Media Insights For media inquiries, please contact media@theasiagroup.com. Media Categories All Media Grouped Post Newsletter Press Releases Media Mentions Commentary Podcasts Press Releases Newsletter Media Mentions Commentary Podcasts All Media Media Mentions Ashok Malik authors op-ed in Economic Times: ‘Domestic discourse on the latest Gulf War took a puzzling turn this week’ The Economic Times | March 30, 2026 Domestic discourse on the latest Gulf War took a puzzling turn this past week. Has Islamabad re-established its strategic weight? Should India have taken on the role of peacemaker and mediator? The questions are silly and... Media Mentions Uzair Younus in Bloomberg on Pakistan and crypto: ‘It’s about signaling relevance in a shifting global order’ Bloomberg | March 29, 2026 “For a country starved of global investor interest, aligning with Washington’s crypto pivot isn’t just about tech,” said Uzair Younus, who is a partner at The Asia Group, a Washington DC-based advisory firm. “It’s about signaling... Media Mentions Daniel Kritenbrink, Han Lin, and George Chen in The Australian on U.S.-China relations amid Iran crisis The Australian | March 25, 2026 Speaking from Beijing where he attended the China Development Forum, Daniel Kritenbrink, a former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 2021–25, told The Australian that he was struck by the “level... Commentary The Big Picture: How the Indo-Pacific is Navigating Europe’s Carbon Tax March 24, 2026 For businesses, the EU’s CBAM is increasing compliance burdens and financial obligation, but it is also opening green tech and supply-chain opportunities. In January 2026, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moved from a transitional... Media Mentions Han Lin in Reuters on the China Development Forum 2026 Reuters | March 24, 2026 “Compared to previous CDFs, the China messaging was the most confident,” said Han Lin, China Country Director at the U.S.-based strategy consultancy, The Asia Group. “While identifying challenges in the international system and without naming the... Press Releases The Asia Group Welcomes Susanna Blume as Senior Advisor March 23, 2026 Washington D.C. | March 24, 2026 – The Asia Group (TAG) is pleased to announce the appointment of the Honorable Susanna V. Blume as senior advisor, based in Washington, D.C. Susanna brings deep expertise in budgeting,... Media Mentions Han Lin and George Chen quoted in Financial Times on Sunday’s China Development Forum Financial Times | March 22, 2026 US executives were well represented this year, accounting for 45 per cent of invitees, according to an analysis by Han Shen Lin of the Asia Group. Europeans made up 36 per cent with the remainder from... Media Mentions Han Lin on Al Jazeera Live: Beijing’s calculus amid Strait of Hormuz tensions Al Jazeera | March 21, 2026 “China wants this war to end badly enough to act but not badly enough to be seen acting,” said Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group. “China is almost certainly applying pressure but you... Newsletter The Iran Conflict is Reversing America’s Strategic Pivot March 20, 2026 One of the major bipartisan pursuits within the U.S. government over the last two decades has been to redirect military, diplomatic, commercial, and strategic pursuits away from the Middle East and towards the dominant theater of... Media Mentions Kurt Campbell and Christopher Johnstone in APNews on Takaichi-Trump meeting Associated Press | March 19, 2026 Trump is expected to put “enormous pressure” on Takaichi, said Kurt Campbell, the former U.S. deputy secretary of state in the Biden administration who is now chair of The Asia Group. Campbell said he’s never seen... Media Mentions Kurt Tong in Politico on U.S.-Japan summit: ‘The Iran conflict creates an overlay of anxiety for the meeting’ Politico | March 18, 2026 Tong argued that if it hadn’t been for Taiwan and Iran, “the visit would have been downright celebratory.” Takaichi and Trump have struck a warm relationship marked by a strong personal chemistry and a mutual desire... Media Mentions Mehu Sitepu quoted in Associated Press on Trump’s trade deal with Indonesia Associated Press | March 18, 2026 The agreement requires ratification by Indonesia’s parliament before it can take effect. That adds another “layer of uncertainty,” said Mehu Sitepu, with the Washington-based strategic advisory firm The Asia Group. Some provisions of the agreement are... Previous Page1 … Page14 Page15 Page16 Page17 Page18 … Page81 Next
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The Big Picture: How the Indo-Pacific is Navigating Europe’s Carbon Tax
For businesses, the EU’s CBAM is increasing compliance burdens and financial obligation, but it is also opening green tech and supply-chain opportunities. In January 2026, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moved from a transitional...