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WACA 2017 National Conference
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November 15-17
Washington, DC
Distinguished Speakers
New!
Forever Wars
Vice President and Director
International Security; Future of War; Fellows Programs
New America
New!
Young Professionals
Chances for Children
New!
NAFTA and the New Trade Agenda
Co-Director and
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy
Center for East-Asia Policy Studies
Brookings Institution
Special Friday Breakfast Presentation
Muslims for American Progress
Director of Research
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
The WACA National Office will be requesting registered attendees' diplomatic reception and think tank preferences very soon. Please watch your email for further instructions!
Exclusive 1918 Society Programs
Night at the Newseum
A special dinner for the
1918 Society will be held at the
Newseum on
Friday, November 17, at 6:30 PM. The "Night at the Newseum" is co-sponsored by the
Foreign Policy Association and will feature a timely panel of journalists and editors (
TBA) for a discussion on "Media, Fake News, and Foreign Policy".
Visit to the National War College
Captain Bernard D. Cole (Ret.)
,
Professor Emeritus at the
National War College, will present a lecture
Friday afternoon, November 17
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on Chinese military affairs. A reception and tour will follow the talk at the National War College, hosted by the NWC Alumni Association's Col. Gene Russell (Ret.)
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Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
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| WACA Engage America: Oman 2018 |
The World Affairs Councils of America is pleased to announce that we are expanding our collaboration with the
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center
(SQCC).
The WACA
Engage America Series: Oman 2018
will feature SQCC experts on U.S.-Oman relations, and a presentation of the country's contributions to business, trade, investment, culture, and education.
We welcome Councils to submit applications for this program by November
13
; eight Councils will be selected to participate.
See the full program announcement and call for applications here.
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Cover to Cover Author Series
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November:
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow
Middle East and Africa Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
Director
Center on the United States and Europe
Senior Fellow
Project on International Order and Strategy
Brookings Institution
December:
In
Digital World War
, seasoned diplomat Haroon Ullah, with deep knowledge of Islamist politics and digital innovation, investigates the unprecedented impact of social media on the discourse of recent events in the Muslim World--from the Arab Spring and its aftermath to ISIS's online recruitment.
While he identifies the roles of social media in these events and the use of the dark web, hacking, and digital attacks, he also reveals how political parties, corporations, and governments have learned to exploit digital tools to target and mobilize audiences, to ultimately achieve power and status.
In addition to his portfolio of digital transmedia strategy and countering violent extremism, Ullah is a senior adviser to the U.S Secretary of State, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an award-winning author and a Peabody TV Award recipient.
Join us for
December's Cover to Cover
Thursday, December 14, at 2:00-2:30 PM ET.
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| Academic WorldQuest 2017-2018 |
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Information for the 2017-2018 Academic WorldQuest program is now available!
 This year's
AWQ Study Guide is now available, along with more information about the Carlos and Mal
ú Alvarez 2018 Academic WorldQuest National Competition.
This year's AWQ National Competition will feature a welcome reception at the
United State Institute of Peace on
Friday, April 27. For topics, Study Guide, and more, click
here.
Sponsored by: United States Institute of Peace
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| World Affairs Councils Highlights |
Monday, November 6
Sarasota World Affairs Council hosts Aliz
é Carrère, National Geographic Young Explorer, for "Sustainability in a Changing World."
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Meredith Hindley, Historian and Senior Writer at National Endowment for the Humanities, to discuss her new book, Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in WWII.
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Tuesday, November 7
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts Srdja Popovic, Serbian political activist and a founder of Otpor!, and Slobodan Djinovic, Chairman of the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), for "Defending Democracy Through Social Movements."
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World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Daniel Mulhall, Irish Ambassador to the United States, for "Ireland and Its European Future."
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Foreign Policy Association hosts Peter Krogh, Professor and former Dean of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, for "The Great War, Wilson, and the FPA."
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World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina hosts Helga Welsh, International Politics faculty at Wake Forest University, for "Germany, Europe, and the Future of Transatlantic Relations."
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World Affairs Council of Austin hosts Duncan Archibald, Commercial Specialist, for "Business Briefing on New Zealand and Australia."
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Bob Schieffer, CBS News Political Contributor, to discuss his new book,
Overload: Finding the Truth in Today's Deluge of News
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WorldDenver hosts Steven Pifer, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, for "The Past and Future of U.S.-Ukraine Relations."
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Wednesday, November 8
World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley hosts Chris Gibson, former Army Colonel and Congressman, to discuss his book,
Rally Point: Five Tasks to Unite the Country and Revitalize the American Dream
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World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Samantha Power, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, for "Fixing American Foreign Policy."
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World Affairs Council of Connecticut hosts Avi Melamed, Salisbury Fellow of Intelligence and Middle East Affairs for the Eisenhower Institute, for "The Middle East 2017: Game of Pawns."
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WorldBoston hosts Timothy H. Edgar, Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute, for "Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA."
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World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts Ambassador Rufus Yerxa, President of the National Foreign Trade Council, for "Global Business Summit on International Trade."
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World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts Thomas Pickering, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, for "What's Next for the Iran Deal?"
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World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Phillip J. (P.J.) Crowley, former Deputy Secretary of State, to discuss his book,
Red Line: American Foreign Policy in a Time of Fractured Politics and Failing States
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World Affairs Council of Charleston hosts Scott Worden, Director of Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, for "Afghanistan: What Have We Achieved Over 16 Years of America's Longest War? What Are Current and Future Prospects As We Deploy More U.S. Troops?"
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World Affairs Council of Austin hosts a panel of experts for "Perspectives on Cuba's Future: Exploring Policy Options & Paths for the U.S.-Cuba Bilateral Relationship."
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S., for "Analyzing the 2017 U.S.-China Relationship."
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World Affairs Council of Inland S. California hosts Kelechi Kalu, member of World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California Board of Directors, for "Freedom of Speech in a Global Context."
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Thursday, November 9
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Gregg Roman, CEO of the Middle East Forum, for "The Middle East & The Trump Administration."
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World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Tony Wheeler, Co-Founder of Lonely Planet, for "A Life of Worldly Travels."
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director, for a roundtable discussion.
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World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts Constanze Stelzenmueller, Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings Institution, for "Europe: America's Problem or America's Partner."
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Justin Spring, author, to discuss his book,
The Gourmands' Way: Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy
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World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Sharad Sharma, Co-Founder of The Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable, for "India Disrupting FinTech."
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World Affairs Council of Inland S. California hosts a panel of experts for "Faces of D.A.C.A."
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Friday, November 10
World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts Paul Brockmann, Head of Mission at Doctors Without Borders, for "Death Is No Stranger: Working with Doctors Without Borders."
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Worcester World Affairs Council hosts Constanze Stelzenmuller, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings Institution, for "Europe: America's Problem or America's Partner."
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Travel the World from WAC Philadelphia
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 Travel with Council Leaders - hear them lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia!
2018 travel schedule includes trips to:
- Dr. Carla Thorson, Senior Vice President, Programs, World Affairs Council Northern California, Southern Africa: Feb. 10-Mar. 5
- Kay Maxwell, Executive Director, World Affairs Forum (Stamford), Ancient Kingdoms of China: May 5-19
- Patrick Ryan, President, Tennessee World Affairs Council, Tuscany: May 29-Jun. 6
- Jim Falk, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Cruise the Rhine, July 11-29
- Anna Berry, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, Cambridge, Oxford, and the Cotswolds: July 20-28
- Derrick Olsen, President, World Affairs Council of Oregon, Treasures of Ecuador: Aug. 27-31
- Megan Torrey, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Hartford, Himalayan Kingdoms, Sept. 11-25
- Mimi Gregory, Vice President of Programs, Naples Council on World Affairs, Inside Botswana: Oct. 4-16
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