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Plus, news and podcast highlights from Foreign Policy [Read this email in your browser]( Welcome to FP This Week. We lead this edition of This Week with invitations for two exciting upcoming events. Foreign Policy will be convening a group of leading thinkers around the topic of gender in global health security for a high-level digital summit. Additionally, we highlight the Concordia Annual Summit, for which FP is a media partner. We also share an argument from Stephen M. Walt on the importance of domestic policy for a country’s international standing and highlight two FP Podcast series that are now fully available for streaming and download. Thank you for reading. --------------------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS [A High-Level Digital Summit: Women in Global Health Security]( Thursday, Sept. 17 Hear from leading experts on global health and pioneering leaders, including Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, who have committed to gender strategies and have spearheaded the integration of health into broader policy frameworks. Foreign Policy, in partnership with Women in Global Health and the Wagner Foundation, will host a high-level digital summit to illuminate the need for gender-transformative policy to improve global health security. The COVID-19 crisis has been a stark reminder that global health is a fundamental security concern. The pandemic has exposed deep inequalities in health and social systems at global and national levels, including gender inequities, weakening our collective ability to tackle COVID-19 and generate improved health outcomes in the future. Headlined by a fireside chat with Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, the program will feature dynamic panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions on achieving global health security through gender equality. [Reserve Your Spot]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [FP Partner Event: The 10th Concordia Annual Summit]( Monday, Sept. 21, through Friday, Sept. 25 Foreign Policy will be a media partner for this year’s virtual annual summit. The five-day Concordia Annual Summit will kick off the week of Sept. 21, with the goal of providing a nonpartisan platform for world leaders to share their vision in an open, transparent, and inclusive forum. The event program features a powerful lineup of speakers from around the world, including current and former heads of state, CEOs, NGO executives, and international change-makers. In addition, the summit presents a unique opportunity for registrants to join in interactive breakout sessions and networking with fellow global professionals. ​​​ [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- STORIES OF NOTE [All Great-Power Politics Is Local]( By Stephen M. Walt, FP columnist and the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University When it comes to building international power, there’s growing reason to think that foreign policy barely matters. Recently, FP columnist Stephen M. Walt had a slightly heretical thought: What if foreign policy isn’t as important as foreign-policy mavens like himself have maintained? What if developments and policies inside the country are far more consequential—at least most of the time—than what its leaders do on the global stage? Looking at the United States, the Soviet Union, and China as examples, Walt wonders if the history of a number of major powers suggests that domestic policies have been more critical to their international standing than any of the clever stratagems, initiatives, ploys, schemes, or interventions taken abroad. [Read More]( Never miss an argument: Subscribers have full access to all articles on ForeignPolicy.com, including reporting, analysis, and critical insights from leading thinkers in the international relations space. [Subscribe today](. --------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER HAPPENINGS Long Weekend Ahead: [Catch Up on FP Podcasts]( Full seasons of shows like I Spy and Heat of the Moment are available wherever you listen to podcasts. Foreign Policy’s team of podcast producers and reporters recently wrapped up seasons of a number of exciting shows, which are now available to stream and download. Following a breakout debut season, [I Spy]( returned with a fresh set of stories about espionage operations, told directly by the people who were there. Over the span of 12 episodes, [Heat of the Moment]( a show created in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds, explores how ordinary people from around the globe are doing extraordinary things to fight climate change. From Ghana to Brazil to Morocco, listeners will hear from people who use innovation, technology, and investment to make a difference. All episodes of I Spy and Heat of the Moment are available now, and visit ForeignPolicy.com for more on your favorite FP Podcasts, including access to exclusive bonus content. [Listen Now]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Partner with us: Interested in learning more about FP Analytics’ cutting-edge research services, our FP Virtual Dialogue series, or podcast production by FP Studios? 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