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Special Report: All Diplomacy is Local – Strengthening City and State Statecraft

Posted under: Center for Diplomatic Engagement By Danielle Najjar / June 27, 2023

American success and alliances worldwide are intrinsically linked to the policies and actions undertaken within the United States. Recognizing this connection, there is a growing need to expand the responsibility for international affairs beyond Washington and the federal government. As cities and states emerge as influential global actors in diplomacy, their evolving impact on various areas, including international trade, business development, climate change migration, and global health, becomes increasingly apparent. Our All Diplomacy is Local – Strengthing City and State Statecraft report details the takeaways from a multitude of Meridian’s programming in this space. Inside...

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Strong Corporate Diplomacy: Canada’s Balanced Approach Sets a Model for Economic Relations

Posted under: Center for Diplomatic Engagement By Danielle Najjar / May 8, 2023

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By Ambassador Stuart Holliday, CEO of Meridian International Center The Inflation Reduction Act has served as the centerpiece of broad-sweeping legislation passed by the Biden Administration. Aimed at combatting climate change through green energy investment, reviving struggling communities, and increasing economic opportunity for America’s middle class, its passing has been praised by supporters as a critical step towards revitalizing American industry. However, it has raised some diplomatic conversations in Europe about whether it constitutes protectionism by the United States. European Union critics argue that the Inflation Reduction Act’s subsidies and tax credits discriminate against products imported into the U.S....

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Why – and How – Scientists Should Work in Diplomacy

Posted under: Center for Diplomatic Engagement By Danielle Najjar / March 27, 2023

By Lauren Wagner, Diplomatic Engagement Fellow, Meridian International Center   Climate change. Cybersecurity. Pandemics. Artificial Intelligence. What do all of these topics have in common? For starters, these topics are some of the most prominent international issues of our time. Policymakers and diplomats across the globe are actively discussing ways to slow the climate crisis, strengthen national cybersecurity, mitigate the spread of infectious diseases, and leverage the power of AI as a force for good. But, in addition to being global issues of great importance, a critical commonality is that all of these matters will require the integration of...

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Meridian spotlights the next generation of Black diplomatic leaders

Posted under: Center for Diplomatic Engagement By Danielle Najjar / February 21, 2023

With the continued unveiling of deep-rooted inequities in our society, there has been a universal call for greater equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace – and the American diplomatic corps is no exception. The United States is at an inflection point on the global stage and diplomacy has never been more important than now to revitalize our standing in the world. But to do this, the American diplomatic community must reflect the diversity of our country – our backgrounds, our beliefs and our values. It not only matters from a representation lens. Diversity of perspectives created through individuals...

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President Macron’s State Visit – The U.S. – France Relationship beyond leadership 

Posted under: Center for Diplomatic Engagement By Danielle Najjar / December 2, 2022

President Macron Welcomes President Biden - Rome

By Ambassador Stuart Holliday, CEO of Meridian International Center When President Biden welcomed President Macron of France for December’s State Visit, the United States recommitted to a key, foundational component of our approach to foreign policy: strengthening alliances. The visit is remarkable in the greater timeline of U.S. – France’s long relationship as it is the first state visit of the Biden-Harris administration — a return to the traditional diplomacy paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state visit also marks the first time one French leader has been invited for two U.S. state visits, the last being in...

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