2024.Past Events

6:30 pm, Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitator: Martin Charwat China’s economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy have led some…

6:30 pm, Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitator: Karin Riedl Looking back at the covid-19 pandemic, there are many lessons to take away in terms of domestic and international policies.…

The World Affairs Council of Orange County, CA will hold a Zoom webinar on Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 3-4 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) titled, "Juneteenth & Global Emancipation Movements: The Caged…

Time 6:30pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Rick Levitt Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has come under increased…

6:30pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Jean-Claude Fouere Scientific advances benefit from collaboration between researchers, but what happens when material, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is controversial and…

Members are invited to join Peter Jones at the Mill House Brewery on Monday, March 11, 2024. The event will be held in a private room from 6:30 pm to…

WAC-MHV will hold the annual Academic WorldQuest competition at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY on March 2, 2024. Regional high schools…

Join us on Friday, March 1, 2024 for the annual Student World Affairs Conference, to be held from 9:15 to 5:30 at Marist College. The Keynote Address at 3:30 will…

7pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Matt Murray By the fall of 2022, Iran was in a state of turmoil due to widespread protests against government-enforced wearing of…

7pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Karen Nichols. Access to oil and gas has long held an influence over the politics of individual nations and their relations with…