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- Trudy Rubin
One South Broad Street, Suite 2M
Monday, December 7 at 5:30pm - 2009 Atlas Award featuring Ste...
Crystal Tea Room, Wanamaker Building
Tuesday, December 15 at 11:30am - Great Decisions 2010
One South Broad Street, Suite 2M
Monday, February 1 at 12:00pm
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Photos from our recent event with Cole and Heidi Hamels and Kathleen Dugas are now available at our Flickr website
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Photos from our recent event with Travel host Rick Steves are now available at our Flickr website
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Photos from our recent national full-day conference featuring Al Gore are now available online at our Flickr website
The New Global Dynamic: The World Affairs Council presents a national conference, Friday, November 6
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Join us for Great Decisions, a national discussion on global issues developed by the Foreign Policy Association. An excellent briefing book accompanies the series and provides a comprehensive overview of each topic. Following discussion of the topics, participants complete opinion ballots that are collected and tabulat...ed for FPA’s report, which is presented to the White House, the departments of State and Defense, members of Congress and the national media.
Register now for the World Affairs Council's 2010 Great Decisions series, featuring expert speakers on four of this year's topics. Sign up for the entire four-part series, including a copy of the Great Decisions briefing book.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution/ Special Envoys
Warren R. Haffar, Associate Dean for Internationalization; Director, International Peace and Conflict Resolution MA Program, Arcadia University
U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown that military force alone cannot ensure peace in all conflicts. How can the U.S. successfully integrate the tools of peacebuilding into its statecraft? At what point do poverty, disease and climate change threaten national security? What role can non-governmental actors play in supporting government led efforts?
Special envoys can help bring attention and diplomatic muscle to resolve conflicts and global challenges but they also bring with them their own "special" problems. Will the Obama administration’s reliance on special envoys increase the ability of the U.S. to deal with major international issues or complicate our diplomatic options?
**Wednesday, February 10, 2009
Global Financial Crisis
Charles Plosser, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The global financial crisis that began in late 2007 revealed major deficiencies in the regulation of markets and institutions – all of which came perilously close to collapse. Emergency measures to prevent a full collapse of the global financial system have led to mixed results. How will governments and the world community respond to this challenge?
Monday, February 22, 2009
Globalized Crime
Aaron Fichtelberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
From the booming sex trade in Eastern Europe, to online fraud syndicates in Africa and the drug cartels of Asia and Central America, crime is becoming increasingly organized and globalized. How can countries better protect citizens seeking the benefits of a globalized world from being exploited? What international actors can effectively fight global organized crime?
Monday, March 1, 2009
Persian Gulf
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, Associate Professor of History; Director, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania
Now more than ever, the Persian Gulf region offers many difficult challenges to U.S. policymakers. How will Obama's direct appeal to Arabs and Muslims impact U.S. foreign policy in the region? What will the fallout of withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq be? Can the U.S. and its allies prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons?
**The lecture with Charles Plosser will be offered in lieu of a Great Decisions program at World Affairs Council offices. All registrants for the Great Decisions full series are invited to this lecture at no extra charge. Lunch is available at an additional cost of $45.
With the exception of the program featuring Charles Plosser, which will be held at the Union League, all Great Decisions programs will be hosted at the World Affairs Council.
Location:
The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, One South Broad St., Suite 2M
Schedule: 12 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Program
1:30 p.m. Adjournment
Event options:
Full four-part series, including briefing book ($23 value): $65
Single program (excluding February 10): $15 or lecture pass
An optional bagged lunch — sandwich, chips and fruit — is available for $7. (Lunch reservations must be noted on reservation form or phoned in by Thursday of the preceding week.)
Time:12:00PM Monday, February 1st
Location:One South Broad Street, Suite 2M
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Returning to Afghanistan and Pakistan in November to assess the situation on the ground, Trudy Rubin will join the Council shortly following her return to Philadelphia to weigh in on the consuming debate over Afghanistan strategy and its implications for future U.S. foreign policy. This long-time foreign policy corresp...ondent and Worldview columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Ms. Rubin will also address the behind-the-scenes deliberations among President Obama’s advisers to chart a plan of action that considers, among other factors, waning public and political support for the war, enduring questions over the legitimacy of Afghan’s recent presidential elections, and diverging opinions of the relative importance of Pakistan.
This program is part of The Sabina and Raza Bokhari Series on South Asia.
Location:
The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, D'Alessio Conference Room, One South Broad St., Suite 2M, Philadelphia
Schedule: The first five minutes of this program will be the Council's annual meeting of members
5:30 p.m. Wine and cheese reception
6 p.m. Program
7 p.m. Adjournment
Event options:
Wine and cheese reception and program: $20 or lecture pass
Students (full-time students with valid ID — limited availability)
Program only: $10
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Young Professionals and students: Attend our national conference, The New Global Dynamic: Critical Security Issues in the 21st Century, and save!
Young Professionals full-day program only with box lunch — All lectures and panel discussions, refreshment breaks and performance by Intercultural Journeys (ages 21-35): $95
S...tudent full-day program only — All lectures and panel discussions, refreshment breaks and performance by Intercultural Journeys (limited availability): $35
Call 215-561-4700, ext. 221 or 222, and reserve now!
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Established in 1949, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to creating an informed citizenry on matters of national and international significance
See MoreWorld Affairs Council of Philadelphia Calling all young professionals! The Council is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting several Young Professionals events throughout the year. If you are between the ages of 21 and 40 with a keen interest in news and the world around you, come be a part of a fun, internationally-minded group that enjoys world af...fairs and different cultures, while networking and supporting global leadership education opportunities for students! For more information, e-mail jblackwell@wacphila.org or asmith@wacphila.org, or contact us through the link below.
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Established in 1949, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to creating an informed citizenry on matters of national and international significance
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Shaping 21st century priorities and policies forms the focus of the Council's national conference and 60th
anniversary programs throughout the year. In discussions with high-level government and corporate officials,
policy makers and scholars, we will examine some of the great challenges and even greater
opportunities to ...achieving a more secure and prosperous future. U.S. security will be examined through
the prism of energy independence, climate instability, global health and national defense.
Confirmed to date are The Honorable Al Gore, whose groundbreaking work in climate change helped garner him the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize; The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; Admiral Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence, who has oversight and authority over the 16 intelligence agencies comprising the U.S. intelligence community; The Honorable Tom Ridge, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security; and more.
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Photos from our July 16, 2009 event with presidential historian Michael Beschloss are now available at Flickr!
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Senator Arlen Specter has served as Pennsylvania’s senator for almost three decades. Over the course of this enduring career, the Senator has faced more than his share of daunting challenges ––within and outside the political arena, including a devastating, a battle with advanced cancer. Surmounting all of these obst...acles, he continues to be a central figure in national politics, surprising those in and outside the beltway with his recent decision to run for his Senate seat in 2010 as a Democrat.
Senator Specter joins us to offer not only his prescription for perseverance in the face of formidable obstacles, but also, as a member of the now-majority party, his thoughts on the potential passage of major legislation now under legislative consideration and what, if any, sweeping changes he foresees by the close of the first Obama administration.
U.S. Senator, PA (D) -- Breakfast program
Time:9:00AM Monday, September 14th
Location:The World Affairs Council, D'Alessio Conference Room
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
The oppression of women in the developing world is one of our era's most pervasive human rights violations; in Asia and Africa the stories of millions of suffering women and girls go untold everyday. How can we help mitigate their oppression and help transform their lives?
Pulitzer Prize-winning husband and wife, Nichol...as Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, share the podium to discuss their newest book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Drawing on their impressive reporting experience over several decades, the authors give voice to the lives of women in the developing world and explore the dire circumstances under which they struggle. Asserting that the key to economic progress in the developing world lies in unleashing women's potential, Kristof and WuDunn will highlight the efforts of a growing crop of social entrepreneurs whose efforts have helped to transform societies around them.
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Photos from our May 4, 2009 event featuring the Honorable Condoleezza Rice are now available online at Flickr
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia is taking reservations for Secretary Rice on May 4
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