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Academic WorldQuest 2014-2015
The World Affairs Councils of America National Office has released the topics and study guide for the 2014-2015 Academic WorldQuest program.

2014-2015 Academic WorldQuest Topics
Russia / Eurasia; Human Trafficking; Youth, Jobs, and Social Unrest; Future of Energy; Millennium Development Goals: 2015 and Beyond; Food and Water; Asia and the New Global Economy; Great Decisions; Africa Rising; and Current Events.


National Competition
The 2015 Academic WorldQuest National Competition will take place Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, DC.

News from the National Office
Spotlight on Turkey
The World Affairs Councils of America and the Turkish Cultural Foundation will announce a call for applications shortly for the ninth year of the Spotlight on Turkey program. Stay tuned for a call for applications announcement.

Leadership Mission to China
The World Affairs Councils of America's Leadership Delegation is departing this weekend to the People's Republic of China. The Leadership Mission will take place October 11-19, 2014. Details

October Cover to Cover
The World Affairs Councils of America's author series hosted Ambassador Christopher R. Hill on his new memoir Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy. The call took place on October 6. WACA President Bill Clifford moderated the call. A recording of the call is available here. 

Congratulations to Paul Hilstad from the World Affairs Council of Charleston for winning a copy of Outpost through our RSVP raffle. 

An "inside the room" memoir from one of America's most distinguished ambassadors who served in some of the most dangerous diplomatic outposts. He takes us from one-on-one meetings with the dictator Milosevic, to Bosnia and Kosovo, to the Dayton conference, where a truce was brokered. He was the first U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia; Ambassador to col-war Poland; Ambassador to South Korea and chief disarmament negotiator in North Korea; and Hillary Clinton's hand-picked Ambassador to Iraq. Full Summary

Amb. Christopher R. Hill is Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He writes a monthly column for the online journal Project Syndicate. He was a career diplomat, a four-time ambassador, nominated by three presidents. Hill has received many State Department awards including the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award and the Robert S. Frasure Award for Peace Negotiations. Full Bio

 

Combating Human Trafficking 

Carlson & The Carlson Family Foundation renewed funding of the World Affairs Councils of America's national program on combating human trafficking. More than 30 World Affairs Councils participated in the 2013 program, which featured screenings of the documentary film Not My Life. The 2014 program features discussion forums as well as film screenings.

  

This week's programs include:

 

October 9 -- Columbus Council on World Affairs

 

Weekly Highlights

Monday, October 6 

The Minnesota International Center hosted Dr. Jos� Ram�n Caba�as Rodr�guez, Chief of Mission, Cuban Interests Section, Washington, DC, for a talk on U.S.-Cuba relations. Details

 

The World Affairs Council Inland Southern California hosted Prof. Dany Doueiri, California State University San Bernardino, for "Islamic Awakening: Is U.S. Policy Adapting Successfully to Recent Political Changes?" Details 

 

Tuesday, October 7

The World Affairs Council of Houston hosted Bobby Ghosh of the online publication Quartz for "The Rise and Inevitable Fall of ISIS." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina hosted Ed Brynn, Career State Department diplomat, for "Ireland's Political Future and the Strange Case of 2014's Scottish Referendum." Details
 

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosted Prof. Hugh Roberts, Tufts University, and Prof. Pete W. Moore, Case Western Reserve University, for "The Origins of ISIS and its Place in Political Islam." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosted "A Path Appears: A Conversation with Nicholas Kristof." Details
 

The World Affairs Council of Connecticut hosted "FORCED OUT! The Story of Refugees in Connecticut." Details
 

The Columbus Council on World Affairs hosted Never Barnabas Awukudzi, human trafficking survivor, and Dyane Epstein, International Organization for Migration, for "Live Bait: Child Slavery in Ghana's Fishing Trade" as part of its Signature Luncheon series. Details 
 

The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosted Lawrence Wright, Staff Writer, New Yorker, for "Thirteen Days In September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David." Details 
 

The Institute of World Affairs (Milwaukee, WI) hosted a screening of "The Green Prince." A screening is also scheduled for Thursday, November 9. Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosted John Stremlau, Vice President of Peace Programs, The Carter Center, for "Members Forum on Democracy." Details 

 

The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosted its monthly International Forum Connect. Details
 

The World Affairs Council of Seattle hosted a Young Professionals event, "Socratic Seminar: The Child Immigration Crisis." Details 

 

Wednesday, October 8
The World Affairs Council - Washington, DC hosts former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell for "America Confronts a World in Crisis." Details

The World Affairs Council of Charleston hosts Dr. Barbara Sude, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation, for "The Multiple Crises in the Middle East: Where Are They Headed and What Can Washington Do About Them?" Details

The World Affairs Council of Montana hosts a screening of "Duk County: Peace is in Sight in the New South Sudan." On Thursday, October 9, the Council hosts John Dau, one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," for a talk on "Hope is NOT Lost." Details 

The World Affairs Council of Maine hosts a panel discussion on "Shifting Alliances: ISIS in Iraq and Syria." Details 

The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts Okey Ndibe, author and journalist, for "Does Nigeria Have a Fighting Chance Against Boko Haram?" Details 

The World Affairs Council of Houston hosts Emily Parker, New America Foundation, for "'Now I Know Who My Comrades Are': Internet Dissidents in China, Russia & Cuba." A young professionals event will be held on Thursday, October 9, as well. Details 

The World Affairs Council of St. Louis hosts Aidan Cronin, Consul General of Ireland to the Midwest, for "The Shaping of Ireland's Foreign Policy." Details 

The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Peter Barbey, President and CEO of the Reading Eagle Company, for "The Impact of Global Unrest on Media Reporting." Details 

The World Affairs Forum (Stamford, CT) hosts Michael Nyenhuis, President & CEO, AmeriCares, for "The Global Health Solution: Frontline Health Workers." Details 

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts a screening of "Switch," a documentary film about the future of energy. Details 

The World Affairs Council of Oregon hosts a young professionals program, "Piketty for Dummies: Cocktails & Capital." Details 

 

Thursday, October 9

The Columbus Council on World Affairs hosts a screening of "Not My Life." This program is sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America and made possible by a generous grant from Carlson and the Carlson Family Foundation. Details

The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former President of Latvia, for "Security in Europe: Perspective from the Baltics." Details 

The World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads hosts Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster for "The Future of Armed Conflict: Lessons Learned from a Decade of War." Details

The San Diego World Affairs Council hosts Tara Jayaratnam, Principal, GreenDreamsE, for "Sri Lanka: Five Years After the Civil War." Details 

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts its annual 2014 Global Impact Award dinner. Details 

The Columbus Council on World Affairs hosts a Great Decisions discussion: "How Media Impacts Foreign Policy." Details 

Friday, October 10
The Minnesota International Center hosts its 7th Annual Great Decisions Conference. This year's focus is "Energy Independence." Details

The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Vladimir Peshevski, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, for "The Republic of Macedonia: The New Economic Gateway to Europe." Details  

Saturday, October 11
The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts a KQV Global Press Conference featuring Mobashar Jawad "MJ" Akbar, Indian Author and Columnist, and National Spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party, for "Prime Minister Modi and India's Domestic and Foreign Policy Priorities." Details 

Council leaders to lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia:

  

Ambassador Marilyn McAfee, Chair, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, Inside Iran: October 5 - 19.

  

Ambassador Heather Hodges, President and Ambassador in Residence, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, South American Tapestry: October 16 - November 2.

  

Ambassador Mark Johnson, Founder, World Affairs Council of Montana, Landscapes of the Mediterranean: October 23 - November 6.

  

Maria Wulff, President, World Affairs Council of Oregon, Best of Tanzania: November 1-11.

  

Maria Zammit, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads, Sri Lanka: February 4-18.

  

L.J. Stambuk, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Mysteries of Myanmar: February 20-March 5.

  

Contact www.wacphila.org/travel or call 800-942-5004 x209 or x217.
 

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