Скачать или смотреть #14 - Daniel Runde: Development and Great Power Competition

Dan Runde is a Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he directs the Project on Prosperity and Development. He previously worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development (or USAID), the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, and in investment banking with experience in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Dan recently wrote a new book called "The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power." This is the first book in decades to look at U.S. non-military power through the lens of great power competition. He is also the host of "Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy," a podcast series focused on updating the United States’ soft power playbook to meet the hopes and aspirations of developing countries.

This was an incredibly fun conversation and chock-full of insights! We start by talking about Dan’s path, from growing up in a family that taught him the importance of public service, to his experience of working for USAID, the World Bank’s IFC, and currently for CSIS. Dan then talks about his views as a conservative internationalist, and why we need the trade, security, and multilateral system that was designed and built by the US, in partnership with others, after WWII. He goes on to highlight that while the system is necessary, it cannot function in the absence of leadership and asks us to imagine which set of values we would rather have shape the world we live in.

We then shift to how global development is going to be increasingly refracted through the lens of great power competition, where the tools of soft power become even more critical. Dan’s framing of development as applied foreign policy helps make the concept more real and applicable. We also discuss the areas of cooperation between US and Europe, as well as some of the tensions still present between these long-standing partners. Afterwards, we touch upon the thorny topic of mining, minerals, and climate change and the much-needed realization that decarbonization doesn't mean dematerialization. Our conversation then turns to the Global Fragility Act (GFA) and what the US needs to do to succeed in this new initiative. Dan sums up the top priorities for U.S. development efforts over the next five years: help Ukraine, close the digital divide, mining and minerals, nearshoring, and address corruption.

Listen to the episode and pick up Dan’s book for so many more insights!

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Dan Runde
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LinkedIn:   / danielfrunde  

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Mihaela Carstei, Paul M. Bisca, and Johan Bjurman Bergman co-host F-World: The Fragility Podcast.
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Music: "Tornado" by Wintergatan. Many thanks to Wintergartan for allowing us to use their wonderful music! This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net.
Video editing by: Alex Mitran - find Alex on Facebook (facebook.com/alexmmitran), Twitter (twitter.com/alexmmitran), or LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alexmmitran)

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Project on U.S. Leadership in Development
https://www.csis.org/programs/project...

Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde
https://www.csis.org/podcasts/buildin...

Lederer, William J. and Eugene Burdick. The Ugly American. [1st ed.]. New York, Norton, 1958
https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Ugly-A...

Malkasian, Carter. War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict On the Afghan Frontier. Oxford University Press, 2013.
https://global.oup.com/academic/produ...

Collier, Paul. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. Oxford University Press, 2007
https://global.oup.com/academic/produ...

The Global Fragility Act (H.R.2116)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-c...

Foreign Assistance: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy
https://crsreports.congress.gov/produ...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:32 Dan’s background – people, places, ideas that charted his path
00:10:11 What is a conservative internationalist? And how to stay out of Star Wars bars.
00:19:37 The world needs leadership not entropy
00:23:11 What is development and the role of political engagement in donor countries.
00:33:19 What is fair vs. unfair global power competition?
00:45:15 What is soft power? Development is applied foreign policy
00:52:31 US – Europe cooperation vs competition in development
01:06:24 The Global Fragility Act – how to get it right.
01:10:59 Priorities for U.S. development efforts in the next five years