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Global Minnesota Podcast: Crisis Negotiation and...

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2023/09/20

In October, some of Global Minnesota’s staff will participate in the International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise, a diplomacy simulation to help college students learn the negotiation process. To support this effort, Global Minnesota will host TWO free public events featuring former U.S. Ambassadors. The first featuresformer Ambassador to Cyprus, Kathleen Doherty, on October 19, while the second featuresformer Ambassador and Deputy Assistance Secretary of State Ron Neumann on October

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Episode 38: Grant Miller for Utah State House

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2023/09/19

On this episode we’re taking a deep dive into local politics. In particular, we’re going to address some very particular issues currently impacting Salt Lake City, Utah. We have the honor of being joined once again by Grant Miller. Grant is a public defender in Salt Lake City and has recently announced his candidacy for the Utah State House of Representatives for House District 24. Grant joined to discuss his campaign platform and talk through some of the issues most critical to Utah and his

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Global Minnesota Podcast: The 2023 Mandela Washington...

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2023/08/02

This past month, an incredible group of emerging professionals from countries all across Africa have been visiting Minnesota as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship program. On the latest episode of The Global Minnesota Podcast, hear from two of these impressive Fellows, Marcellin Tsihoboto and Slyvia Phaphali Adzitey about their professional careers, their time in Minnesota, and the insights they learned which will be brought back to their home countries.

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Global Minnesota Podcast: Minnesota, the State...

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2023/06/21

On the latest episode of The Global Minnesota Podcast, hear from Elizabeth Horst and Kin Moy, two Senior Foreign Service Officers at the U.S. Department of State who are both originally from Minnesota. They discussed Minnesota’s recent bid to host a World Expo, the role that organizations like Global Minnesota play in citizen diplomacy, and how American foreign policy affects us all right here in America’s heartland.Special thanks to former Global Minnesota President Mark Ritchie and the

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Global Minnesota Podcast: Connecting Minnesotan &...

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2023/05/24

Global Minnesota recently launched a new virtual youth diplomacy program to connect Ukrainian and American high school students. In this program, students from Kyiv and Lviv, Ukraine are connecting with Edina High School students through online meetings and via social media platforms.On the latest episode of The Global Minnesota Podcast, hear from Edina High School teacher Lindsey Smaka and Andrii Ushytskyi from America House, Kyiv on how these young people have deepened their knowledge,

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Global Minnesota Podcast: Decarbonizing Minnesota...

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2023/04/26

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. Subscribe to The Global Minnesota Podcast to catch these monthly episodes!This episode features Marika Ollaranta and Helena Saren from Business Finland, which is dedicated to promoting Finland’s international business ties. They will be part of a delegation

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Global Minnesota Podcast: Global Journalism with WPI...

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2023/03/22

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. Subscribe to The Global Minnesota Podcast to catch these monthly episodes!This episode features two World Press Institute International Fellows, Ms. Fauziyya Tukur, a senior journalist focusing on disinformation

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Episode 37, USAID with John Patterson

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2022/12/07

On this episode, Nicholas is joined by guest star John Patterson. John who works at the U.S. Agency for International Development and is a founding board member and adjunct professor for the University of San Diego's new Master's of Science in Humanitarian Action program. They discuss John’s work with USAID, the link between humanitarian assistance and foreign policy, and Minnesota’s vast connections to international development and refugee assistance programs.LINKSUniversity of San Diego Master’s

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Episode 36, The NATO Expansion

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2022/07/15

Stephen and Nicholas take a deep dive into the latest NATO summit in Madrid. They discuss the importance of NATO’s invitation to bring Finland & Sweden into the alliance, the dramatic increase of NATO forces in Eastern Europe, and NATO’s new Strategic Concept which places a heavy emphasis on countering China’s aggression. They also explain the overall importance of the thawing Arctic region and American leadership during this critical time in international relations. LINKSBlog Post: The Return

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Episode 35, The War In Ukraine

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2022/03/09

On this special edition of The Orientalist Express podcast, we discuss the devastating invasion of Ukraine by Russia’s military forces. Nicholas and Matthew are joined by returning guest host Toms Ratfelders, who previously worked in the Latvian government, and Steve Hatting, who recently returned from living in Ukraine for the past seven years. The team shares their thoughts on this monumental shift in European security and what it could mean for the future of international relations. Steve also

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Episode 34, Brianne Wolf On Connecting Nebraska With...

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2022/02/10

On this episode, Nicholas is joined by guest star Brianne Wolf. Brianne is a US Global Leadership Coalition Next Gen Leader and was recently appointed to the USGLC Nebraska Advisory Committee. Brianne works as the Director of Global Learning for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She recently graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Master’s in Natural Resource Sciences as well. They discuss her small-town upbringing and her work

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Episode 33, A Foreign Policy For Iowa With Admiral...

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2022/01/14

On this episode, Nicholas is joined by retired Navy Admiral Michael Franken. Admiral Franken served for years in the U.S. Navy and has held numerous senior posts including the Deputy Director of Military Operations for U.S. Africa Command. More recently, he is currently running for one of Iowa’s U.S. Senate seats in 2022. We discuss his time in AFRICOM and the role of American engagement with Africa and the world. Then, we go through the ways in which American foreign policy benefits the people of

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Episode 32, Changing International Development with...

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2021/10/05

On this episode, Nicholas talks with Sasha Nicolle who is the founder and CEO of a new nonprofit known as Emanate International. Emanate International is a brand-new organization that is focused on providing resources to help nonprofit, NGO, and social enterprise leaders to think critically about how they do their international work. In particular, Emanate hosts a variety of videos and content centered on ensuring equitable development without disrupting local economies or displacing aid recipients

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Episode 31, How US Global Engagement Benefits Minnesota

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2021/08/17

This episode features another special guest from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. USGLC’s Midwest Outreach Director Nezar Jamal joins Nicholas to continue the discussion on the importance of American global engagement and how it benefits the average American. In particular, they highlight the ways in which Minnesota enjoys significant public sector and non-profit growth through investments in America’s international affairs budget. American diplomacy and international development ensure our

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Episode 30, The Importance of US Engagement In...

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2021/07/08

On this episode, we are joined by special guest star Nazila Jamshidi. Nazila is a gender equality and human rights specialist involved in Afghanistan’s development and democracy processes during the past decade. Nazila worked with various international organizations, like the U.N., USAID, and IFRC, to integrate gender perspectives and human rights approaches in creating and implementing development and humanitarian programs and policies. Nazila moved to the United States from Afghanistan in 2016,

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Episode 29, The Importance of US Global Leadership

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2021/04/14

On a special episode of The Orientalist Express podcast, Nick interviews Alex Grant from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. Alex is director of the USGLC’s Heartland Initiative which seeks to highlight the benefits of U.S. foreign policy and the federal international affairs budget while showing how those programs benefit the average American. We discuss the importance of U.S. foreign affairs spending, where that money goes, and how it ultimately serves as an investment that provides benefits to

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Episode 28, What A Biden Foreign Policy Could Mean...

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2020/12/04

In our first episode after the contentious 2020 US Presidential election, Nicholas & Stephen take a close look into what to expect out of a foreign policy by the new incoming president Joe Biden. Though President Trump has been defeated and will leave office in January, the isolationist feelings that helped power his candidacy remain within American domestic politics. Will a Biden foreign policy be a return to the Obama years, or a departure to something new? Then, the team discusses how this

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Episode 27, What's Law Got To Do With It

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2020/07/31

As the protests over the death of George Floyd have morphed into a larger conversation about policing in America, the Trump administration has responded by sending federal officers into cities throughout the country. One of the most disturbing parts of this has been unknown officers abducting people off the street and throwing them into unmarked vans. On this episode, Stephen and Nick have brought back guest contributor Grant Miller who is a defense attorney practicing in Utah. We talk about the

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Episode 26, Pandemics, Orcs, & Toilet Paper

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2020/04/09

On this episode, Nicholas, Stephen, and Matthew talk about the major changes facing the world during the global Coronavirus pandemic crisis. Specifically, they look at the ways in which this will radically change the modern economy and workforce. Then, the question of China looms large these days. Is China winning the soft-power battle by projecting confidence and competency in the face of the pandemic while the rest of the world suffers? Finally, the team debates one of Stephen’s long-held theories

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Episode 25, Part 4, My Idiot Wife (The Verdict)

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2020/02/20

On the final episode of the “My Idiot Wife” mini-series, Nicholas, Stephen, and Hannah summarize the verdict of the impeachment trial against the president and what this means for the future of presidential accountability. Then, the team discusses how the verdict could impact the upcoming 2020 elections. Hannah makes a surprise announcement and we give a huge shout-out to Choke Cherry Designs for the new Orientalist Express logo. LinksTrump Claims His Re-Election Is In The National InterestNorm

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