On May 15, 2024 the Global Policy Institute (GPI) and Bay Atlantic University (BAU) held an event titled "A Fresh Look at US Serbia Relations" at BAU, 8th floor conference room. US relations with Serbia have been and are frosty on account of US support for Bosnia first and then Kosovo. While many years passed since the US led armed conflict against Serbia, with many of the old actors dead or imprisoned, Belgrade feels that Washington unfairly treated Serbia. Is there a way to change these perceptions? Is there a way to finally settle the old territorial and ethnic disputes in a creative way that will satisfy Serbia and the other parties? More broadly, should the US reconsider the importance of Serbia in the Balkans and appreciate the potential upside of improved relations with Belgrade? To learn more about these critical issues, participants joined us in our conversation with Dr. Neven Cveticanin, President of the Belgrade based Forum for Strategic Studies as he offered a distinct perspective on how to look at and tackle the complexity of Western Balkan geopolitics.
Read moreMay 2, 2024 - It is a sign of our troubled times that the much delayed vote by the US House of Representatives to approve a large package of military assistance to Ukraine (about $ 60 billion), along with additional packages directed at other US allies, has been celebrated as a triumph, yet another demonstration of American strong leadership when it comes to defending freedom and democracy around the world. Mike Johnson, Republican Speaker of the House, is now compared to Winston Churchill. Yet, this is the same Speaker who for months prevented a vote on the same package because of the pressure from members of his own Republican Party –in truth the openly pro-Putin wing of the GOP– adamantly opposed to military aid to Ukraine.
Read moreWASHINGTON — Assuming that the ongoing, substantial migration of Africans to Europe will continue –if anything it will grow from substantial to massive– there is every reason to believe that in a few decades Europe will look more and more like an appendix of Africa. If this proposition sounds outlandish, here are the simple facts. Think about it. The Left strives for “justice” and “equality”, and its ideas and policy recommendations are “progressive”. These words for most people convey goodness. They have moral strength and therefore they appeal to those who believe that the goal of the political process is to create a society firmly grounded on, or at least inspired by, solid moral principles. Because of the normally accepted meaning of the words used to describe leftist policies,, one can see how the political/policy debates have been implicitly and often explicitly turned into moral debates. between the “good guys”, (the Left) and the “bad guys”, (the Right). Most people want to be on the side of the “good guys”. It does not matter if they are wrong on the merit of the issues debated. They are right because they are good people.
Read moreOn April 18th, 2024 at 2:00pm (EST) the Global Policy Institute (GPI) and Bay Atlantic University (BAU) held an event titled “Resilience of the Ukrainian Economy: Opportunities for US Investors” via Zoom and in-person.
Read moreApril 4, 2024 - Just when you thought drones, artificial intelligence and hypersonic missiles were the must-haves for future warfare, here comes yet another priority: quantum computing. Quantum computing literally changes the basis of information sciences. The Pentagon knows that, and has been fueling quantum information science research for years.
Read moreMarch 19, 2024 - In 2017, the Economist declared: “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.” The backbone of this digital economy is microelectronics. From simple switches to sensitive national security systems, today’s world runs on microelectronics. National security systems and every industry vertical making up our critical infrastructure depend on a technology stack comprised of semiconductors, integrated circuit substrates, and printed circuit boards (PCBs). Most of these components were invented and designed here in America but manufacturing was sent offshore chasing cheap labor and hefty government subsidies, primarily in Asia.
Read moreMarch 14, 2024 - The VIII International GR Forum, held on March 14th, brought together leading experts and practitioners in Government Relations (GR) from around the globe. Hosted by the International GR Professionals Association (IGAPA), in collaboration with esteemed partners: SIC Group USA LLC, Institute for Democracy and Development “PolitA,” Bay Atlantic University, and the Global Policy Institute (GPI), the event aimed to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration within the GR and political campaign management spheres.
Read moreFebruary 27, 2024 - Just when you thought drones, artificial intelligence and hypersonic missiles were the must-haves for future warfare, here comes yet another priority: quantum computing. Quantum computing literally changes the basis of information sciences. The Pentagon knows that, and has been fueling quantum information science research for years. In fact, across the government, there are no less than 14 quantum-focused centers at work on problems ranging from communications to extreme computing and entanglement distribution for secure encryption.
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