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Featuring: Alex Vatanka, senior fellow, Middle East Institute, and author of Iran and Pakistan: Security Diplomacy and American Influence In Discussion with: Michael Herb, Ph.D., professor, Department of Political Science, Georgia State University Members: $10 - Nonmembers: $20
Please join the World Affairs Council for a Flash Briefing on Terrorism. As terrorist attacks dominate the news this season, they invite you to join the council for a timely and informal evening briefing and discussion featuring Dr. Robert Friedmann, Foundng Director, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice . Registration and Reception […]
Featuring Dennis P. Lockhart, president and chief executive officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Mark Nance, Ph.D., assistant professor, School of Public and International Affairs, North Carolina State University John Atkinson, director, Protiviti Sarah Runge, acting director, Office of Strategic Policy for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of the Treasury Chip Poncy, co-founder, […]
Featuring: Andrew Cohen, associate professor of journalism and international affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada; award-winning journalist and author of Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History
Featuring: Ambassador Arun K. Singh, Ambassador of India to the United States, Indian Embassy, Washington D.C. COST: Members: $35 | Non-members: $50
Join the World Affairs Council at the 5th Annual Atlanta Summit: "Global Health and Refugees" This year, they will focus on the 60 million refugees and displaced, the most since World War II. The Conference will examine the severe effects wars have had on health conditions in Syria, Africa and Southeast Asia and how receiving countries […]
A breakfast program featuring with Ambassador Serdar Kiliç, Ambassador of Turkey to the United States in discussion with Ambassador Charles Shapiro, President of the World Affairs Council. Costs: Members: $15 Non-members: $25
Join the World Affairs Council of Atlanta for an evening briefing centered on the Zika Virus. Speakers: José F. Cordero, MD, MPH, Patel Distinguished Professor of Public Health, College of Public Health, University of Georgia Jessica K. Fairley, MD, director, Emory Hansen’s Disease Program; assistant professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Ted M. Ross, […]
Britain's votes to leave the EU has shaken global markets and raised more questions than it's answered in the U.S., Europe, and around the world. Join the World Affairs Council of Atlanta as they discuss how the world's fifth largest economy extricates itself from the EU. Costs: Members: $10 Nonmembers: $20
A breakfast discussion featuring Susan Mboya, president, The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation. An executive and philanthropist, Mboya serves as the group director of the Eurasia Africa Group (EAG) for women’s economic empowerment at The Coca-Cola Company, and as the president of The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation. Mboya is also the founder and president of the Zawadi Africa Educational […]
A breakfast discussion featuring: RAJIV KUMAR TAYAL PhD; Executive Director, INDO-US Science and Technology forum in discussion with AMBASSADOR CHARLES SHAPIRO President, World Affairs Council. Costs: Members: $15 Nonmembers: $25
Paulo Sotero is the director of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. An award-winning journalist, from 1989 to 2006 he was the Washington correspondent for O Estado de S. Paulo, a leading Brazilian daily newspaper. Sotero began his career at Veja in the late 1960s and worked for the magazine […]
The World Affairs Council is proud to present November 10th Cuba Vibra! with Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba at the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State. Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba is a phenomenon in Cuban Dance. They performed at the 2015 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas and received rave reviews from the New York Times. Bring your dance shoes, Summer dresses […]
Cuba is at a crossroad; while many Cubans mourn his death, others look at it as an opportunity for change. Donald Trump's election also adds additional uncertainty for the future of U.S.-Cuba relations. He has reiterated his campaign promise to reverse Obama's opening to Cuba. On December 15, we invite you to join the discussion of Cuba post-Fidel and […]
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