Benjamin Wegg-Prosser and Rebecca Park are joined by Chris Weafer, a Moscow-based investment strategist and founding partner of Macro-Advisory, to talk through the sanctions’ impact on corporates and investors and the specific challenges they face in Russia and the wider region.

They discuss the sanctions’ short-term, medium-term and long-term impact on the international economy, how businesses are pivoting away from Russia, the effect of Russia’s countermeasures so far and what is still to come.

Speakers:

• Benjamin Wegg-Prosser - Managing Director. See more insights from Benjamin here.
• Rebecca Park, Senior Practice Lead for Financial Services. See more insights by Rebecca here.
• Chris Weafer, Founding Partner, Macro-Advisory

For more insights on Russia, CEE and Eurasia, click here

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On Wednesday morning, Russian troops entered Ukraine. As stressed by policymakers in London, Washington, and Brussels, everything is now on the table in terms of further sanctions against Russia. Whatever new measures might ensue-and depending on Russia’s counter-response-the immediate costs and possible risks for investors and corporates in the region have never been higher.

In this special episode, a panel of Global Counsel experts give an international perspective on the unfolding events in Ukraine. We cover the anticipated timeline of the invasion, the current and future Western sanctions along with possible Russian countermeasures, and provide insights from the Middle East. Finally, we zoom out to look at the conflict's long-term implications for Russia and the wider region’s business environment.

Speakers: 

• Alexander Smotrov - Practice Lead, CEE, Russia and Eurasia. View more insights from Alexander here.
• Thomas Gratowski - Senior Practice Lead, Global Macro. View more insights from Thomas here.
• Miranda Lutz- Senior Associate. View more insights from Miranda here.
• Denzil Davidson - Adviser. View more insights from Denzil here.
• Benjamin Wegg-Prosser - Managing Director. View more insights from Benjamin here.

For more insights on Russia, CEE and Eurasia, click here.

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‘Top in tech’ is a monthly episode from the GC tech policy team. Each month, the team lift the lid on the latest in Europe’s ‘techlash’, identifying where the debate is heading in London and Brussels, the politics behind it, and what this might mean for the apps and online services we use every day. 

Conan D’Arcy, Senior Practice Lead for TMT is joined by Senior Associate Megan Stagman who leads our UK tech policy analysis and Isadora Arredondo, Senior Associate for Financial Services. This month, we take a deep-dive into the emerging cryptocurrency regulatory landscape and review recent developments in the online fraud policy sector.

The conversation focuses on: 

1. The basics of crypto-assets, why governments are increasingly concerned with marketing in the crypto sector, and what to expect from current proposals and laws around regulation of cryptocurrency
2. Insights into the shape of future policy discussions regarding the regulation of online fraud

Speakers on this podcast: 

Conan D’Arcy, Senior Practice Lead, Technology, Media and Telecoms. See more insights from Conan here 

Megan Stagman, Senior Associate, Technology, Media and Telecoms. See more insights from Megan here 

Isadora Arredondo, Senior Associate for Financial Services. See more insights from Isadora here 

For more GC insights on technology, media and telecoms, click here 

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The Global Counsel Podcast is produced by Matilda Milne, Tom Bunting and Carolina Saludes. 

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In this bonus episode, as the standoff at the Russian-Ukraine border continues, Alexander Smotrov and Rebecca Park discuss the economic and geographic implications of the crisis with CFC Big Ideas Partner Vasyl Myroshnychenko and CEC Group Chairman Marek Matraszek. What disruptions can businesses operating in Russian, Ukraine, and beyond expect? And what is anticipated to be in potential western sanctions?

Speakers:

• Alexander Smotrov, Practice Lead for Central and Eastern Europe, Global Counsel. View more insights from Alexander here.
• Rebecca Park, Senior Practice Lead for Financial Services. View more insights by Rebecca here.
• Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Partner, CFC Big Ideas
• Marek Matraszek, Chairman, CEC Group

For more insights on Russia, CEE and Eurasia, click here

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How can the Biden administration revive its agenda in 2022? 

Miranda Lutz is joined by Matt Bennett, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way, a Washington, DC-based public policy think tank to discuss the progress of the Biden administration thus far and what is to come ahead of the November 2022 US midterm elections. 

They focus on early successes such as the American Rescue plan, the potential of a Republican-controlled Congress, and what the Democrats can do this year to help their midterm prospects. 

Speakers 

• Miranda Lutz, Senior Associate. See more insights from Miranda here 
• Matt Bennett, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way. Listen to Matt on a previous episode of the GC podcast here 

For more insights on US politics and policy, click here 

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Anikó Zsebik, Yi-Fang Lee and Alessandro Gangarossa unpack a recent trade squabble between Lithuania and China over the former’s new Taiwan-friendly policies.

They focus on current EU-China relations, EU tools to fight economic coercion, and what this dispute means for businesses.

Speakers

·       Anikó Zsebik, Senior Associate, CEE, Russia and Eurasia. See more insights from Anikó here

·       Yi-Fang Lee, Associate, Trade. See more insights from Yi-Fang Lee here

·       Alessandro Gangarossa, Senior Associate, Trade. See more insights from Alessandro here

For more GC insights on trade and manufacturing, click here

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Mark Loughridge, Dr Rupert Lewis, Andrew Croydon and Miranda Lutz discuss the ‘science gap’ between government and scientists.

They focus on what it means for the UK’s ability to compete with other nations and tackle major health challenges, and what the politicisation of science could mean for global businesses.

Speakers:

·      Mark Loughridge, Senior Associate, Global Counsel. See more insights from Mark here

·      Miranda Lutz, Senior Associate, Global Counsel. See more insights from Miranda here

·      Dr Rupert Lewis, Chief Science Policy Officer at the Royal Society

·      Andrew Croydon, Director of Skills and Education Policy at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

For more GC insights on health and life sciences, click here 

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This episode is part of our annual conference 'The Politics of'. This year's edition, 'The Politics of Decoupling', will present a global perspective on China’s industrial and political strategy for the next decade, and how it will affect its relationship with western-aligned countries.

It will be convened online on February 3rd. Please click here to see the full programme and secure your place.

Looking at the MENA region, Isabelle Trick, Ahmed Helal and Jens Presthus discuss today the implications of rising US-China tensions on the geopolitics of the Gulf.

They take a deep dive into the growing economic interdependency between the Gulf and China, especially on energy security and joint infrastructure development, and how that affects the Gulf’s historic strategic relationship with the US, traditionally the region’s security guarantor of choice.

They focus in particular on the sensitivities of technological cooperation between the Gulf and China in the areas of 5G roll-out and the procurement of advanced weaponry.

Speakers on this podcast:

• Isabelle Trick, Senior Associate, Global Macro. See more insights from Isabelle here
• Ahmed Helal, Practice Lead, MENA. See more insights from Ahmed here
• Jens Presthus, Senior Associate. See more insights from Jens here

For more GC insights on technology, media and telecoms, click here

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The Global Counsel Podcast is produced by Matilda Milne and Carolina Saludes.

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‘Top in tech’ is a monthly episode from the GC tech policy team. Each month, the team lift the lid on the latest in Europe’s ‘techlash’, identifying where the debate is heading in London and Brussels, the politics behind it, and what this might mean for the apps and online services we use every day.

Conan D’Arcy, Senior Practice Lead for TMT is joined by Senior Associate Max von Thun, Senior Associate, who specialises in a number of areas including semiconductors and competition policy and Senior Associate Franck Thomas, who is an expert in the EU legislative process, particularly focusing on platform regulation and the telecoms sector.

This month, we are looking ahead to what is coming down the tracks in the next six months in the EU, focusing on:

1. Platform workers regulation - European Commission proposals affecting the gig economy
2. The unusual nature of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, set against the backdrop of the presidential elections

Speakers on this podcast:

·       Conan D’Arcy, Senior Practice Lead, Technology, Media and Telecoms. See more insights from Conan here

·       Max von Thun, Senior Associate, Technology, Media and Telecoms. See more insights from Max here

·       Franck Thomas, Senior Associate, Technology, Media and Telecoms. See more insights from Franck here

For more GC insights on technology, media and telecoms, click here

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The Global Counsel Podcast is produced by Matilda Milne and Carolina Saludes.

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Jon Garvie, Miranda Lutz, Stephen Adams and Jens Presthus take a deep-dive into the growing prominence of infrastructure spending, exploring how and why it is becoming a geopolitical fault-line between the West and China.

They focus in particular on the prospects for the three major overlapping initiatives announced last year - US Build Back Better, EU Global Gateway and the UK Clean Growth Initiative - and assess whether a more strategic, values-driven approach is on the horizon.

Speakers on this podcast:

• Jon Garvie, Practice Lead, International Policy. See more insights from Jon here
• Stephen Adams, Senior Director. See more insights from Stephen here
• Miranda Lutz, Senior Associate. See more insights from Miranda here
• Jens Presthus, Senior Associate. See more insights from Jens here

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The Global Counsel Podcast is produced by Matilda Milne and Carolina Saludes.

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