Time 6:30pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Rick Levitt Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has come under increased scrutiny, not because NATO troops are involved in the conflict, but because of its role in relations between Russia and its neighbors. NATO may have […]
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Great Decisions: Gaza: Which Way Forward? – May 13, 2024 at Boardman Rd. Library
6:30pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY 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 situation in Gaza. The talk will consider what the United States might do to move the parties involved in conflict forward, […]
Great Decisions: Science Across Borders – April 8, 2024
6:30pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Jean-Claude Fouere Scientific advances benefit from collaboration between researchers, but what happens when material, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is controversial and important to a nation’s national security? Is there a middle ground between sharing information and denying access? How can we regulate cooperation? The facilitator will […]
Peter 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 8:30 pm. Au d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. The event is open to WACMHV Member and their family and friends. […]
Academic 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. Regional high schools compete in this 10-round international affairs quiz bowl. The winner will represent the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley at the national conference in […]
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 at 3:30 will be followed by a reception. Keynote: “Strongmen and How to Defeat Them” – Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, to be introduced by Dean Jacqueline Reich (Marist), is […]
Great Decisions: Iran at the Crossroads – October 23, 2023
7pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Matt Murray By the fall of 2022, Iran was in a state of turmoil due to widespread protests against government-enforced wearing of the hijab, a failing economy, an ineffective new president, and the looming succession of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Abroad, renewal of the Iran nuclear […]
Great Decisions: Energy Geopolitics – November 13, 2023
7pm Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Karen Nichols. Access to oil and gas has long held an influence over the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. But as more countries move toward sustainable energy, and supply chain shortages affect the availability of oil and gas, how will this change the […]
Great Decisions: Climate Migration – Monday, Dec 11, 2023, 6:30 – 8pm, Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY
Facilitated by Dr. Charlotte Hulme, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Deputy-Director of the Grand Strategy Program at West Point Military Academy. As climate change accelerates and drought and rising sea levels become more common, millions of people in affected regions must uproot themselves and seek safety elsewhere. Who are these affected individuals, and how […]
Great Decisions: Climate Migration – December 11, 2023
7 pm. Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitated by Dr. Charlotte Hulme, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Deputy-Director of the Grand Strategy Program at West Point Military Academy. As climate change accelerates and drought and rising sea levels become more common, millions of people in affected regions must uproot themselves and seek safety elsewhere. […]
