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APCO Evolves MENA Leadership

February 2, 2026
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Perspectives

Five Priorities for Health Care Leaders in 2026 

January 28, 2026
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Perspectives

The CCO’s New Mandate: Reputation in the Age of AI

February 25, 2026
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The Cheapest Crisis Is the Crisis You Saw Coming: Foresight in a Day

A four-step, low-cost foresight routine helps crisis teams scan trends, map risks and build simple scenarios before problems become expensive emergencies....

September 9, 2026 / Nicholas Labuschange
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AI in the EMR: Building Trust in Healthcare’s Next Digital Evolution

Healthcare's AI future will hinge on trust, not technology. As AI reshapes electronic medical records, patients and clinicians alike need clarity on where these tools support care and where human oversight remains essential....

September 9, 2026 / Mackenzie Allen
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A Pragmatic Approach to Crisis: 4 People and a Short List of Rules

A pragmatic framework for crisis planning built around a four-person standing team, quick problem diagnosis and pre-agreed rules for skipping normal approvals when speed matters most....

September 3, 2026 / Nicholas Labuschange
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Southeast Asia’s Defining Moment: The Future Is Bright

Danny Phan reflects on being named Asia Agency of the Year by PRovoke Media, examining how technology, trade policy and economic shifts are reshaping opportunities and advisory work across Southeast Asia....

August 28, 2026 / Danny Phan
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China’s Retail Market Restructuring and Future Outlook

China's retail sector is undergoing a policy-driven overhaul, as slowing consumption and e-commerce growth push the government toward experiential formats, online-offline integration and quality standards multinationals should track closely....

August 26, 2026
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Between Washington and Beijing: Mark Carney’s Pragmatic Reset to China-Canada Relations

Seven months into Mark Carney's China reset, Canada is seeing tangible gains in electric vehicles, agriculture, energy and forestry, even as U.S. pressure over USMCA tests how far the pragmatic approach can go....

August 26, 2026 / Elise Bukowski, Liz Wang
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Showing Up Is the Strategy

Margery Kraus and Ambassador (Ret.) Linda Thomas-Greenfield examine whether UNGA, COP31 and the G20 can sustain global cooperation this fall amid war, trade disputes and fragmented alliances....

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Embodied AI: China’s Bid to Shape an AI-Powered Future

China is accelerating embodied AI through aggressive policy support, large-scale deployment and industrial investment. Explore how humanoid robots, standards setting and commercialization efforts could reshape global competition and opportunities for multinationals....

August 20, 2026 / Liz Wang
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The World’s New Middle: Where the Global Agenda Gets Negotiated, Not Announced

As power becomes more distributed, the Middle East is redefining influence through trade, investment and strategic partnerships, shaping how global powers engage across Africa, Latin America and Asia....

August 13, 2026 / Sherry Shi, Marcus Parekh
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What Happens to Advocacy When the Middle Disappears

Drawing on a conversation with political analyst Charlie Cook, APCO Managing Director Courtney Crowder explores how polarization, shrinking persuadable audiences and declining civic understanding are reshaping public affairs and advocacy strategy....

August 4, 2026 / Courtney Crowder