Jamilia Grier | Global Technology, China & the Gulf

See what's coming in global technology.

Understand what it means. Know what to do next.

I'm Jamilia Grier, a U.S.-licensed lawyer and technology commentator based in Dubai. I identify and analyze the technology, regulatory and business shifts shaping markets across the United States, China and the Gulf.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Technology is changing faster than the rules—and markets are not moving the same way everywhere.

A Chinese electric vehicle can compete across global markets while remaining unavailable in the United States. A Gulf company can acquire advanced U.S. technology while facing restrictions on how that technology is received, used, transferred or supported. A decision in Washington can change the competitive landscape for a technology company in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Shenzhen.

These are not separate stories. They are part of a larger shift in how technology, regulation, competition and geopolitics are reshaping global markets.

That's the intersection I cover.

ANALYSIS

The Corridor

Go deeper on the shifts shaping technology, business and regulation across the United States, China and the Gulf.

The Corridor is my direct briefing for readers who want more than the headline—what I'm watching, why it matters and what may come next.

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WATCH

Not Sold in the USA

Technology Americans aren't seeing—and the bigger story behind it.

An original video series exploring Chinese and emerging technologies available in global markets but unavailable, restricted or largely unseen in the United States. From electric vehicles and autonomous mobility to robotics, AI and consumer technology, I look beyond the product to the competition, regulation and geopolitical forces determining which technologies reach which markets.

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Technology, power and the rules reshaping global markets.

Jamilia Grier speaks on the technology and regulatory shifts changing competition between the United States, China and the Gulf—bringing 20+ years of international legal and regulatory experience together with an on-the-ground view from Dubai. Her talks make complex questions about technology, competition, regulation and geopolitics understandable without losing the sophistication of the underlying issues.

When the question affects the business.

I advise companies and senior decision-makers navigating complex questions at the intersection of U.S. technology regulation, global competition and cross-border business.

That includes companies assessing U.S. export controls and sanctions; Gulf companies receiving, using or supporting U.S.-origin technology; general counsel evaluating controlled technology, licensing and U.S.-person restrictions; and businesses trying to understand how changing U.S. rules affecting China and advanced technology could alter their operations, competitors or markets.

I identify the shift, analyze what it means and help companies decide what to do next.

I identify emerging shifts in technology, regulation and global markets, analyze what they mean, and help companies decide what to do next. That perspective is grounded in 20+ years inside the systems governing international business and technology—including senior Asia-Pacific trade compliance work for a U.S. defense prime and leadership as Global Head of Data & Privacy Operations for an international bank. I am a U.S.-licensed lawyer with experience spanning export controls, sanctions, technology, data privacy and cross-border regulation; I have lived and worked in China and am now based in Dubai.

Building a Business Abroad

Building internationally changes more than where you operate. It changes how you think about markets, opportunity, risk and what it takes to build outside the system you already understand. My books draw on lived experience building a career and businesses across international markets.