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Monday, October 21st, 2019  7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Library Facilitator: Jean-Claude Fouere. Though arguably the most advanced economy in the world, the United States still uses centuries-old numbers to measure trade.  These antique numbers mangle understanding of the U.S.-China trade relationship, shrinking America’s true economic size and competitiveness, while swelling […]

Monday, June 3rd, 2019  7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Library Facilitator: Michael O’Sullivan, Professor of History at Marist College Today, no countries have open borders. Every state in today’s global system has its own laws and policies about who is permitted to cross its borders, and how they will do […]

Monday, May 13th, 2019,  7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Library Facilitator: Martin Charwat.  Mass migration, and the problems associated with it, have directly abetted the rise of populist parties in Europe. Opposition to immigration was the prime driver of support for Brexit, it brought a far-right party to the German […]

Saturday, April 13, 2019, Dutchess Community College, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Sponsored by The World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley and the Richard Reitano Endowed Chair in Social Sciences (DCC) The Student World Affairs Conference (SWAC) is an annual academic event. It is an opportunity for undergraduate students to realize a research conference experience and meet […]

Saturday, March 2nd, 9:30 a.m., Henry Wallace Center, FDR National Historic Site Eighteen area high school teams compete in this international affairs quiz bowl. The winner will travel to Washington DC in April 2019 to participate in the World Affairs Council of America national AWQ championship event.  Thank you to our sponsors, including IBM. UPDATE […]

Speaker: Professor Selwayn Cudjoe, Wellesley College Monday, February 25, 2019 5:30-7:00 p.m., Fusco Hall, Marist College, Choir Room, MU 3201 William Hardin Burnley (1780-1850) was the largest slave owner in Trinidad during the nineteenth century. Born in the United States to English parents, Burnley settled on the island in 1802 and became one of its […]

Monday, November 19th. Facilitator: Matthew Murray, Dutchess Community College Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is projecting an autocratic model of governance abroad and working to undermine the influence of liberal democracies, namely along Russia’s historical borderlands. Russia caused an international uproar in 2016, when it interfered in the U.S. presidential contest. But Putin’s foreign policy […]

Monday, October 15th. Facilitator: Michael O’Sullivan, Marist College The African National Congress (ANC) party has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. But the party today suffers from popular frustration over official corruption and economic stagnation. It faces growing threats from both left and right opposition parties, even as intraparty divisions surface. […]

Tuesday, October 9th at 5:30 PM in the Villard Room, Vassar College. This event will be an interactive webcast with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with on-site facilitators and is co-sponsored by several academic departments of Vassar College and other community organizations.