Join us for a facilitated discussion at the Boardman Road Library in Poughkeepsie. Tentative Date: Monday, October 18, 2021 at 7pm. Facilitator: Karen Nichols, World Affairs Council The shutdown of…
Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7pm for a talk by Ian Buruma. Dr. Buruma is a Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College. He will…
Monday, November 9th, 7:00-8:30 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitator: Antonio Flores Lobos To register to attend this program at the library, use this link. Combatting illegal immigration has become…
Monday, Oct 19th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie. Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere Policymakers in many countries are developing plans and funding research in artificial intelligence (AI). Global growth…
Monday, Sept 21st, 7:00-8:00 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitator: Karen Nichols Climate change has become one of the defining issues of our time. As much of the world bands…
Dr. Robert. K. Brigham, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College will speak on Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00 pm. Location: James and Betty Hall…
Thursday, February 27th, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Kingston Library Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College As the Trump administration continues to withdraw from the world stage, China is looking to fill…
Abstracts of no more than 300 words may be sent to http://mari.st/swac2020abstract by January 31 2020 The 7th annual Student World Affairs Conference will be held on February 28th, starting…
Saturday, March 7th at the Henry A. Wallace Center / Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site. This international affairs quiz bowl will feature close to 20 high school teams from our…
Monday, April 20th 7:00-8:30 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitators: Umar Ahmad and Mirza Ashraf, WACMHV How will the Kashmir situation affect the region, both economically and politically? India’s Prime…