05/08/23

Africa’s Seat at the Table

In a time of intensifying great-power rivalry, the Group of 20, or G-20, has become an indispensable forum for urgent global problems. As the West enters an increasingly entrenched conflict with Russia and tensions rise between the United States and China, the G-20—which brings together 19 of the world’s largest economies along with the European Union—provides a crucial way to make progress on shared international concerns ranging from food security and financial stability to climate change.

03/31/23

VP Kamala Harris’ visit to Africa: Delivering on US commitments or countering China and Russia?

United States Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on March 26 to kick off her weeklong visit to three countries in Africa at a unique time in U.S.-Africa relations. Her visit comes in the wake of the progress achieved at the second-ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, held in December 2022. The summit was the first tangible outcome of the Biden administration’s newly announced U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which set the scene for the administration to reposition the U.S. as a valuable partner that reaffirms “African agency.” 

03/27/23

Cross cultural communication in a post-Covid world: The basics are as important as ever

It's an understatement to say that COVID-19 has changed how we approach culture and communication in the workplace. As vaccines were rolled out and the dangers of being together in enclosed spaces became less severe, employers started looking ahead to a return to the office. But how? What was that going to look like?

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