Explore Our Previous Events
Discover the impactful events that have shaped our journey over the years. Explore thought-provoking discussions, engaging panels, and inspiring programs, all organized by year for easy navigation. Click on a year below to relive the moments and learn more about our past initiatives.
2024
Student World Affairs Conference 2024
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...
March 1, 2024 @ 9:15 am - 5:30 pmAcademic WorldQuest 2024
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...
March 2, 2024Peter Jones: “The Collapse of Netanyahu’s Double-Game”
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
March 11, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmGreat Decisions: Science Across Borders
Facilitated by Jean-Claude Fouere Scientific advances benefit from collaboration between researchers, but what happens when material, such as Artifici...
April 8, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmGreat Decisions: NATO’s Future
Facilitated by Rick Levitt Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has come under increa...
June 10, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmWebinar: Juneteeth & Global Emancipation Movements
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,...
June 13, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmGreat Decisions: Gaza: Which Way Forward?
Facilitated by Frederic C. Hof This program will be a talk that intersects with the Great Decisions topic on the Middle East, but it will focus on the...
September 16, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmGreat Decisions: Understanding Indonesia
Facilitated by Malia DuMont, World Affairs Council of the MidHudson Valley Board Member Despite its large size, Indonesia remains virtually invisible ...
September 24, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmOn November 5th, US Voters Decide What the World Looks Like in 2025 and Beyond: The Intersection of Domestic Elections and Foreign Affairs
This event is free to the public. Visitors are advised to park in Lot D. – 90 Cottage Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 The 2024 Presidential electio...
October 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: US-China Trade Relations
Facilitator: Martin Charwat China’s economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy have led some U.S. pol...
November 18, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmGreat Decisions: Pandemic Preparedness
Facilitator: Karin Riedl Looking back at the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many lessons to take away in terms of domestic and international policies. A...
December 2, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmForeign Policy Implications of the Election
Ambassador Fred Hof and Malia Du Mont and Prof. of History Karin Riedl on Foreign Policy Implications of the Election. This is a D&H Canal Museum ...
December 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
2023
Academic WorldQuest 2023
The World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley hosts a regional trivia competition for high school students that is based on international affairs...
March 4, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pmDr. Peter Jones, University of Ottawa “Track Two Diplomacy”
Peter Jones holds a Ph.D. in War Studies from Kings’ College, London, and an MA in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. Before...
March 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm“A Tale of Two Churches” – Rwanda: Timothy P. Longman
Lecture: “A Tale of Two Churches: The Catholic Church and Violence in Rwanda and the Congo.” by Timothy P. Longman, Associate Dean for Academic Af...
March 29, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: China and the US
Facilitated by Jean-Claude Fouere For the past ten years, the United States and China have been locked in a competition for who has the greatest globa...
April 17, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Economic Warfare
Facilitated by Rick Levitt Waging economic warfare consists of a variety of measures from implementing sanctions to fomenting labor strikes. Such tool...
May 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Politics in Latin America
Facilitated by Martin Charwat Electoral results in Latin America over the past four years have led many observers of the regional/political scene to d...
May 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Iran at the Crossroads
Facilitated by Matt Murray By the fall of 2022, Iran was in a state of turmoil due to widespread protests against the government-enforced wearing of t...
October 23, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Energy Geopolitics
Facilitated by Karen Nichols. Access to oil and gas has long influenced the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. But as mor...
November 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Climate Migration
Facilitated by Dr. Charlotte Hulme, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Deputy-Director of the Grand Strategy Program at West Point Milit...
December 11, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
2022
Great Decisions: Climate Change
Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere The ideological divide in the United States on the subject of climate change has impeded progress in curbing greenho...
April 11, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Russia
Facilitator: Juris Pupcenoks Russia and the United States have many areas of conflict and some possible areas of mutual interest. Arms control, Russia...
April 18, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmClarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA
Marc Polymeropoulos – Wednesday, 4/20, 7 pm, James and Betty Hall Theatre, Dutchess Community College With over 26 years of experience in the in...
April 20, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pmGreat Decisions: Myanmar and ASEAN
Facilitator: Martin Charwat The situation in Myanmar, including the coup by the military in February 2021 and the ongoing human rights crises, coupled...
May 9, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmAuthor Talk: Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace
Join us at the Kingston Library in the Community Room on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 at 6:30 pm for an author’s talk. This talk is offered by the Li...
May 17, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmGreat Decisions: Changing Demographics
Facilitator: Karen Nichols The world experienced remarkable demographic changes in the 20th century that continue today and have resulted in far-reach...
September 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: The Quad Alliance
Facilitator: Malia DuMont As part of the U.S. pivot to Asia, the United States has been in dialogue with Japan, Australia, and India to contain China....
October 17, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Industrial Policy
Facilitator: Matthew Murray The current discussion of industrial policy in the United States is not simply about whether or not to support specific co...
November 14, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
2021
Academic WorldQuest 2021
Our council will host the 2021 regional Academic WorldQuest competition on Saturday, March 6th. Due to limitations related to COVID-19, we will be hol...
March 6, 2021Great Decisions: The Two Koreas: Future U.S.- ROK Relations?
Facilitator: Martin Charwat, World Affairs Council Great Decisions Program: The Korean Peninsula is facing a defining era. Attempts by South Korean Pr...
April 12, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: The Coldest War – Great Power Competition in the Arctic
Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere, World Affairs Council – MHV U.S. President Donald Trump left many scratching their heads when it was rumored th...
May 10, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: The Future of Persian Gulf Security
Facilitator: Dr. Matthew Murray, World Affairs Council Is using military force a viable foreign policy option for 2021 and beyond? The Persian Gulf re...
June 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmChina and Africa: Growing Issues in the Economic and Political Relationship
Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College; World Affairs Council The COVID-19 crisis has put a massive strain on a growing positive economic and politi...
September 13, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGlobal Supply Chains and National Security: Lasting Pandemic Effects
Facilitator: Karen Nichols, World Affairs Council The shutdown of global supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore an issue with ...
October 18, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 10:30 pmBrexit & the EU
Facilitator: Michael O’Sullivan, Marist College With the “Brexit transition period” coming to an end this year, the United Kingdom will form...
November 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
2020
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 a...
February 11, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: China’s Road Into Latin America
Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College As the Trump administration continues to withdraw from the world stage, China is looking to fill the void. Ho...
February 27, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSWAC – Call for Paper Submissions / Conference
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 Conferen...
February 28, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 amAcademic 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 2...
March 7, 2020Great Decisions: India and Pakistan
Facilitators: Umar Ahmad and Mirza Ashraf, WACMHV How will the Kashmir situation affect the region, both economically and politically? India’s Prime...
April 20, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmGreat Decisions: Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, govern...
May 11, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmGreat Decisions: Climate Change and the Global Order
Facilitator: Karen Nichols Climate change has become one of the defining issues of our time. As much of the world bands together to come up with a pla...
September 21, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Artificial Intelligence & Data
Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere Policymakers in many countries are developing plans and funding research in artificial intelligence (AI). Global growt...
October 19, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmIan Buruma: “The Future of Pax Americana”
Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 7 pm for a talk by Ian Buruma. Dr. Buruma is a Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College. He
October 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: US Relations with Central America
Facilitator: Antonio Flores Lobos To register to attend this program at the library, use this link. Combatting illegal immigration has become a priori...
November 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
2019
Academic WorldQuest Regional Championship 2019/Nationals Results!
Eighteen area high school teams compete in this international affairs quiz bowl. The winner will travel to Washington DC in April 2019 to participate ...
March 2, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am6th Annual Student World Affairs Council (SWAC)
Sponsored by The World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley and the Richard Reitano Endowed Chair in Social Sciences (DCC) The Student World Affa...
April 13, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pmGreat Decisions: The Rise of Populism
Facilitator: Martin Charwat. Mass migration, and the problems associated with it, have directly abetted the rise of populist parties in Europe. Oppo...
May 13, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmGreat Decisions: Refugees and Global Migration
Facilitator: Michael O’Sullivan, Professor of History at Marist College Today, no countries have open borders. Every state in today’s global s...
June 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmGreat Decisions: State of the State Department
Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College. During the Trump administration, the usual ways of conducting diplomacy have been upended. Many positions in...
September 9, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmGreat Decisions: Decoding U.S – China Trade
Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere. Though arguably the most advanced economy in the world, the United States still uses centuries-old numbers to measure...
October 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmRegime Survival in the Middle East: Authoritarianism and the Politics of Migration in Egypt
October 30, 2019, at Marist College – HC2023 at 7 pm. Talk co-sponsored by Marist College and WAC-MHV. Dr. Gerasimos Tsourapas, Lecturer in Midd...
October 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: The Middle East Regional Disorder
Facilitator: Matt Murray, Dutchess Community College. As the presidency of Donald J. Trump passes the halfway point, the Middle East remains a regio...
November 4, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmFall 2019 Members Only Dinner
Dear WAC-MHV member: The Fall 2019 Annual Meeting Members Dinner will be held on Monday, December 2nd at 6 pm at Cosimo’s Poughkeepsie (Delafiel...
December 2, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2018
The United Nations: America’s Greatest National Strategic Bargain – A lecture with Christopher Holshek
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 6:30 pm – Marist College – Henry Hudson Room, Fontaine Hall, 3rd Floor Meet retired U.S. Army Col. Christoph...
February 20, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmWilliam Hardin Burnley: The Slave Master of Trinidad
Speaker: Professor Selwayn Cudjoe, Wellesley College Monday, February 25, 2019 5:30-7:00 p.m., Fusco Hall, Marist College, Choir Room, MU 3201 William...
February 25, 2018 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmCancelled: Student World Affairs Conference
The fifth annual Student World Affairs Conference will be held at Suny New Paltz on Friday, March 2, 2018. Students will present papers on internation...
March 2, 2018Academic World Quest
Come observe talented regional high school students compete in teams in a contemporary international affairs trivia challenge. You will be proud of ou...
March 3, 2018Great Decisions: The waning of Pax Americana?: Facilitator James Ketterer
Boardman Road Library: During the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. began a historic shift away from Pax Americana, the liberal in...
April 9, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmCareers in Diplomacy: Usha E. Pitts at Bard Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Please join us for a lecture by Usha E. Pitts, Diplomat in Residence for the State Department and Career Foreign Service Officer, on Careers in Diplom...
April 23, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmGreat Decisions: China and America: The new geopolitical equation: Facilitator Jean Claude Fouere
Boardman Road Library: In the last 15 years, China has implemented a wide-ranging strategy of economic outreach and expansion of all its national capa...
May 14, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmMembers Only Dinner at Vassar College Alumni House
The Spring 2017 Member’s Only Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at 6 pm at Vassar College’s Alumni House. The food will be catered ...
May 30, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmGreat Decisions: US Global Engagement and the Military: Facilitator Martin Charwat
Boardman Road Library: The global power balance is rapidly evolving, leaving the United States at a turning point concerning its level of engagement...
June 4, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm“The fall of the Weimar Republic: What it means for us”
Tuesday, October 2 at 6:30 in Hancock 2023, Marist College. Lecture with Dr. Benjamin Carter Hett, Professor of History, Hunter College and the CUNY G...
October 2, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm“China Town Hall: Becoming Enemies? US-China Relations in Turmoil”
Tuesday, October 9th at 5:30 PM in the Villard Room, Vassar College. This event will be an interactive webcast with former Secretary of State Condolee...
October 9, 2018 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmGreat Decisions: South Africa’s Fragile Democracy
The African National Congress (ANC) party has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. But the party today suffers from popular frust...
October 15, 2018Great Decisions: Russia’s Foreign Policy
Facilitator: Matthew Murray, Dutchess Community College Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is projecting an autocratic model of governance abroad ...
November 19, 2018
2017
“A New Cold War in East Europe?” February 8, 2017 with Jānis Mažeiks, Latvian Ambassador to the United Nations
Come join us on Wednesday, February 8th at 7 pm to participate in a discussion led by Jānis Mažeiks, the Latvian Ambassador to the United Nations. T...
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmStudent World Affairs Conference: Bard College
Area college students organize and run a conference dedicated to world affairs. A keynote speaker will present and there will be small workshops wit...
March 3, 2017Academic World Quest 2017
Join our regional high school teams to support them in their quest to win the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley’s Academic World Qu...
March 4, 2017“Japan in the Trump Era” on March 30, 2017 with Professor Andrew Oros
Join us for the discussion on “Japan in the Trump Era” on Thursday, March 30 with Professor Andrew Oros, from Washington College in Maryl...
March 30, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmGreat Decisions: Saudi Arabia in Transition Facilitator: James Ketterer
James Ketterer, Director of International Academic Initiatives and Senior Fellow, at the Institute of International Liberal Education, Bard College, w...
April 10, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Trade, Jobs, and Politics with Jean-Claude Fouere
Jean-Claude Fouere from the School of Management at Marist College will facilitate this discussion on May 8, at 7 pm. It will be held at the Poughkeep...
May 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmU.S. Foreign Policy and Petroleum, with Matt Murray
Join us on June 12, 7 p.m., at Board Road Branch Library for a discussion of U.S. Foreign Policy and Petroleum. What is the effect of U.S. petroleum s...
June 10, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmSpeaker: “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.
September 18, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: 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 wit...
September 25, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmSpeaker: Thursday, October 12 at 7pm. “Another Chance at Armageddon: The Nuclear Threat, Public Confusion, and the North Korean Sideshow.” Dr. Robert Denemark
Join us in Hancock Hall 2013, Marist College
October 12, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: 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 Europea...
October 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmSpeaker: “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 t...
October 30, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSpeaker: “Rally Point: Five Tasks to Unite the Country and Revitalize the American Dream.” Chris Gibson
Join us for a talk by Chris Gibson, a former member of Congress and faculty member at Williams College, as he discusses his new book. Wednesday, Novem...
November 8, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmGreat Decisions: 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 is its most vocal claimant. Beijing’s interest has intensified disputes wi...
November 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
2016
Timbuktu: An Illustrated Talk by Alexandra Huddleston
Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 7 pm at Vassar College, Rockefeller Hall 200 Supported by a Fulbright grant, the photographer, Alexandra Huddleston, lived ...
January 12, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmAcademic World Quest 2016
In 2016, Spakenkill High School team members, Courtney Noll, Neil Errickson, Jon Shwoerer, and Jacob Webster won the Regional Academic World Quest Com...
March 5, 2016Great Decisions: “The Rise of ISIS”
Monday, April 4, 7-8:30 pm at the Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Library. James Ketterer, Director of International Academic Initiatives and...
April 4, 2016 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pmStudent World Affairs Conference: “Global Poverty and Development”
Saturday, April 16th, 2016 at Dutchess Community College Area college students organize and run a conference dedicated to world affairs. A keynote s...
April 16, 2016The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016, 7 pm at The Henry A. Wallace Center of the FDR Library, Hyde Park Join us to hear Professor Sean McMeekin, from Bard Coll...
April 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmChina’s Naval Build-up
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016, 7 pm in Room 2023 Hancock Hall, Marist College Hear Professor Lyle Goldstein, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War...
May 3, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: “International Migration”
Monday, May 9th, 2016, 7 pm at the Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Public Library Great Decisions Program Discussion, “International Mi...
May 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmMember-Only Dinner and “The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: New Kid on the Block”
Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 6 pm at the American Bounty Room of the Culinary Institute of America Join us for our Member-Only Dinner and a presentation b...
June 1, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmGreat Decisions: “The Kurds”
Monday, June 6th, 2016, 7 pm at the Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Public Library Great Decisions Program Discussion, “The Kurds”...
June 6, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmForeign Policy and the Next President: a Panel Discussion
Weds, Oct. 5, 7 pm. A panel of experts on US foreign policy to discuss foreign policy challenges and opportunities the next US president will face...
October 5, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Climate Geopolitics
Mon., Oct. 24, 2016, 7 pm at the Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Public Library. Great Decisions Program Discussion, “Climate Geopolitic...
October 24, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Cuba and the U.S.
Mon., Nov. 14, 2016, 7 pm at the Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Public Library. Great Decisions Program Discussion, “Cuba and the U.S....
November 14, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmEbola, Zika and More: Global Diseases and Local Effects
Weds., Nov. 30, 7 pm. Dr. Monica Parker, Director of the Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory and Faculty at Wadsworth Center School of Laboratory Scienc...
November 30, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm“The 21st Century Worldwide Refugee Crisis: What Role Can Institutions of Higher Learning Play?”
Weds., Dec. 7, 6 pm. Members Only Dinner with Maria Höhn, Marion Musser Lloyd Prof. of History and International Studies, and Chair, History Depart...
December 7, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2015
Understanding the Female Fighter: Women in ISIS. Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan, Visiting Research Professor at the Colin Powell Center for Global and Civic Leadership at City College New York
Weds., Feb. 4, 7 p.m. Understanding the Female Fighter: Women in ISIS. Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan, Visiting Research Professor at the Colin Powell Center f...
February 4, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm“Conflict Resolution.” 2nd Annual All-Day Student World Affairs Conference
Sat., Feb. 28 – “Conflict Resolution.” 2nd Annual All-Day Student World Affairs Conference. Sponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hu...
February 28, 2015Academic WorldQuest Competition
Sat., Mar. 7 – Academic WorldQuest competition, starting at 9:30 a.m. Multipurpose Room, FDR Museum & Library, Hyde Park.
March 7, 2015 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 amCharting a Path for US Policy toward Syria, ISIS and Across the Middle East
Ambassador Theodore Kattouf, President and CEO of AMIDEAST (America-MidEast Educational and Training Services, Inc.) Weds., Apr. 8, 7 p.m. Marist Coll...
April 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Russia and the Near Abroad. Facilitated by Martin Charwat. Mon, May 11, 7-8:30 p.m.
The first discussion in our Great Decisions collaboration with Poughkeepsie Library District will be on “Russia and the Near Abroad” facil...
May 11, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmPrivacy in the Digital Age
The second discussion in our Great Decisions collaboration with Poughkeepsie Library District will be “Privacy in the Digital Age” facilitated by ...
June 8, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmMembers Only Dinner: Narendra Modi: Transforming India?
Weds., June 24, 6 p.m. M. Glen Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Vassar College and former WACMHV Presiden...
June 24, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmMembers Only Dinner
Members Only Dinner, Weds., June 24, 6 p.m. “Narendra Modi: Transforming India?”, M. Glen Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Int...
June 24, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmThe U.S. & Russia Today: New Cold War, Hot War, or Reconciliation?
Wed. Sept. 9, 7 p.m. Thomas M. Nichols, Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I. Henry Wallace Center, FDR Li...
September 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Sectarianism in the Middle East
Mon. Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Discussion Facilitator: James Ketterer, Director of International Academic Initiatives and Senior Fellow, Institute of Inter...
September 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: India Changes Course
Mon. Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Discussion Facilitator: M. Glen Johnson, India expert and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations...
October 19, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: India Changes Course
Mon. Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Discussion Facilitator: M. Glen Johnson, India expert and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations...
October 19, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmElecting Violence: Explaining Post-Election Violence in Africa
Thurs. Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Faith Okpotor, Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar, U.S. Institute of Peace. Hancock Hall, Rm. 2023, Marist College.
October 22, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmThe Life of a Cuban Exile
Mon. Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Carlos Eire, T. Lawrence Riggs Professor of History & Religious Studies, Yale University and prize-winning author of Waiting...
November 2, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGreat Decisions: Human Trafficking
Mon., Nov. 16, 7-8:30. Facilitator: Dr. Andrew Reiser, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Dutchess and President of the World Affairs Council ...
November 16, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmInternational Political Cartooning
Tues., Dec. 15, 6 p.m. Members-only Annual Dinner. Liza Donnelly, cartoonist, and writer with New Yorker and Forbes.com and Cultural Envoy for the...
December 15, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm