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 […]
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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.
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 […]
“Japan in the Trump Era” on March 30, 2017 with Professor Andrew Oros
Join us for the discussion on “Japan in the Trump Era” on Thursday, March 30 with Professor Andrew Oros, from Washington College in Maryland. The event will be held at 7pm at Vassar College in Rockefeller Hall 300. The discussion: Japan is the key US ally in Asia, in a new presidential era when the role […]
Academic World Quest 2017
Join our regional high school teams to support them in their quest to win the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley’s Academic World Quest competition on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the Henry A. Wallace Center of the FDR Library, Hyde Park. 9:30 am start (Students must be there at 9 am) but stay […]
Student World Affairs Conference: Bard College
Friday, March 3rd, 2017 at Bard College Area college students organize and run a conference dedicated to world affairs. A key note speaker will present and there will be small workshops with papers presented by students Come enjoy their enlightening presentations and discussions. More Info…
