Thursday on
Cover to Cover
: Angela Stent & Jill Dougherty on Putin's World; Star Speakers in the WACA Network; Council of the Month: Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy; Chris Hyslop Named Montana WAC's New ED; 2019 Conference Roundup; and Council Jobs & Highlights
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This Thursday's
Cover to Cover
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Putin's World and Russia's Role
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Register now for WACA's
Cover to Cover conference call on
Thursday, December 12, at 2:00-2:30 PM ET, featuring
Angela Stent, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings Institution and Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies at Georgetown University, and
Jill Dougherty, SFS Centennial Fellow at Georgetown University, Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and CNN Contributor, on Stent's recent book,
Putin's World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest
We all now live in a paranoid and polarized world of Putin's making, and the Russian leader, through guile and disruption, has resurrected Russia's status as a force to be reckoned with. Stent helps Americans understand how and why the post-Cold War era has given way to a new, more dangerous world, one in which Russia poses a challenge to the U.S. in every corner of the globe -- and one in which Russia has become a toxic and divisive subject in U.S. politics. Join WACA for a conversation with Angela Stent and Jill Dougherty about Russia's role on the global stage.
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Star Speakers in the WACA Network This Week
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Ambassador (ret) Kathleen Stephens, CEO and President, Korea Economic Institute
Kee Park, Paul Farmer Global Surgery Scholar, Harvard Medical School
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Henk-Jan Brinkman
Chief, Peacebuilding Strategy and Partnerships Branch of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
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Michael Lind
Co-Founder
New America
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Daniel Tillias
Nominated CNN Hero, and Co-Founder
Community Center for Peaceful Alternatives
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Council of the Month: Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy
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UCCD hosted its local
Academic WorldQuest qualifying competition in November with the winning team coming from Lone Peak High School in Highland. This spring, these students will be the first team that Utah has sent to the national Academic WorldQuest competition in Washington, DC.
This last weekend, UCCD put on a successful fundraising night with it's annual
Vivaldi by Candlelight concert, with this year’s funds going directly to the Young Diplomats of Utah programs.
Looking forward to 2020, UCCD hired
Gary Crofts as its full-time Youth Program Officer. A Youth Advisory Committee was soon developed, bringing together community members who will use their expertise and connections to further develop the Council's program to empower globally-engaged youth.
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Chris Hyslop Named Montana WAC's New Executive Director!
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Chris Hyslop is the new Executive Director of the
Montana World Affairs Council. Chris began his professional career as a high school teacher. He then served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Kyrgyzstan from 1995-1997. Following his service, he worked with humanitarian organizations and the United Nations around the world in Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Sudan, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Chechnya, the Balkans, China, Liberia, and Eritrea.
Welcome to the network, Chris!
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Watch the Highlights Reel
Click on the below video to view some of the best moments from the 2019 National Conference!
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55 Councils Represented
32 Student Scholarship Recipients
26 Foreign Dignitaries
23 Speakers
15 Sponsors
6 Think Tank Partners
3 Awards Presented
2 Former U.S. Secretaries
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Manager of Citizen Diplomacy Programs is an outstanding opportunity for a professional seeking to grow a career in citizen diplomacy and nonprofit management with an international focus. The role includes creating and tracking proposals, coordinating programming visits, and interfacing with visitors and national programming partners in Washington, DC.
Apply here.
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The Corporate Relations Officer will utilize experience in corporate development, sales or corporate fundraising, and knowledge and passion for global issues and current events to connect Minnesota’s global business community with the mission and programs of Global Minnesota.
Apply here.
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Monday 12/9
Worcester World Affairs Council hosts
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas, for “U.S. Relations With Latin America: From Where We Are to Where We Want to Go.”
Details
Naples Council on World Affairs hosts
Mead Treadwell, former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, for “Territorial Claims and Tensions in the Arctic.”
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World Affairs Council of Maine hosts a panel of experts for “From Central Africa to Portland.”
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Tuesday 12/10
Global Minnesota hosts
Gerardo Guerrero, Consul of Mexico, and
Ariel Delouya, Consul General of Canada, for “Trade Insights and Networking: NAFTA 2.0.”
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International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts
David Smolanksy, exiled Venezuelan Mayor, for “Where Does Venezuela Go from Here?”
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WorldBoston hosts
Michele Dunne, Director of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for “Great Decisions: The Middle East: Regional Disorder.”
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World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts
Emile Dirks, Research Associate at the London School of Economics' International Drug Policy Unit, for “China: The New and Future Global Face of the Surveillance State.”
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts a panel of experts for “The ‘Silver Tsunami’: Healthcare and an Ageing Population.”
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Wednesday 12/11
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts
David Hickton, Director and Founder of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, for “Immigration 2.0: The American Dream in the 21st Century.”
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World Affairs Council of Charleston hosts
Greg Poling, Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, for “Island Nation by Island Nation, Steadily, Significantly, China’s Presence in the Pacific Region Is Growing. Is This at U.S. Expense and Does It Matter?”
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World Affairs Council of South Texas hosts
Ted Carpenter, Senior Fellow for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, for “What Allies Should the U.S. Discard and Who Should the U.S. Add?”
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts
Amaryllis Fox, former CIA Officer, to discuss her book, Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA.
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World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts
Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, for “Making Sense of the Iranian Escalation.”
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WorldDenver hosts a panel of experts for “Trump's Middle East Policy: A Shifting Reality for Iran and Other Regional Actors.”
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Thursday 12/12
Savannah Council on World Affairs hosts
Michael Lind, Co-Founder of New America, for “The Return of Geo-Economics.”
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Foreign Policy Association hosts
Henk-Jan Brinkman, Chief of the Peacebuilding Strategy and Partnerships Branch of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for “Peacebuilding in the 21st Century.”
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World Affairs (Northern California) hosts
Ambassador (ret.) Kathleen Stephens, CEO and President of the Korea Economic Institute, and
Kee Park, Paul Farmer Global Surgery Scholar at Harvard Medical School, for “What’s Happening on the Korean Peninsula?”
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Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts
Marc Polymeropoulos, Former Head of Clandestine Operations in Europe and Eurasia for the CIA, for “Life as an Intelligence Officer: From Flip Phone to the Age of Twitter.”
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World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay hosts
Boyd Haight, former Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, for “Global Challenges for Food and Agriculture.”
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World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts
Paul Williams, Chief Technology Officer at Clarity Consulting Corporation, for "Global Cybersecurity Threats Facing America."
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Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts
Khaled Elgindy, Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, for “Deal of the Century? Washington’s Blind Spot in Israel-Palestine.”
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Olympia World Affairs Council hosts professor
Tom Rainey, Evergreen State College, for “What Is Volodya Up to Now?”
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Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall hosts professor
Steven Lamy, University of Southern California, and assistant professor
Nelida Duran, University of Southern California, for “A Race for the Arctic: Power and Survival in a Changing Landscape.”
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Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council hosts associate professor
Sarah Wiliarty, Wesleyan University, for “The Rise of Populism and Nationalism in Europe.”
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World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts anthropologist and beekeeper
Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban for “Emerging Global Issues Affecting the Honey Bee Population.”
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Friday 12/13
World Affairs Council Upstate hosts nominated CNN hero
Daniel Tillias, Co-Founder of the Community Center for Peaceful Alternatives, for a speaker program.
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WACA's National Speaker Database Needs You!
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We have recently debuted WACA's
Speaker Database 2.0. In this new iteration, we have expanded our list of speakers and made it easier than ever for you, as Council staff and board members, to engage with it.
We want your speakers! Please submit your speakers through the "
Submit Your Speakers" button on our website.
You need to have an account through our website in order to view and interact with the database and submit your speakers. To check if you have an account, please visit your
Council Member page on the WACA website and see if you are listed as a staff or board member. If you are not, you will not be able to interact with the database yet.
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Travel the World With WAC Philadelphia
Travel with Council Leaders
- hear them lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia!
2019 travel schedule includes trips to:
- Ambassador Mark Johnson, former Vice Chair, World Affairs Councils of America, Egypt & the Eternal Nile: January 28-February 11, 2020
- Ambassador Heather Hodges, President and Ambassador in Residence, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Barcelona: April 18-26, 2020
- Lise Falskow, President & CEO, Alaska World Affairs Council, Scottish Isles and Norwegian Fjords: May 16-24, 2020
- Dr. Pamela Zeiser, Education Liaison, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, Berlin Uncovered: May 24-31, 2020
- Jim Falk, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Arctic Expedition: Voyage Under the Midnight Sun: June 9-19, 2020
- Ljubomir (LJ) Stambuk, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Sailing Ancient Trade Routes: Helsinki to Copenhagen: June 27-July 9, 2020
- Craig Snyder, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Ukraine Seminar: July 5-16, 2020
- Mimi Gregory, Vice President and Program Chairman, Naples Council on World Affairs, Cruising the Adriatic and Aegean Seas: September 9-17, 2020
- Bill Clifford, President & CEO, World Affairs Councils of America, Ancient Greece Odyssey: October 22-30, 2020
- Don Samford, Chairman of the Education Outreach and Program Committees, Peoria Area World Affairs Council, Legendary Turkey: October 2-16, 2020
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