On Thursday, December 17, at 6 PM EST, join a panel of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Fellows for a timely discussion on the state of global multilateralism! Despite calls by some leaders to double-down on global cooperation, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, years of weakened cooperation and inflamed great power rivalry have left others skeptical. After nine months of researching and writing op-eds on a variety of topics, the panel of YPFP Fellows will explore answers to the following question: What is the state of multilateralism today and what can we expect for global multilateralism in the coming year and beyond?
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Panelist Bios:
Pierrepont Johnson, Economics and Trade Fellow
Pierrepont Johnson is a New York City based freelance journalist. He is the Vice President of Business Development for an international education firm, 4Schoolers. He holds a dual masters from Fordham University: MA in International Political Economy and Development, and MA in Economics. As a recipient of a grant from Fordham, he studied emerging markets at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. During his graduate studies, he also received a scholarship to study French language and culture in Lyon, France. As an undergraduate, he lived and studied in Florence, Italy. Pierrepont graduated from Rollins College with a BA in International Relations. As an avocation, he is a DJ who specializes in Latin and international music.
Monica Weller, Gender in Foreign Policy Fellow
Monica Weller is a Policy Research Fellow for the Reischauer Center of East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, where she analyzes political trends in Northeast Asia. Previously, she conducted a Fulbright in Mongolia. Monica graduated with Honors from Knox College with a BA in International Relations and minors in Japanese and Gender & Women’s Studies. Her research interests include democracy studies, LGBTQ issues, and women’s rights.
Betsy Henderson, Africa Fellow
Betsy G. Henderson consults for Weims Corporation LLC, and writes about economic development, technology, and healthcare in Africa. She began her career serving at the Caucus for Women’s Leadership in Kenya and later in Washington DC for The Whitaker Group (TWG). Betsy graduated with a MA in International Relations from the School of International Service (SIS) at American University after graduating with a BA in Foreign Affairs and English from the University of Virginia. She is member of the Resolution Project Fellows network and resides in South Carolina.
Philip Kowalski, Middle East Fellow
Philip Kowalski is a foreign affairs analyst based in Washington DC. He has written essays on international affairs for the Washington Kurdish Institute, OZY and the Middle East Institute, where he was a research assistant in 2019. He completed his MA at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, with a thesis on “Reurbanization in Post-Genocide Southeastern Turkey (1925-1940).” Prior to attending graduate school, Philip lived in Turkey between 2012 and 2016. He holds a BA in History from the University of Cincinnati.
Andrew Carroll, WMD, Deterrence and Nonproliferation Fellow
Andrew Carroll is an officer in the U.S. Air Force and a graduate student at Columbia University. Originally from Mission Viejo, California, Andrew is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy where he studied Foreign Area Studies and took part in a military exchange program with the French Air Force's Ecole de l'Air. Andrew has served as a Policy Fellow with the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and has written on U.S.-Russia defense relations as part of the Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum. He has previously presented research on evolving European deterrence and arms control postures at events sponsored by the Wilson Center Nuclear Proliferation International History Project, NATO, and U.S. Strategic Command.
Moderator:
Neil Decenteceo, International Development Fellow, YPFP Events Manager
Neil Decenteceo is an International Development Fellow with the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. He previously served as a policy intern at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, an Office of Foreign Service Operations intern at the USDA, and a political affairs intern at the Borgen Project. He is currently an institutional contractor at USAID serving as a communications coordinator. Neil received his B.A. and M.A. in political science with a focus on public affairs from the University of Florida.