• Global Supply Chains and National Security: Lasting Pandemic Effects

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • Brexit & the EU

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    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. […]

  • Great Decisions: Climate Change

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • Great Decisions: Russia

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    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, […]

  • Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA

    Dutchess Community College 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • Great Decisions: Myanmar and ASEAN

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • Great Decisions: Changing Demographics

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    Facilitator: Karen Nichols The world experienced remarkable demographic changes in the 20th century that continue today and have resulted in far-reaching social, economic, political, and environmental consequences all over the […]

  • Great Decisions: The Quad Alliance

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    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. Recently, the Quad countries […]

  • Great Decisions: Industrial Policy

    Woodstock Public Library District 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United States

    Facilitator: Matthew Murray The current discussion of industrial policy in the United States is not simply about whether or not to support specific companies or industries, but about trust or […]

  • Academic WorldQuest 2023

    Dutchess Community College 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

    The World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley hosts a regional trivia competition for high school students that is based on international affairs. WACMHV volunteers develop the questions, recruit and […]

  • Dr. Peter Jones, University of Ottawa “Track Two Diplomacy”

    Bard College 30 Campus Rd, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, United States

    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 joining the University of […]

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