| By Abby Chen | What defines the future of “emotional-value” products? How have traditional marketing strategies evolved in our digital age? The brand Pop Mart provides a case study.
Intelliwings Blog
EV Tesla Transportation
November 16, 2025
How Tesla Differentiates Itself with Its New Rental Program
| By Barry Yao | The Tesla EV rental program in California adapts to shifting demand after federal tax credit expiration, managing inventory while challenging legacy rental companies.
AI Education Jobs Labor Technology
November 8, 2025
Reformulating Education and Employment in the Post-AI Bubble
| By Barry Yao | 2008’s financial crisis triggered long-term youth employment shifts. Recession shock created structural gaps now widening as AI transforms job markets faster than education adapts.
Asia China Energy EU Europe Infrastructure Trade USA
October 30, 2025
Afghanistan’s Lithium and China’s EV Ambitions
| By Barry Yao | As China seeks expanded and stable lithium supply sources, its EV companies don’t have to look far to find a potential new trading partner: Afghanistan.
Asia EU Europe India Infrastructure Iran Russia
October 17, 2025
Developments and Challenges of the INSTC
| By Olivia Ernst | Expansion of the INSTC holds promise for Eurasian Economic Integration. However, infrastructure and financial challenges in Russia and Iran challenge the corridor’s completion.
Asia Indonesia
October 9, 2025
Indonesia’s Mass Protests: Why They Started, Whether They’ll End
| By Caroline Gross | Protests erupt in Indonesia as lavish government salaries and spending collide with rising unemployment and inequality, fueling reform demands to end corruption.
China EV Technology USA
October 3, 2025
EV Policy Sunset and the New Competitive Reality
| By Barry Yao | US federal EV tax credit sunset strengthens China’s global EV lead, compelling Western automakers to revise strategies.
CMMC Cybersecurity DoD Technology
October 3, 2025
CMMC: The Costs of Compliance in the New Cybersecurity Era
| By Olivia Ernst | As Phase 1 of the DoD’s CMMC requirement draws closer, it is important to understand the requirements and how they may impact defense contractors.
Asia China Commerce Defense Japan Security South Korea
September 26, 2025
Navigating Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: Japan’s Security Strategy
| By Caroline Gross and Eliana Pisons | Captain Yusuke Saito shares Japan’s strategy for peace, highlighting multilateralism, maritime law, and the strength of the US-Japan alliance in a shifting world.
Energy EU Europe LNG Russia
September 25, 2025
How the EU Plans to Rapidly Phase Out Russian Gas
| By Olivia Ernst | The EU is rapidly accelerating its Russian gas phase-out through supply diversification, but disengagement brings environmental challenges and investor risks.