American Global Strategies provides political risk services for organizations navigating uncertainty across business, government, and international affairs.
Founded by former U.S. National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien and former National Security Council Chief of Staff Alexander Gray, AGS draws on senior-level experience across U.S. and allied governments.
We combine political risk consulting with geopolitical analysis to interpret policy developments, assess emerging threats and opportunities, and support informed executive decision-making in complex global environments.
Organizations choose American Global Strategies for political risk advisory shaped by direct experience across government, national security, international affairs, and economic policy. Our leadership and advisory team includes former senior officials from the White House, State Department, Treasury, Commerce, the Pentagon, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Capitol Hill, and allied governments.
As a political risk research and consulting firm, we connect geopolitical developments and policy changes with practical implications for business strategy. Our cross-sector and regional expertise provides context for evaluating market exposure, regulatory shifts, trade developments, international opportunities, and emerging risks.
We combine geopolitical insight, government experience, and sector expertise to assess political risk, clarify priorities, and identify strategic opportunities for our clients.
We assess political, geopolitical, regulatory, and economic developments that may affect business strategy and operations.
We interpret policy, regulation, trade, and government developments to support informed strategic planning and decision-making.
We advise on international markets, transactions, strategic priorities, and business responses to rapidly changing global conditions.
Let’s discuss how we can bring clarity to your most complex challenges.
We bring focused expertise to political, geopolitical, geoeconomic, technology, defense, energy, trade, and international business challenges.
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Our clients are advised by leaders and professionals with experience across the highest levels of U.S. and allied governments. The team includes former national security officials, economic policymakers, diplomats, defense and intelligence leaders, and specialists with experience across critical industries.
This combination of operational, policy, technical, and international expertise allows us to evaluate political and geopolitical developments from multiple perspectives, anticipate potential implications, and provide strategic counsel for organizations facing consequential decisions in a rapidly changing world.
Our experience spans political risk, government affairs, national security, economic policy, international affairs, technology and AI, defense, trade, energy, and global business.
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