Wednesday, May 10
Podcast: Decarbonizing Minnesota with Business Finland
In a new series of audio conversations, Global Minnesota Marketing & Communications Manager Nick Hayen talks with some of the…
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Wednesday, April 19
Social Evolution in Iran: Toward a New Iran-US Understanding
In September 2022, a rare social uprising rocked one of the most tense and complicated regions of the world. Following…
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Thursday, March 23
Global Journalism Spotlight with World Press Institute Fellows
How are journalists fighting institutional disinformation around the world? What tools are available to those threatened by censorship in places…
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Tuesday, February 28
Global Conversations: Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia
Ongoing drought conditions and a changing climate have culminated in agricultural disaster in the East African nation of Somalia. Millions…
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Wednesday, January 25
2023 U.S. Foreign Policy Update
Hear the insightful and popular annual U.S. Foreign Policy Update with Diplomat in Residence and former career Foreign Service Officer,…
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Sunday, January 15
Podcast: Classroom Connection-Honduras & Argentina
In a new series of audio conversations, Global Minnesota Marketing & Communications Manager Nick Hayen talks with some of the…
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Thursday, December 15
Podcast: Agriculture in Türkiye with Yigit Ates
In a new series of audio conversations, Global Minnesota Marketing & Communications Manager Nick Hayen talks with some of the…
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Thursday, December 8
Democracy, Human Rights, and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Under Secretary Uzra Zeya
Watch a wide-ranging discussion of U.S. efforts to promote democracy and protect human rights around the globe presented by Global…
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Wednesday, October 19
Global Book Club: The Cubans with Anthony DePalma
The United States and Cuba have had a tense relationship for decades. Years of mistrust and sanctions between the two…
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Monday, October 17
World Food Day 2022: Hunger as a Weapon of War & Promoter of Peace
Throughout history, access to food has been used as a tool to both inflict great pain and advance peace and…
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Tuesday, October 4
Lunch & Learn: Behind the Scenes at the UK Natural History Museum
The natural world is at a critical moment of crisis. With climate change, plastic pollution, and overfishing of our oceans, multiple…
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Thursday, September 8
Global Book Club: Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy
As the world continues to face the looming concerns of global climate change, everyday heroes emerge in the effort for…
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Thursday, July 28
Market Opportunities in Saudi Arabia
High oil prices and economic development initiatives such as Vison 2030 have created new opportunities for investment in Saudi Arabia….
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Tuesday, July 26
Global Conversation: Preventing Disease in Africa
Many nations within Africa continue to have among the lowest vaccination rates in the world. Despite improvements in healthcare infrastructure…
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Thursday, July 7
Lunch & Learn: 2022 Mandela Washington Fellows
Want to meet the next generation of leaders from over a dozen nations in Africa? Our Lunch & Learn series…
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Monday, June 20
An Overlooked Tragedy: Venezuela’s Growing Refugee Crisis
The world is grappling with the effects of the highest number of refugees and displaced persons since the Second World…
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Wednesday, May 25
Community Conversations: World Expos
Minnesota is in the final stages of submitting a bid to host the 2027 Expo in Bloomington, Minnesota. Watch this…
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Tuesday, May 24
SDG Roundtable: Spring 2022
Global Minnesota hosts the Minnesota SDG Roundtable every quarter, highlighting great work underway in our state and region that is…
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Tuesday, May 10
Lunch & Learn: Libraries without Borders
In this edition of the Lunch & Learn series, we featured a virtual visit from Libraries Without Borders, an international…
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International Women of Courage Virtual Roundtable
Global Minnesota hosted Facia Boyenoh Harris from Liberia and Roegchanda Pascoe from South Africa in March/April 2022. They were recipients…
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