• GCIV Lecture Series: Conflict in the South China Sea

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    As part of the Great Decisions Lecture Series, GCIV welcomes Dr. John Garver to discuss the conflict in the South China Sea. Events in this series cost $40 and includes a briefing book. A $10 companion book can be bought. Please view additional information here.

    $40
  • Great Decisions Lecture Series: Prospects for Afghanistan and Pakistan

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    As part of the Great Decisions lecture series, GCIV welcomes Dr. Marion Creekmore to discuss prospects for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Events in this series cost $40 and includes a briefing book. A $10 companion book can be bought. Please view additional information here.

    $40
  • Great Decisions Lecture Series: Latin Americaโ€™s Falling Economies

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    As part of the Great Decisions lecture series, GCIV welcomes Emory University Associate Professor Tom Rogers to discuss the political climate of Latin America. The pendulum of Latin American politics is swinging rightward once again. Yet as the โ€œpink tideโ€ recedes, the forces of change have more to do with socioeconomics than ideology. Dramatic economic […]

    $40
  • Great Decisions Lecture Series: The Future of Europe

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    As part of the Great Decisions lecture series, GCIV welcomes Dr. Eleanor Morris to discuss the future of Europe. Events in this series cost $40 and includes a briefing book. A $10 companion book can be bought. Please view additional information here.

    $40
  • Great Decisions Lecture Series: U.S. Foreign Policy and Petroleum

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    As part of the Great Decisions lecture series, GCIV welcomes Dr. Marilyn Brown to discuss US Foreign Policy. Events in this series cost $40 and includes a briefing book. A $10 companion book can be bought. Please view additional information here.

    $40
  • Great Decisions Lecture Series: Trade and Politics

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    As part of the Great Decisions lecture series, GCIV welcomes Dr.ย Sheila Tschinkel to discuss trade and politics. Events in this series cost $40 and includes a briefing book. A $10 companion book can be bought. Please view additional informationย and the full event series here.

    $40
  • Great Decisions Lecture Series: Nuclear Security

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    As part of the Great Decisions lecture series, GCIV welcomes Dr. Robert Kennedy to discuss Nuclear Security. Events in this series cost $40 and includes a briefing book. A $10 companion book can be bought. Please view additional information here.

    $40
  • 36th International Consular Ball

    Ritz Carlton Atlanta 181 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The International Consular Ball (ICB) is Atlantaโ€™s longest-running international black-tie tradition and premier diplomatic event honoring the Consular Corps in Georgia. Itโ€™s a key gathering place of Georgiaโ€™s government, economic, commercial, scientific and cultural leaders, connecting the city, state, and regionโ€™s growing diplomatic community with business and civic leaders for an evening of fine dining, […]

  • Great Decisions 2018 – Foreign Policy Lecture Series: Russiaโ€™s Foreign Policy

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    The program of 8 lectures is followed by discussion on current international topics at the Dunwoody United Methodist Churchย on Thursdayย evenings from January 11 to March 1, 7:30 โ€“ 9:00 PM The series is sponsored by the Georgia Council for International Visitors (GCIV) and is based on a briefing book published annually by the nonpartisan Foreign […]

  • Great Decisions 2018 — Foreign Policy Lecture Series: The Waning of Pax Americana?

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    The Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series is sponsored by the Georgia Council for International Visitors (GCIV) and is based on a briefing book published annually by the nonpartisan Foreign Policy Association. During the first months of Donald Trumpโ€™s presidency, the U.S. began a historic shift away from Pax Americana, the liberal international order that […]

  • Great Decisions 2018 — Media and Foreign Policy

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    State and non-state actors today must maneuver a complex and rapidly evolving media landscape. Conventional journalism now competes with user-generated content. Official channels of communication can be circumvented through social media. Foreign policy is tweeted from the White House and โ€œfake newsโ€ has entered the zeitgeist. Cyberwarfare, hacking and misinformation pose complex security threats. How […]

  • Georgia Council for International Visitors Annual Holiday Celebration

    Please join us for theย Georgia Council for International Visitorsย Annual Holiday Celebration This event is free, but you must be a current GCIV member to attend. Space is limited, and RSVPs are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Not a member? Unsure about your membership status? Please contact Farah Amir atย farah@gciv.orgย orย 404-832-5560 x 21ย to RSVP and to […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: Decoding U.S.-China Trade

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Andrew Wedeman, Ph.D., Georgia State University 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 Americaโ€™s true economic size and competitiveness, while swelling Chinaโ€™s. Bad numbers give rise to bad policies that ultimately […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: Cyber Conflict and Geopolitics

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Seymour Goodman, Ph.D., Georgia Tech Cyber conflict is a new and continually developing threat, which can include foreign interference in elections, industrial sabotage and attacks on infrastructure. Russia has been accused of interfering in the 2016 presidential elections in the United States and China is highly committed to using cyberspace as a tool of […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: Refugees & Global Migration

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Jeanne Grussendorf, Ph.D., Georgia State University Today, no countries have open borders. Every state in todayโ€™s global system has its own laws and policies about who is permitted to cross its borders, and how they will do so. Who determines whether someone is a refugee or a migrant? How have different countries, including the […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: The United States & Mexico

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Ryan Carlin, Ph.D., Georgia State University The United States and Mexico have a long, intertwined history, with both countries prominently featured in each otherโ€™s politics and agendas. The war on drugs, immigration and trade issues have taxed the relationship over the years. What impact will new leadership in both countries have on this crucial […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: The Rise of Populism in Europe

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Eleanor Morris, Ph.D., Agnes Scott College 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 Bundestag for the first time since the 1950s, and propelled Marine […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Robert Kennedy, Ph.D., Georgia Tech Nuclear weapons have not gone away, and the Trump administration has brought a new urgency, if not a new approach, to dealing with them. The President has met with Vladimir Putin as the New Start Treaty with Russia comes up for renewal in 2021, the first presidential summit ever […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: State of the State Department & Diplomacy

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Vince Farley, Retired Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Dept During the Trump administration, the usual ways of conducting diplomacy have been upended. Many positions in the State Department have never been filled, and meetings with foreign leaders such as Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin have been undertaken with little advance planning. What effect are […]

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: Middle East: Regional Disorder

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Mona Tajali, Ph.D., Agnes Scott 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 a common goal of frustrating Iranian expansion. […]