“Becoming Kim Jong Un: Insights Into North Korea’s Dangerous and Enigmatic Dictator”
2020-08-13 16:15 (America/New_York)
The World Affairs Council of Orange County Presents:
A Free Webinar with Dr. Jung H. Pak SK-Korea Foundation Chair, Korea Studies, Brookings Institution; Sr. fellow Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies; Office of the CIA & DNI; South Korea Fulbright Scholar.
Moderator: Dr. Stephan Haggard, Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies; Director, Korea-Pacific Program School of Global Policy & Strategy, UCSD
Jung H. Pak is a senior fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies at Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies. She is the author of “Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator” (Ballantine, April 2020). Positioned as an authoritative book on North Korea under Kim Jong Un, this comprehensive account examines Kim’s personality, preferences, and policy choices, and the implications for North Korea’s internal stability, denuclearization, and global security. Moderated by Dr. Stephan Haggard, Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies; Director, Korea-Pacific Program School of Global Policy & Strategy, University of California San Diego.
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Around the World Family Event - Japan
2020-08-15 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
In partnership with The Center for Great Neighborhoods, we invite families to join us, virtually, 4 Saturdays in August as we dive into the diverse culinary world and learn about different countries. Each event will have a presentation from a global guide (an international professional or student in our area) and a local chef. Participants will also get to create an art project respective of each country. The following countries will be be highlighted:

Japan – Saturday, August 15th @ 3pm
Mexico – Saturday, August 22nd @ 3pm
China – Saturday, August 29th @ 3pm

The first 25 families to register for these events will receive a cultural box full or art supplies and culturally inspired snacks as a special gift. For more information or you would like to register please contact Jameela Salaah.

Around the World Family Event - Mexico
2020-08-22 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
In partnership with The Center for Great Neighborhoods, we invite families to join us, virtually, 4 Saturdays in August as we dive into the diverse culinary world and learn about different countries. Each event will have a presentation from a global guide (an international professional or student in our area) and a local chef. Participants will also get to create an art project respective of each country. The following countries will be be highlighted:

Mexico – Saturday, August 22nd @ 3pm
China – Saturday, August 29th @ 3pm

The first 25 families to register for these events will receive a cultural box full or art supplies and culturally inspired snacks as a special gift. For more information or you would like to register please contact Jameela Salaah.

Festival of Faiths
2020-08-23 - 2020-08-30
Cincinnati Festival of Faiths, the signature event of EquaSion, is currently scheduled for August 23-30, 2020. This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 3rd Annual Festival will consist of a number of virtual activities for the entire family that will continue to promote interfaith understanding, unity and collaborative social action. This year’s theme is “Compassion Through Action: 20/20 Vision for Hope, Healing and Justice,” and the activities being planned will again embrace the 30 faith communities and 13 world religions that have participated in previous festivals. To learn more about and register for events, including interfaith worship, social action & advocacy, choral music, spiritual meditations, brown bag and webinar events, and a panel discussion for youth, please sign-up to receive our email newsletter.
Cincinnati’s annual Festival of Faiths serves as the leading opportunity in Greater Cincinnati to bring together people of all faiths and communities to learn from each other and celebrate our differences. EquaSion’s festival has resulted in the creation of the most inclusive network of faith communities ever engaged in our region’s history.
For a moving testimonial to the amazing experience the Festival provides, we urge you to read this poem penned by a previous participant, Isabella Daley.
For an enlightening collection of essays submitted by 24 faith communities on the topic of the “Beloved Community,” the sub-theme of the 2019 Festival, please click here.

M3C Smart China Expo 2020
2020-08-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The US China Trade Phase One Deal is still in effect. Take the opportunity and showcase your products and services at the Smart China Expo 2020.

We continue to exhibit (online) at the Smart China Expo, where some 500,000 people come to explore what smart technologies can do to improve people’s livelihood. Join us to showcase our latest and the greatest innovations.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0, is the ongoing transformation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practises combined with the latest smart technology. This primarily focuses on the use of large-scale machine to machine communication (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) deployments to provide increased automation, improved communication and self-monitoring, as well as smart machines that can analyze and diagnose issues without the need for human intervention.

Reports have shown that in the US alone:

Revenue in the Smart Home market is projected to reach US$24,972m in 2020.
Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2020-2024) of 16.9%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$46,648m by 2024.
Household penetration will be 18.5% in 2020 and is expected to hit 52.4% by 2024.
The average revenue per installed Smart Home currently is expected to amount to US$90.56.

Asia, particularly China, remains a robust market and engine for sustainable & smart technologies. Each year in Chongqing, Smart China Expo draws over 500,000 visitors where businesses from all over the world come to showcase their products and services in this sector.

Click on the link to register or RSVP.

Flash Chat with German Consul General
2020-08-27 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Register here for free!
$10 Suggested Donation

Around the World Family Event - China
2020-08-29 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
In partnership with The Center for Great Neighborhoods, we invite families to join us, virtually, 4 Saturdays in August as we dive into the diverse culinary world and learn about different countries. Each event will have a presentation from a global guide (an international professional or student in our area) and a local chef. Participants will also get to create an art project respective of each country. The following countries will be be highlighted:

China – Saturday, August 29th @ 3pm

The first 25 families to register for these events will receive a cultural box full or art supplies and culturally inspired snacks as a special gift. For more information or you would like to register please contact Jameela Salaah.

North Korea from the Inside Out - The 2020 Virtual Security Conference
2020-09-03
The six-party talks were a series of multilateral negotiations held intermittently since 2003 and attended by China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. The talks stopped in 2009, when North Korea decided to forgo the process in 2009. In subsequent years, other participants, notably China, have called periodically for a resumption of the process. In post six-party talks there have been more ad-hoc meetings especially between North Korea and United States and South Korea.
The North Korea: From the Inside Out colloquium will examine the regional security environment from the perspective of North Korea, and then from the remaining countries, which comprise the six party talks.

Schedule of Events
9 – 9:10 a.m. – Welcome by Mike Denning, John Kennedy, Matthew Hughes
9:10 – 10:20 a.m. – Opening Keynote: The North Korea Perspective, with 30 minute Q&A session
Jung Pak, Brookings
Evans Revere, Brookings
10:20 – 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Panel 1: South Korean and Japanese Perspectives
Moderator – Nazli Avdan, KU
South Korea Panel (10:30 – 11:15 a.m. – Including 15 minute Q&A) – Sue Mi Terry, CSIS, COL Kwunghwan Jung, KU
Japanese Panel (11:15 – 12 p.m. – Including 15 minute Q&A) – Jim Schoff, Carnegie and Dr. Victor Cha
Inter-panel Discussion (12-12:30 p.m.)
12:30 – 1 p.m. – Lunch Break
1 – 3 p.m. – Panel 2: Chinese and Russian Perspectives
Chinese Panel (1-1:45 p.m. – Including 15 minute Q&A) – Weiqi Zhang, Suffolk, Jack Zhang, KU
Russian Panel (1:45 – 2:30 p.m. – Including 15 minute Q&A) – Mariya Omelicheva, NDU, Jake Kipp, KU
Inter-panel Discussion (2:30 – 3 p.m.)
Moderator – Megan Greene, KU
3 – 3:10 p.m. – Break
3:10 – 4:30 p.m. – Closing Keynote: Implications to U.S. Strategy and Policy – Ambassador Christopher Hill & Gregory Treverton, ODNI
Inter-panel Discussion (4 – 4:30 p.m.)

Munich Sister City Association Virtual Meeting
2020-09-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Virtual Members Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Peter Bell, Curator of European Paintings for the Cincinnati Art Museum
Tuesday, 9/8/20 from 6:00-7:00 pm
Link to Meeting: meet.google.com/rxv-ibvo-skm
*Please RSVP if you will be attending the meeting*

Hallo MSCA Members & Friends!
Thanks to all who were able to join us at the last meeting to catch up and hear about the future of FC Cincinnati. Continuing with our speaker series, Dr. Peter Bell, Curator of European Paintings for the Cincinnati Art Museum will start the meeting off with an educational presentation on an upcoming exhibition, Paintings, Politics, and the Monuments Men: The Berlin Masterpieces in America. You can find more information on the exhibition here. Click here for information on the book he co-authored, The Berlin Masterpieces in America – Paintings, Politics, and the Monuments Men.
Again, please RSVP if you will be able to join us for the meeting on 9/8.
Thank you and hope to see everyone on the 8th!

America's Use of Force | Live Webinar Event
2020-09-09 18:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
America’s approach to the use of force has evolved so much since 1789 that the founders would no longer recognize it. From the Constitution to the War Powers Act to the Authorization for the Use of Military Force, America’s military, defense technology, and enemies—not to mention its role in global security—have undergone profound shifts as well. Has law and practice kept up with the modern uses of force, so frequently off regular battlefields, in cyberspace, perhaps even in space? This talk considers the frameworks political leaders use to make decisions about the use of force, and whether those frameworks are sufficient to modern security challenges.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z2s6YS5iTjOltuRt7_Mb3w
Registration is free
$10 Suggested Donation

Global Conversations DIGITAL: Food Security and Foreign Policy
2020-09-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
It is often said that foreign policy is about connecting means with ends. With perhaps a few exceptions, most agree that the ultimate end of U.S. foreign policy should be a more prosperous, sustainable, and secure world. Yet today, food security around the globe remains a pressing challenge, especially in low-income, conflict-prone, and climate-affected areas.
Following decades of decline in hunger, the number of hungry people globally is once again rising – this trend made all the worse by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patching up vulnerabilities in food systems remains paramount in ending hunger around the world and such trends pose challenges – some new, some old – to U.S. foreign policy.
Hear from a panel of experts as they explore U.S. food security and current gaps in policy, particularly as they relate to the effects of COVID-19.
Panelists

Asma Lateef, Director, Bread for the World Institute
Rob Paarlberg, Associate at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Adjunct Professor at Harvard Kennedy School
Abigail Rockwell, Director, Office of Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State
Caitlin Welsh, Director, Global Food Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator: Tina May, Chief of Staff to Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford

This event will be live-streamed on YouTube. Register below to receive the link.
Presented in partnership with the Edina Senior Center, Friends of the Edina Library, Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library, Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central, Landmark Center, Minneapolis Public Schools Community Education, Plymouth Library, and Washburn Library.

It's a Black-White Thing: Lessons Learned from Post-Apartheid South Africa
2020-09-16 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Denver)
Race & Justice in World Affairs: Part 3
Donna Bryson is a prolific and influential Denver journalist who has written on politics, housing, criminal justice, and veterans affairs. She has served as an AP correspondent throughout the world, including two stints in South Africa beginning at the end of apartheid. On September 16, she’ll discuss her award-winning book, It’s a Black-White Thing, and lessons the US can learn from South Africa’s post-apartheid period of reconciliation and restorative justice. The conversation will be moderated by Everette Freeman, President of the Community College of Denver. This event is free and open to the community.

About Our Speaker

Donna Bryson
Award-Winning Author & Journalist
Donna Bryson is housing and hunger reporter for Denverite, an online newsmagazine that is part of Colorado Public Radio. Last year her work for Denverite earned her the Journalist of the Year honor from the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Bryson has been a foreign correspondent for The Associated Press, based in Johannesburg, New Delhi, Cairo and London. She has freelanced for such publications as The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Bryson’s 2018 book, Home of the Brave, recounts how Montrose, Colorado took on the challenge of helping military veterans reintegrate into civilian life. Home of the Brave won second place in the non-fiction book category of the National Federation of Press Women’s 2019 Communications Contest. Bryson is also the author of It’s a Black White Thing, which explores young South Africans’ attitudes about race. It’s a Black White Thing was shortlisted, in 2012, for the inaugural City Press Tafelberg Nonfiction Award, a national South African prize.
About Our Moderator

Dr. Everette J. Freeman
President, Community College of Denver
Dr. Everette Freeman’s passion for academia and student success is evidenced in the 19 years plus that he has spent in higher education leadership. He has also served two decades as a faculty member at Rutgers University (NJ), Michigan State University (MI) and Case Western Reserve University (Ohio).
Everette currently is serving as the President of the Community College of Denver, a position he has held since October, 2013. Prior to coming to Colorado, Everette was the President of Albany State University, in Albany, Georgia. Everette also served for four years as Senior Vice President and Provost at the University of Indianapolis during Peyton Manning’s years with the Colts.
Everette also has worked in the federal sector as well as private industry. Everette worked for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration in their respective human resources departments. He was a Senior Compensations Analyst for Eastman Kodak and Director of Organizational Development for Fisons Pharmaceuticals in Rochester, NY.
He earned a Doctorate of Education in Educational Foundations at Rutgers University, a Master of Arts in Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Economics from Antioch College. His research area is occupational injuries affecting aging workers as well as orchestra labor relations.
A former jazz DJ for WICR public radio on the UINY campus, Everette resides in Stapleton. He is a terrible golfer, an avid reader and audiophile.

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati®
2020-09-18 08:00 - 2020-09-27 23:30 (America/New_York)
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati®, presented by Samuel Adams and Kroger, will return for 10 days, Sep. 18-27. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is traditionally the nation’s largest Oktoberfest and the second largest in the world to the original Oktoberfest in Munich.

These festivities will be found online In Za Haus and in restaurants and bars
The Cincinnati Chamber, producer of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, will create unique moments and accessible experiences that focus on health and safety while driving the vibrancy of our region.
Friday, Sep. 18 – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Official Opening Ceremony including a special guest message
Saturday, Sep. 19 – World’s Largest Chicken Dance
Friday, Sep. 25 – Samuel Adams Stein Hoist Challenge
Saturday, Sep. 26 – World’s Largest Oktoberfest Toast & Prost led by Jim Koch, Founder of Samuel Adams
Every night, Sep. 18-27 – Singing of Ein Prosit with special guests
Every night, Sep. 18-27 – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati live and virtual entertainment & performances

Global Health and Pandemics: A World Reshaped by COVID-19
2020-09-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join CCWA for our first Foreign Policy Forum of the 2020-2021 season as we host a virtual conversation on global health and the COVID-19 pandemic with Thomas Bollyky. Mr. Bollyky is at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he serves as director of the global health program and senior fellow for global health. He will discuss advancements in health and urbanization over the past century and the ways in which the world has been made more vulnerable over time to emerging pathogens and plagues, like COVID-19. After a brief look at the past, Mr. Bollyky will talk about this pandemic, its spread, overall impact, and future implications for the U.S. and the world.
Thomas J. Bollyky is director of the Global Health program and senior fellow for global health, economics, and development at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. Mr. Bollyky is the author of the book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World Is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways and the founder and managing editor of Think Global Health.
For more information on our programming, please visit ccwa.org.

Ending America's Forever Wars | Live Webinar event
2020-09-30 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Both of the U.S. presidential candidates have pledged to end America’s “forever wars” and bring U.S. combat troops home. Linda Robinson, an internationally known expert on the post-9/11 “long wars,” discusses the status of the current wars against terrorism in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and globally and explains the options for concluding America’s combat roles in these conflicts.
Linda Robinson has authored prize-winning and bestselling books on U.S. special forces, Iraq and Afghanistan, based on extended travel in the region’s war zones, and since 2013 has led research teams at RAND in 20 studies to assess U.S. and coalition policy, strategy, military operations and stabilization and conflict resolution endeavors. She is currently part of a RAND team that is assessing the five-year U.S. program to train and equip program Iraqi and Syrian partner forces to defeat the Islamic State.
In this presentation, we will discuss:
What do people mean by “forever wars”?
What is the current situation on the ground?
What are the options for ending these wars and what risks do these options entail?
What new approaches are available to safeguard U.S. national security interests at home and abroad?
Register here for free:
https://globalcincinnati.networkforgood.com/events/23638-ending-america-s-forever-wars
$10 Suggested Donation

The New Nuclear Arms Race and the Future of Presidential Power
2020-10-01 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
WorldDenver is pleased to welcome Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, William J. Perry, and Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, Tom Z. Collina, to discuss their book “The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump” and how the outcome of the upcoming election will impact the future of our national security.
To order a copy of their book and receive 30% off, click here and use code BUTTON30.
WorldDenver Diplomats Council members have the opportunity to join Secretary Perry and Director Collina for an exclusive Q&A session following the webinar. The conversation will take place over Zoom from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. on October 1. To register for this special opportunity, please contact WorldDenver with your RSVP and the link to access the Zoom Q&A will be sent to you directly.
For information on how to join the WorldDenver Diplomats Council and receive access to exclusive opportunities like this one, please visit our membership page or contact Lauren Osga, Director of Development & Communications: Lauren@WorldDenver.org or 720-330-9287.

Munich Sister City Association Virtual Members Meeting
2020-10-05 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Hallo MSCA Members & Friends!
Join us for October’s member meeting with guest speaker Mark Mallory, former Mayor of Cincinnati. He will discuss his trips to Munich, and other cities in Germany as well as the importance of our connection to Germany and Sister Cities around the world.
Please RSVP if you will be able to join us for the meeting on 10/5.
Thank you and hope to see everyone on the 5th!

Speaker: Mark Mallory, former Mayor of Cincinnati
President, Mark Mallory & Associates, LLC
The October meeting is scheduled for:
Tuesday, 10/5/20 from 6:00-7:00 pm
Link to Meeting: meet.google.com/uvn-rdxm-tix
*Please RSVP if you will be attending the meeting*

Discover Global Markets (DGM) Virtual Conference, “Growth Opportunities in Intelligent Manufacturing”
2020-10-07 - 2020-10-09
Our virtual DGM is intended to increase U.S. business around the world and bring actionable international opportunities to U.S. firms by exploring sales channels & project pipelines. Our focus this year will be on companies in the following industries: manufacturing machinery, composites, electric & autonomous vehicles, next generation batteries, automation products, supply & security solutions, sensors & digital services sectors, among others.
Forum sessions and one-on-one meetings will allow participants to dive deeper into markets of interest and hear from experts on market challenges, sales outlook, and proven strategies for developing partners in more than 30 countries, including: Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Tunisia, and UAE. Additionally, we expect foreign buyers and government officials to participate from many of these markets.
Learn more here!

The U.S. Judicial System: A Virtual Discussion with Kenyan Magistrates
2020-10-07 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The Northern Nevada International Center will host a virtual public speaking event. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participants from Kenya will reflect upon the lessons and best practices gained during their virtual IVLP experience. The discussion will highlight key takeaways on the U.S. model of federalism, U.S. judiciary initiatives to advance the rule of law, the juvenile justice system, and the U.S. legal framework to combat transnational crime. Participants will also express interest in their next steps upon completion of program.

The Key Swing States of the 2020 Election - With LA Times Political Writer Seema Mehta & Politics Professor Dan Schnur
2020-10-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Part 5 of our 2020 Election Series will analyze how the nation’s geographical cleavages —battleground states, urban-rural divides, and regional differences — will play out on election night. The discussion will be led by Political Communications Professor Dan Schnur of USC, UC-Berkeley, and Pepperdine, who will be joined by Seema Mehta, political reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering the 2020 presidential campaign. As with all presidential elections, battleground states will determine this year’s outcome. Yet, the number of swing states in 2020 is far larger than we’ve seen in any recent election. The key swing states from 2016 such as Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will again play an immense role this year. But long-time blue states like Minnesota and historic red states like Arizona and Georgia are looking more competitive as well. How are Trump and Biden campaigning in this battleground saturated environment? This discussion will help listeners make sense of how these shifting geographical politics are mapping onto the race.

The Future of U.S. Policy on Iran: Analyzing Trump's “Maximum Pressure Campaign" & What to Expect in the Future
2020-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
For forty-one years the United States has been locked in an unending conflict with the Islamic Republic in Iran. From hostage crisis to illicit financing of terrorism, empowerment of foreign proxies in targeting U.S. interests and the relations between the two countries have been unendingly tense but also marked by a desire for engagement by every American administration. How has President Trump’s Iran policy differed from other administrations and has it achieved the desired objectives? Should Iranians attitude, in light of the recent protests against the Supreme Leader and calls for change be taken into consideration in the future U.S. foreign policy towards Iran? How should future U.S. administrations approach the growing trend in Iran to diminish Islamic Republic’s hegemony in the region and people’s gravitation towards better relations with the West?

Trade & Election 2020: A Nonpartisan Look at Potential Implications
2020-10-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a panel of national and regional experts in a nonpartisan discussion of how this election will influence trade and impact the Pacific Northwest. How have global geopolitical powers shifted in the past four years and what do we know about how each candidate will contribute to these power dynamics? How will each candidate potentially approach relations and trade with Europe, East Asia, and North American partners? Can we predict how each candidate might approach the intersection of trade and national security?
Speakers will include:

John Murphy, Senior Vice President for International Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Andrea Durkin, Editor-in-Chief at Trade Vistas and Founder of Sparkplug, LLC
Doug Badger, Managing Partner at Quinn Thomas
Moderated by Curtis Robinhold, Executive Director, Port of Portland

Presented in partnership with the Pacific Northwest International Trade Association (PNITA)

A World in Danger: The Future of US - European Relations
2020-10-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Just one week before the U.S. Presidential election, Amb. Ischinger will share his expert assessment from his upcoming book, A World in Danger: Germany and Europe in an Uncertain Time, including candid insights on the impact of the election outcome on our longstanding allies in Europe, and how the outcome will shape our multilateral ties with Germany and Europe as a whole.
Ambassador Ischinger’s book is available for pre-order here and will be published on November 10.
This event is presented in partnership with Wunderbar Together, and the World Affairs Councils of America.

Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger
Celebrated Diplomat
Ambassador Ischinger has been Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) since 2008 and teaches at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin as Senior Professor for Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice. He advises the private sector, governments, and international organizations on strategic issues. He has published widely on foreign, security and defense policy issues.
Wolfgang Ischinger is a member of the Trilateral Commission and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and serves on a number of non-profit boards and advisory councils, including the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the American Academy Berlin, and the Atlantik-Brücke. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Hensoldt AG and of the International Advisory Council of Investcorp, London.
Having served on the staff of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (1973-75), Wolfgang Ischinger joined the German Foreign Service in 1975, followed by a distinguished diplomatic career. From 2006 to 2008, he was the Federal Republic of Germany’s Ambassador in London and from 2001 to 2006 in Washington, DC. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister (State Secretary) of Germany from 1998 to 2001, and as Director of Policy Planning and then Political Director of the Foreign Ministry from 1995 to 1998.
In 2007, he represented the European Union in the Troika negotiations on the future of Kosovo. In 2014, he served as the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-In-Office in the Ukraine crisis. In 2015, he chaired the OSCE “Eminent Persons Panel on European Security”, mandated to offer recommendations on how to build a more resilient European security architecture.
From 2008 to 2014, he was also Global Head of Government Relations at Allianz SE, Munich.
Wolfgang Ischinger studied law at the universities of Bonn and Geneva and obtained his law degree in 1972. He earned a MA degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and did postgraduate work at Harvard Law School, Cambridge/USA.
Moderated By

Ambassador Christopher R. Hill
Former Ambassador; George W. Ball Adjunct Professor at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Over his 33-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador Chris Hill was at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy in multiple regions, including as ambassador to Iraq, the Republic of Korea, Poland, and Macedonia.
As assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Ambassador Hill led U.S. efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which induced North Korea to catalogue its nuclear activities and freeze and disable its plutonium production in 2008-2009.
Other career highlights include Ambassador Hill’s service as U.S. envoy in negotiations that ended the Kosovo war in 1999, and before that as a leading negotiator who helped forge the agreement that ended the Bosnian war in 1995.
Following his retirement from the State Department, Ambassador Hill served from 2010 to 2017 as dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. After he stepped down as dean, he was the university’s head of global engagement and a professor of the practice of diplomacy until July 2020. Most recently, Ambassador Hill has joined the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs as the George W. Ball Adjunct Professor beginning in spring of 2021.

WAC Virtual Speaker Series | A Seat at the Table: Women, Diplomacy, and Lessons for the World
2020-10-27 17:30 (America/New_York)
featuring
SUSAN SLOAN, author of A Seat at the Table: Women, Diplomacy, and Lessons for the World
With countries facing challenges of pandemics, migration, terrorism, climate change, and the spread of fast-paced technology — this book proves why gender diversified leadership around the table changes the course of history and redefines how we solve critical problems. Susan Sloan will discuss these topics and more.

Susan Sloan is the author of A Seat at the Table: Women, Diplomacy, and Lessons for the World. She works for a global nonprofit advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. engaging with diplomats, government officials, community organizers, and international leaders. She has met with more than 60 countries through diplomacy, advocacy, and experiential education. At the age of 30, she completed a life goal of visiting all seven continents. Susan holds a master’s degree in Global Strategic Communications from Georgetown University and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Spanish from the University of Georgia.

Attendees are also strongly encouraged to actively join in the conversation during the Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage.
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Building Strategic Power through Exchanges
2020-10-29 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
This interactive virtual session will provide international relations students, interns, and foreign affairs professionals an in-depth understanding of the role of exchange programs in global power dynamics and strategic power and offer networking opportunities with foreign affairs related organizations.
A global threat or crisis can be addressed through diplomacy, military intervention, or communication between cities and people. Based on current appropriations, the United States spends nearly 500 times as much on the military as it does on broadcasting and exchange programs. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen sent a letter to Congressional leadership in February 2020 urging the full funding of the International Affairs budget. He included a handwritten inscription that read “the more we cut the International Affairs Budget, the higher the risk for longer and deadlier military operations.”
During this pandemic, we have seen a greater need for cooperation among governments and institutions. That comprehensive, cooperative response utilizes the full range of tools at the government’s disposal and is sometimes called Smart Power or Strategic Power.
The U.S. Department of State has numerous international exchange programs that help achieve U.S. foreign policy goals. Its premier professional exchange, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), celebrates its 80th year in 2020. Members of this panel will discuss the benefits of using hard and soft power in tandem to create an integrated strategy. Panelists will focus on the impact of exchange programs to enhance our public diplomacy efforts on complex global issues. Giles Scott Smith, author and educator will focus on the historic impact of the IVLP as an effective tool to build the strategic alliances that can enhance contextual intelligence. Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina will share her thoughts on the ability of the U.S. government to use IVLP and other exchange programs to ensure that our key partners have an in-depth understanding of the United States. Colonel Chris Wade will discuss how exchanges can build relationships that foster the necessary connections to ensure effective military collaboration on the global stage.

Flash Chat with the Consul General of France
2020-10-29 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Consul General Guillaume Lacroix provides a general overview of France’s relationship with the United States, its international objectives, and how COVID-19 has affected the U.S. – French relationship.

Dethroning the Dollar with Eswar Prasad, Cornell University and Ted Alden, Council on Foreign Relations – Virtual Program
2020-10-30 15:00 (America/New_York)
This is a virtual program, instructions on how to join this meeting will be sent the day before the event.
The status of the U.S. dollar as the dominant reserve currency has given the United States “financial superpower” status and significant influence over other countries’ economies. As frustration grows over U.S. global leadership – from the trade war with China and trade protectionism to its poor pandemic response – and with the current U.S. administration willing to use its financial powers to engage in what some have called financial warfare, will countries seek to find an alternative to the U.S. dollar? Is there one? Join the World Affairs Council for a discussion with Eswar Prasad, a Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University, moderated by Ted Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, on the future of the dollar.
About the Speakers
Eswar Prasad is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy and Professor of Economics at Cornell University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, and a Research Associate at the NBER. He was previously chief of the Financial Studies Division in the IMF’s Research Department and, before that, was the head of the IMF’s China Division.
He is the author of Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi and The Dollar Trap: How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance. His op-ed articles have appeared in the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.

Dr. Catherine L. Mann is the Global Chief Economist at Citibank since February 2018 where she is responsible for thought leadership, research guidance of a global team of economists, and cross-fertilization of research across macroeconomics, fixed-income, and equities. Prior to this position, she was Chief Economist at the OECD, where she also was Director of the Economics Department and was Finance Deputy to the G20 (2014-2017). Prior to the OECD, she held the Barbara ’54 and Richard M. Rosenberg Professor of Global Finance at the International Business School, Brandeis University, where she also directed the Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance (2006-2014). She spent 20-plus years in Washington, DC (1984-2006) where her positions included Senior Fellow at the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics; Economist, Senior Economist, and Assistant Director in the International Finance Division at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Senior International Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers; and Adviser to the Chief Economist at the World Bank. Dr. Mann received her PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her undergraduate degree is from Harvard University.
In research, Dr. Mann’s work has addressed the US trade deficit, international capital flows, and the dollar; and a global-markets perspective on information technology, services trade, and employment dynamics. Her research guidance at the OECD focused on macro and structural policies for globalization, productivity, and financial crises considered through the lens of different income groups, firms of different sizes and sectoral characteristics, and regional exposures and disparities. Her research guidance at Citi focuses on the interaction between financial market decision-making and real-side consumer and business investment decision-making using a global lens, and both macro top-down and micro bottom-up analysis that draws on the detailed data and capabilities of Citi’s global research teams.
Her published work includes Is the US Trade Deficit Sustainable? (1999), Global Electronic Commerce: A Policy Primer (2000), Accelerating the Globalization of America: The Role for Information Technology (2006) and notable articles including: “Managing Exchange Rates: Evidence of Global Re-balancing or Global Co-dependency?” Business Economics (2004) and “Perspectives on the US Current Account Deficit and Sustainability,” Journal of Economic Perspectives (2002). “Assessing the Potential Benefit of Trade Facilitation: A Global Perspective,” World Economy (2005), “The US Current Account, New Economy Services, and Implications for Sustainability,” Review of International Economics (2004), and “Has Quantitative Easing Affected the U.S. Treasury Auction Market?,” Atlantic Economic Journal (2014) .
She has authored or co-authored seven books, 60-plus articles, and numerous shorter pieces and testimony. She frequently appears on Bloomberg, CNBC, and public broadcasting, and has been quoted in Businessweek and The Economist among other media and publications. She has delivered key-note speeches and engaged in consulting projects on technology, and macro and structural policy in numerous countries ranging from China, Vietnam, Tunisia, South Africa, and Brazil, to Australia, Finland, France, and Germany, among others.

About the Moderator
Edward Alden is a Ross Distinguished Visiting Professor at Western Washington University and the Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), specializing in U.S. economic competitiveness, trade, and immigration policy. He is the author of the book Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy, which focuses on the federal government’s failure to respond effectively to competitive challenges on issues such as trade, currency, worker retraining, education, and infrastructure.
Alden was most recently the project director of a CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force, co-chaired by former Michigan Governor John Engler and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, which produced the report The Work Ahead: Machines, Skills, and U.S. Leadership in the Twenty-First Century. In 2011, he was the project codirector of the Independent Task Force which produced U.S. Trade and Investment Policy. And in 2009, he was the project director of the Independent Task Force which produced U.S. Immigration Policy.
Alden’s previous book, The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11, was a finalist for the Lukas Book Prize, for narrative nonfiction, in 2009. The jury called Alden’s book “a masterful job of comprehensive reporting, fair-minded analysis, and structurally sound argumentation.”
Alden was previously the Washington bureau chief for the Financial Times and prior to that was the newspaper’s Canada bureau chief, based in Toronto. He worked as a reporter at the Vancouver Sun and was the managing editor of the newsletter Inside U.S. Trade, widely recognized as a leading source of reporting on U.S. trade policies. Alden has won several national and international awards for his reporting. He has made numerous TV and radio appearances as an analyst on political and economic issues, including on BBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, and PBS NewsHour. His work has been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Fortune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Toronto Globe and Mail, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
Alden has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of British Columbia. He earned a master’s degree in international relations from the University of California, Berkeley, and pursued doctoral studies before returning to a journalism career. Alden is the winner of numerous academic awards, including a Mellon fellowship in the humanities and a MacArthur Foundation graduate fellowship.
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#FacesOfExchange Connection:Yuliati Umrah
2020-11-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join Indonesian activist and founder of Arek Lintang (ALIT), Yuliati Umrah, in a live conversation about her work protecting the rights of women and children against trafficking, and the impact of her IVLP.
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields experience this country firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Professional meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States.
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In the Moment: A Discussion About the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
2020-11-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center invites you to join us for a dialogue about the stories and issues that define our current moment. Having conversations about current events helps us to process and understand the importance of people, events, and issues that shape our world today.
As Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over the embattled region of Nagorno-Karabakh, hundreds have died in the most serious escalation of fighting in years. According to the Associated Press, the Armenian military continues to rely mostly on aging Soviet-built weapons, while Azerbaijan has revamped its arsenal with attack drones and long-range multiple rocket systems supplied by its neighbor and ally, Turkey.
Many Armenian-Americans have called on the U.S. government to condemn Azerbaijan and Turkey for the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, fearing there is an attempt to continue what was started in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
Join HHC for a discussion with Verjine Adanalian, attorney and third-generation Armenian Genocide descendant, this month as we break down this complex conflict and explain why Americans should be informed about it.

Journalism Under Fire Presents - Covering Crisis
2020-11-10 - 2020-12-03
Journalism under Fire

OUR NEW CONFERENCE WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE:
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The Santa Fe Council on International Relations (CIR) will host its third Journalism under Fire conference from November 10 to December 3, 2020. All digital for the first time, this year’s theme is Covering Crisis and will feature leading journalists, photojournalists, political cartoonists, academics and activists. Together, they’ll address, dissect, and illustrate how journalism is covering today’s overlapping crises – all on the heels of the coming U.S. elections.
There will be at least four remote sessions per week, beginning on November 10th 2020 with a star-studded Grand Opening Event, and concluding on December 3rd 2020. Conference dialogue will feature:

The many ways journalism has covered crisis – and how these crises have, in turn, shaped journalism. Specific topics include: Covering up Crisis? Conservative Media and the Coronavirus. Discovering Crisis: Digital Forensics and Social Protest. A Covert Crisis: The Fuel of Disinformation. The Forgotten Crisis? Photojournalists and Climate Change.
Journalists from around the world discussing the effects of coronavirus, and how autocrats have used the crisis to crack down on journalism.
Student Learning Labs affording New Mexico students interactive access to conference speakers. This year, CIR is creating five News Literacy Modules for classroom use, each offering a vibrant view on major journalism principles and issues – e.g. on disinformation, on separating fact from opinion – alongside a compendium of resources written by conference speakers.

Once again, we will partner with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), and receive funding support from the New Mexico Humanities Council. We’ll engage speakers from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major national and global media outlets.
