2024 U.S. Foreign Policy Update

Hear the insightful and popular annual U.S. Foreign Policy Update with Diplomat in Residence and career Foreign Service Officer, Tom Hanson. Tom explored and discussed the latest foreign policy developments, trends, and challenges facing the U.S. in the year ahead...

Edina Great Decisions: China & the U.S.

For the past ten years, the United States and China have been locked in a competition for who has the greatest global influence. One major point of contention is the issue of Taiwan, which has become even more relevant recently...

Tom Gitaa

Tom Gitaa is the President & Publisher of Mshale – The African Community Newspaper. The paper, in existence since 1995, is based in Minneapolis and serves the Midwest of the United States, reporting primarily on the activities of the African...

9th Annual Great Decisions Conference: International Migration

Presentations and panel discussions featuring national and local speakers from NPR News, the Immigration History Research Center, The Advocates for Human Rights, and others. International Migration: Trends, Causes, and Consequences Tom Hanson, Diplomat in Residence, University of Minnesota - Duluth...

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 amazing people Global Minnesota connects with in our mission to advance international understanding and engagement. In this first podcast interview,...

Edina Great Decisions: Russia and the USA

Russia and the United States have many areas of conflict, especially after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Are there any possible areas of mutual interest? Arms control, Russian interference in U.S. elections, cyberattacks, the status of Ukraine, and the fate of...

Global Conversations MINNEAPOLIS: Geopolitics of Energy

Policies to ensure the security of energy supply and access have long been domestic and foreign policy priorities for the United States and will remain so, including for the health of our economy.  Looking ahead, however, two developments will increasingly...

Suda Ishida

Dr. Suda Ishida is professor of Communication Studies and the director of the Certificate in International Journalism program. Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, Suda worked as a teacher in an Indochinese refugee camp run by the United Nations High...

Leon Rodrigues

Dr. Leon Rodrigues has been involved as a Diversity Professional, Administrator and an Associate Professor in Higher Education institutions for the last 14 years. He is a trained and registered Qualified Administrator/Coach for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and the...

Podcast Special: 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 amazing people Global Minnesota connects with in our mission to advance international understanding and engagement. In this first podcast interview,...

Edina Great Decisions: U.S.- China Trade Rivalry

This program is being held in-person and is open to everyone. This event has been RESCHEDULED to January 22! China's economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy have led some U.S....

Global Conversations: India and Pakistan

Hear University of St. Thomas Professor Dr. Arijit Mazumdar discuss what's next for India-Pakistan relations and their growing conflict over the mountainous Kashmir region About Dr. Arijit Mazumdar Dr. Arijit Mazumdar is a professor at the University of St. Thomas...

Podcast Episode: Event Preview — Humanitarian Response in Somalia

In a new series of audio conversations, Global Minnesota Marketing & Communications Manager Nick Hayen talks with some of the amazing people Global Minnesota connects with in our mission to advance international understanding and engagement. On this episode, we are...

U.S. Policy Toward Latin America with Ambassador Ayalde

This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. Join the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Global Minnesota for a conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil and Paraguay, Liliana Ayalde. Ambassador Ayalde will delve into critical...

Podcast Episode: Great Decisions Discussion Groups

Global Minnesota's Great Decisions program features grassroots discussion groups where people from all over the state get together in their communities to talk about the big foreign policy issues of our time. Groups are made up of all different backgrounds...

Podcast Episode: Great Decisions Discussion Groups

Global Minnesota's Great Decisions program features grassroots discussion groups where people from all over the state get together in their communities to talk about the big foreign policy issues of our time. Groups are made up of all different backgrounds...

Globally Connected: Stories from Minnesota Business on the World Stage

This event is being held virtually and is open to everyone. This webinar is third in the East-West Connections-hosted series Minnesota’s International Influence which shines a light on the history, breadth, and value of Minnesota’s unique international connections and global...