Global Currents

American Manufacturing with Emily DeRocco

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Global Currents host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Emily De Rocco, President of the Manufacturing Institute at the National Association of Manufacturers. Ms. De Rocco dismantles many of today’s perceptions of the American manufacturing industry, which, if it was a country on its own, would represent the 8th largest economy in the world.

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Information Technology and Diplomacy with Ambassador Ken Yalowitz

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Global Currents host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Ambassador KennethYalowitz, a former Foreign Service Officer and current Director of the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College. Ambassador Yalowitz talks about the impact of information technology on diplomacy, in addition to recent U.S. efforts in promoting democracy abroad, particularly in Eastern Europe.

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The Globalization of Risks with Klaus Schwab

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Global Currents host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with the World Economic Forum’s Klaus Schwab about the role of global corporate citizenship today. Schwab talks about globalization as an economic phenomenon, as well as the globalization of risks around the world, including climate change, HIV/AIDS and other threats to humanity.

Schwab also discusses the future of the Davos World Economic Forum as it seeks to continue to innovate in the fields of entrepreneurship, social responsibility and international affairs.

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America: Our Next Chapter, with Senator Chuck Hagel

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This week, Global Currents speaks with Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, who discusses his new book “America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers.” Hagel, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, highlights the need for America to “reintroduce itself to the world” and offers his insight into the future of U.S. foreign policy.

Hagel call for greater bipartisanship in the creation of U.S. foreign policy and the need to move beyond the squabbles that have helped create negative perceptions of the U.S. around the globe.

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Rivals: A conversation with Bill Emmott

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In this edition of Global Currents, host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Bill Emmott, Asia expert and former editor in chief of The Economist, about his new book, Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan Will Shape our Next Decade.

The interview is part of the ongoing examination of the rise of Asia on to the world stage, which Emmott calls “the biggest story of our times.” Find out more about the book and Mr. Emmott at his website.

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The New Asian Hemisphere with Kishore Mahbubani

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Global Currents host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Singapore’s former Ambassador to the United Nations and author of The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East, Kishore Mahbubani, about the rise of Asia as an economic and political powerhouse.

With a special focus on China and India, the two discuss challenges facing the rising powers, as well as the potential for collaboration and confrontation with Western countries.

Now the Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Mahbubani served for 33 years as a diplomat for Singapore and has written many articles on world affairs. His website will introduce you to his writings: you can learn more about his books and read some of his articles and interviews.
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Pearls, Politics and Power with Madeleine Kunin

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This week, the new season of Global Currents kicks off with an interview with Madeleine Kunin, the first woman governor of the state of Vermont and the author of Pearls, Politics and Power. Kunin talks about her new book, which she calls a call to action for women in politics.

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An Evolving Union: European Commission Vice President Margot Wallström

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The Foreign Policy Association and Sarwar Kashmeri, FPA Fellow and author of America and Europe after 9/11 and Iraq: The Great Divide are pleased to announce the launch of a special series of interviews celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundations of the European Union. This unprecedented series kicks off with a discussion between Kashmeri and European Commission Vice President Margot Wallström. Wallström speaks of the evolution of the European Union, what it means to young Europeans today and the challenges presented by its complexities to U.S. policymakers. Click here to learn more about Celebrate Europe and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

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Cultural Confusion: Muslims and Media Misrepresentation

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This week, Global Currents speaks with Former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, David Grimland. Grimland has retired from a distinguished Foreign Service career in the Middle East and has been speaking to the people of Montana on Muslim culture. He was struck by the intense level of interest in the topic across a wide spectrum of people. Grimland believes the U.S. media’s portrayal of Muslims has been largely inaccurate and has in effect led to misunderstandings. He would advise the U.S. to concentrate on exchange based programs, believing that people, once having had actual experiences with one another are less inclined to fall back on stereotypes.

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U.S. & EU Trade: A conversation with Hugo Paemen, Frmr EU Amb. to the U.S.

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This week, Global Currents speaks with Former E.U. Ambassador to the U.S., Hugo Paemen. Paemen, a highly experienced trade negotiator, discusses this year’s annual U.S. E.U. meeting to boost economic ties and examines why we need another trade relationship with the E.U.. The elimination of specific bilateral barriers to trade are also discussed along with the impact of bilateral trade agreements on the Doha round.

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