Mark R. Kennedy
Strategic Competition: Diplomatic
Global Engagement
Research Focus
Enhance the ability of the G7 to drive collective action and significantly influence policy direction.
In tandem with allies, offer an engagement alternative that the preponderance of other nations finds more compelling.
Events and Publications
ENHANCING US GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS: INSIGHTS FROM THE G7 SUMMIT
NEED TO KNOW PODCAST - JUNE 24, 2024
COMPETITION FOR THE GLOBAL SOUTH: DOES THE U.S. HAVE A VALUE PROPOSITION?
PANELIST AT US CHAMBER CHINA BUSINESS CONFERENCE - MAY 8, 2024
ADVANCING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH TRANSPORTATION, SECURE COMMUNICATIONS, AND RESILIENT SUPPLYCHAINS
WILSON CENTER PANEL RECAP - NOVEMBER 20, 2023
SPEECH: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
STATE DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL VISITORS PROGRAM - NOVEMBER 15, 2023
CHINA EXPLOITS ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT TO DIMINISH US GLOBAL INFLUENCE, ANALYSTS SAY
QUOTED IN VOA - OCTOBER 13, 2023
Mark Kennedy, director of the Wilson Center's Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition who served as U.S. congressman representing Minnesota from 2001-07, said, "Depending how the tragic Israeli-Hamas conflict plays out, it could actually enhance American standing in its strategic competition with China."
SPEECH: PARTNERING ON TECHNOLOGY, TRADE, AND ENERGY
STATE DEPARTMENT - NIC - EMBASSY OF CANADA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
THERE'S MORE TO BE DONE: COLLABORATING TO BETTER MEET GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
COLLABORATION WITH US COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FOUNDATION - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
RUSSIA, CHINA LOOK TO ADVANCE AGENDAS AT BRICS SUMMIT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
NEWSNATION TV INTERVIEW - AUGUST 22, 2023
COLLABORATION ON INFRASTRUCTURE VITAL TO ACHIEVING GLOBAL GOALS
WILSON CENTER POLICY BRIEF - JULY 17, 2023
G7 STRUGGLES WITH RESPONSE TO CHINA ‘ECONOMIC COERCION’ THREAT
QUOTED BY AL JAZEERA - MAY 17, 2023
“Europe has witnessed the impact of coercion within its ranks more vividly than the US, most recently in Lithuania, and endured the pain from overreliance on a sole supplier as it weaned itself off reliance on Russian energy,” Kennedy told Al Jazeera. “A focus on de-risking by diversifying supply chain … by building partnerships with low- and middle-income countries through investment and aid is very unifying. It also can be presented to the Global South as a location for alternative sourcing.”
REPRESENTATIVE ANALYZES GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF BEJING'S EXPANDING GLOBAL INFLUENCE
NEWSNATION LIVE INTERVIEW - MARCH 13, 2023
PRIVATE SECTOR CAN PLAY CRITICAL ROLE IN EASING WORLD HUNGER
OP ED WITH RICHARD LEACH - MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE - OCTOBER 6, 2018
HOSTING FINLAND PRESIDENT SAULI NIINISTÖ
ECONOMIC CLUB OF MINNESOTA -- SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
As Co-Founder and Chairman of the Economic Club of Minnesota, it was an honor to host Finland's President.