Here We Go Again: The Global Nationalism Wave Gains Force With Brexit

By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors In early April, I posted a blog sharing some thoughts about the wave of Nationalism now gaining momentum throughout the world.  Since then, a hard-line extreme right party has won seats in the Cyprus...

Corruption — Still a Global Blight After All These Years

By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors Corruption has been with us since the first Pelican swooped into the ocean to bag his first fish dinner about 30 million or more years ago.  In other words, since the beginning of time. You’ll find...

International Tourism: The Sliver of Silver in the US Trade Deficit

By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors There’s a lot of chatter these days about what to do about our national debt that is quickly approaching $20 trillion, about the pros and cons of our international trade policies, and about our...

Nationalism: Back Like A Bad Dream

By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors More than a century ago, philosopher George Santayana reminded us that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” His words ring true today. As I’ve traveled the world for the...

Tale of 2 Offices as OCVA Arrives in Japan, India

By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors International visitors are a huge source of tourism-related income for Orange County. That’s why the Orange County Visitor’s Association (OCVA) expanded its network of international...

Let’s Keep Our Skies Open: Update

By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors Roughly two years ago, I blogged about the Big 3 US Airlines’ (American, Delta and United) highly-publicized campaign directed at the Obama Administration to block Etihad Airways, Emirates Airlines...