Stay in the know with our latest updates, exclusive insights, and recommendations. Discover our team’s transatlantic perspectives, our outlook on elections, and our take on the latest in Washington.
Stay in the know with our latest updates, exclusive insights, and recommendations. Discover our team’s transatlantic perspectives, our outlook on elections, and our take on the latest in Washington.
August 2024
As the political landscape in Venezuela continues to evolve, speculation is mounting over what might [...]
August 2024
As you know from reading the news, there are a lot of changes in the [...]
July 2024
No doubt everyone has read about the attempted assassination of former President Trump, calls from [...]
July 2024
Following the overwhelming victory of the far-right National Rally in France at the European Elections [...]
July 2024
This update follows on from our earlier piece about the European elections as of June [...]
June 2024
Lithuania Overview: Lithuania held presidential elections in May. The elections saw the incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda [...]
June 2024
In a controversial move characteristic of his tenure as president of France, Emmanuel Macron has [...]
June 2024
In the wake of the ceremonies of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, just [...]
June 2024
Reading and listening to the news about the upcoming 2024 U.S. Presidential election is confusing, [...]
June 2024
From June 6 to 9, 2024, 359 million voters across Europe’s 27 member states voted [...]
May 2024
Anne-Marie Pecoraro is an Attorney at law/Partner at UGGC law firm, specializing in intellectual property, [...]
May 2024
Earlier this month, the Biden Administration finalized its Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation rule. The new [...]
May 2024
North Macedonia On May 8, 2024, parliamentary and second round of presidential elections were held [...]
May 2024
Although the details have not been worked out, President Biden and former President Trump have [...]
18/04/2024
Overview On April 6, 2024, Slovakia conducted the second round of its presidential elections. Although [...]
18/04/2024
This year, 2024, commemorates the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Bretton Woods Institutions—the [...]
18/04/2024
The last few days I have been in Berlin, Germany for business. Unlike other business trips, [...]
18/04/2024
Between June 6-9, 2024, European voters—battered by a pandemic, an economic downturn, and two still [...]
21/03/2024
Belarus Overview: Parliamentary elections were conducted in Belarus on February 24, 2024, marking the first [...]
21/03/2024
In recent months, Germany’s stance in the European Union, characterized by indecisiveness, unpredictability, even a [...]
21/03/2024
This summer marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of NATO, the most successful military [...]
21/03/2024
Introduction This update follows on from our earlier piece about the inception and subsequent progress [...]
21/03/2024
Prior to President Biden presenting the State of the Union, much was said about Biden’s [...]
Feb 2024
El Salvador Overview: El Salvador’s congressional and presidential elections took place on February 4th, where the [...]
Feb 2024
The European Green Deal is facing mounting resistance within EU member states and at the [...]
Feb 2024
There are many questions and some confusion about the pending court cases involving former President [...]
Feb 2024
On this side of the Atlantic, the latest news is that John Podesta—presently overseeing the [...]
Jan 2024
It has been an exciting 2024 in the United States and we are only two [...]
Jan 2024
On January 1st, Belgium took over the six-month rotating presidency of the EU Council. Coming [...]
Jan 2024
To breathe new life into his turbulent second term and to limit likely gains for [...]
Nov 2023
On November 3, 2023, U.S. President Joseph Biden convened the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) [...]
Nov 2023
For years, immigration in the United States has been a “political football.” Unfortunately, the failure [...]
Nov 2023
European Perspective on Inmigration: Europe grapples with immigration in a changing world. [...]
October 2023
Update on Off year Elections in the U.S. [...]
October 2023
On 20 October 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden, Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and [...]
October 2023
Hosted in Slovakia’s Tatra mountains, the forum serves as a key convener for EU policymakers [...]
October 2023
On October 15, Poland held parliamentary elections that stunned officials with a 73% voter turnout, [...]
September 2023
We are excited to welcome Alban Sadorge-Hardy as an Associate in our Paris office. Prior [...]
September 2023
Jesica Lindgren and Julieta Gomez attended the Inter-American Business & Nature Forum hosted by the [...]
September 2023
Join our Jeremiah Baronberg for a discussion on The Role of the Mountain West in [...]
September 2023
Under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission has entered its final [...]
September 2023
The G20 has proven valuable as an informal international forum for agenda-setting on various global [...]
September 2023
The 2023 G20 Summit held in India from September 9-10 marked a significant moment in [...]
July 2023
Blue Star Strategies is proud to support the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition, which is urging [...]
July 2023
We are excited to welcome two new team members, Erin McCoy, Senior Associate in our [...]
July 2023
Jeremiah Baronberg, Advisor, has been selected by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition to join its [...]
July 2023
With the 2024 U.S. presidential election race taking shape, political strategist Doug Sosnik has released [...]
July 2023
Mathilde Defarges discussed European progress on sustainability in a panel discussion hosted by ESG & [...]
July 2023
European perspectives on the 2023 Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, set [...]
July 2023
Americas perspectives on the 2023 Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, set [...]
June 2023
A Perspective from Washington on EU Policy in Light of President Macron’s Speech at GLOBSEC [...]
June 2023
" The objective of this renewed push is to strengthen the EU’s visibility and sway on [...]
June 2023
Was it so praiseworthy to note that Speaker McCarthy allowed the legislation to come to [...]
June 2023
Blue Star Strategies was a sponsor of the TruCon 2023 national security conference in Washington, [...]
June 2023
Sally Painter and Pero Jolevski participated in the 18th annual GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum in Slovakia, [...]
June 2023
The Global Fairness Initiative came together in New York City to celebrate the organization’s 20th [...]
May 2023
On April 30, Paraguay held general elections to elect the president, vice president, National Congress, [...]
May 2023
Jesica Lindgren moderated the second annual Nordic Innovation & Sustainability Forum, hosted by the House [...]
May 2023
Sally Painter was interviewed by CDN’s 55 Minutos con Julissa Céspedes on the importance of [...]
May 2023
The EU’s planned due diligence rules remain a divisive issue, especially in business circles. [...]
May 2023
With his divisive pension reform moving slowly into the rearview mirror, French president Emmanuel Macron [...]
May 2023
Unions have a seat at the table and the Biden Administration is focused on creating [...]
April 2023
Strengthening Cooperation with CAMCA Region [...]
April 2023
On April 14, the French Constitutional Council approved the key provisions of the controversial pension [...]
April 2023
Macron in China: a visit paved with good intentions [...]
April 2023
Prior to French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to China this April, Macron and U.S. [...]
March 2023
Cities Summit of the Americas to Convene Leaders [...]
March 2023
Karen Tramontano (pictured with the author below) recommends… Time’s Undoing: A Novel, by Cheryl A. [...]
March 2023
Jesica Lindgren was a panelist on the Embrace Equity webinar hosted by the Carolinas, Washington, [...]
October 2023
On March 9, 2023, President Biden unveiled his 2024 budget proposal in Pennsylvania, a staged [...]
March 2023
EU concerned by IRA [...]
January 2023
Interview with Björn Arvidsson on the Swedish government’s perspectives on some of the topics related [...]
January 2023
The House of Representatives has a slim Republican majority and to become Speaker, Kevin McCarthy [...]
March 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes numerous provisions to address issues including gaps in [...]
October 2023
On September 30, Slovakia held parliamentary elections to elect its fifth prime minister in four [...]
October 2023
NATO remains the most successful military alliance in history, contributing to Western prosperity and being [...]