Ian Buruma: “The Future of Pax Americana”
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…
Great Decisions: US Relations with Central America
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…
Great Decisions: Artificial Intelligence & Data
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…
Great Decisions: Climate Change and the Global Order
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…
Lecture: “This is a True Story”
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…
Great Decisions: China’s Road Into Latin America
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…
SWAC – Call for Paper Submissions / Conference on February 28th
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…
Academic WorldQuest 2020
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…
Great Decisions: India and Pakistan
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…
Great Decisions: Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Monday, May 11th 7:00-8:30 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, governments, and NGOs…