Doth Protest Too Much: China criticized Japan for its decision to host a NATO liaison office in Tokyo. It accused Japan of dismantling trust and stability in the region. U.S. troops are already stationed in Japan and NATO is no threat to China unless it is planning its own disruptions in the region. Geopolitical Non-reciprocals: The U.S. Ambassador to South Africa warned Pretoria that its trading benefits under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) are at risk if it fails to maintain neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. China is South Africa’s largest trading partner, but the U.S. is a close second and the G-7 overall readily outweighs Russia and China. Green Deal Threatened: Greens and liberals are concerned that the c...
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.