Embassy Row Live! with Ukrainian Ambassador; Star Speakers; WorldOregon Event; Cover to Cover Registration; WACA Internship; WorldQuest Weekly; Job Announcements in the Network; Council Highlights & more!
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Embassy Row Live! with Ukraine's Ambassador
Thursday, January 27 at 7:00 PM ET
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Ukranian Ambassador Oksana Markarova will address today's crisis in Ukraine and the country's fraught history with Russia in an event hosted by the Indiana Council on World Affairs - Thursday, January 27 at 7:00 PM ET - as part of WACA's Embassy Row Live! series.
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The whole world watches anxiously as Russia has positioned an army of 100,000 troops along the Eastern border of Ukraine. The second largest country in Europe, Ukraine regained its independence in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, declaring its foreign policy choice to join the EU and NATO. In 2014 Russia invaded Ukraine, attempted to annex the Crimea, and instigated war in Donbass. By launching military aggression against Ukraine, Russia violated the fundamental norms and principles of international law, and led to dire humanitarian impacts. Russian aggression has claimed about 14 thousand lives of Ukrainians. Just what are Russia’s intentions now? And what does Ukraine need from the West to resolve this existential impasse and repulse a military aggression?
Please join us to hear Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, as she gives her assessment of Ukraine’s long and storied past, precarious present, and aspirations for the future as a free, independent, and democratic country. Dr. Betty Tonsing, who serves on the Indiana Council on World Affairs Board of Directors, will moderate the discussion.
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More Star Speakers At Councils This Week! |
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Andrew Tabler
Martin J. Gross Fellow
Anna Borshchevskaya
Sen. Fellow, Washington Institute
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Kurt Ver Beek
Co-Founder, Association for a More Just Society
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Amb. (Ret.) John Herbst
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
2003-2006
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Naomi Kikoler
Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide
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Damon Wilson
President and CEO, National Endowment for Democracy
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Amb. John Emerson
Chairman, ACG
Sigmar Gabriel
Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke
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Cuba: The U.S. Embargo After 60 Years
January 28 at 9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST
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On February 3, 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order to impose “an embargo on all trade with Cuba.”
This Friday's event will be hosted by Mariakarla Nodarse, WOLA's Assistant Director for Cuba, and moderated by Peter Kornbluh, the National Security Archive's Cuba Policy Specialist.
The panel will explore questions including: How has the embargo endured for six decades as the longest set of sanctions in U.S. foreign policy history? Has it advanced U.S. policy goals toward Cuba? What is its impact on the Cuban people?
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February Cover to Cover With U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna!
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WACA's February Cover to Cover will be held Thursday, February 10 at 2:00 PM ET. Congressman Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has taught economics at Stanford, served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the Obama Administration, and represented tech companies and startups in private practice.
His new book, Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us, offers a vision for democratizing digital innovation to build economically vibrant and inclusive communities by tackling existing challenges in the tech field. Anchored by an approach Khanna calls “progressive capitalism,” he shows how democratizing access to technology can strengthen every sector of economy and culture.
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Council of the Month: World Affairs Council of Seattle
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For more than 70 years, the World Affairs Council of Seattle has provided a forum for discussion and dialogue on pressing global issues. During the pandemic, it has explored ways to make their programs more accessible. In particular, WAC Seattle is committed to continuing to learn and to take ongoing meaningful action on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
The loud calls for racial justice that swept the country also made WAC Seattle look at their programs, constituencies, and operations. Their board and staff underwent anti-racism training and the staff meets biweekly for an anti-racism discussion group. The board and staff are moving forward in creating a new strategic plan with a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion to better deliver the Council's mission.
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This week's WACA WorldQuest Weekly is out! Test your global affairs awareness and dive into news stories that represent a broad spectrum of developments of interest and importance. Most of the questions are drawn from both WACA's Weekly World News Update, and a curated news Twitter feed @TNWAC #WACquiz.
Congratulations to last week's winners (10/10)!
Clarice (Indianapolis, IN) & Serge (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
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WACA Spring Internship Applications
Application Deadline: January 28, 2022
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The World Affairs Councils of America is seeking a Communications and a Programs Intern. Interns must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level program or have graduated within the last calendar year. Interns will gain skills that will help them in their careers and support the organization of programs including Academic WorldQuest!
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See WAC Atlanta's New President in Action |
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Last Friday, she interviewed General Philip Breedlove, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the U.S. European Command Commander. They spoke about the crisis in Ukraine and what it means for the future of Europe, NATO, and U.S.-Russia relations. Watch the program here.
WACA will share more on Rickey--and other new Council leaders--in February's newsletter.
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Job Announcements in the Network |
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WorldDenver seeks to hire an International Exchange Programs Coordinator and an Education and Exchange Fellow. Learn more.
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Global Minnesota seeks to hire an Marketing and Communications Manager, an International Exchange Coordinator, and a Major Gifts & Individual Giving Officer. Learn more.
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Monday 1/24
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Steven Koonin, Professor at New York University, for "A Conversation" (In Person)
Tuesday 1/25
World Affairs Council of Michigan hosts Kurt Ver Beek, Co-Founder of Association for a More Just Society, for "A Honduran Surprise"
World Affairs Forum hosts Hani Sabra, the Founder of Alef Advisory, for "MENA In Focus"
World Affairs Council of Harrisburg presents "Travel Live"
Wednesday 1/26
Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council, WorldDenver, and the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council host Dominic Tierney, Foreign Policy Research Institute, for "The Biden Doctrine: One Year Later"
International Relations Council presents "Town Hall"
Thursday 1/27
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Michael Tennant, Founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, Steve Zoellick, Senior Director at Norfolk Southern, and Sherri Nadeau, Chief HR Officer at SeaWorld, for "The Future of Work"
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Frank Rettenberg, Chair of the World Affairs Marin Chapter, for "Has Erdoğan Lost It?"
Friday 1/28
Sunday 1/30
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