Community Conversations

September 12, 2023

Director Mai’a Cross and Professor Julie Garey met with the foreign policy delegation of WorldBoston to discuss Dr. Cross’s work on U.S. foreign policy, with particular emphasis on the Russo-Ukrainian War. As part of their International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project, entitled “U.S. Foreign Policy Decision Making”, the 16 delegates and their 3 liaisons came to Boston to explore and understand the various components and actors of U.S. foreign policy.

The groups specific project objectives were to:

• Examine the process and key players in formulating, articulating and implementing foreign policy in the U.S. federal system;
• Review U.S. foreign policy priorities and trends in U.S. international relations;
• Explore the domestic political and economic forces that influence U.S. foreign policy decisions; and
• Discuss how social media is transforming the practice and formation of foreign policy.