series
Webinars on business opportunities in Guyana and Suriname.
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Transnational Strategy Group in collaboration with Columbia Business School Alumni Association
Published: April 2021
The U.S.-Japan Alliance in Global Health: COVID-19 and Beyond
Source:
Transnational Strategy Group and Langley Esquire
Published: February 2021
A Better Way Forward for Mexico
TSG Consultant for International Commercial, Investment and Mexican Affairs Ambassador (ret.) E. Anthony Wayne, discusses recent Mexican legislation regarding cross-border criminal cooperation.
Source:
Pulse News Mexico
Published: January 2021
Biden’s team must forge an early national security strategy — and better processes
Source:
The Hill
Published: January 2021
The Future of U.S.-Japan Relations under Biden – with special guest Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki
Source:
Transnational Strategy Group and Langley Esquire
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: December 2020
TSG Consultant James Schwemlein presents at Royal Society for Asian Affairs conference on an American post-election Asia policy
Source:
Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Author: Private: Mr. James Schwemlein
Published: November 2020
Suga’s national security agenda
Source:
The Japan Times
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: October 2020
Improving Pandemic Preparedness
Senior Advisor for Global Health Affairs Amb. (ret.) Jimmy Kolker served as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on “Improving Pandemic Preparedness. Lessons from COVID-19.”
Source:
Council On Foreign Relations
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: October 2020
A National Security Strategy for New Japanese Prime Minister Suga
Source:
The National Interest
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: September 2020
INTERVIEW | Thomas Cynkin on What Shinzo Abe’s Successor Should Know About Diplomacy
TSG Japan and Northeast Asia Practice Lead Dr. Thomas Cynkin is interviewed by Japan Forward on Japanese-U.S. diplomacy and relations under a new Prime Minister.
Source:
Japan Forward
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: September 2020
Woodward Book Casts New Light On Trump’s Fight With WHO
TSG Senior Advisor for Global Health Affairs quoted in National Public Radio article on President Trump’s policy with respect to the World Health Organization (WHO)
Source:
NPR
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: September 2020
NIH Presses U.S. Nonprofit for Information on Wuhan Virology Lab
TSG Senior Advisor for Global Health Affairs quoted in article reporting on National Institutes of Health investigation.
Source:
Wall Street Journal
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: August 2020
The Sultan of Oman’s new cabinet combines continuity and change
Source:
Atlantic Council
Published: August 2020
Enduring problems showcase the need to update US-Mexico security cooperation
Source:
The Hill
Published: August 2020
TSG Consultant for Mexican affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne interview on U.S.-Mexico relations.
Source:
US-Mexico Foundation
Published: August 2020
Conversation including TSG Consultant for Mexican affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne on the launch of a Report on U.S.-Mexico Relations.
Source:
US-Mexico Foundation
Published: August 2020
How to make a bad situation much worse: Run from Afghanistan because of the virus
TSG Consultant Ambassador (ret.) E. Anthony Wayne and others review current American policy in Afghanistan.
Source:
Atlantic Council
Published: August 2020
What did Abe’s diplomacy bring?
Tom Cynkin, Practice Lead, Japan and Northeast Asia, is interviewed by Japanese national daily newspaper Sankei Shimbun on “What did Abe Diplomacy Bring?”
Source:
The Sankei News
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: August 2020
Trump administration sends letter withdrawing U.S. from World Health Organization over coronavirus response
TSG Senior Advisor for Global Health Affairs quoted by the Washington Post regarding the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
Source:
The Washington Post
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: July 2020
COVID-19 and Global Health Governance
A career FSO with extensive experience in global health diplomacy discusses the practical problems—all solvable—in bringing the current and future health crises under control.
Source:
AFSA.org
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: July 2020
Will China save Iran?
With Iran’s regime on the ropes, China sees an opportunity, which for Israel translates into a threat.
Source:
GLOBES
Author: Dr. Norman A. Bailey
Published: July 2020
Trans-Atlantic relations and the Western Balkans
The sudden cancelation of the planned White House meeting between the Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo provides an opportunity to pause and examine where the United States and European allies can most effectively collaborate when approaching the Western Balkans.
Source:
Modern Diplomacy
Author: Mr. Ari Mittleman
Published: July 2020
TSG Senior Advisor for Global Health Affairs Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker testifies before U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on COVID-19 and U.S. International Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention, and Response.
Source:
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: June 2020
USMCA: Launching a New Phase of Prosperity in North America
TSG’s Consultant for International Commercial, Investment and Argentine Affairs, Tony Wayne, moderated an event on the new US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Source:
The Wilson Center
Published: June 2020
North Korea blew up the liaison office and its relations with the South
Source:
The Japan Times
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: June 2020
Better coordination is key to reenergizing US-Mexico trade
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and TSG Consultant E. Anthony Wayne assesses how to boos U.S.-Mexico trade.
Source:
The Hill
Published: May 2020
Reports of Kim’s death were greatly exaggerated
TSG Practice Lead, Japan and Northeast Asia Thomas Cynkin assesses the current situation in North Korea.
Source:
The Japan Times
Author: Dr. Thomas Cynkin
Published: May 2020
Saving Lives: Collaborate or Vilify?
Jimmy Kolker, who ran the largest AIDS program in the world, discovered the power of diplomatic skills in saving lives during worldwide health crises. When he got to Wuhan, what happened? Have we “self-disarmed”?
Source:
American Diplomat
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: May 2020
The U.S. Government Was Not Adequately Prepared for Coronavirus at Home or Abroad
Source:
American Diplomacy
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: May 2020
China is chasing us. We need to run faster.
Senior Advisor for International Labor Affairs George Dragnich comments on U.S. competitiveness strategy and China policy.
Source:
The Washington Post
Author: Mr. George Dragnich
Published: January 2020
TSG Consultant for International Commercial, Investment and Mexican Affairs Ambassador (ret.) E. Anthony Wayne, discusses trade with Mexico under the new USMCA agreement.
Source:
American Diplomat
Published: January 2020
Former US ambassador to Mexico Wayne: Ambush murders show closer US-Mexico cooperation needed to fight crime.
Source:
Fox News
Published: November 2019
TSG Senior Advisor for Food, Agribusiness and Regulatory Affairs, Philip Shull, assesses discusses challenges to commercial diplomacy in today’s China in the context of that nation’s history and culture.
Source:
American Foreign Service Association
Author: Mr. Philip A. Shull
Published: August 2019
TSG Consultant Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne comments on current challenges for the Afghan peace process.
Source:
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Published: July 2019
TSG Consultant Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne joins other former American ambassadors to Mexico in article on plan to levy tariffs on Mexico
Source:
The Hill
Published: June 2019
TSG Consultant Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne urges diplomacy to solve U.S.-Mexico migration crisis
Source:
The Hill
Published: June 2019
TSG Consultant and former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne encourages finalization of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement
Source:
The Hill
Published: May 2019
TSG Consultant James Schwemlein reviews Pakistan’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund
Source:
Axios
Author: Private: Mr. James Schwemlein
Published: May 2019
TSG Consultant James Schwemlein assesses the Afghanistan peace process
Source:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Author: Private: Mr. James Schwemlein
Published: January 2019
Michael Delaney, TSG Consultant for trade policy and negotiations writes on a new trade strategy for the new blue House
Source:
The Hill
Author: Mr. Michael J. Delaney
Published: November 2018
TSG Consultant for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Deborah McCarthy, moderates a series of podcasts on key national security issues with ambassadors and military leaders
Source:
The General and the Ambassador
Published: October 2018
TSG Consultant James Schwemlein comments about the Financial Action Task Force, the role of China and recent FATF actions regarding Pakistan
Source:
Foreign Policy
Author: Private: Mr. James Schwemlein
Published: October 2018
TSG Senior Advisor for Trade and Transatlantic Relations Peter Rashish on “Making the Atlantic Great (again)? Prospects for New U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations
Source:
AICGS
Published: September 2018
TSG Consultant Amb. Vicki Huddleston is interviewed by Peace Corps Worldwide on her new book “Our Woman in Havana.”
Source:
Peace Corps Worldwide
Published: May 2018
A Diplomat’s Perspective on Use of Science and Evidence in Implementing PEPFAR
Source:
Science and Diplomacy
Published: April 2018
HHS and Global Health in the Second Obama Administration
Source:
CSIS
Author: Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker
Published: April 2017
TSG President Dana Marshall is interviewed for an article on potential American economic development policies in Africa.
Source:
Congressional Quarterly
Published: March 2017
Deputy U.S. National Security Advisor-designate and current Fox News national security analyst KT McFarland interviews TSG Senior Director for Congressional Affairs, Joel Rubin, on the Iran nuclear agreement for Fox Defcon3
Source:
Fox News
Published: November 2016
#ModiSharif: enough of conspiracy theories, now give peace a chance
Source:
Catch News
Author: Mr. Majyd Aziz
Published: December 2015
Argentina’s New President Wants to Change the Way Latin America Does Business
Source:
Foreignpolicy.com
Author: Mr. Dana M. Marshall, Author: Ambassador (ret.) Deborah A. McCarthy
Published: December 2015
Jeffery DeLaurentis: The US State Department’s ‘Man in Havana’
Source:
BBC News
Published: July 2015
Sermaye Piyasası ve Borsa (Securities Markets and the Stock Exchange)
Co-authorted by Abdullah Akyuz, TSG Senior Advisor for Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia, this 750-page book is not only about the organizational and regulatory structure of the Turkish securities markets but also offers economic analysis, history as well as interviews with key official figures and market players. The 12 chapters of the book are: 1. Financial markets 2. The history of securities markets and the stock exchange in the West and Turkey 3. Emergence of modern securities markets in Turkey 4. Issuers and instruments 5. Investors 6. Intermediary institutions 7. Other securities markets institutions 8. Istanbul Stock Exchange 9. Clearing, settlement and central depository 10. Global financial crisis 11. An overview of the first 33 years 12. Interviews
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Author: Mr. Abdullah Akyuz
Published: July 2015
Le défi stratégique du partenariat transatlantique (TTIP’s Strategic Challenge)
Source:
Le Monde
Published: February 2015
The New Suez Canal: A Passage to Economic Recovery for Egypt
Source:
The Hill
Author: Mr. Dana M. Marshall
Published: January 2015
Pakistan-India Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Study
Source:
The Hill
Author: Mr. Dana M. Marshall
Published: January 2015
Svani Group (Chaired by TSG Advisor Thomas Svanikier) joins private sector effort to combat Ebola
Source:
United Nations Development Programme in Ghana
Author: Mr. Thomas Svanikier
Published: December 2014
Bridging the Pacific – The Americas’ New Economic Frontier?
Source:
Atlantic Council
Published: July 2014
It’s the Geoeconomy, Stupid
Source:
The National Interest
Published: March 2014
TSG Senior Advisor Carson Wynne speaking on export opportunities in the United States and Canadian markets at invitation of Dubai Export Development Corporation.
Source:
Trade and Export Middle East
Author: Mr. Carson J. Wynne
Published: December 2013
Merkel’s Victory for the Transatlantic Economy
Source:
AICGS
Published: September 2013
Germany and the Euro Zone Balance of Power: Transatlantic Trade to the Rescue?
Source:
AICGS
Published: June 2013