Strengthening American Global Leadership for the Future
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In an essay for War on the Rocks, Penn Biden Center experts Colin Kahl and Ariana Berengaut provide a detailed analysis of the possible geopolitical consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and offer recommendations for restoring U.S. leadership to respond to the crisis.
Over the last decade, persistent armed conflicts, pervasive violence, and the erosion of international norms for the protection of civilians have contributed to an enduring refugee crisis on nearly every continent. Today, nearly 80 million people – roughly 1 percent of humanity – are forcibly displaced worldwide. The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and the National Conference on Citizenship have launched a joint project to strengthen U.S. global leadership in refugee protection.
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Joe Biden, now serving as 46th President of the United States, Dr. Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania, and David Cohen, Chairman of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees cut the ribbon on the newly opened Penn Biden Center offices in Washington, D.C.
The Penn Biden Center officially opened our doors on February 8, 2018, with an event featuring the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Amy Gutmann, and a discussion on global affairs between Joe Biden and distinguished journalist and Penn alumna, Andrea Mitchell. The center welcomed guests from Penn and across the worlds of government and foreign policy, including former Secretary of State John Kerry, former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, and current and former members of the U.S. Congress.
