Integrating Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight

At a time of mounting geopolitical instability, the absence of unified strategies between government and industry weakens national and economic security. We live in a world of interconnected risks. The current volume, velocity, and volatility of threats are unprecedented and likely to remain so for years to come. 

Cultivating trust to harmonize interests is critical to any solution. That’s why we developed the Global Threats Initiative, and our approach is a new way to mobilize whole-of-society solutions to whole-of-society problems. Our goal is to build a strong, flexible, and durable mechanism that brings government and industry together to address the broad, strategic threats to the U.S. and its economy. 

By integrating hindsight, insight, and foresight, our team focuses on building capabilities that foster trust, enable progress, and align priorities between public and private sectors. Hindsight captures practical lessons from the past. Insight drives actions responsive to current needs. Foresight considers future threats to inform decisions.  

Our Latest Research: Connecting the Dots

Through our Global Threats Initiative, we recently released two reports that illustrate the growing urgency of geopolitical risk. High Stakes: A Framework for Geopolitical Risk Management provides a data-driven assessment of how U.S. companies perceive geopolitical risk and offers a framework for smarter, more coordinated decision-making.

• 83%
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce respondents cite China as top-3 concern
• 70%
  Association of Corporate Counsel respondents cite China as top-3 concern

• 42%
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce respondents maintain operations in China despite geopolitical concerns
• 80%
  Decrease in global investment into China between 2022-2023

Our other report, Geopolitical Shift: Corporate America’s Growing Focus on Global Risk, takes a broader view by analyzing corporate financial reports and earnings, revealing accelerated concern regarding global threats, especially for technology companies.

What’s Next: Support the Global Threats Initiative 

The U.S. Chamber Foundation is committed to ensuring our country is equipped for the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century. If you want to support our work to strengthen American economic security and geopolitical stability, get involved. We welcome your suggestions on key issues for our working groups, participation in pilot programs, and support through sponsorships. Contact our team at incubator@uschamber.com to learn more.

About the authors

Kelsey Margey

Kelsey Margey is the manager of strategy and innovation at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Charles Edwards

Charles (Charlie) Edwards is an Innovation Scholar on the Foundation's Incubator team.

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