U.S. Foreign Policy - Global Challenges II
OVERVIEW
From November 14 - 19, Global New Orleans hosted the IVLP group “U.S. Foreign Policy - Global Challenges II.” This European delegation included foreign policy advisors, defense analysts, and researchers examining foreign policy issues of concern to Europe and the United States, such as counterterrorism and security, transatlantic relations, the changing roles of international organizations such as NATO and the United Nations, transnational environmental policy issues, and global trade trends which frame positions in U.S. foreign policy.
PARTICIPANTS
Ms. Ana LACA
Head of Office, Member of the European Parliament Tonino Picula
Mr. Oskar Borup KRABBE
Senior Consultant, Danish Ministry of Defense
Ms. Marie Elise Louise LOTRIAN
Afghanistan Desk Officer, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
Ms. Emilia DETTORRES
Policy Officer, Cooperation Program and Policy Branch, Cooperative Security Division/International Military Staff, NATO
Teresa CORATELLA
Deputy Head, Rome Office, European Council on Foreign Relations
Ms. Xiaoxue Jiang MARTIN
Research Fellow, Clingendael China Center, Clingendael Institute
Mr. Christopher FROSTRUP
enior Advisor, Department of Security Policy, Norwegian Ministry of Defense
Ms. Magdalena ROKOSZ
Head, Protocol and Organizational Unit, International Policy Bureau, Presidential Chancellery
Mr. Rajko PETROVIC
Researcher
Mr. Sanjin ULEZIC
Counselor for Asia and the Americas, Permanent Representative Office of Slovenia to the European Union
ACTIVITIES
In New Orleans, the group met with Dr. Martin Dimitrov, Professor and Chair of the Political Science department at Tulane University. Dr. Dimitrov spoke to the group about his research on China and post-communist authoritarian regimes and the role of academia and think tanks in influencing foreign policy decisions in the West. A free-flowing discussion ensued on several foreign policy issues of concern, including the Russo-Ukrainian War, Chinese-American relations, the potential international effects of the recent American elections, and the rise of right-wing populism in the U.S. and Europe.
The group then visited the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) at City Hall. Richard Chatman, Deputy Director of NOSHEP, provided an overview of NOSHEP’s emergency management systems and protocols, including responses to security threats and hurricane evacuation plans.
Walter Wolf III, attorney and Honorary Consul of Latvia, gave a special tour of the National WW2 Museum, where he was formerly the Intellectual Property Manager in the curatorial department.
On their final day, the group visited the Port of New Orleans. Jessica Ragusa-Nunes, Deputy Director of Governmental Affairs, described the Port’s position in international trade, and discussed how the port, along with the Harbor Police Department, confronts security concerns such as cargo theft, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and other transnational security threats.
