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 Week of July 21
WAC Atlanta Selects New President
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta has selected Ambassador Charles Shapiro as its new president. A career Foreign Service Officer, Shapiro held numerous senior positions with the U.S. Department of State, including Ambassador to Venezuela and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere. Other foreign postings include Chile, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, and Denmark, in addition to Washington assignments. After retiring, Ambassador Shapiro was president of the Institute of the Americas, a think tank at the University of California San Diego. The World Affairs Councils of America looks forward to working with Ambassador Shapiro and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta to further our mission of educating and engaging Americans on global issues. More Information
 
July Cover to Cover
Join us on Thursday, July 31, at 2:00 PM ET for our monthly author series with Anand Gopal, New America Foundation fellow and journalist, on his new book No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes
 
RSVP to ibyrne@worldaffairscouncils.org to receive dial-in information.
 
Acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces in vivid detail the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a US-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain personal wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides, who discovers the devastating cost of neutrality. "A brilliant, incisive work of storytelling and analysis. Of all the recent books on Afghanistan, this one stands out like a bright shining light, revealing the truth of the war from the ground up. Breathtaking and magnificent, this is a must read," says Ahmed Rashid, noted author of Taliban.
 
Anand Gopal is a fellow at the New America Foundation. He is a journalist by trade, covering Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria, and other international hot spots. He has served as an Afghanistan correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and The Christian Science Monitor and has reported for Harper's, The Nation, The New Republic, and Foreign Policy, among other publications. Author Website 
 
WAC-DC Hosts President of Congo
World Affairs Council - Washington, DC will host H.E. Denis Sassou N'Guesso, President of Congo, for a luncheon at the National Press Club, Friday, August 1 at 1:00 PM ET. President Sassou N'Guesso will speak on security issues in Central Africa. The event will be broadcast on C-SPAN and live-streamed on the National Press Club website. Any interested Councils may watch and submit questions for the president by tweeting at @WAC_DC. More Information
 
PRISM: New Subscription Benefit for WAC Members 

The Center for Complex Operations at the National Defense University is pleased to offer a free subscription of their quarterly journal, PRISM, to World Affairs Councils and their members. PRISM is a security studies journal chartered by the Department of Defense to inform policymakers, allies, and academics on complex and integrated national security operations; reconstruction and state-building; and developments in training and education. Each journal features academic and policy-driven articles, book reviews, commentaries, and lessons from the field.  Recent contributors include former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman, former U.S. Army General and CIA Director David Petraeus, DIA Director Michael T. Flynn, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James F. Dobbins.  

  

Please email ibyrne@worldaffairscouncils.org with the subject line, "PRISM Subscription," and include your name, council affiliation, and mailing address to subscribe.

  

Test Your Knowledge of European Geography

Are you an EU expert? A geography guru? A history hero? The Delegation of the European Union to the U.S. is offering the opportunity to test your skills in European geography and trivia with Metropolis: Cities of Europe and win a trip to Brussels, Belgium. 

Each correct answer will be a city in one of the European Union's 28 Member States. When you think you know the answer, click on the location of that city on our interactive map. You'll be scored on two criteria: first, how fast you respond, and second, how close you are geographically to the right city.


The player with the highest score between July 8, 2014 and August 15, 2014 will win a voucher for two round-trip tickets to Brussels. Only U.S. residents who are 18 years old and above are eligible for winning the award.

Weekly Highlights

Tuesday, July 22

The World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay hosts Prof. Christopher O'Sullivan of the University of San Francisco for "Today's U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Can We Learn from FDR?" Details

 

The Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts a Champagne Brunch and screening of the film "Welcome." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Oregon hosts Rachel Stohl, Senior Associate, Stimson Center, for "The Future of U.S. Drone Policy". Details

 

Wednesday, July 23

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts a presentation on "PKNnovate: 20 Slides 2 Change the World." Details

  

The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts a panel discussion on "Modi's India: Thinking About the Future". Details

  

The World Affairs Council of Oregon's Young Professionals Program hosts an International Trivia Night. Details

  

The Minnesota International Center hosts a GlobalSocial with State Department International Visitors. Details

 

Thursday, July 24

The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Eric Bing, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, for "Pharmacy on a Bicycle: Innovative Solutions for Global Health and Poverty". Details

  

The Peoria World Affairs Council hosts Madeline Sposato, Georgetown University student, for "Choosing Turkey's Future: 2014 Upcoming Elections." Details

 
Friday, July 25
The World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts Ed Harrington, Member of the Board of Greenpeace International, for "Greenpeace: What In The World Are They Doing In The Name Of Saving Us?" 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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