Online Debate Event: Great Power Competition

Date: 

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, 9:00am to 10:00am

Location: 

Virtual Event - Details Below

Is Great Power Competition a Constructive Framework for Formulating U.S. Policies in sub-Saharan Africa?

Since the start of the Trump Administration, the United States has identified strategic competition with China and Russia as a core objective in sub-Saharan Africa. In our fifth and final debate, the CSIS Africa Program asks former U.S. policymakers and African leaders if great power competition is a constructive framework for formulating and implementing U.S. policies in sub-Saharan Africa. Does it promote stability, prosperity, independence, and security on the African continent? What are the opportunities and risks embedded in this concept? Does it effectively incorporate African perspectives and agency? And how does it evolve during a global pandemic?

Speakers:

- Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, Public Policy Analyst and Senior Economic Advisor, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative

- Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana; Co-Founder, Databank Group

- Gayle Smith, President and CEO, ONE Campaign

- Juan Zarate, Senior Adviser, CSIS; Chairman and Co-Founder, Financial Integrity Network

ORGANIZER: Center for Strategic & International Studies

WEBSITE: https://www.csis.org/events/online-event-csis-debate-series-great-power-competition