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Danielle Myles

@dmyles.bsky.social

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Senior editor for fDi Intelligence and editor of Economic Security Watch at @financialtimes.com | Interested in FDI, econdev, geoeconomics | Ex-lawyer, Aussie export, shameless Europhile | Sign up to my newsletter www.fdiintelligence.com/esw

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Important @chicagoreader.com story on Silverio Villegas González: Portage Park restaurant owner remembers the quiet, hardworking cook who was killed by an ICE agent. chicagoreader.com/food/a-year-...

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A year without Silverio - Chicago Reader

A Portage Park restaurant owner remembers Silverio Villegas González, the quiet, hardworking cook who was killed by an ICE agent.

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Warnings of existential risks posed by frontier AI — and growing examples of rogue AI agents hacking government websites — comes as national security frameworks are grappling with AI. But how they deal with safety vulnerabilities is less straightforward than you may think ft.trib.al/iTn2gB9

AI safety tests national security policy limits

Trump-Xi summit and calls for global standards spark debate on frontier risk in international business

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Axios @axios.com · 14/09/2026

A Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin provided hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of funding for Donald Trump Jr.'s May wedding in the Bahamas, according to a ProPublica investigation.

What we know about the Putin ally who allegedly funded Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding

The relationship between Trump Jr. and Kremlev had not been previously reported.

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' A$1.7bn acquisition and imminent construction of a sprawling windfarm in northern Queensland is the biggest wind project to reach financial close in Australia in over 2 years. I spoke to those involved about how it broke the Aussie wind drought ft.trib.al/gYYRZah

The $1.2bn FDI that broke Aussie wind’s dry spell

CIP’s financial close on Windlab’s Gawara Baya project is the country’s biggest in two years

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trump's use of the Trade Act to unilaterally ban some Canadian imports is this administration's latest novel use of legal tools to roll out its trade agenda. With insights from Wendy Cutler of @asiapolicy.asiasociety.org & Simon Evenett of @globaltradealert.bsky.social ft.trib.al/Jwlyrbm

Trump’s Canadian import bans unleash new protectionism tool

First use of presidential powers under Trade Act sets new bar for policy dictated by White House

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Fresh data from Cfius's annual report marked an end to the decline in notifications. But how it assesses the deals that come before it suggests they are tightening scrutiny. No clear Trump 2.0 effect yet though, with most trends continuing from the Biden-era www.fdiintelligence.com/content/7478...

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Cfius filings stem multiyear decline

Watchdog’s annual report paints nuanced picture of US national security clearances under Trump 2.0

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I spoke with @abenewman.bsky.social about how the US started weaponising control of international networks in the wake of 9/11 and how globalisation laid the foundations for economic coercion we see today. Watch the Economic Security Watch's podcast here: www.fdiintelligence.com/video/ed0d7a...

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Economic Security Watch podcast | The weaponisation of globalisation

Political scientist Abraham Newman on the genesis and future of modern-day economic statecraft

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Fresh US tariffs on 60 countries on the grounds they aren't tackling forced labour in imports have been labelled "meritless", "ill-judged" and as risking "workers becoming collateral damage in a trade agenda" ft.trib.al/7b4pboJ

Business groups warn Trump’s forced labour tariffs will hit workers

Motives queried over ‘meritless’ levies on 60 countries amid warnings won’t tackle modern-day slavery

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Head of the Australian miner stuck in a legal dispute with Greenland's gov over bringing to fruition one of the biggest rare earth deposits outside China is confident he can get the site back online. Not least because the Kvanefjeld project would buoy its fisheries-reliant economy ft.trib.al/PZNJEbk

Rare earth miner vows to fight Greenland licence block

Aussie group seeks to restart work on one of biggest deposits outside China

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

US is talking about redistributing AI wealth. South Korea is much further ahead in actually doing it. Seoul is moving fast on its Future Response fund. Disaffected youth, unionised workers and striking inequalities fuels public pressure to share chip windfalls www.fdiintelligence.com/content/308e...

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South Korea chip fund at vanguard of AI SWF push

Tax windfall investment vehicle comes amid reports Seoul is cancelling a Temasek-style fund

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

European policymakers' bid for digital sovereignty is getting a helping hand from US government interventions like Greenland and bans on foreigners using Anthropic's latest models. They are accelerating uptake of local solutions, the region's tech firms tell me ft.trib.al/qSwGfk6 #techsovereignty

Geopolitics boosting European tech demand

Greenland crisis and Anthropic ban accelerate uptake of local solutions amid digital sovereignty push

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Are Trump's latest tariffs (tackling forced labour in imports) human rights measures dressed up as trade policy? Or trade measures that happen to cite human rights? Justin Dillon, CEO of supply chain risk firm FRDM AI, asks the bigger question in this op-ed: does it even matter? ft.trib.al/NkLRksi

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Have Trump’s new tariffs created a real ‘liberation day’?

Arguing over US duties on forced labour risks in supply chains misses the bigger opportunity

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Ex USMCA negotiators tell me the US is considering new-style capital restrictions to stop Chinese (auto component) manufacturers using Mexico as a backdoor to jump tariffs into the US. 'Rules of origin' could soon be matched by 'capital origin rules'. ft.trib.al/eUQQnae

USMCA: new capital rules rumoured to close China’s back door through Mexico

US considering new limits on factory ownership under trade pact review, say ex-negotiators

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Almost 10 years to the day after the #Brexit referendum, the UK sees yet another PM resignation. But political change can spark new business beginnings as York-based online retailer Monster Group found in the years following the UK's exit, its founder told me www.fdiintelligence.com/content/8463...

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Brexit among ‘best things that happened’ to Monster Group

One decade after the vote, UK retailer’s Dutch expansion makes EU its biggest growth market

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

For anyone wondering if American democracy still works, Scotus’s IEEPA tariff ruling gives the answer. “Democratic government is not supposed to be frictionless…but to resolve conflict through law not raw power”: Liberty Justice Center’s Sara Albrecht. www.fdiintelligence.com/content/c7d1...

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When small businesses defended the US’s constitutional order

If you wondered if American democracy still works, the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling gives the answer

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Europe's wind & solar leaders are renewing calls for an 'Airbus' of renewables to compete with cheap Chinese imports and improve energy security. The EU's biggest revamp of its strict merger guidelines in two decades could help. Insights from @solarpowereu.bsky.social among others ft.trib.al/8sJGQFx

Calls grow to create ‘Airbus’ of EU cleantech

Renewables leaders push for policy support to scale as Brussels revamps merger rules

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 29/05/2026

40 years since the EU flag was raised in front of our headquarters in Brussels for the very first time. Twelve stars. A single market. Four decades of standing together for unity, solidarity, and diversity. The symbol that fosters Europeans’ sense of community. 🇪🇺

Hoisting of the European flag in presence of Charles Rutten, Jacques Delors, Pierre Pflimlin and Carlo Ripa di Meana. A person is raising a large European Union flag on a flagpole in front of a glass building (Berlaymont, Brussels). The scene is set outdoors with greenery and trees visible around.

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Pleasure sitting down with @mattmeyerde.bsky.social this month to hear the reality behind the rhetoric about firms moving their incorporations out of Delaware. The numbers speak for themselves. No state worldwide can replicate trust established over 100+ years of legal precedent ft.trib.al/zso9t0S

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Delaware governor hits back at Dexit claims

Matt Meyer says incorporation numbers ‘better than ever’ despite competition from Texas and Nevada

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

10 years ago China's Midea acquired German robotics group Kuka for €4.5bn. It helped catalyse the EU's pivot towards stronger national security screening, protecting strategic industries and its "loss of naivety" re FDI. But does the outcome today suggest things ahve gone to far? ft.trib.al/yPwSs55

Kuka–Midea: one decade of a deal that changed EU economic security

The megadeal’s legacy lives on through tougher screening and FDI’s loss of ‘naivety’

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A critical minerals mine redeveloped by Bunker Hill Mining in the US north-west will open in June after being closed more than 4 decades. Its one of many dormant mines the company plans to reopen as part of its plan to become a mid-cap diversified US miner www.fdiintelligence.com/content/666e...

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Idaho mine reopening after 45 years shows new critical minerals playbook

New prospects for localising supply chains lie in decommissioned sites across North America

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

North Carolina's governor didn't mince his words describing Trump's stance on offshore wind — particularly paying two European developers to cancel projects and reinvest in oil and gas. Highlights from my interview with @joshsteinnc.bsky.social this month www.fdiintelligence.com/content/67e3...

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Trump’s $1bn offshore wind payout ‘senseless’, says North Carolina governor

Josh Stein on the executive’s deal with TotalEnergies, human capital and its Toyota success

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In the latest Economic Security Watch podcast I spoke with Mark Wall, CEO of American Rare Earths, about its bid to create a China-free supply chain. It's not about security, he told me. "It's a matter of survival". Full episode here: www.fdiintelligence.com/video/f69598...

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Democrat and Republican governors agree that tackling electricity and water issues is the best way to contain side effects from data centres. Bans or moratoriums are not the solution, despite community pushback. #NorthCarolina #Oklahoma www.fdiintelligence.com/content/a2c6...

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US data centre challenges spur bipartisanship in AI race

Republican and Democrat governors want higher rates for hyperscalers, not bans

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

In the US for SelectUSA Investment Summit this week and one takeaway is how hard Chinese firms — across industries — are finding it hard to grow here. My interview with Nebraska's governor Jim Pillen reveals the sentiment among some leaders. www.fdiintelligence.com/content/7b6d...

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Nebraskan governor says ‘absolutely not’ to Chinese investment

Pillen’s comments coincide with record-low sentiment among Asian giant’s firms about US

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Beijing's yesterday blocking Meta's $2bn acquisition of Manus has shocked investors and shows China will not allow 'Singapore-washing' for strategic technologies. Beijing has put Chinese founders wanting to inernationalize, and foreign investors, on notice ft.trib.al/gtfExJy #Meta #Manus #Metamanus

China’s Meta-Manus block slams door on ‘Singapore-washing’

Ban of $2bn deal puts firms and founders falling within Beijing’s AI ambitions on notice

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our first episode of the Economic Security Podcast is out. I spoke with Genenta Science's CEO Pierluigi Paracchi about its transformation from biotech to industrial consolidator of scale-ups aligning with Italy's golden power framework. Full episode here: www.fdiintelligence.com/video/70c2af...

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 14/04/2026

More college students are building startups instead of getting beaten down by a bad job market

Getting Hired Is Too Hard, So They’re Starting Companies Instead

Starting your own thing can build your résumé—and maybe get you paid too.

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Economic Security Watch is growing. Our first podcast episode drops next week — here is a glimpse of what we have in store for this monthly series. www.fdiintelligence.com/video/521a57...

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Economic Security Watch | Podcast launch

fDi’s new video series brings to you the individuals shaping the new investment landscape

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Heading to SelectUSA Investment Summit in May? DM me if you'll be there and want to talk all things - the good and the not so good - about investing in the US.

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#TikTok's US divestiture is facing new scrutiny this month. A lawsuit led by @publicintegritylaw.bsky.social claims the ownership structure doesn't create enough distance with Beijing and breaches the 2024 law requiring its sale. Thanks to @brendanballou.bsky.social for insights ft.trib.al/6aWMKnl

TikTok lawsuit casts doubt over US divestiture

Litigation against president and lawmaker scrutiny spark fresh queries over app’s local operations

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Iran says it will start targeting US-linked tech assets in the Gulf. Foreign-owned ports, buildings and energy assets have already been hit and expats killed. But the Gulf's IPAs and FDI advisors firmly believe in the region's resilience —even if some projects are being paused ft.trib.al/5Cl8jQK

Gulf FDI community defiant in the face of war

IPAs and advisories says it’s business as usual, but deals rethought as Iran targets foreign assets

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The EU Industrial Accelerator Act has eased its draft 49% universal cap for FDI in strategic sectors. But Chines and other investors in batteries, EV, photovoltaics and #criticalminerals face tough new rules. My take on the #IAA and EU Ports Strategy (which also targets China): ft.trib.al/m081TIe

EU eases 49% proposed FDI cap on strategic sectors, zeroes in on China

Industrial Accelerator Act targets Chinese investment promising ‘completely new’ rules

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The US's uptick in FDI under Trump 2.0 has not not been equally distributed across the economy. Projects in traditional FDI magnets like software and IT, and areas framed as national priorities like biotech, have dropped compared with the Biden era ft.trib.al/dES81u2

Trump 2.0 | Best and worst FDI sectors so far

The 10 industries experiencing the biggest gains and declines since his return to the White House

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Trust and the ability to bridge seemingly irreconcilable differences are the crux of delivering FDI. These are qualities that FDI consistently rewards, yet undervalues. And women have spent years honing them with little fanfare, writes Zoë Harries #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay ft.trib.al/SQlAyPK

The real infrastructure of FDI is built on trust

Women have quietly developed the most important, and undervalued, skills in investment promotion

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Iran's retaliatory strikes to US-Israel attacks are hitting commercial and civilian sites across the #GCC — in the Middle East's biggest FDI magnets thanks to years of work building reputations for safety and stability ft.trib.al/mXQuIkO Insights from @reziemba.bsky.social and others. #Iranwar

Iran war tests Gulf FDI hotspots

Foreign firms in Middle East face regional security crisis amid Tehran’s retaliatory strikes

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Epstein helped facilitate the £1.5bn London Gateway port project — from his Florida jail — by coordinating dialogue between DP World's then CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and UK business secretary Mandelson. Story by fDi's editor here ft.trib.al/uY9Ko6I #Epsteinfiles #LondonGateway #Epstein

Epstein, Sulayem and Mandelson. How London Gateway came together

The sex offender co-ordinated DP World’s then CEO and the UK Lord from a Florida jail

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

No amount of EU policies and white papers will cut its dependency on China for critical minerals. It must mobilise more funding for the industry, and quickly. Chris Beatty of critical minerals investor TechMet Ltd presents an EU game plan to better utilise its stretched finances: ft.trib.al/VxrAxya

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Hope is not a strategy for Europe’s critical minerals supply

The region faces a generational test in maximising public funding to cut reliance on China

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Pushback against China-linked ports in #Panama, #Australia and Europe signal Beijing's "glory days" of growing its global network of marine hubs are being challenged by economic security and geoeconomic agendas. Insights by @merics.bsky.social @cfr.org among others. My latest here ft.trib.al/9TaVrSn

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Chinese ports are the next geoeconomic battleground

Panama, Darwin and Piraeus show ‘glory days’ of Beijing’s unbridled maritime growth are over

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The EU's new #FDI screening regime promises to align the bloc's patchwork of rules and ease capital flows. But its success depends on member states avoiding gold-plating and following the spirit of alignment, warn Malte Lohan and Andrew Hill of the AmCham EU ft.trib.al/3nHpXYy #nationalsecurity

FDI hangs on EU’s harmonised screening promise

The bloc agreed on a vision for investment review. Member states must now make it happen

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#Venezuela's creditors are battling their claims in US courts. But irrespective of the outcome, their right to recoup what they are owed boils down to sanctions approvals from the Treasury. The latest Global Lawyer column by @jchaisse.bsky.social has all the details ft.trib.al/34TMJCP

Venezuela proves the new gate to FDI is ‘permission to pay’

The country will not attract capital until money can move and disputes can end in cash

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A leaked draft of the EU #Ports Strategy proposes tighter scrutiny of FDI and control regarding maritime infrastructure, making Brussels the latest source of pushback against #China’s global ports network ft.trib.al/rH9UFUY

Leaked EU ports strategy targets Chinese FDI

Draft policy seeks stricter ownership and control rules to boost economic security

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Breaking! Brussels celebrates Chinese new year by opening explosive new probe into Shein that could see the platform banned from the EU over sales of "childlike sex dolls", among other misdemeanours

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A hyperscaler rush into #Querétaro in central Mexico has made it Latin America's 3rd biggest data centre hub. But blackouts, worsening water shortages and speculation over job pledges means its tech boom may become a cautionary tale, argues @nyusterncbhr.bsky.social's Luke Barnes ft.trib.al/ZrDGXJK

Mexico can’t let AI growth run away from regulation

Blackouts and job promises in emerging data centre hub Querétaro are a cautionary tale

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#Kenya’s decision to establish a #SWF alongside an infrastructure fund is gathering steam. Ali Saber of @sussex.ac.uk argues these vehicles must continue Africa's push to forge 'sovereign investment partnerships' with SWFs in the Gulf and beyond ft.trib.al/m65eOCY

Kenya’s new SWF can spur sovereign investment partnerships

Nairobi must use its funds to back strategic projects in tandem with foreign partners

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The #SCOTUS ruling on liberation day #tariffs could come as soon as February 20. With a group of small importers leading the charge, the lawsuit lays bare the difficulty big firms face in contesting the Trump administration’s unorthodox policies ft.trib.al/g2c3btE

Tariff lawsuit ‘free riders’ lay bare America Inc’s political quandary

Multinationals and Republicans follow small importers in challenging Trump’s IEEPA levies

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

#Saudi Arabia’s bid to attract $64bn in investment under a revamped PPP programme is its latest attempt to diversify the petrostate economy, and comes as the government reins in public spending and giga projects. My latest here ft.trib.al/Rh7952s With insights from @reziemba.bsky.social among others

Saudi PPP revamp injects reality into FDI ambitions

Riyadh investment agenda moves from ‘glitzy’ gigaprojects to $64bn in ‘mundane’ services

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

CIP's acquisition of Orsted's €1.44bn onshore European business brings into sharp focus the diverging paths of the region’s onshore and offshore renewables. My latest on the transfer of gigawatts of development rights, with insights from @woodmac.com among others.

CIP-Ørsted deal signals bullishness for European onshore

€1.44bn Danish deal includes gigawatts to be developed across UK, Ireland, Germany and Spain

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The world is no longer big enough for the US and #China, and the next chapter of corporate growth and resilience may require picking between the two, argues @abishurprakash.bsky.social. Companies must realise that the "space for neutrality is shrinking". ft.trib.al/2MpWUAb #Geopolitics

How can businesses navigate the US–China geopolitical tussle?

After a year caught in the crosshairs, corporates must switch gears and make tough choices

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Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

There are lingering fears that if the Supreme Court strikes down #Trump’s liberation day #tariffs, it could be on the condition of no refunds. I spoke to companies and advisors about why they are on "pins and needles" about reimbursements ft.trib.al/NditQji #SCOTUS

A US Supreme Court tariff strike-down offers little certainty on refunds

Fears linger that justices could order prospective relief to avoid repayment chaos

Danielle Myles @dmyles.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The first foreign investors are entering post-war #Syria. Instability is rightfully still front of mind. But with the right preparations "there are significant opportunities for first movers" write Roger Matthews and Rupert Ekblom of Dentons in this op-ed for fDi ft.trib.al/SPu0VIs

International businesses are venturing back into Syria

Getting a first-mover advantage in the war-torn country means navigating a patchwork of risks

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