Research Reports
Independent Intelligence on U.S.–Asia Risk
In-depth, research-backed reports for business leaders navigating cross-border strategy, regulatory exposure, and geopolitical risk.
STANDING
FIRM
How Tech Professionals and Companies Stay Safe in the U.S.–China Rivalry
BRIAN B. SU
Standing Firm: How Tech Professionals and Companies Stay Safe in the U.S.–China Rivalry
Lessons on Compliance, Law and Public Opinion from the Jensen Huang Affair
not a short PDF.
A plain-English guide for engineers, managers, general counsel and directors working in semiconductors, AI, quantum, biotech and other strategic industries. Brian B. Su separates what is confirmed from what is only reported, then uses real cases to explain export controls, trade secrets, investment screening and the lessons of the China Initiative, with practical steps for professionals, HR leaders, boards and crisis communications.
General information, not legal advice. Facts current as of November 13, 2026.
ABG-RR-2026-03
AI Export Controls and Deemed Exports: The 2026 Practitioner's Manual
U.S. export controls moved from chips to AI models between 2022 and 2026, and the capital that funds them is next. This practitioner's manual, with the law current to October 10, 2026, sets out the rules as they stand today on advanced computing, model weights, and deemed exports, then turns them into practical steps for AI, robotics, and semiconductor founders, COOs, general counsel, and investors.
ABG-RR-2026-02
Sea Lanes at Risk: Maritime Security and Supply-Chain Risk in the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, and East China Sea
More than one-fifth of global maritime trade passes through the Taiwan Strait. This report assesses how routine gray-zone operations by coast guard and civilian fleets, and what they mean for business, threaten sea lanes and supply chains across the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, and East China Sea, with risk guidance for shipping, insurance, energy, manufacturing, and investors.
ABG-RR-2026-01
Pressure Without War, Preparedness Without Fear: The Taiwan Strait, 2026–2029
A geopolitical reference for entrepreneurs and corporate leaders on the Taiwan Strait, October 2026 through 2029: Beijing's domestic constraints and peacetime-to-wartime preparations, the hollowed-out PLA command, the 2028 U.S. presidential election, American war fatigue, and the business contingency planning and public-policy priorities leaders should act on now.
