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IAN BREMMER — Every Nation for Itself: What Happens When No One Leads the World

April 23, 2013 in Authors, business speaker, Economy Speakers, Featured Speakers, Political Speakers, speaker on change, Speakers for Business Groups, Speakers on Energy Issues, Speakers on the Economy

A world order in which no single country or durable alliance of countries can meet the challenges of global leadership. What happens when the G20 doesn’t work and the G7 is history.

If the worst threatened—a rogue nuclear state, a major health crisis, the collapse of the global financial system—where would the world look for leadership?

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For the first time in seven decades, there is no single power or alliance of powers ready to take on the challenges of global leadership. A generation ago, the United States, Europe, and Japan were the world’s powerhouses, the free-market democra­cies that propelled the global economy forward. But today, they struggle just to find their footing.

Acclaimed geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer argues that this leadership vacuum is here to stay, as power is regionalized instead of globalized. Now that so many challenges transcend borders—from the stability of the global economy and climate change to cyber-attacks and terrorism—the need for international cooperation has never been greater.

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ROBERT BRYCE — THE TYRANNY OF OIL —

April 1, 2013 in Authors, business speaker, energy issues, Political Speakers, Speakers for Business Groups, Speakers on Energy Issues, Speakers on the Economy

Originally posted March 11, 2013 / National Review Online

Among the Mount Everest of inanities ever uttered on the subject of energy, the blue-ribbon winner must be this: “the tyranny of oil.”

Both Barack Obama and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have used the line. Obama claimed it for his own back in 2007 when he declared his run for the White House. Standing on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Obamasaid, “Let’s be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil.”

In a speech at Sandhills Community College in North Carolina earlier this month, Kennedy, a high-profile opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline (he was arrested at the White House during a recent protest), said that “we need to free ourselves from the tyranny of oil.”

Let’s be clear here: I’m no Kennedy. And I don’t have the political savvy or oratorical skills of Obama. Both of them went to Harvard. I didn’t. But the claim that a super-high-energy-density substance that can be deployed for myriad purposes — from pumping well water in Kenya to emergency generation of electricity in Lower Manhattan — is somehow bad or even tyrannical is ludicrous. And for two leading political figures in America to use such a phrase, “tyranny of oil,” demonstrates once again just how polluted our energy discourse has become.

The wealth and power that are achieved through the finding and burning of hydrocarbons are enormous. That much is indisputable. And of the hydrocarbons — coal, oil, and natural gas — oil is the unchallenged king. No other substance this side of uranium comes close to oil with respect to energy density — the amount of energy, measured in joules or BTUs, that can be contained in a given volume or mass. Moreover, the products that can be produced from petroleum are relatively cheap, easily transported, usually stable at standard temperature and pressure, and essential for everything from making shoelaces to fueling jumbo jets.

Demonstrating the wondrous qualities of oil requires only a simple bit of math and a look at one of the most famous airplanes in aviation history: the Boeing 737. To make the math easy, let’s use metric units. And let’s focus on weight, as that factor is critical in aerospace. The gravimetric energy density of jet fuel is high: about 43 million joules per kilogram. (Low-enriched uranium, by the way, is 3.9 trillion joules per kilogram.)

A fully fueled 737-700 holds about 26,000 liters of jet fuel, weighing about 22,000 kilograms, containing about 902 billion joules (902 gigajoules) of energy. The maximum takeoff weight for the 737-700 is about 78,000 kilograms, and so jet fuel may account for as much as 28 percent of the plane’s weight as it leaves the runway.

Obama and Kennedy are big fans of electric cars. If we wanted to end the tyranny of oil onboard the 737, how many lithium-ion batteries would we need? That’s a pertinent question, as Boeing’s decision to use lithium-ion batteries to power auxiliary systems in its new 787 Dreamliner has led to onboard fires. The 787 has been grounded as the company tries to solve the problem.

Lithium-ion batteries have higher energy density than most other batteries, holding about 150 watt-hours — 540,000 joules — of energy per kilogram. Recall that jet fuel contains about 43 million joules per kilogram, or nearly 80 times as much energy. Therefore, if Boeing tried to replace jet fuel with batteries in the 737-700, it would need about 1.7 million kilograms of lithium-ion batteries. Put another way, to fuel a jetliner like the 737-700 with batteries would require a battery pack that weighs about 22 times as much as the airplane itself.

Prefer to use a “green” fuel like firewood? With an energy density of about 16 million joules per kilogram, that same 737-700 would require about 56,000 kilograms of wood to be stowed onboard. With that much kindling, you can be assured there won’t be room in the overhead bin for your carry-on.

The only “tyranny” at work in our energy and power systems is that of simple math and grade-school physics. Obama and Kennedy may not like oil, and their allies may particularly hate Exxon, Chevron, and Keystone XL, but here’s the reality: If oil didn’t exist, we would have to invent it. It’s a miracle substance.

Rather than condemn the fuel that makes modern life possible, our political leaders should be figuring out how we can make that miracle energy form more available to more people at lower cost.

ROBERT BRYCE 
Author of Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green Energy” and the Real Fuels of the Future.

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ANDY FRIEDMAN — THE WASHINGTON UPDATE — Congress Avoids a Government Shutdown; Up Next, the Debt Limit

March 27, 2013 in Economy Speakers, Guest Bloggers, Political Speakers, Speakers on Energy Issues, Speakers on the Economy

Congress cleared another hurdle last week, passing a bill (a “continuing resolution”) to keep the federal government operating for six months past its current funding deadline of March 27.

The continuing resolution also eliminates some of the draconian effects of the “sequestration” spending cuts that began on March 1.  The real unhappiness with the cuts lies in the way the sequestration process operates.  Sequestration imposes an across-the-board ratable reduction in spending that does not stop at the agency level.  Rather, it goes down to departments within each agency and to spending accounts within those departments.  Thus, the process robs agency heads of the ability to reallocate funds within their agencies to retain full funding for crucial programs.  For instance, the Secretary of Defense cannot allocate funds from non-essential defense functions to keep the armed forces operating at current levels.

The continuing resolution funds the government at existing spending levels (maintaining the sequester cuts).  But it ameliorates some of the adverse effects of sequestration by giving the Secretary of Defense the ability to reallocate funds within his department, and by prescribing reallocations to crucial functions within some of the other the federal agencies.

Now we turn to the next fiscal deadline looming in 2013.  On May 18 the United States will hit its borrowing limit.  After that date, the government will be able to continue to pay expenses for another few months without additional borrowing.  But around July or August the limit will have to be raised or the United States, unable to borrow, will be unable to meet its existing obligations, including paying interest on outstanding debt.

In the past week, each house of Congress has passed a proposed budget.  This alone is an improvement over recent practice — Congress has not passed a budget to run the federal government in four years.  This year, we have a plethora of budgets – one each from the House, the Senate, and the President.  It will not be politically feasible to meld the disparate proposals into a single budget.  But those budgets will become blueprints for negotiations — negotiations that will crest around August when the debt ceiling must again be raised.

The difference in the two budget proposals is stark.  Indeed, they are virtual mirror images of each other, opposite in almost every regard.  The Republican plan, drafted by Rep Paul Ryan and passed by the House:

  • Balances the budget over ten years through spending cuts alone
  • Contains no new tax revenues
  • Increases projected defense spending
  • Changes Medicare to a “voucher” system, which allows recipients to choose among private and public plans and provides premium subsidies based on income
  • Turns Medicaid into a block grant to the states and caps the growth in federal expenditure
  • Repeals health care reform (but keep the methods for financing it)

The Democratic plan, drafted by Senator Patty Murray and passed by the Senate:

  • Does not purport to balance the budget in the near or intermediate term
  • Calls for a dollar of new tax revenue for every dollar of spending cuts
  • Creates new spending initiatives for infrastructure repairs and job training
  • Cuts defense spending
  • Makes no changes to entitlements (Social Security and Medicare)

In an effort to pave the way for a smoother debt ceiling negotiation, the President recently undertook a “charm offensive,” inviting Republican Senators to dinner and meeting separately with the Congressional party caucuses.  In those meetings, he emphasized his desire for a “grand bargain” to fix the deficit.  But the differences between the parties aren’t limited to niceties; they are deep and defining.  At the end of the day, the Democrats want additional taxes and the House Republicans – believing Obama got his new tax revenue in the fiscal cliff compromise – are dead set against them.  Entitlements are almost an equally strong divide.  Republicans assert that the only path to fiscal responsibility is to reform Social Security and Medicare.  House Democrats, at least in their public statements, have adamantly refused to consider them (although the President is more open to some entitlement changes).

So, the President’s efforts notwithstanding, negotiations over the spring and summer are likely to follow the tortious path we’ve seen repeatedly in past years.  The initial positions don’t portend a quick compromise.  On the one hand, the Ryan budget calls for repeal of health care reform, sure to anger Democrats who believe that issue is settled.  On the other, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently asserted that “it is almost a false argument to say that we have a spending problem” at all.  Failing to recognize the need to cut any spending will not sit well with Republicans.

This is not to say that a deal won’t get done, only that it will not be easy or early.  My guess is that the debt limit will be the “forcing event” that compels compromise at close to the last minute.  It will be a repeat of August 2011 – the last time the country engaged in the debt limit debate.

In the meantime, the rhetoric – fueled by a flurry of media reports – could hinder the equity markets.  They might pull back a bit from their run-up, much as markets fell in August 2011 during what was otherwise a strong year.  To the extent a correction is based on a perception that Washington will be unable to reach agreement, I believe that concern will be misplaced.  The United States is not going to default on its debt.  Thus, any correction based on Washington dysfunction should be temporary, reversing when a compromise is reached.  This is not to suggest that investors should sell equities in anticipation of a correction, because they will not know when a compromise is imminent so they can buy back in.  But a market correction based on the perception of Washington dysfunction could be a buying opportunity.

A similar analysis applies to the municipal bond market.  Municipal bond values have pulled back recently, in part due to a proposal by the President to tax a portion of municipal bond interest received by affluent investors.  In my view, Congress is unlikely to adopt that proposal.  When it becomes apparent the proposal is legislatively dead, the municipal bond market may rally.  The tax-exemption provided by municipal bonds is more valuable than ever, now that the top tax rate has increased almost ten percentage points due to the fiscal cliff compromise.  Again, a correction in the muni bond market could be viewed as a buying opportunity.

Learn more about ANDY FRIEDMAN from The Washington Update

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RICHARD WOLFFE — Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House —

March 26, 2013 in Authors, Featured Speakers, Leadership speakers, Political Speakers, Speakers for Business Groups, Unique Ideas

Revival is the dramatic inside story of the defining period of the Obama White House. It is an epic tale that follows the president and his inner circle from the crisis of defeat to historic success. Over the span of an extraordinary two months in the life of a young presidency, Obama and his senior aides engaged in a desperate struggle for survival that stands as the measure of who they are and how they govern.

Bestselling Obama biographer Richard Wolffe draws on unrivaled access to the West Wing to write a natural sequel to his critically acclaimed book about the president and his campaign. He traces an arc from near death to resurrection that is a repeated pattern for Obama, first as a candidate and now as president. Starting at the first anniversary of the inauguration, Wolffe paints a portrait of a White House at work under exceptional strain across a sweeping set of challenges: from health care reform to a struggling economy, from two wars to terrorism.

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Revival is a road map to understanding the dynamics, characters, and disputes that shape the Obama White House. It reveals for the first time the fault lines at the heart of the West Wing between two groups competing for control of the president’s agenda. On one side are the Revivalists, who want to return to the high-minded spirit of the presidential campaign. On the other side are the Survivalists, who believe that government demands a low-minded set of compromises and combat.

At the center of this compelling story is a man who remains opaque to supporters, staff, and critics alike. What motivates him to risk his presidency on health care? What frustrations does he feel at this incredible time of testing? Written by the author who knows Obama best, Revival is a frank and intimate account of a president struggling to adapt, enduring failure, and outfoxing his foes. It is a must-read volume, full of exclusive insights into the untold and unfinished story of a new force in world politics.

RICHARD WOLFFE 
Award Winning Journalist, Political Analyst, MSNBC and Bestselling Author

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ANDY FRIEDMAN — The Washington Update — The Budget Battles

March 18, 2013 in business speaker, Economy Speakers, Political Speakers, Speakers for Business Groups

Andy Friedman is one of the nation’s most sought-after speakers on political and legislative developments and their effect on the government’s tax, fiscal, and retirement policies. An expert on political affairs, Andy is known for accurately predicting the likely outcomes of Washington deliberations and providing investors with strategies to consider in light of the changing political landscape.

ANDY FRIEDMAN 
The Washington Update

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Katty Kay – - Anchor, BBC World News America and Co-author, Womenomics – - Speech Topics

March 8, 2013 in Economy Speakers, Political Speakers

KATTY KAY

Anchor, BBC World News America and Co-author, Womenomics

Washington from a Different Angle

What’s going on in Washington and how’s it going to affect you and your business? After years covering Washington politics from an outsider’s perspective, Katty Kay is perfectly positioned to ask and answer the big questions facing the U.S. With slow job growth, an ageing population and the rising threat of emerging economies, American leaders on Capitol Hill and in the White House must address runaway spending while promoting economic growth. As it works to get its economy stable, there are things America can learn from other countries on health care, regulation, tax reform, immigration and even gun control. But can Washington’s leaders meet the urgent challenges of today with Republicans and Democrats locked in ever-more partisan battles? As a Brit living in America, Kay brings a unique perspective to the conversation and argues America’s problems are not economic, they are political – and they can be fixed. In the meantime, though, Katty Kay can provide the real story behind the headlines coming from Washington.

The Global Outlook

We live in a world that is changing at lightning speed. It’s a world where many of the fastest growing economies are in Africa; where 300 million micro-bloggers challenge the supremacy of the Chinese state; and where one-third of the population of the Middle East is under thirty. Understanding the competing economic and political trends of this world is essential for any business or organization, anywhere. As the European financial crisis eases, the social toll of high unemployment still threatens the Eurozone. America’s economy is showing signs of resurgence, but its politicians are standing in the way of real progress. Tension in the South China Seas raises concerns about Beijing’s regional ambitions. And from Tunis to Damascus we are still feeling the turmoil of the post-Arab Spring Middle East. Drawing on her experiences reporting from five different continents, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe, Kay offers insights on where the world is heading and what the future holds.

Womenomics

At the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde called the advancement of women the greatest economic opportunity of our time. She is recognizing what Kay calls Womenomics, the extraordinary value of women in the workforce. Global studies show companies that employ more senior women make more money. Women control 83% of consumer purchases; in America they even buy more cars than men. They have more degrees and are ideally suited to the demands of our talent driven economy. But to keep them in the economy, the workplace must adapt to women’s needs. Too many women in their mid-thirties hit the brick wall of kids vs. career — we cannot afford to keep loosing them. Kay marshals evidence from employers large and small to show how possible it is to satisfy the demands of family and career. Flexible work schedules prove to be a win-win; when companies take the clocks off the wall and choose to measure output not input, they see productivity rise by an average of 40%. What starts as talent retention becomes a profit bonus any company would be happy to have. Kay gives an inspirational boost to women and a practical guide to employers, drawing on her own juggles as the working mother of four children. It is research and experience based advice to companies looking to retain and recruit valuable female employees.

Moderator, Discussion Leader & Interviewer

A seasoned moderator and interviewer, Katty Kay brings experience and poise to the stage – deftly guiding the conversation in ways that unearth valuable insights with great, and sometimes surprising, results. Katty Kay will make the most of the important panel gatherings and notable guests on the program.

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“America in the Global Century” – Katty Kay

January 29, 2013 in Political Speakers

Katty Kay draws on high level political contacts, influential Washington insiders, and her experience covering four Presidential elections to offer her take on the state of the world’s biggest economy. America is a country at a crossroads; competition from abroad is growing and the demographics of a nation of aging Baby Boomers in a post-manufacturing world make for real structural challenges. Chinese students are first in math, reading and science while American students lag behind in 17th place. In 2003 IBM had 6,000 employees in India, 135,000 in the USA; today it has 110,000 employees in India, more than its total workforce in the US. Can America stay number one? And are America’s politicians up to the task of navigating the challenge? What are the forces that have reset global markets and altered the world’s political dynamic. Kay is a friendly outsider who believes that this country looks a lot better from the bottom up than the top down. A firm believer in America’s entrepreneurial spirit, Katty Kay takes an objective look at the state of the nation and its impact on the world as it seeks to make this the next American century.

KATTY KAY – Anchor, BBC World News America and Co-author, Womenomics

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Why Americans Hate Politics by E. J. Dionne

January 24, 2013 in Political Speakers

In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, between responsibility and compassion.

From the New, Updated Introduction:

“At the heart of Why Americans Hate Politics is the view that ideas shape politics far more than most accounts of public life usually allow. I believe ideas matter not only to elites and intellectuals, but also to rank and file voters. Indeed, I often think that the rank and file see the importance of ideas more clearly than the elites, who often find themselves surprised by the rise of the movements that arise from the bottom up and shape our politics.”

One of the nation’s shrewdest political observers traces 30 years of volatile political history, explores what has gone wrong with American politics, and offers a bipartisan look toward a more productive future. This acclaimed national bestseller won the 1991 Los Angeles Times Book Award. “A gripping, page-by-page analysis of what ails us.”–National Review.

E.J. DIONNE, JR.  -Syndicated Washington Post Columnist, Political Analyst and Debater

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Katty Kay BBC Anchor & Sought After Business Speaker in Action!

December 19, 2012 in Political Speakers, Women's Issues

KATTY KAY  -Anchor, BBC World News America and Co-author, Womenomics

With unique insight and experience, Katty Kay provides the international perspective on American policy, politics and current events.

KATTY KAY | The Outlook for Europe  - Getting Things Fixed in DC  –

2012 Elections, Can Washington Keep America #1 – 2012 Elections, What’s at Stake

Katty Kay’s Speech Topics Include:
Washington and Your Future: A Political Primer for Business Leaders

After years of economic uncertainty, business leaders are still looking to Washington for answers. America needs bold economic action to keep the country competitive but can politicians overcome their allergy to compromise in order to get it done? In this talk, Kay lays out where Washington’s political leaders stand on regulatory, tax, energy, immigration, and health care issues – the critical policies that affect Americans from Main Street to Wall Street every single day. The economic answers to America’s problems are often remarkably simple but they are so mired in bitter politics that to know where America is heading next, you have to understand, as Katty Kay does, what Washington’s leaders are thinking. Kay looks at those holding the powerful trump cards and what that means to your future and the political leadership in America.

America in the Global Century

Katty Kay draws on high level political contacts, influential Washington insiders, and her experience covering four Presidential elections to offer her take on the state of the world’s biggest economy. America is a country at a crossroads; competition from abroad is growing and the demographics of a nation of aging Baby Boomers in a post-manufacturing world make for real structural challenges. Chinese students are first in math, reading and science while American students lag behind in 17th place. In 2003 IBM had 6,000 employees in India, 135,000 in the USA; today it has 110,000 employees in India, more than its total workforce in the US. Can America stay number one? And are America’s politicians up to the task of navigating the challenge? What are the forces that have reset global markets and altered the world’s political dynamic. Kay is a friendly outsider who believes that this country looks a lot better from the bottom up than the top down. A firm believer in America’s entrepreneurial spirit, Katty Kay takes an objective look at the state of the nation and its impact on the world as it seeks to make this the next American century.

Womenomics: A New Path to Business Success

Women have never been more in demand. Their influence in the marketplace and the workplace is undeniable. More women than men are graduating college and pursuing post-graduate degrees. Women increasingly earn more than their spouses – and they are unmatched as consumers, even to the point of purchasing more cars than men from 2007 onwards. Women are also more valuable than ever to their employers. Half a dozen global surveys recently came to the same conclusion – companies that employ more senior women make more money. Kay calls it “pink profits.” In her Womenomics speech, Kay argues that it’s possible for women to create the work life that they have always wanted; a balance that doesn’t force them to hit that brick wall where they have to choose between career and family. That flexibility proves to be a win-win because companies that take the clocks off the wall and measure output, not input, see productivity rise by an average of 40%. It also improves retention of female talent. In this speech Kay gives an inspirational boost to women, a personal account of her own juggles, and practical, research-based advice to companies looking to retain and recruit valuable female employees.

Moderator, Discussion Leader & Interviewer

A seasoned moderator and interviewer, Katty Kay brings experience and poise to the stage – deftly guiding the conversation in ways that unearth valuable insights with great, and sometimes surprising, results. Katty Kay will make the most of the important panel gatherings and notable guests on the program.

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Richard Wolffe Speech Topics ->

December 4, 2012 in Political Speakers

RICHARD WOLFFE  -Award Winning Journalist, Political Analyst, MSNBC and Bestselling Author

From Crisis to Crisis: What Lies Ahead for President Obama and his White House?

In the years since his extraordinary election, President Obama has lurched from crisis to crisis, from epic highs to disastrous lows. Why does President Obama keep sinking into these holes and how does he dig his way out? What does it say about his character, his management style, and his inner circle? What role is played by the political and media culture of today’s Washington? With unrivaled access to the President and his inner circle, Richard Wolffe reveals the true story of a deeply divided White House. Drawing on his unmatched experience of covering the length of the Obama campaign, Wolffe explains how the second half of Obama’s presidency will change – and how it will stay the same – with a new team inside the West Wing.

Campaign Circus: The Road to the White House in 2012

The 2012 Presidential election is underway, and after three change elections in succession – in 2006, 2008 and 2010 – voters have not lost their appetite for rejecting the establishment and gambling on newcomers. How will the public mood and the politics of Washington shape the field of Republican hopefuls? What is the path to the nomination, and what kind of candidates can navigate it? What are the chances of a serious primary challenge to President Obama? Drawing on the experience of intensively covering three presidential campaigns – Bush in 2000, Kerry in 2004, and Obama in 2008 – Richard Wolffe explains what kind of skills and characters will succeed in 2012 and what kind of challenges they will face from journalists. The dynamics of the two parties have changed dramatically over the last decade, and so have the candidates who can win the biggest prize in politics.

It’s the Economy, Stupid: What Business Can Expect From President Obama and Washington

Where does President Obama fit on the economic spectrum? What advice and relationships does he rely on as he crafts business legislation? In its first phase, the Obama White House was confronting economic and financial collapse. In its second phase, it began a broad effort to find a balance between business and government. Now in its third phase, Obama’s team is leaning heavily on new regulations. Drawing on unrivalled access at the White House, as well as a decade of financial and business journalism, Richard Wolffe explains how the new economic and political teams inside the West Wing – and a new presidential focus on deficits and the political center – will shape the business outlook in the Obama presidency.

America First: The Future of American Leadership in a Rapidly Changing World

Is President Obama a dove or a hawk? Where do America’s most important alliances stand after two years of his presidency? Where will he lead the world on terrorism, free trade, climate change, and the Middle East? Obama’s interactions with the emerging economies of China, India and Brazil are shaped not just by his dealings with their leaders but by his personal appeal to their massive populations. Obama has a hugely ambitious agenda that contrasts sharply with his predecessor’s – both in style and substance. Will the Obama agenda have any impact in a world that seems to be spinning away from American dominance? Or will the world naturally lean towards American leadership as it has so many times before? Based on exclusive interviews with Obama over the last four years, and drawing on decades of foreign policy expertise, Richard Wolffe explains how the next two years of American diplomacy and power will be critical not just to a presidential legacy, but also to the shape of a new world order that is rapidly emerging.

The International Business Environment

Wolffe began writing about American politics as a senior journalist at the Financial Times, serving as its deputy bureau chief and U.S. diplomatic correspondent in Washington, D.C. There he covered business and political affairs and reported on U.S. foreign policy. His earlier work for the Financial Times also included extensive coverage of the Microsoft antitrust trial and the Clinton administration’s plans to break up the company. His work on regulatory and business issues included covering the Treasury Department, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. With an extensive background in financial and business reporting for more than eight years, Wolffe addresses the current global fiscal crisis and the economy.

World Affairs

As a political analyst in both the United Kingdom and America, Richard Wolffe appears as a commentator frequently on MSNBC, NBC, CNN, Fox News, and international media including British, Canadian, and Australian television. A journalist for both the Financial Times and Newsweek, he covered U.S. foreign policy during a post-9/11 era and the war in Iraq. Wolffe has also extensively interviewed two Presidents – George W. Bush and Barak Obama – and their national security aides on foreign policy. Wolffe’s understanding of American leadership in the world was also shaped by his perspective as a widely-travelled journalist and analyst born in Europe who has personal ties to North Africa and the Middle East. He addresses world affairs from a holistic perspective and gives a fresh viewpoint on the world’s most pressing issues.

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