One point that came up in yesterday's @carnegiecouncil discussion on principled responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine is how different countries have clear distinctions in which peoples they maintain they have ethical obligations towards. 1/
Hungary much more open to refugees from Ukraine than the Middle East, claiming grounds of cultural similarity and close neighborhood. What is interesting is that Australia which maintains very strict policies in intercepting migrants from the Middle East and Southeast Asia 2/
seems to be much more willing to take in Ukrainians who come from much further away. 3/
Doorstep guest @reziemba put her finger on it: democratic community when it comes to old-style geopolitics, almost a way to recapture the spirit of the Cold War "Free World"--but not on trade, technology, economy. 2/
So one element of the democratic community narrative: alliances and partnerships on energy, health, climate and technological security and for innovation and development--not mentioned. That is noticeable. 3/
Narrative themes from @POTUS#SOTU: A 🧵... Connecting to the work done by the U.S. Global Engagement project of @carnegiecouncil ... 1/
The "democratic community" narrative. In speaking about confronting Putin, @POTUS cited creation of a "coalition of other freedom-loving nations from Europe and the Americas to Asia and Africa." 2/
But to reassure Americans about his commitment to a foreign policy for the middle class, "I will use every tool at our disposal to protect American businesses and consumers." 3/
Via @CarolynKissane. Suggests that short-term energy shock could pave the way for major changes. This could even recharge the climate change/technological change narrative as the guiding principle for U.S. foreign policy. 1/
In other words, we announce new programs for energy security that also help advance the energy transition (and as a bonus, can provide good jobs at good wages)--and this is part of the rejuvenation of our alliances. 2/
Again, @NilsSchmid's vision for rebooting the trans-Atlantic alliance for the 21st century based on technological partnerships. 3/
What will be the #doorstep reactions in the U.S. and around the world as the first impacts of major sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine begin to impact markets. Will public support for taking strong measures against Moscow for its invasion be sustained? 1/
Yesterday, we catalogued some of the 2021 Doorstep episodes that discussed trends shaping our international system and our future. We close out today with a look at podcasts focusing on different areas of the world. 1/
Yesterday, we assessed the "state of the narrative" about U.S. global engagement after the first year of the Biden/Harris administration by referring back to 2021 episodes of the Doorstep Podcast. Today we look at trends shaping the global system. 1/
.@gabrielboric election in Chile is the latest 2021 signal of generational change in politics. Born 1986, he has no memory of the Cold War and came to political maturity in the post-9/11 world. We looked at the ? of generational change with @aubcott ... 2/ carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multime…