Bipolar World Returns Russia and China have been presenting a united front to the West, but the West has not been reciprocating, until now. President Biden is far more skeptical of Russia than was President Trump and Moscow’s strong defense of Belarus has united both Washington and Brussels in opposition. Now the EU is pushing back against China’s human rights abuses, halting ratification of a bilateral investment treaty, and the U.S. is seeking a new investigation into the source of the Coronavirus. However, the most blatant challenge to Beijing was this week’s joint Japan - EU statement that “We underscore the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and encourage the peaceful resolution of cros...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.