Reshaping discussions on U.S. foreign policy by highlighting ethical considerations
For the last five years, the post-Cold War bipartisan consensus in U.S. foreign policy—that the sustained deployment of U.S. power around the world is indispensable for maintaining the international system—has been called into question. There are now a series of competing narratives providing very different rationales for the degree and scope of U.S. engagement being advanced by different groups on the U.S. domestic political spectrum—each resting on a different understanding of what constitutes ethics in international affairs.
The U.S. Global Engagement Initiative seeks to:
Reshape
Reshape wider discussions on U.S. foreign policy to seriously address the causes and consequences of U.S. disengagement and re-engagement.
Move
Move ethical considerations to the center of policymakers' thinking about international relations, including the emergence of new ethical perspectives based on environmentalism, a focus on greater inclusivity, and the emergence of new technologies.
Probe
Probe the ethical considerations in a world increasingly defined by geopolitical and ideological competition among major powers.
Inform
Inform democratic citizens' understanding of international affairs, global engagement, and U.S. foreign policymaking.
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Featured USGE Podcasts, Events, & Articles
JAN 9, 2024 • Article
Omnipolicy: How the Next Generation is Rethinking U.S. Global Engagement
JAN 11, 2024 • Podcast
Can the Nation-State Survive in 2024? with Judah Grunstein
Judah Grunstein, editor-in-chief of "World Politics Review," joins "The Doorstep" to discusses the fracturing, power vacuums, and identitarianism that will re-shape international politics in 2024.
FEB 1, 2024 • Podcast
The Future of Foreign Policy is Feminist, with Kristina Lunz
In this virtual event, Kristina Lunz discusses her book on feminist foreign policy. How can this innovative approach to global diplomacy become a reality?
The Doorstep
An international news podcast and event series that invites participants to recognize that all global news is local in a borderless Internet. Hosted by award-winning journalism professor Tatiana Serafin and international relations scholar Nikolas Gvosdev, this series seeks to broaden listener perspectives on global affairs.
SEP 30, 2021 • Podcast
The Doorstep: Can the United Nations Save the World? with Catherine Tinker
The 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly ended this week in New York with little fanfare. Yet important global discussions took place in ...
SEP 28, 2021 • Podcast
China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, with Peter Martin
What can we learn about China's ambitions from studying how its diplomats operate? In his new book "China’s Civilian Army," Bloomberg's Peter Martin draws ...
SEP 15, 2021 • Podcast
The Doorstep: Haiti on the Precipice of Change, with Emmanuela Douyon & Jean Eddy Saint Paul
Politicé's Emmanuala Douyon and Brooklyn College's Jean Eddy Saint Paul join "Doorstep" co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to discuss lessons learned from Haiti's ...
SEP 2, 2021 • Podcast
The Doorstep: What's Next for Biden's Asia Pivot? with Paul Saunders
"Doorstep" co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin are joined by Paul Saunders, president of the Energy Innovation Reform Project, to evaluate Vice President Kamala Harris' ...
AUG 19, 2021 • Podcast
The Doorstep: The Future of Afghanistan Roundtable Discussion, with Ali M Latifi & Said Sabir Ibrahimi
Ali M Latifi, Kabul-based journalist for Al Jazeera English, and Said Sabir Ibrahimi, non-resident fellow with NYU's Center on International Cooperation, join "Doorstep" co-hosts Nick ...
Leadership
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow, U.S. Global Engagement Initiative (USGE); U.S. Naval War College
Tatiana Serafin
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow, U.S. Global Engagement Initiative (USGE); Marymount Manhattan College