Our council will host the 2021 regional Academic WorldQuest competition on Saturday, March 6th. Due to limitations related to COVID-19, we will be holding our competition in a remote format. […]

Facilitator: Martin Charwat, World Affairs Council Great Decisions Program: The Korean Peninsula is facing a defining era. Attempts by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump to […]

Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere, World Affairs Council - MHV U.S. President Donald Trump left many scratching their heads when it was rumored that he was looking to purchase the large island […]

Facilitator: Dr. Matthew Murray, World Affairs Council Is using military force a viable foreign policy option for 2021 and beyond? The Persian Gulf remains tense as the rivalry between the […]

Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College; World Affairs Council The COVID-19 crisis has put a massive strain on a growing positive economic and political relationship between China and the continent […]

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 the high level of global economic […]

Facilitator: Michael O'Sullivan, Marist College With the “Brexit transition period” coming to an end this year, the United Kingdom will formally leave the European Union at the start of 2021. […]

Facilitator:  Jean-Claude Fouere The ideological divide in the United States on the subject of climate change has impeded progress in curbing greenhouse emissions. However extreme weather events at both ends […]

Facilitator: Juris Pupcenoks Russia and the United States have many areas of conflict and some possible areas of mutual interest. Arms control, Russian interference in U.S. elections support of cyberattacks, […]

Marc Polymeropoulos - Wednesday, 4/20, 7 pm, James and Betty Hall Theatre, Dutchess Community College With over 26 years of experience in the intelligence community, Marc Polymeropoulos has developed a […]

Facilitator: Martin Charwat The situation in Myanmar, including the coup by the military in February 2021 and the ongoing human rights crises, coupled with civil resistance by those opposed to […]

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 Library, the […]