What Comes Next with Mira Rapp-Hooper

The Hormuz crisis laid bare South Asia's deep dependence on the Gulf for energy, remittances, trade, and critical supply chains. In this episode of What Comes Next, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper sits down with TAG Partner Nisha Biswal to discuss how India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal experienced the shock differently, and what it revealed about their vulnerabilit...

In this episode of What Comes Next, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper speaks with Chairman and Co-Founder Kurt Campbell about The Asia Group’s newly released report, “No Safe Harbor”. They discuss why disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not just an oil story, but a wider supply chain shock affecting energy, semiconductors, petrochemicals, fertilizer, healthcare, and critical industr...

In this episode, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper speaks with Ashok Malik, TAG partner and chair of the India Practice, about India’s evolving diplomatic and economic relationships with the United States and Europe. They assess whether the Trump-Modi meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France marked a meaningful reset in U.S.-India ties, why trade negotiations remain tied to W...

In this week’s episode of What Comes Next, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper sits down with TAG Managing Principal Belma Ambrose to unpack a consequential G7 summit unfolding amid three overlapping crises: the war in Iran, the war in Ukraine, and a fragile global economy. They explore how Europe is recalibrating its relationship with the United States, why energy security is overtaking...

Is the U.S. signaling a more limited security role in the Indo-Pacific? Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper sits down with Chris Johnstone, TAG Partner and Co-Chair of Defense & National Security Practice, to discuss an Indo-Pacific region at a strategic turning point. Following Chris’s recent travel through Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore, they break down what the Shangri-La Dialogue re...

As the Shangri-La Dialogue begins, one question hangs over the region: can the United States still reassure its allies and partners in Asia? Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper sits down with Senior Advisor Kelly Magsamen to break down the signals that will matter most at the summit. They cover the implications of Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, questions over Taiwan arms sales, and how the o...

Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper brings together two conversations to break down the strategic meaning of the Trump-Xi summit. Mira’s conversation with TAG China Managing Director Han Lin unpacks how Beijing framed the meeting around “constructive strategic stability,” why optics may have mattered more than deliverables, and how China is signaling to multinational firms that it remains...

As President Trump and President Xi prepare for a closely watched Beijing summit, TAG Chairman and Co-Founder Kurt Campbell joins Host and Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper to break down why "modest" deliverables can still carry historic consequences. They discuss the likely outcomes — trade, Boeing purchases, and fentanyl precursors — alongside the real strategic risks: Taiwan signaling,...

As President Trump heads to Beijing for a long-anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper is joined by The Wall Street Journal’s Chief China Correspondent Lingling Wei to break down the mechanics behind the summit as well as the stakes and the signals that matter most. They discuss why this may be the highest stakes U.S.-China meeting in a de...

As attention turns to Trump–Xi summit in mid-May, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper speaks with Managing Partner Ambassador Kurt Tong about what’s really at stake for Taiwan. Tong argues that Beijing’s approach is often less dramatic and more durable than portrayed: China seeks steady forward progress toward reunification while reacting sharply to perceived “backward progress.” They dis...

The world is watching the war in Iran — and so is Beijing. In this episode of What Comes Next?, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper speaks with Michael Singh, managing director and Steven D. Levy senior fellow at The Washington Institute, about how China views the conflict through three lenses: core interests (especially energy and trade), connectivity ambitions, and strategic competition...

Since February 28th, Gulf states have faced an unprecedented test: blocked shipping lanes, reduced energy production, and a geopolitical risk premium that has shaken investor confidence. How are they holding up and what do they want from a lasting deal? On this episode, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper speaks with Ahmed Helal, TAG managing director for the GCC, about how countries like...

TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper hosts TAG Managing Principal Jennifer Schuch-Page to explain why Southeast Asia’s energy security has been among the hardest hit by the war in Iran and the resulting Strait of Hormuz closure. With high dependence on imports and limited reserves, countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam face acute constraints, not just price spikes. Jenny and M...

With the Iran conflict threatening Japan's energy supply, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper is joined by TAG Principal David Boling and Vice President Yuka Hayashi to explore how Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is navigating the current moment. They review Takaichi's recent summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in the backdrop of his demands that Tokyo assist with the...

With President Trump’s planned trip to Beijing postponed as Washington focuses on the war with Iran, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper checks in with TAG Partner George Chen, joining remotely from Beijing after the China Development Forum. They discuss the mood in China, why officials may be relieved by the delay, and what Beijing may seek from a rescheduled Trump–Xi meeting (now schedu...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives in Washington for a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump—just as the Iran war and calls to reopen the Strait of Hormuz collide with Japan’s constitutional limits and energy dependence. On this episode of What Comes Next, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper and Brookings Institution’s Mireya Solís examine what Tokyo wants from t...

Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper sits down with the Financial Times journalist Camilla Hodgson for a clear-eyed look at the geopolitics of critical minerals. They break down where China is dominant across supply chains — from mining and processing to downstream products like magnets — why the West ended up with asymmetric dependence, and why reshoring is so hard. Hodgson explains the p...

With global attention fixed on escalating conflict in the Middle East, China is quietly recalculating its strategic position. In this episode, TAG Managing Principal Brett Fetterly joins Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper to explore how Beijing views U.S. military action in Iran, what’s at stake in a planned Trump-Xi summit, and how domestic U.S. politics are reshaping China policy. The...

In this episode, Host and TAG Senior Advisor Mira Rapp-Hooper is joined by Inu Manak, Senior Fellow for International Trade at Council on Foreign Relations, to unpack the Supreme Court decision to overturn the president’s use of emergency tariff authority. They explore what the end of “Liberation Day” tariffs means in practice, why a new 10% global tariff under Section 122 is time-limited, and how...

Southeast Asia is sometimes seen as playing second fiddle to its larger Northeast Asian neighbors like China and Japan, despite its massive economic power and market. In this episode, Executive Producer Lauren Dueck steps in for Mira for a conversation with TAG Partner Amb. Daniel Kritenbrink about how the region is navigating Trump-era trade disruption, tariffs, and transactional diplomacy, while...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decision to call a snap election delivered a historic landslide, reshaping Japan’s political landscape overnight. In this special episode, our executive producer steps in for Mira to introduce a conversation with TAG's outstanding Japan team. TAG Managing Partner Kurt Tong is joined by TAG Partner Chris Johnstone and TAG Vice President Yuka Hayashi to unpack wh...

How does Narendra Modi view the world amidst a shifting global order? In this episode, Host Mira Rapp-Hooper speaks with TAG Partner and Chair of India Practice Ashok Malik about India’s rapidly evolving role in global affairs under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They unpack the newly announced U.S.-India trade agreement, India’s expanding economic partnerships with Europe, and th...

Is “the AI race” a myth? Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Colin Kahl argues that rather than a winner-take-all AI race, we’re heading for an AI bipolarity, where the U.S. leads in some aspects, like frontier models and AI as a Service (AIaaS), while China scales “good enough” infrastructure and robotics. Colin and Mira dig into compute politics – the Nvidia H200 d...

After repeatedly reiterating his ambition to take over Greenland — the world's largest island, rich in strategic value and natural resources — for American national security interests, U.S. President Donald Trump shocked NATO allies by announcing new 10% tariffs on eight European countries that oppose him on the issue. But at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, Trump appeared to step...

Host and TAG Partner Mira Rapp-Hooper senses we are living through the end of one era and the emergence of another. With U.S. leadership shifting, China fully risen, and technology transforming every domain, she argues that only by examining these geopolitical forces closely can we make smarter strategic and business decisions. Mira sits down with TAG Chairman & Co-Founder Kurt Campbell to par...