In the latest Star Tribune Global Minnesota editorial, writer John Rash discusses presidential pressure on press freedom.

The international impact of Trump’s ‘enemy’ tweet

Photo: Journalist Roxana Saberi spoke before former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received the Liberty Medal during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2013.

Credit: Matt Rourke, Associated Press

The Star Tribune highlighted Global Minnesota and Inter-American Dialogue President Michael Shifter’s recent visit to Minnesota in an editorial on the diplomatic relations between Washington and Latin America.

Why the U.S. shouldn’t alienate Latin America

Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was welcomed by Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de Leon, North America director of Mexico’s foreign ministry, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson as he arrived in Mexico City

Credit: Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press

In our recent commentary published by the Star Tribune, Global Minnesota President Carol Engebretson Byrne and Program Director Tim Odegard discuss why international exchanges and diplomacy matter, and how the new travel restrictions announced by the Trump administration impact our Professional Exchanges program.

Travel restrictions impeded important bridge-building

Photo: Yezidi activist, gynecologist, and International Women of Courage award recipient, Dr. Nagham Nawzat Hasan from Iraq, poses with a Minnesota second grader at one of Global Minnesota’s programs.