Friday, December 6, 2024 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm D&H Canal Historical Society 1315 Rte 213 High Falls United States: https://www.canalmuseum.org/events/foreign-policy-implications-of-the-election Ambassador Fred Hof and Malia Du Mont and Prof. of History Karin Riedl on Foreign Policy Implications of the Election. This is a D&H Canal Museum event featuring three speakers who are board members of WAC-MHV: […]
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Great Decisions: Gaza: Which Way Forward? – Sept 16, 2024 at Boardman Rd. Library
6:30 pm 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 […]
Great Decisions: Understanding Indonesia – Sept 24, 2024 at Kingston Library
6:30 pm, Kingston Library, Kingston NY Facilitated by Malia DuMont, World Affairs Council of the MidHudson Valley Board Member Despite its large size, Indonesia remains virtually invisible to most Americans. But as one of the world’s largest democracies, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, and as an economic driver of ASEAN, why does it fly below […]
October 24, 2024 – On November 5th, US Voters Decide What the World Looks Like in 2025 and Beyond: The Intersection of Domestic Elections and Foreign Affairs – Oct 24th Panel at Dutchess Community College
October 24, 2024. 7pm, Dutchess Community College, James and Betty Hall Theatre This event is free to the public. Visitors are advised to park in Lot D. – 90 Cottage Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 The 2024 Presidential election will profoundly impact America’s role in global affairs, especially in Ukraine, the Middle East and China. Three […]
Great Decisions: US-China Trade Relations – Nov 18th, 2024
6:30 pm, Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitator: Martin Charwat China’s economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy have led some U.S. policymakers to seek to deny China access to U.S. technology and investment. This is seen as a necessary corrective to decades of predatory Chinese […]
Great Decisions: Pandemic Preparedness – Dec 2, 2024
6:30 pm, Boardman Rd. Library, Poughkeepsie, NY Facilitator: Karin Riedl Looking back at the covid-19 pandemic, there are many lessons to take away in terms of domestic and international policies. Although this pandemic seems to have waned, how can we apply these lessons to future pandemics? Will countries cooperate, and will a consensus emerge on […]
Webinar: Juneteeth & Global Emancipation Movements – June 13, 2024
The World Affairs Council of Orange County, CA will hold a Zoom webinar on Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 3-4 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) titled, “Juneteenth & Global Emancipation Movements: The Caged Bird Sings of Freedom” featuring Human Rights Professor, Rev. Ray Jordan. Webpage: https://worldaffairscouncil.givecloud.co/product/Juneteenth/juneteenth-global-emancipation-the-caged-bird-sings-of-freedom On June 19, 1865 — months after the Civil War ended and more than 2 […]
Great Decisions: NATO’s Future – June 10, 2024
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 […]
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. […]
