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Shaping Global Agendas Beyond Borders
Wednesday, 05 November 2025
9:30 AM EST
Zoom
Dr. Joanna Spear
Research Professor of International Affairs & Director of the M.A. in Security Policy Studies Program
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs Dr. Joanna Spear, Research Professor of International Affairs& Director of the M.A. in Security Policy Studies Program. Dr. Spear is a Research Professor of International Affairs, Director of the FAO Regional Skill Sustainment Initiative, and Director of the MA program in Security Policy Studies. Dr. Spear has published on a variety of subjects in international security, including arms control, U.S. foreign policy making, post-conflict peace building and arms exports. Her work can be found in Arms Control Today, Contemporary Security Policy, Security Studies, Strategic Analysis, Review of International Studies and World Politics Review. Dr. Spear has held fellowships at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, the Brookings Institution, the Royal United Services Institute, the Institute for Defence and Security Analyses, New Delhi and was twice a visiting scholar at Chatham House. Recently, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
Danielle Goldstein
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs Danielle Goldstein joined the Elliott School in 2019 after completing her M.A. in Education & Human Development, specializing in Higher Education Administration, from the George Washington University. Prior to joining the Elliott School, Danielle held roles in admissions and student affairs at various institutions and non-profit organizations. Danielle received her B.A. from the University of Delaware.
Research Professor of International Affairs & Director of the M.A. in Security Policy Studies Program
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs Dr. Joanna Spear, Research Professor of International Affairs& Director of the M.A. in Security Policy Studies Program. Dr. Spear is a Research Professor of International Affairs, Director of the FAO Regional Skill Sustainment Initiative, and Director of the MA program in Security Policy Studies. Dr. Spear has published on a variety of subjects in international security, including arms control, U.S. foreign policy making, post-conflict peace building and arms exports. Her work can be found in Arms Control Today, Contemporary Security Policy, Security Studies, Strategic Analysis, Review of International Studies and World Politics Review. Dr. Spear has held fellowships at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, the Brookings Institution, the Royal United Services Institute, the Institute for Defence and Security Analyses, New Delhi and was twice a visiting scholar at Chatham House. Recently, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs Danielle Goldstein joined the Elliott School in 2019 after completing her M.A. in Education & Human Development, specializing in Higher Education Administration, from the George Washington University. Prior to joining the Elliott School, Danielle held roles in admissions and student affairs at various institutions and non-profit organizations. Danielle received her B.A. from the University of Delaware.Traditionally, the international security discipline is focused on states and only considers non-state actors that threaten states or their citizens (terrorists, drug traffickers etc.) However, increasingly powerful firms in technology and pharmaceuticals are challenging this conception. Sometimes firms have a lot of power and influence in their relationships with states. This session will explore the issue through a case study of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms making vaccines against COVID-19, looking at the deals they struck and the vital role of these private firms in ending a public health crisis.
How corporations influence international policy
Learn how enterprises foster international partnerships
The impacts firms have on global governance
Enhance your Policy-making Knowledge
Understand Industry’s Role in Environmental Solutions
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The Elliott School prepares more than 2,500 students each year for meaningful careers in international affairs. We develop the next generation of international leaders: leaders with knowledge, character and skills. Our faculty conducts research, produces scholarship and contributes to the public debate on global issues to advance understanding and to help foster solutions. We are located just steps from some of the most influential U.S, international and nongovernmental organizations in the world. Our singular position in the heart of the District of Columbia enriches our teaching and research by giving our students and faculty unparalleled opportunities to engage with the international leaders who walk through our doors on a regular basis.
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