Christina Monroe
Leadership Development and Public Diplomacy Consultant, AsiaGlobal Fellow
Christina Monroe is senior consultant to the U.S. government's flagship leadership initiative in South Asia, and current AsiaGlobal Fellow. She leads professional development and exchange programmes on behalf of Asian and Western governments to advance their foreign policy objectives and promote mutual understanding.
Jan 23, 2026
U.S. restrictions on visas and growing uncertainty for international students and skilled workers, contrasted with China’s rollout of more permissive talent visas, are reshaping global education and career decisions and making the United States a less attractive destination for emerging and established talent. As competition for innovation increasingly mirrors economic decoupling, sustained limits on mobility and collaboration risk undermining cross-border knowledge exchange, even as long-term scientific and technological progress continues to depend on international talent flows and institutional cooperation.
