Great Decisions: Monday, November 13 at 7 p.m.: Conflict in the South China Sea. Facilitator: Matthew Murray, WACMHV and Dutchess Community College

The South China Sea is a locus of competing territorial claims, and China its most vocal claimant. Beijing’s interest has intensified disputes with other countries in the region in recent…

Continue ReadingGreat Decisions: Monday, November 13 at 7 p.m.: Conflict in the South China Sea. Facilitator: Matthew Murray, WACMHV and Dutchess Community College

Speaker: Wednesday, November 8 at 6pm. “Rally Point: Five Tasks to Unite the Country and Revitalize the American Dream.” Chris Gibson

Join us for a talk by Chris Gibson, former member of Congress and faculty member at Williams College, as he discusses his new book. Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 6pm…

Continue ReadingSpeaker: Wednesday, November 8 at 6pm. “Rally Point: Five Tasks to Unite the Country and Revitalize the American Dream.” Chris Gibson

Speaker: Monday, October 30 at 6pm. “False Dawn: Protest, Democracy and Violence in the New Middle East.” Steven A. Cook

Steven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations, discusses why the recent Arab uprisings failed and have led to more repression and conflict, and the role that the U.S. can and should…

Continue ReadingSpeaker: Monday, October 30 at 6pm. “False Dawn: Protest, Democracy and Violence in the New Middle East.” Steven A. Cook

Great Decisions: Monday October, 16 at 7p.m.: The Future of Europe: Coping with the Crisis. Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere, WACMHV and Marist College

The outcome of the United Kingdom referendum on EU membership sent shockwaves across the globe. It even caught British voters by surprise. The European Union has helped secure peace in…

Continue ReadingGreat Decisions: Monday October, 16 at 7p.m.: The Future of Europe: Coping with the Crisis. Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere, WACMHV and Marist College

Great Decisions: Monday, September 25, 7 p.m.: Latin America’s Political Pendulum. Facilitator: Martin Charwat, WACMHV

The pendulum of Latin American politics is swinging rightward once again. Yet as the “pink tide” recedes, the forces of change have more to do with socioeconomics than ideology. Dramatic…

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Speaker: Monday, September 18 at 7pm. “The Constitution is Not an Optional Extra: Principles for a New U.S. National Security Policy.” Dr. Ray Raymond

Join us at James and Betty Hall Theatre in Dutchess Community College.

Continue ReadingSpeaker: Monday, September 18 at 7pm. “The Constitution is Not an Optional Extra: Principles for a New U.S. National Security Policy.” Dr. Ray Raymond

Great Decisions: Saudi Arabia in Transition, April 10, 7 pm. Facilitator: James Ketterer

James Ketterer, Director of International Academic Initiatives and Senior Fellow, Institute of International Liberal Education, Bard College, will facilitate the discussion.  Description:  As Saudi Arabia struggles to adjust to the…

Continue ReadingGreat Decisions: Saudi Arabia in Transition, April 10, 7 pm. Facilitator: James Ketterer