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Jean-Yves Le Drain and Ash Carter in Conversation – September 28, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — France’s leaders proposed a new alliance of “goodwill powers” on Friday in an attempt to revive the type of global diplomacy that they say is being jeopardized by the United States, Russia and other countries that favor unilateralism over cooperation.
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced the plan during a speech at Harvard University, suggesting that Europe should align itself with countries like India, Australia, Mexico and other “powerful democracies” that share a commitment to multilateralism.
His speech described an erosion of the brand of diplomacy that brought nations together following World War II and led to the creation of the United Nations, saying some countries now resort to disinformation and intimidation to pursue their own interests.
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Ash Carter
- Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
- Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs
- Faculty Director, Technology and Public Purpose Project
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Former United States Secretary of Defense (2015-2017)
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- Afghanistan war
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- Homeland security
- National security economics
- Preventive defense
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Nuclear Issues
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- India nuclear program
- Iran nuclear program
- North Korea nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear terrorism
- Russia nuclear program
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — France’s leaders proposed a new alliance of “goodwill powers” on Friday in an attempt to revive the type of global diplomacy that they say is being jeopardized by the United States, Russia and other countries that favor unilateralism over cooperation.
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced the plan during a speech at Harvard University, suggesting that Europe should align itself with countries like India, Australia, Mexico and other “powerful democracies” that share a commitment to multilateralism.
His speech described an erosion of the brand of diplomacy that brought nations together following World War II and led to the creation of the United Nations, saying some countries now resort to disinformation and intimidation to pursue their own interests.
Photos
Full Event Video
Related
Ash Carter
- Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
- Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs
- Faculty Director, Technology and Public Purpose Project
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Former United States Secretary of Defense (2015-2017)
- Intelligence in policymaking
- Military strategy
- NATO
- U.S. foreign policy
- International Security & Defense
- Afghanistan war
- Chemical & biological weapons
- China & security
- Democracy
- Homeland security
- National security economics
- Preventive defense
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Nuclear Issues
- China nuclear issues
- India nuclear program
- Iran nuclear program
- North Korea nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear terrorism
- Russia nuclear program
- Science & Technology
- Science & Technology Policy
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
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