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Online safety: the next wave of regulation

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Supersectors: lessons from Britain’s comparative advantages for a 2025 UK trade and industrial strategy

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Delivering Warm Homes: The plan for a Labour Government

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Accelerating the delivery of clean electricity: Five focus areas to deliver on the UK's Clean Energy Mission for 2030

The 2024 elections: where next for the “Techlash”?

The tech sector during the elections Social media and content-sharing platforms are now an integral part of electoral processes, acting as a conduit for the campaigning of and advertising by...

The State of the Border: Business Experience of the UK Border 2023

GC and Clearborder have published their third annual State of the Border review of the operation of the UK border. At the centre of the report is the largest annual...

A Hard Day's Right: A Brit’s experience of Trump’s base

CPAC – the Conservative Political Action Conference – is a bewildering experience for a British immigrant to the US whose understanding of what constitutes ‘right-wing’ is completely unreflective of the...

Evolutionary, not revolutionary: Thoughts on a potential second Trump term

The questions come in from across the country and around the globe: “Are you going to blow up the world?” “Trump can’t serve a third term… can he?!” “Is the...

The future of AI in the UAE

In an increasingly competitive regional landscape, the UAE emerges as a focal point for AI investment and innovation. Last week at the World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE's Minister of...

Decarbonizing Europe: navigating the policies and politics of energy in the EU Green Deal

On this episode of the Global Counsel Podcast, Associate Director Anikó Zsebik is joined by Associate Katarzyna Nowacka and Associate Maude Bauman to discuss ongoing trends in EU energy, looking...

The government response to the AI White Paper: How will the UK govern artificial intelligence?

This week on Top in Tech, Megan Stagman is joined by Theresa Duemchen to discuss the UK government announcement about how it plans to approach AI regulation. They explore the...

Is the US ready to pass child online safety legislation?

This week on Top in Tech, Conan is joined by Ugonma to discuss child online safety and privacy in the United States, following a dramatic hearing in the Senate Judiciary...

Dr. Santitarn Sathirathai on the future of the tech sector and regulation in Southeast Asia

This week on Top in Tech, Conan is joined by Dr. Santitarn Sathirathai to talk about the economic and commercial dynamics of Southeast Asia, the development of the region's tech...

Global Month Ahead: US presidential election, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Presidential election in Indonesia.

Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, Global Counsel's briefing on the events and stories that will define the month to come. In each episode, Global Macro Associate Director Isabelle...

The Politics of 2024: the view from Asia, Americas, Middle East and Europe

In both corporate and investor advisory, Global Counsel's seats in Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe give our teams a perspective that links the particular in each market...

Davos 2024: Tech policy insights and on the ground analysis from the WEF annual meeting

This week on Top in Tech, Megan Stagman, Director for UK tech policy, is joined by Associate Josh Bates to talk about their time at the World Economic Forum's 2024...

Position for uncertainty: global macro themes for 2024

The world is undergoing rapid change, but the direction of developments is not always obvious. This is especially so in 2024. Our ten macro themes reflect this reality. Governments, corporates...

International climate diplomacy: necessary but never adequate – assessing the value of COP28

Only three weeks into 2024 and if the ongoing war in Ukraine; the horror and unpredictability of the Middle East situation; constant rumination on the impact of artificial intelligence or...

Tech regulation in France after the government reshuffle

French politics is in a state of flux following Emmanuel Macron's high stakes cabinet reshuffle and the appointment of Gabriel Attal, France's youngest ever PM. These changes come at a...

After Adobe/Figma, what next for tech mergers?

This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Joe Armitage, GC's Lead Analyst on UK politics, to talk us through the collapse of Adobe's acquisition of Figma...

Tech policy in 2024: Five trends to expect this year

This week on Top in Tech, Megan Stagman is joined by Conan D'Arcy to talk through the top tech policy trends in 2024 against the backdrop of major elections in...

Global Month Ahead: Davos 2024, Taiwan's presidential election, Italy’s G7 Presidency

On this month’s episode, Associate Director Isabelle Trick is joined by Practice Director Alexander Smotrov to discuss what to expect at Davos 2024, Senior Associate Jiayu Li to discuss Taiwan's...