Monday, Sept 21st, 7:00-8:00 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitator: Karen Nichols Climate change has become one of the defining issues of our time. As much of the world bands together to come up with a plan, the U.S. remains the notable holdout. What is the rest of the world doing to combat climate change? […]
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Lecture: “This is a True Story”
Dr. Robert. K. Brigham, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College will speak on Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00 pm. Location: James and Betty Hall Theater, Dutchess Community College. Dr. Brigham specializes in US foreign policy, particularly the Vietnam War. His recent research provides insights on the Battle of Hue in […]
Great Decisions: China’s Road Into Latin America
Thursday, February 27th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm, Kingston Library Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College As the Trump administration continues to withdraw from the world stage, China is looking to fill the void. How does Latin America fit into China’s “One Belt, One Road” plan? How will the relationship with China affect the region? Should the […]
SWAC – Call for Paper Submissions / Conference on February 28th
Abstracts of no more than 300 words may be sent to http://mari.st/swac2020abstract by January 31 2020 The 7th annual Student World Affairs Conference will be held on February 28th, starting at 9:00 am at Marist College. University students present their work on an array of international affairs topics. There will be morning and afternoon student […]
Academic WorldQuest 2020
Saturday, March 7th at the Henry A. Wallace Center / Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site. This international affairs quiz bowl will feature close to 20 high school teams from our region competing for the win. The winning team will travel to the national competition in Washington DC later in the spring.
Great Decisions: India and Pakistan
Monday, April 20th 7:00-8:30 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitators: Umar Ahmad and Mirza Ashraf, WACMHV How will the Kashmir situation affect the region, both economically and politically? India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode a wave of Hindu nationalism to a historic reelection in 2019. His first order of business was to revoke the special […]
Great Decisions: Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Monday, May 11th 7:00-8:30 pm, Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitator: Malia Du Mont, Bard College Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, governments, and NGOs sponsor a large variety of projects to curb trafficking and slavery. Billions of dollars have been allocated to these efforts. What is the international community […]
Fall 2019 Members Only Dinner December 2nd at Cosimo’s Restaurant
Dear WAC-MHV member: The Fall 2019 Annual Meeting Members Dinner will be held on Monday, December 2nd at 6 pm at Cosimo’s Poughkeepsie (Delafield Street) in their second floor Wine Room. You will be able to select from a menu on the night of the event. This is our Annual Meeting in which members vote […]
Great Decisions: The Middle East Regional Disorder
Monday, Nov. 4th, 2019, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Facilitator: Matt Murray, Dutchess Community College. As the presidency of Donald J. Trump passes the halfway point, the Middle East remains a region in turmoil. The Trump administration has aligned itself with strongmen in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, which along with Israel have […]
Regime Survival in the Middle East: Authoritarianism and the Politics of Migration in Egypt
October 30, 2019 at Marist College – HC2023 at 7pm. Talk co-sponsored by Marist College and WAC-MHV. Dr. Gerasimos Tsourapas, Lecturer in Middle East Politics at the University of Birmingham in the Department of Political Science and International Studies will speak about Authoritarianism in the Middle East with a focus on the politics of migration […]