WACA's January 2023 Cover to Cover webinar will feature Daniel F. Runde, senior vice president and director of the Project on Prosperity and Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to discuss his new book, The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power, on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 2 PM ET.

The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power is the first book in decades to look at our non-military power through the lens of great-power competition. It calls for: supporting broad-based economic growth, supporting good governance and anti-corruption, long-term training, differentiating our approaches in middle-income countries and fragile states, and stronger US leadership in the multilateral system.

The team at WACA has released its local competition questions. If you have submitted a pledge form but have not yet received the local competition questions please contact our Global Education Coordinator, Kaela Rider.

We are looking forward to the 2022-2023 Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition. The annual competition will be held in person in Washington, DC on April 28-29, 2023.

Sharing a meal is one of the best ways to experience a new culture and make new friends. The International Center of the Capital Region has launched the “Everybody Eats” Cultural Food Passport partnership with 15 culturally diverse restaurants in the region. All ICCR members will receive a passport and can take advantage of one-time discounts at participating restaurants. As members collect stamps on their passport pages, they will receive a special prize when they have collected 10 or more stamps! In addition, we will be launching a digital cultural food guide that includes even more establishments later this year.

For more info on the restaurant passport, see ICCR's webpage.

The World Affairs Councils of America, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging the public and leading global voices to better understand the world, has opened applications for a Programs Intern and a Communications Intern.

The successful candidate must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate-level program or have graduated within the last calendar year. Interns must be based in Washington, DC. The internship period will run from February to early May 2023.

Applications are due Friday, January 20 to krider@worldaffairscouncils.org. Candidates should submit a resume and cover letter. For more information, head to our website.

Are you based in Washington, D.C.? We are seeking volunteers to support our annual high school educational program, Academic WorldQuest. Volunteers will support the day-of operations of this national program held at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Interested candidates must submit their resumes to krider@worldaffairscouncils.org by Tuesday, April 18.

New! International Relations Council (Kansas City) seeks an Executive Director. Applications will be received until January 25.

New! Global Santa Fe seeks a President/CEO. Applications will be received until January 31.

New! Alaska World Affairs Council seeks a President/CEO. Applications will be reviewed as received.

New! Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall seeks a Programs Director. Applications will be reviewed as received.

World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana seeks a seeks a Membership & Development Coordinator. Applications will be reviewed as received.

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh seeks to hire a Strategic Programming Manager and a Youth Programming Coordinator. Applications will be reviewed as received.

World Affairs Council of New Orleans seeks a WACNO Fellow and Board Members! Applications will be reviewed as received.

Sarasota World Affairs Council hosts Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow/Director of Research at Brookings Institution, for “Are We Overdoing It On China?” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Palm Beach hosts Gordon Chang, Senior Fellow at the Gladstone Institute, for “China: War In An Era of Depression and Destabilization” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents “Mount Kilimanjaro Hike: Travel Info Session” (Virtual)

World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Simon Rabinovitch, U.S. Economics Editor of The Economist, for “2023: An Update From the Economist” (In Person)

Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Colonel (ret.) Christopher Kolenda, Adjunct Senior Fellow, the Center for a New American Security, for "Zero Sum Victory: What we’re Getting Wrong about War" (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts Steven A. Sund, former United States Capitol Police Chief, for “Courage Under Fire: A Conversation with Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund” (In Person)

World Affairs Council Upstate hosts Brent F. Nelsen, Professor at Furman University, for “NATO: The Strategic Alliance in 2023” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Orange County presents “Wine Tasting: California vs. France” (In Person)

International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “International Film Club: I Learn America (U.S./Immigration)” (Virtual)

Naples Council on World Affairs hosts Joseph Cirincione, national security analyst, for "Miscalculations and Nuclear Risks in the Ukraine War" (In Person)

Worcester World Affairs Council hosts Anatol Lieven, Senior Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, for “Ukraine” (Virtual)

World Affairs Council of New Orleans hosts Harrison Crabtree, Director of the World Trade Center New Orleans, for “Great Decisions ‘Energy & Geopolitics: Global and Local’” (Virtual)

World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts Zhao Jian, Chinese Consul General of Chicago, for “A Conversation with Chinese Consul General Zhao Jian” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Tacoma hosts Andreas Udbye, Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Puget Sound, for “The Nordic Model: What Is It and Can’t We Just Copy It?” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents “Tokyo, Japan: Travel Info Session” (Virtual)

World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts Larry Kramer, Journalist, Entrepreneur, and Media Executive, for “The Lack of Trust Threatens Journalism and Democracies. Can It Be Fixed?” (Virtual)

Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts Robert Jordan, former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, for “Xi Whiz! Have We Lost the Saudis to China?” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts HE Ambassador Masood Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, for “A Conversation with HE Ambassador Masood Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States” (In Person)

World Denver hosts Dr. Marie Berry, Director at the Sie Center at the University of Denver, and Dr. Dominic Tierney, Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute, for “Global Challenges: What’s At Stake For the U.S. and the World In 2023?” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Albuquerque hosts Emile Nakhleh, former Senior Intelligence Service Officer for the CIA, for “The Middle East & American Policy: An Update” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts “Book Club - Peace, War and Liberty: Understanding US Foreign Policy by Chris Preble” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative, for “An In-Person Discussion With Ambassador Katherine Tai” (In Person) 

World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts Mahsa Khanbabai, attorney on immigration law, for “Instant Issues: Women & Youth Movements in Iran” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Aaron Danis, Counterterrorism Specialist at the Institute of World Politics, and Ramona Harper, Senior Foreign Service Officer (retired) of the U.S. Department of State, for “Global Workforce: Careers in International Relations” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts Rushan Abbas, Uyghur American activist and advocate, for “The Uyghur Crisis in China: Activism & Advocacy for Change” (In Person)