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Episode 29, The Importance of US Global Leadership

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Episode 29, The Importance of US Global Leadership The Orientalist Express Podcast

On a special episode of The Orientalist Express podcast, Nick interviews Alex Grant from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. Alex is director of the USGLC’s Heartland Initiative which seeks to highlight the benefits of U.S. foreign policy and the federal international affairs budget while showing how those programs benefit the average American. We discuss the importance of U.S. foreign affairs spending, where that money goes, and how it ultimately serves as an investment that provides benefits to Americans here at home. Then, Nick and Alex discuss the broader importance of U.S. global leadership and why it is important for the United States to continue to stay engaged with the rest of the world.

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USGLC Website

MINN Website

Foreign Affairs Budget

PEPFAR

Feed the Future

Power Africa

US Trade & Development Agency

Foreign Assistance Tracking Website

USGLC COVID Needs Assessment

USGLC Next Gen Global Leaders Program

Devex: USGLC FY22 Needs Assessment

2021 USGLC Report on Reports

USGLC COVID-19 Hub

USGLC Fact Sheet on Central America

Minnesota Resources