By Hari Choudhari, 2023 FedEx Corporate Diplomacy Fellow The United States faces an unprecedented set of global challenges today. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to climate change and supply chain disruptions, American policymakers face an ever-growing nexus of threats. The Biden administration, in its first National Security Strategy (NSS), framed these threats within the two trends of strategic competition and shared challenges, both of which require the U.S. to put its best foot forward to ensure a “free, open, prosperous, and secure international order,” according to the NSS.    This is a central pillar of grand strategy, i.e., the alignment of means and ends...

This post was written by Kimberley Fritts is the founder and CEO of Cogent Strategies. For her complete bio, click here. Cogent Strategies is part of the Meridian Corporate Council. It was originally published on Cogent’s blog.   Lending Cogent’s global communications expertise to 11 of the world’s most inspiring women As a female entrepreneur, I am thrilled to be celebrating Women’s History Month alongside Cogent’s exceptional team of female strategists and our fearless female clients. This year, our team has embraced Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in unique ways. Cogent has been at the forefront of global communications, and since...