Duke professor Gary Gereffi testified last July 15 before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on "Implementing Supply Chain Resiliency." In this interview, he expands on the topics of his hearing and explains how the value-chain framework can enhance U.S. competitiveness, promote a sustainable economy and a large number of good-quality jobs.

The webinar discussed the need for space diplomacy to regulate the recent proliferation of activity in space from governments and commercial enterprises. Space diplomacy should consider, among many issues, burgeoning space infrastructure and satellite internet service providers, launch and space junk risk scenarios, and deep space regulatory issues. How can the U.S. government learn from terrestrial treaties to chart a path forward in space diplomacy?

The former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, speaking about Maduro’s plea to lift sanctions on Venezuela, says that “the U.S. wants to help, but the Biden administration wants to avoid partnering with such an unsavory regime.” Ambassador Duddy is the director of Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a fellow of DUCIGS' Rethinking Diplomacy Program.

A growing number of transnational problems over the next decade will necessitate the expertise from practitioners of science and technology, writes our Rethinking Diplomacy team, urging the Biden Administration to appoint more scientists to the senior ranks of the State Department. Leaders of the National Science Policy Network co-authored this policy analysis.