Mid-Hudson Valley World Affairs Council

The Life of a Cuban Exile
2015-11-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz, NY, 12561, United States
Mon. Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Carlos Eire, T. Lawrence Riggs Professor of History & Religious Studies, Yale University and prize-winning author of Waiting for Snow in Havana and Learning to Die in Miami. The Honors Center at College Hall, SUNY New Paltz. Parking in the Main Lot on Rte. 32, Lot 28.

Electing Violence: Explaining Post-Election Violence in Africa
2015-10-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Marist College, 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Thurs. Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Faith Okpotor, Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar, U.S. Institute of Peace. Hancock Hall, Rm. 2023, Marist College.

Great Decisions: India Changes Course
2015-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Woodstock Public Library District, 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Mon. Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Discussion Facilitator: M. Glen Johnson, India expert and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Vassar College. Great Decisions discussions are a collaboration with the Poughkeepsie Public Library District and are held at the Boardman Road Branch Library.

Great Decisions: Sectarianism in the Middle East
2015-09-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Woodstock Public Library District, 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Mon. Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Discussion Facilitator: James Ketterer, Director of International Academic Initiatives and Senior Fellow, Institute of International Liberal Education, Bard College. Great Decisions discussions are a collaboration with the Poughkeepsie Public Library District and are held at the Boardman Road Branch Library.

The U.S. & Russia Today: New Cold War, Hot War, or Reconciliation?
2015-09-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
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 Library, Hyde Park.

Members Only Dinner
2015-06-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604, United States
Members Only Dinner, Weds., June 24, 6 p.m. “Narendra Modi: Transforming India?”, M. Glen Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Vassar College and former WACMHV President. Caterina De Medici restaurant, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park.

Members Only Dinner: Narendra Modi: Transforming India?
2015-06-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604, United States
Weds., June 24, 6 p.m. M. Glen Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Vassar College and former WACMHV President. Caterina De Medici Restaurant, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park.

Privacy in the Digital Age
2015-06-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Woodstock Public Library District, 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
The second discussion in our Great Decisions collaboration with Poughkeepsie Library District will be “Privacy in the Digital Age” facilitated by Jane Livingston, Associate CIO for Campus Community Technologies, Yale Univ., on Mon., June 8, 7-8:30 pm, Boardman Road Branch Library, Greene Rm. For more information or to sign up for the discussion group, contact Reference Desk, at 485-3445 x3702, or email adultevents@poklib.org.
Legislation, both at home and abroad, hasn’t kept pace with technological developments and is currently in flux in the U.S. as Congress negotiates changes to the Patriot Act. The idea of “privacy” has undergone significant changes in the digital age, as has the idea of privacy “harm.” Fearful of British spying, influence, and intervention, the founding fathers granted citizens significant protections in the Constitution.

Great Decisions: Russia and the Near Abroad. Facilitated by Martin Charwat. Mon, May 11, 7-8:30 p.m.
2015-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Woodstock Public Library District, 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
The first discussion in our Great Decisions collaboration with Poughkeepsie Library District will be on “Russia and the Near Abroad” facilitated by Martin Charwat on Mon., May 11, 7-8:30 pm, Boardman Road Branch Library, Greene Rm. For more information or to sign up for the discussion group, contact Reference Desk, at 485-3445 x3702, or email adultevents@poklib.org.
This session examines the movement later known as the Euromaidan, or “Euro Square,” which pulled western Ukraine closer to its European neighbors while another powerful force threatened to tear away the country’s eastern half: Russia. Putin’s pushback against European expansionism has the West wondering: If Putin’s Russia isn’t afraid to take an aggressive stance against Europeanization in Ukraine, what does that mean for the rest of Russia’s neighbors?

Charting a Path for US Policy toward Syria, ISIS and Across the Middle East
2015-04-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Marist College, 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Ambassador Theodore Kattouf, President and CEO of AMIDEAST (America-MidEast Educational and Training Services, Inc.) Weds., Apr. 8, 7 p.m. Marist College, Hancock Rm. 2023. Ambassador Kattouf joined the Foreign Service in 1972 and from 1973 to 1975 served in Kuwait as an economic and commercial officer. Following Kuwait, he attended the Foreign Service Arabic Language Program in Beirut and Tunis before being assigned as a political officer to Damascus. Mr. Kattouf then returned to the United States to serve as a Middle East analyst in the State Department.
From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Kattouf served in Baghdad as Deputy Chief of Mission. He then served in Sanaa, one year as Deputy Chief of Mission, and one year as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mr. Kattouf returned to the United States in 1988 to serve as Deputy Director and subsequently Director of the Office of Lebanon, Jordan, and Syrian Affairs. In 1992, he returned overseas, first as Deputy Chief of Mission in Damascus, then as Deputy Chief of Mission in Riyadh, where he served from 1995 to 1998. President Clinton nominated Mr. Kattouf as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and was confirmed by the Senate in September 1998. He was then nominated by President Bush as Ambassador to Syria and confirmed by the Senate in August 2001.
During his career, Ambassador Kattouf has received the Cobb Award for outstanding advocacy efforts on behalf of U.S. companies abroad, two Meritorious Honor Awards, four Senior Performance Awards, and one Presidential Honor Award. He was also named runner-up as DCM of the Year for 1996. He speaks English and Arabic. He is married to Jeannie (Ajay) Kattouf and has one daughter and three sons, Jennifer, Jonathan, Paul, and Michael. He is also the proud grandfather of four boys.

Academic WorldQuest Competition
2015-03-07 09:30 - 10:30 | Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Sat., Mar. 7 – Academic WorldQuest competition, starting at 9:30 a.m. Multipurpose Room, FDR Museum & Library, Hyde Park.

“Conflict Resolution.” 2nd Annual All-Day Student World Affairs Conference
2015-02-28 | Marist College, 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Sat., Feb. 28 – “Conflict Resolution.” 2nd Annual All-Day Student World Affairs Conference. Sponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Marist College.

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
2015-02-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604, United States
Weds., Feb. 4, 7 p.m. 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. Rockefeller Hall 300, Vassar College.
