Hallo all, join us Monday, November 1st for a presentation by Steven Hampton, Executive Director of the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation on the Brewery Heritage trail followed by a Q&A. P.S. We are hoping to start in-person meetings again starting in December at the Northern Row Brewery. Be on the look out for more information. Sincerely […]
Is using military force a viable foreign policy option for 2021 and beyond? The Persian Gulf remains tense as the rivalry between the regional powers of Saudi Arabia and Iran continues. Tensions escalated in early 2020 as the United States began to intervene in the Gulf, launching an airstrike that killed two Iranian military commanders. […]
The shutdown of global supply chains due to the Covid-19 pandemic brought to the fore an issue with the high level of global economic interdependence: what happens when one country is the main source for an item, say face masks, and then can no longer supply the item? Countries suddenly unable to meet the demand […]
Speaker Biography: Admiral Karl L. Schultz assumed the duties as the 26th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on June 1, 2018. As Commandant, he oversees all global Coast Guard operations and 41,000 active-duty, 6,200 reserve, and 8,500 civilian personnel, as well as the support of 25,000 Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers. He previously served from […]
About the Program On Wednesday, November 17, our Distinguished Speaker will be Ms. Shaima Gargash, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Washington, D.C. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of U.A.E. as a united and independent country. This small, dynamic Middle Eastern country has recently launched the HOPE […]
Please join us for a special, exclusive event featuring Lt. Tom Schram, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer, who specializes in the study and reporting on national security and political-economic events in China, the Western Pacific, the Middle East, and Afghanistan. Thursday, November 18 at 6:30PM EST via Virtual Zoom Presentation The disaster and chaos in Afghanistan just keep getting worse. […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the World Health Organization (WHO) into the limelight, for better and for worse. While some of the Trump administration’s criticism of the organization was unfair, the response to the early stages of the pandemic left many experts wanting more from the WHO. What is the WHO’s role in responding to […]
Please join Ambassador Charles Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela and the departing President of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, as he discusses the state of the world in 2021 and into the future. We’ll cover Ambassador Shapiro’s role in the world affairs councils and what to look out for in the years to come. Join […]
Are you worried about the volatility of the stock market? Do you have concerns about ongoing inflation and its impact on your wallet? Despite pandemic stress and global supply chain woes, the U.S. economy grew last year at its fastest pace since 1984, rebounding from a sharp but limited coronavirus-driven recession in March 2020. […]
Sponsored by World Affairs Council of Orange County Conversation moderated by: Melinda Haring, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center — Hosted in Partnership with UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies — A Zoom webinar event Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 9:00 AM PST Speaker Bio: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of the Belarusian […]
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