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Rise to the Challenge: A Memoir of Politics, Leadership, and Love By Marlene M. Johnson
A special book talk was organized by one of our staff with former Lt. Gov. Marlene M. Johnson of Minnesota, to discuss her recently published memoir: Rise to the Challenge: A...
AraBat CEO, Raffaele Nacchiero, Shares Vision for Sustainable Innovation
Washington CORE recently had the opportunity to sit down with Raffaele Nacchiero, co-founder and CEO of AraBat, an Italian clean-tech startup pioneering sustainable battery...
Japan Expands Research Opportunities for U.S. Scientists
Is Japan your next research destination? Interest in research opportunities in Japan among foreign researchers has been growing recently. JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of...
Developments in Shipping, Shipbuilding, and Ports in the United States
Maritime policy has become a top priority of the Trump administration’s economic and national security agendas. In April 2025, a sweeping executive order launched the “Maritime...
AI’s Growing Role in Healthcare Claims
Jack McFann was also part of our Summer 2025 intern class - we are sad to see him go, but excited to see where his future endeavors take him. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree...
Reproductive Autonomy and Femtech Risks
Zoe Kass was our Summer 2025 intern at Washington CORE and unfortunately has wrapped up her stay with us. She is a current senior at Brown University concentrating in Judaic...
Evolving Challenges for U.S. Businesses in the Asia Pacific Region
Washington CORE covered a webinar held by JP Morgan about the evolving challenges and needs for U.S. businesses to expand in the Asia Pacific region. JP Morgan analysts based in...
Corporate Governance Expert Bruce Aronson on Nippon Steel’s Acquisition of U.S. Steel
On June 18, 2025, Nippon Steel finally acquired U.S. Steel after approximately one and a half years of twists and turns that unexpectedly put U.S.-Japan relations in the...
Andrew Kingman on Striking Balance in U.S. Privacy Laws
Washington CORE is pleased to share that our recent interview and research on U.S. privacy legislation has been published in Nikkei Governance, one of Japan’s leading business...
Bentonville, Arkansas: Unicorn City of the U.S. South
As part of our ongoing series on the economic revitalization of mid-sized U.S. cities, Washington CORE took a closer look at Bentonville, Arkansas, a city increasingly recognized...
Exploring the AI+ Expo 2025 in Washington D.C
The 2nd annual AI+ Expo 2025, held on June 2–4, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., stood out among the nation’s premier AI events for its...
Bioeconomy on the Rise
Although the U.S. leads the world in biotechnology discoveries and investments, other countries are making investments in production-scale infrastructure that are enabling them...
Charlie Jewell on How Alpharetta Became the “Technology City of the South”
As part of our ongoing series on the economic revitalization of mid-sized U.S. cities, Washington CORE spoke with Charlie Jewell, the Economic Development Director for...
Korea’s Ombudsman Model: A New Approach to Investor-State Disputes
As global trade expands, the number of investor-state disputes is on the rise, prompting governments and investors alike to seek faster, less adversarial solutions. South Korea...
Andrew Lugg on the Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Washington CORE recently sat down with Andrew Lugg, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to discuss his research on the evolving...
APEC STUDIES ON BUSINESS TRAVEL, FINTECH, AND GENDER IN TRANSPORT
Washington CORE has worked with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) for more than a decade. In the past year, APEC has published the following three studies authored by...
U.S. Congressional Dynamics for Nikkei Digital Governance
Washington CORE wrote a 2-part series of articles about the U.S. Congressional outlook for tech policy for Nikkei Digital Governance – one of Asia’s premier publications. The...
Presenting U.S. Supply Chain Resilience at Georgetown University
Washington CORE recently presented its latest research on U.S. strategies for global supply chain resilience to Georgetown University’s Bioengineering Science and Technology...