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Mar 1, 2016 · Narrated by Academy Award nominated actor David Strathairn, Great Decisions in Foreign Policy. brings you eight half-hour documentaries, each tackling a different challenge facing America today. The 2016 series features nearly 100 of the most important figures in international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.
- Foreign Policy Association
- 54 Minutes
- Documentary
- 2016
- The Scowcroft Center’s Project on Twenty-First-Century Diplomacy
- Introduction and Executive Summary
- A New World For Diplomacy
- Adapting to A Changing Context
- Conclusion
Earlier this year, the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security launched a project on twenty-first-century diplomacy, generously supported by Dataminr, to address how US diplomacy should adapt to meet twenty-first-century challenges. To begin this project, the center hosted a workshop that brought together diplomats, scholars, technologists, and ...
How should US diplomacy adapt for the twenty-first century? The practice of diplomacy has changed drastically over the past several decades, with the return of great power rivalry, the emergence of the new technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and the rise of other important developments. Yet, while scholars and strategists have d...
The rise of China
Senior US and allied diplomats learned their craft in an era of US and western dominance, but that period of history has come to an end. They need to adjust to a world of great power rivalry. The past thirty years witnessed dramatic shifts in the global balance of power. In economic terms alone, significant changes are under way. In the 1990s, at the height of the unipolar moment, around 70 percent of global economic activity took place in Europe and the Americas. In the next few decades, tha...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the digitalized world
Alongside the rise of China, the past few decades witnessed a new industrial revolution with increasing digitalization and technological development. This means that US and allied diplomats must be prepared to operate in a digitalized world and effectively wield digital tools to their advantage. First, the fast flow of information through nondiplomatic channels has resulted in several changes. Non-state actors now have greater access to data and information, increasing their influence. The ra...
US and allied diplomats must adapt to the challenges of twenty-first century statecraft. Indeed, they are already moving in this direction. Just this spring, the State Department launched a new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, which is a noteworthy measure in streamlining the department’s approach to cyber and technology issues. However, a ...
This issue brief has outlined both the challenges and opportunities of this new era and made several recommendations for how US diplomacy can be strengthened for the twenty-first century. We recommended improving training for American diplomats, reasserting American leadership and engagement abroad, and advancing partnerships with likeminded nation...
The return of great power competition, preparation for the next pandemic, climate change, rules for new frontiers such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, space, and the Arctic are among the challenges that must be met by focused and vigorous American diplomacy.
Feb 2, 2021 · Analyze how the Biden administration might recalibrate U.S. foreign policy. President Biden, like most Democrats before him, will return to internationalism by strengthening traditional...
Great Decisions documentaries provide context and exposes viewers to varied perspectives on America's foreign policy challenges from over 100 experts and policy makers. Great Decisions is a component of America's largest foreign policy discussion program by the same name.
Mar 3, 2021 · It’s the role of the State Department – and America’s diplomats and development workers – to engage around the world and build that cooperation. President Biden has pledged to lead with diplomacy because it’s the best way to deal with today’s challenges.
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This award-winning series dedicates one episode to each of America's foreign policy challenges. From global organized crime networks to the rise of China's military, each episode gives armchair diplomats a deeper understanding of the challenges facing America in 2010.
