This Week: Pakistan Under Siege on Cover to Cover; Preventing International Conflict on KNOW NOW; Council Highlights
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Wednesday, April 18:
Pakistan Under Siege
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Over the last fifteen years, Pakistan has come to be defined exclusively in terms of its struggle with terror. But are ordinary Pakistanis extremists? And what explains how Pakistanis think?
In
Pakistan Under Siege
, using rigorous analysis of survey data, in-depth interviews in schools and universities in Pakistan, historical narrative reporting, and her own intuitive understanding of the country,
Madiha Afzal
gives the full picture of Pakistan’s relationship with extremism.
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Next Week: Preventing International Conflict
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Violent conflict is a common thread that runs throughout history and across all cultures. It disrupts local, national, and international communities, and results in war, displacement, and death.
One strategy to address violent conflict is through a public health approach. The Violence Prevention and Restoration (PAR) Model, developed by the
International Center for Compassionate Organizations (ICCO) explains how violence begins, spreads, and infects others like a thought-borne pathogen or virus. Understanding the origins of violence may help prevent it.
Join
WAC Kentucky and Southern Indiana's
Xiao Yin Zhao on
KNOW NOW as she hosts
Ari Cowan and
Tony Belak, Director General and Associate Director of ICCO, to discuss how the proliferation of international conflict and violence can be prevented by utilizing the PAR Model on
Tuesday, April 24, at 2:00-2:30 PM ET.
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Spring Leadership Hotel Block Closes April 25!
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WACA and the World Affairs Council of San Antonio have arranged a special group rate at the
Hotel Valencia
for the
May 17-18 Council Leadership and May 19 Board Meetings
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To take advantage of our hotel block at
$169/night
(plus tax), please book your room by
April 25
. Reservations can be made by following this link:
WACA
or by calling
855-596-3387 and referring to the World Affairs Councils of America group
.
Please stay tuned for the Leadership and Board Meeting agendas.
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The
Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2018 Academic WorldQuest National Competition program will be held at
The National Press Club in Washington, DC
on
Saturday, April 28 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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The AWQ program will once again feature a welcome reception at the
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on
Friday, April 27 from 4:00-6:00 PM.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore the many ways that the United States Institute of Peace works to prevent conflicts from turning to bloodshed and to end it when they do. This includes the opportunity to hear from
Ambassador William Taylor
, USIP’s Executive Vice President, and
Maria Stephan
, Director of Nonviolent Action Programs at the Institute.
For topics, study guide, and other information about this year's competition, please click
here
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Thank you to our generous sponsors!
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WAC New Hampshire Is Hiring!
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Monday, April 16
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts
Alfonso Navarro, Head Consul of the Mexican Consulate in Kansas City, and
Robynn Kuhlmann, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Missouri, for "Democracy and the Mexican and U.S. Electoral Systems."
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World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts
William Taubman, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Amherst College, for "Mikhail Gorbachev: His Life and Times."
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World Affairs Council of Central Illinois hosts
Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, for "Climate Change as a Civil and Human Rights Issue."
Details
Tuesday, April 17
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts
Hap Stein, Chairman and CEO of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, for "The Future for Bricks and Mortar Retail and Regency Center."
Details
World Affairs Council of Tacoma hosts a panel of experts for "Global Security: North Korea And Nuclear Diplomacy."
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World Affairs Council of Austin hosts a panel of experts for "Challenges to the Western Liberal Order."
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World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts
Jack Lessenberry, Political Commentator for Michigan Radio, for "The Loss of American Consensus."
Details
WorldDenver hosts
Sophal Ear, Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles, for "America, China, and the Retreat of Democracy in Southeast Asia: The Case of Cambodia."
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Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council hosts
Sophal Ear, Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles, for "Escaping the Khmer Rouge: The Rest of the Story."
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World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts
Fernando Reimers, Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, for "Educating for Global Citizenship: An Opportunity for Education and Civic Leaders."
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Wednesday, April 18
World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts
Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings Institution, for "The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power."
Details
World Affairs Forum (Stamford) hosts
Graham Allison, Director of Harvard Kennedy Center's Belfer Center, to discuss his book, Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides' Trap?
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World Affairs Council of South Texas hosts
David Firestein, Inaugural Executive Director of the University of Texas at Austin China Public Policy Center, for "The U.S. and China Relations: What Now?"
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WorldOregon hosts
Valentino Achak Deng, Chairperson and Co-Founder of VED Foundation, for "What Is the What of South Sudan?"
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World Affairs (Northern California) hosts
Peter Piot, Director and Professor of Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, for "100 Years After the Spanish Flu: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?"
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World Affairs Council Upstate hosts
Alan Malici, Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, for "The United States and Iran."
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Montana World Affairs Council hosts panels of experts for "16th Annual Conference on Central and Southwest Asia."
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Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts
Sophal Ear, Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles, for "America, China, and the Retreat of Democracy in Southeast Asia: The Case of Cambodia."
Details
Worcester World Affairs Council hosts
Philippe LeCorre, Non-resident Senior Fellow in the Europe and Asia programs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for "China's Eurasian Geo-economics Plan: Can It Extend the Country's Political Influence?"
Details
Thursday, April 19
Global Minnesota hosts
H.E. Dina Kawar, Ambassador of Jordan to the United States, for "Jordan: A Partner for Peace, Stability, and Prosperity."
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts
Ram Mudambi, Frank M. Speakman Professor of Strategy at Temple University, for "Emerging India: A Growing Economic and Geopolitical Force."
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World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts
Philip Shenon, New York Times Correspondent, for "How Global Conspiracies Are Born."
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World Affairs Council Upstate hosts
Hans Ilis-Alms, Chairman of Coalition Forces for United States Central Command, for "Promoting Global Peace."
Details
Savannah Council on World Affairs hosts
Barry Balleck, Head of the Political Science Department at Georgia Southern University, for "Violence From the Left: The International Origins of the Antifa Movement."
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Olympia World Affairs Council hosts
Robin Jacobson, Associate Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound, for "The Polarized Politics of Immigration Reform."
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Indiana Council of World Affairs hosts
Lee Feinstein, Dean of Global and International Studies at Indiana University, for "Diplomacy: Peacekeeping and Preventing Atrocities."
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Global Minnesota hosts
Richard Armitage, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, for "Opportunities and Challenges for the United States in the Western Pacific."
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International Affairs Forum (Traverse City) hosts
Reza Marashi, Research Director at the National Iranian American Council, for "America and Iran: Confrontation or Coexistence?"
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Richmond World Affairs Council hosts
Trita Parsi, Founder and President of the National Iranian American Council, for "U.S.-Iran Relations."
Details
Friday, April 20
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts
Mohamed Razeen Sally, Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, for "Asia Rising: Past, Present And Future."
Details
World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay hosts
Jeff Langholz, Professor of International Environmental Policy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, for "A Global Water Crisis? The Future of Water is Closer Than You Think."
Details
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Travel the World with 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!
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2018 travel schedule includes trips to:
- Craig Snyder, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Poland & Moscow Seminar: July 14-22
- Jim Falk, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Cruise the Rhine, July 11-29
- Megan Torrey, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Hartford, Himalayan Kingdoms, Sept. 11-25
- Dixie Anderson, Executive Director Emerita, World Affairs Council of Western Michigan, Romance of the Douro River: Sept. 15-26
- Mimi Gregory, Vice President of Programs, Naples Council on World Affairs, Inside Botswana: Oct. 4-16
- Joyce Davis, President, World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, Town & Country Life in Languedoc: Oct. 6-14
- Derrick Olsen, President, WorldOregon, Inside New York: Oct 21-26
- Don Samford, Board President, Peoria Area World Affairs Council, Cuba: Nov. 4-12
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