Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Leigh Ryan, vice president of World Trade Center Savannah and Foreign-Trade Zone 104 Time flies when you’re having fun, and we at the World […]
Author Archives: Commentary
Posted inImmigration
Commentary: Clearing the Green Card Backlog Crucial for Atlanta’s Future Workforce
Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Valerie Mills, Senior Program Manager in the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s Division of Immigrant Affairs. Here is an alarming […]
Posted inUkraine
Commentary: To Deter Russia’s Ukraine Gambit, the U.S. Must Up the Ante
Editor’s note: This opinion piece was written by Robert Kennedy, president of the Atlanta Council on International Relations More than 1,500 years ago Chinese philosopher and strategist Sun Tzu said that “to […]
Posted inCanada
Canadian Consul General: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Could Threaten U.S.-Canada Auto Trade and Kill Georgia Jobs
Editor’s note: This commentary article was written by Ambassador Louise Blais, acting consul general of Canada for the Southeast, based in Atlanta. As a point of clarification, the tax credit […]
Posted inMexico
Commentary: Consul General Outlines Mexico’s Case Against U.S. Gun Makers
Editor’s note: The below commentary was contributed by Javier Diaz de Leon, consul general of Mexico in Atlanta, who heads up the country’s diplomatic mission covering Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The […]
Posted inEurope
Commentary: Slovenia Assumes EU Presidency Again, 30 Years After Independence
On June 25, 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia. This proclamation started the 10-day war which resulted in victory for Slovenia. International recognition soon followed, and an independent country was […]
Posted inUnited Kingdom
Prioritizing Global Health Preparedness and Equity: Atlanta’s Role in the New Atlantic Charter
Ahead of the G7 summit in June, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson held separate bilateral meetings to discuss enhanced cooperation between the U.S. and the U.K., marking […]
Posted inCommentary, Diplomacy
Commentary: European Union’s Deep Trade Ties and Influence Span Georgia
This commentary was written by John E. Parkerson Jr., an international attorney, honorary consul general of Hungary in Georgia and secretary of the Atlanta Consular Corps. Especially in the wake of Europe […]
Posted inBusiness
Commentary: Taiwan’s Water Efforts Safeguard Semiconductor Industry Despite Drought
Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Martin Chen, director of the Economic Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta. TECO Atlanta sponsored a Global Atlanta-organized forum […]
Posted inEducation, Sponsored Post
How International Education Drives Economic Development for Communities
Editor’s note: This sponsored commentary by Amanda Shailendra, managing partner of The Pendleton Group, is the third and final piece in a series on how communities can cultivate a successful international economic […]