Archive | 2024.Past Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

WAC-MHV will hold the annual Academic WorldQuest competition at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY on March 2, 2024. Regional high schools compete in this 10-round international affairs quiz bowl. The winner will represent the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley at the national conference in […]

Join us on Friday, March 1, 2024 for the annual Student World Affairs Conference, to be held from 9:15 to 5:30 at Marist College. The Keynote Address at 3:30 will be followed by a reception. Keynote: “Strongmen and How to Defeat Them” – Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, to be introduced by Dean Jacqueline Reich (Marist), is […]