Posts Tagged ‘2022’
Searching for Energy Security
The world is in the midst of the most severe energy crisis since the Arab Oil Embargo of the 1970s. Energy security has returned to the center of the global…
Read MoreHow China and the United States Compete for Soft Power
The Importance of Savannah in World Trade: One American’s Perspective Working for an International Company in the Coastal Empire
The presentation will focus on the development of JCB, a British company, in North America, and its ultimate decision to invest and expand in the Coastal Empire. Starting with the…
Read MoreThe United States, Joe Biden, and the Changing Landscape of the Middle East
When President Biden took office, his foreign policy prioritized reestablishing America’s traditional alliances in Europe and Asia, dealing with the challenge of a rising China, and watching an unpredictable Russia.…
Read MoreAmerican Diplomacy in Action: Fighting Disease, Promoting Democracy, and Creating Economic Opportunity
Foreign policy is forged in Washington, but it means nothing without successful implementation in the far-flung fields of American diplomacy represented by our Embassies, Consulates and Missions abroad. Every day,…
Read MoreWill China Rule the World?
On his first visit to China, during the tumult of the Cultural Revolution, Sir Christopher Hum watched Chairman Mao receive the adoration of his Red Guards. He lived there in…
Read MoreThe Russia / Ukraine Crisis: Will There Be War?
Ambassador (ret.) Lawrence Silverman, will lead 3 established history and international relations professors in a wide-ranging debate on the probabilities and consequences of a potential Russian incursion / invasion of…
Read MoreThe Diplomatic Instrument of Power in the Indo-Pacific Region: A Former Ambassador’s Perspective
What diplomatic successes and/or challenges might we anticipate in the Indo-Pacific in 2022? U.S. Ambassador Daniel Shields will offer his perspective on the Diplomatic Instrument of Power and what to…
Read MoreWhat U.S. Embassies Do for America?
Every day, U.S. Embassies around the world are working hard to advance U.S. national interests and enhance the security and prosperity of the American people. You just don’t hear much…
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