2026 Policy Priorities and Solutions - Flipbook - Page 7
Geo-Economics and Competitiveness
Against the backdrop of today’s unpredictable geopolitical realities, policymakers increasingly look to promote
investment flows to achieve strategic outcomes while investors face unprecedented challenges as traditional
relationships between asset classes evolve and geopolitics reshape global markets. The Milken Institute’s
Geo-Economics Initiative helps public- and private-sector decision-makers navigate these complex global
forces through conducting innovative research, convening key stakeholders, and mobilizing capital. Our regional
Investing in Europe’s Competitiveness Initiative is designed to help achieve the goals of reigniting growth, raising
living standards, and enhancing the region’s economic competitiveness by boosting investment in infrastructure,
technology, and defense.
Trade and Critical Supply Chains
Geopolitical tensions and technological innovation are among the forces rewiring globalization across regions
and industries by simultaneously fragmenting established economic relationships and creating new opportunities
for deeper integration. Our work advances solutions to enhance supply chain resilience in specific geographies
by unlocking investments in critical technologies, minerals and materials, while establishing new standards for
international cooperation and advancing regional opportunities within key sectors.
Innovative Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
Strategic competition has (re)surfaced the importance of fostering and harnessing innovation in critical
technologies to address socioeconomic and security challenges. The Institute works with policymakers and
investors to facilitate inclusive and responsible development of critical and emerging technologies, ensuring
that the principles of privacy and transparency are upheld while the benefits of technological advancement
are widely accessible. We also consider the role that artificial intelligence (AI) will play in reshaping labor and
financial markets globally, and the policies needed to ensure education and the workforce are prepared for the
jobs of tomorrow.
Infrastructure Resilience and Adaptation
Less than 10 percent of global climate finance is directed to adaptation, nature, and resilience investment.
Based on Milken Institute analysis, there are clear benefits to ramping up investment in resilience over the next
decade and banking these savings to de-risk projects to promote next-generation public-private investment in
adaptation and mitigation. Doing so will help avoid trillions of dollars in losses, generate tangible benefits for
frontline communities around the world, and provide the basis for funding decarbonization mitigation at scale
in the future. The Milken Institute works globally to promote innovative public-private partnerships that drive
effective energy transition and coinvestment in adaptation, resilience, and mitigation markets.
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