Edina Great Decisions: Science Across Borders

Scientific advances benefit from collaboration between researchers, but what happens when material, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is controversial and important to a nation’s national security? Is there a middle ground between sharing information and denying access? How can we...

Edina Great Decisions: Changing Demographics

This program is presented by Edina Community Ed through a partnership with the Edina Senior Center, the Edina Library, and Edina Community Center. The Great Decisions program addresses nine of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and...

Edina Great Decisions: Foreign Policy Changes Facing the USA

This program is presented by Edina Community Ed through a partnership with the Edina Senior Center, the Edina Library, and Edina Community Center. The Great Decisions program addresses nine of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and...

Doing Business in Brazil in Turbulent Times

The election of Jair Bolsonaro. The burning of the Amazon Rainforest. The constant ups and downs of the economy. It is indeed a challenging time to be doing business in Brazil. But for those American companies that accept the challenge,...

International Day of Education – Agenda

Monday, January 24, 2022 9:00 am Central Time; Virtual REGISTER Agenda 9:00 am – Welcome  Mark Ritchie, President, Global Minnesota 9:15 am – International Panel from #LearningPlanet Festival 2022: New Narratives for Learning in the 21st Century - Part I...

Doing Business in China: What You Need to Know

The People’s Republic of China is the third largest market for Minnesota exports and a key destination for manufacturing. The ability to navigate China's business climate is critical to succeeding in today’s global economy. Recent leadership transitions within the Chinese...

A Look at U.S.-Cuba Relations: Past, Present, and Future

Miguel Fraga, Cuba’s second-highest ranking diplomat in the United States, will discuss Cuba’s complicated relationship with the U.S. and recent developments in Cuba. He will be joined by Paul Johnson, a consultant on doing business in Cuba, and David Townsend, an...

Become a Global Minnesotan

Your support means the world to us. When you support Global Minnesota through membership, you’re not only staying informed about global affairs yourself, but also helping to inform the next generation. Global Minnesota members enjoy great benefits for one year,...

Global Conversations MINNEAPOLIS: Information Wars

Online registration is closed. Walk-ins welcome. Disinformation is as old as humanity. But the rise of social media has made disinformation even more pervasive and pernicious. During the final three years of the Obama administration, author and former Under Secretary...

Global Conversations MINNEAPOLIS: Information Wars

During the final three years of the Obama administration, author and former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel was on the front lines of this new global information war. Tasked with unpacking, disproving, and...

Finland & NATO at FinnFest 2023

This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. Ticket prices vary and are available on the FinnFest website at the link below. Earlier this year, Finland officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, breaking with a decades-long...

Film Screening: Copa 71

This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone.  Years before the first Women’s World Cup in 1991 was COPA 71: a hundred thousand people packed into Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium to watch the world’s finest female soccer...

Start a Group

Invite family, friends, colleagues – really anyone – to join you in discussing the cultures, complexities, and challenges of the world we live in. The Basics Creating a group isn’t complicated, requires minimal effort, and is flexible in format. Here’s...

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...

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...