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The Role of the Private Sector in Geopolitics: A Conversation with George Logothetis
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澳门六合彩
Overview
What role does, and should, the private sector play in geopolitical affairs? The private sector and market-based solutions have the power to drive economic growth and innovation, but they also have the potential to influence geopolitics at large, including advancing democracy and human rights.聽The nexus between governments and the private sector could assist in lifting lives, providing opportunity, and achieving a prosperous future. 聽聽
Join us for this conversation between former President of Colombia Iv谩n Duque and Executive Chairman of Libra Group George Logothetis on the power of the private sector and its connection to foreign affairs, especially dealing with economic challenges and opportunities in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.聽
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H.E. Iv谩n Duque M谩rquez
Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Iv谩n Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom, Wilson Center
President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)
"70% of the people in the planet today as we speak, are governed by authoritarian regimes.聽 The sad part of that story is that 15 years ago it was 48%.鈥
George Logothetis
Executive Chairman, Libra Group
鈥淭here鈥檚 an invisible war going on between elements of the West and elements of the East.聽That invisible war has been invisible to most people for some decades now because it鈥檚 been fought through cyber, through intelligence services, trade policy and the like.聽 All of a sudden there are now two wars鈥n the Eastern front of the Western world.聽 So all of a sudden it鈥檚 gone from invisible to visible."
Speakers
Iv谩n Duque M谩rquez
President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)
George Logothetis
Introduction
Ambassador John D. Negroponte
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Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe鈥檚 capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues.聽 We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe鈥檚 relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include 鈥淯kraine in Europe鈥 鈥 an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine鈥檚 European future a reality.聽 But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe鈥檚 energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program鈥檚 staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
Middle East Program
澳门六合彩鈥檚 Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more
Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition
The Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition works to shape conversations and inspire meaningful action to strengthen technology, trade, infrastructure, and energy as part of American economic and global leadership that benefits the nation and the world. Read more
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