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All eyes will be on the first presidential debate one week from
tonight - potentially breaking the TV record for the final
episode of M*A*S*H or even the 2015 Super Bowl. Hopefully foreign
policy will get its fair share of questions, especially with world
leaders gathering in NYC this week, not to mention the latest attacks.

What would you ask at the debate? I know what I would, but email me
your best question.

Surprisingly, the one issue that is actually breaking through the
partisan divide in Washington is the global development agenda. Last
week, in a TIME Magazine op-ed, I wrote about the impressive success
of five bipartisan bills that passed Congress - all advancing
U.S. global leadership.
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Read our pre-debate edition of THE GLOBAL GAB with the latest on the
campaign trail, unexpected polling, and the budget battles on Zika.

Liz
Liz Schrayer, USGLC

THE GLOBAL GAB: Debate watch - What would you ask?
September 19, 2016

POLLING GLOBAL. It's not just "the economy, stupid"
- polls are showing national security/foreign policy as one of
the top three issues for voters. Despite anti-trade rhetoric from both
the left and the right, a recent Chicago Council survey found 2 out of
3 voters believe globalization is mostly good for the U.S. and 70% say
international trade benefits U.S. consumers.

SMARTER THAN A COLLEGE STUDENT? In another poll - this one by
the Council of Foreign Relations and National Geographic - 81%
of college-aged students say that knowledge of global events is
essential in today's world. Unfortunately, the data also shows
that younger folks still have a tad to learn about global affairs!
Just under one half knew that the U.S. is bound by a treaty to defend
Canada if our ally were attacked, and just 28% knew the same about
Japan.

DEBATE CHANGE. With the first of the official debates in just seven
days, there will be no stand-alone "foreign policy debate"
as we've seen in past years. Instead, national security and
foreign policy - along with other themes - will be
integrated into all three presidential debates.

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS. Former GOP presidential hopeful and Ohio Governor
John Kasich joined President Obama in the Oval Office last Friday to
discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal - along with
Mike Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, IBM's CEO, and Admiral James
Stavridis. After the meeting, Kasich spoke from an unlikely spot
- the White House Briefing Room: "I worry about the future
of this country. America can't afford to lock the doors and lower the
blinds and ignore the rest of the world. We're a force for
good."

MATH ERROR. It's no secret that building a new wall along our
southern border is a chief campaign promise for Donald Trump -
and there's no shortage of opinions on who should pay the
estimated $25 billion price tag. Some have suggested that foreign aid
to Mexico could be diverted, but U.S. assistance to Mexico makes up
less than 1% of what experts estimate the wall would cost. The math
doesn't add up.

BUZZWORTHY. Just 12 days until the end of the fiscal year and
(finally!) a deal seems within reach to combat Zika. The package
- which should pass along with a broader spending bill later
this week - includes about $1.1 billion to fight the epidemic.
The good news is that lawmakers finally found common ground -
but it took seven months. According to the CDC, more than 19,000 U.S.
citizens have contracted the virus, including 1,500+ pregnant women.
On funding the government, expect a short-term deal through December
9, requiring another lame duck agreement after the election.

CAMPAIGN TRAIL MEMO. With 34 Senate and all 435 House races on the
ballot this November, the USGLC network has already met with more than
130 congressional candidates - providing educational briefings
on diplomacy and global development. Compared to the last two election
cycles, the candidates are not only more eager to go deeper on foreign
policy, but overall, are more knowledgeable. Bodes well for the 115th
Congress.

21st BIGGEST COUNTRY. Frightening factoid from Save the Children: The
65.3 million displaced people around the world would make up the 21st
largest country by population. To address this crisis, POTUS is
hosting a first-ever Leaders' Summit on Refugees at the UN
General Assembly tomorrow, seeking new global commitments from the
private and public sectors to support the growing number of refugees
- 24 per minute. A staggering figure.

EXIT INTERVIEW. Georgetown and POLITICO have kicked off "exit
interviews" with soon-to-be departing cabinet members. First up:
National Security Advisor Susan Rice who was asked to name an
underappreciated accomplishment. Pointing to the Ebola crisis in West
Africa, Rice answered, "American leadership - especially
by the president, our military, humanitarian responders, and public
health officials - saved tens of thousands of lives, if not
more."

BACK TO SCHOOL. The USGLC was out in full force at the University of
New Hampshire on the first day of school for a packed event with
Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Admiral James Stavridis. Here is the recap
in the New Hampshire Union Leader. Watch for our pre-election

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Impact 2016 events with Secretary Bob Gates in Ohio and General
Stanley McChrystal in Florida to raise the issue of U.S. global
leadership in the final days of the race.


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