• Ebola, Zika and More: Global Diseases and Local Effects

    Vassar College 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

    Weds.,  Nov. 30, 7 pm.  Dr. Monica Parker, Director of the Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory and Faculty at Wadsworth Center School of Laboratory Sciences of the NYS Department. of Health, will discuss the current state of global public health, how current concerns like Ebola, Zika, HIV/AIDS, and others are being managed by state and federal governments, […]

  • “A New Cold War in East Europe?” February 8, 2017 with Jānis Mažeiks, Latvian Ambassador to the United Nations

    Marist College 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

    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. This event will be held in Hancock Hall 2023 at Marist College. In response to the increasingly assertive Russian foreign policy, and growing tensions between Russia and many European […]

  • Student 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 with papers presented by students  Come enjoy their enlightening presentations and discussions.

  • Academic World Quest 2017

    Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY, United States

    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 Quest competition on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the Henry A. Wallace Center of the FDR Library, Hyde Park. 9:30 am start (Students must be there at 9 am) but stay […]

  • “Japan in the Trump Era” on March 30, 2017 with Professor Andrew Oros

    Vassar College 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

    Join us for the discussion on "Japan in the Trump Era" on Thursday, March 30 with Professor Andrew Oros, from Washington College in Maryland. The event will be held at 7 pm at Vassar College in Rockefeller Hall 300. The discussion: Japan is the key US ally in Asia, in a new presidential era when the […]

  • Great Decisions: Saudi Arabia in Transition Facilitator: James Ketterer

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

    James Ketterer, Director of International Academic Initiatives and Senior Fellow, at the Institute of International Liberal Education, Bard College, will facilitate the discussion.  Description:  As Saudi Arabia struggles to adjust to the drastic decline in oil revenue, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman attempts to boldly transform the country and shift more power to the […]

  • Great 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 Poughkeepsie Public Library on Boardman Road. (141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie NY 12603). The discussion will stem from the following description from the Foreign Policy Association website: "The U.S. political mood […]

  • U.S. Foreign Policy and Petroleum, with Matt Murray

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

    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 security on foreign policy? For 45 years, the country has alternated between periods of energy security and insecurity. Despite the so-called “energy revolution,” the U.S. today is […]

  • Great 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 with socioeconomics than ideology. Dramatic economic and political crises have coincided in countries like Brazil and Venezuela. Still, the final result for Latin America may be the emergence of centrist, […]

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