The South China Sea is a locus of competing territorial claims, and China its most vocal claimant. Beijing’s interest has intensified disputes with other countries in the region in recent years, especially since China has increased its naval presence. Despite rising international pressure, including an unfavorable ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of […]
Archive | 2017.Past Events
Speaker: Wednesday, November 8 at 6pm. “Rally Point: Five Tasks to Unite the Country and Revitalize the American Dream.” Chris Gibson
Join us for a talk by Chris Gibson, former member of Congress and faculty member at Williams College, as he discusses his new book. Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 6pm Weis Cinema in the Campus Center, Bard College Former Army Colonel and Congressman Chris Gibson will discuss his new book, “Rally Point: Five tasks to […]
Speaker: Monday, October 30 at 6pm. “False Dawn: Protest, Democracy and Violence in the New Middle East.” Steven A. Cook
Steven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations, discusses why the recent Arab uprisings failed and have led to more repression and conflict, and the role that the U.S. can and should play in the Middle East. This talk is sponsored by Vassar College, the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley and the Center for Civic […]
Great Decisions: Monday October, 16 at 7p.m.: The Future of Europe: Coping with the Crisis. Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere, WACMHV and Marist College
The outcome of the United Kingdom referendum on EU membership sent shockwaves across the globe. It even caught British voters by surprise. The European Union has helped secure peace in Europe for the past 70 years. Now it faces an uncertain future. Amid a refugee crisis, lingering financial recession and the constant specter of terrorism, […]
Speaker: Thursday, October 12 at 7pm. “Another Chance at Armageddon: The Nuclear Threat, Public Confusion, and the North Korean Sideshow.” Dr. Robert Denemark,
Join us in Hancock Hall 2013, Marist College
Great Decisions: Monday, September 25, 7 p.m.: 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, […]
Speaker: Monday, September 18 at 7pm. “The Constitution is Not an Optional Extra: Principles for a New U.S. National Security Policy.” Dr. Ray Raymond
Join us at James and Betty Hall Theatre in Dutchess Community College.
U.S. Foreign Policy and Petroleum, June 12, 7 p.m., with Matt Murray
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: Saudi Arabia in Transition, April 10, 7 pm. Facilitator: James Ketterer
James Ketterer, Director of International Academic Initiatives and Senior Fellow, 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 younger generation. […]
Great Decisions: Trade, Jobs, and Politics: May 8, 2017 with Jean-Claude Fouere
Jean-Claude Fouere from the School of Management at Marist College, will facilitate this discussion on May 8, at 7pm. 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 toward […]
