The European Financial Crisis and Its Global Impact with Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles
Posted on June 8, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
Tuesday, June 22, 6:00 p.m.
Countries across Europe are struggling to find ways to cope with their growing debt. From the nationalization of domestic banks to multi-billion cash injections into the capital markets, Europe’s politicians, regulators, and market players are trying different approaches to deal with the mounting problems … problems that have an impact on our U.S. economy.
Keynote Speaker Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles, Vice Chair, United States Council for International Business (USCIB) and former U.S. Ambassador to Greece, the European Union, and Canada.
Middle East Politics: Cradle of Unrest
Posted on March 19, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
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?
Dr. F. Gregory Gause III, Middle East expert, scholar and author will join the World Affairs Council of RI on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 6:00 pm for Middle East Politics: Cradle of Unrest. Dr. Gause will report on his recent trip to the Persian Gulf and detail highlights from his newly published book International Relations of the Persian Gulf.
Location: The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
Schedule:
6:00 pm-7:00 pm: Book Signing and Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm-7:45 pm: Dinner
7:45 pm-8:30 pm: Speaker Program
8:30 pm-8:45 pm: Question and Answer
*Dr. Gause will lead the Great Decisions program at 5:00 pm.
Call now to make your reservation at (401) 228–8657, or email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling at ygshill@yahoo.com.
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Under Siege: U.S.-Mexico Relations & National Security with Eric L. Olson on Tues. March 16
Posted on February 11, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
Mexico is growing more dangerous daily, with escalating kidnappings, murders and other drug-related violence. Recently, a failed kidnapping attempt left seven gunmen and a federal police officer dead. In Ciudad Juarez, 15 teens were killed when a gunman stormed a party at a private home.
The situation has intensified since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in 2007, deploying 45,000 troops to 18 states where trafficking groups are battling for access to the U.S. market.
Eric L. Olson, Senior Advisor at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., will address these headline issues and more on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. (Great Decisions at 5:00P.M.)
Location: The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
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Ukraine and Russia: Politics and Conflict in a Post-Soviet World on February 4, 2010
Posted on January 4, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
As seen in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL on
January 27, 2010: “Ukraine Needs the West’s Support“
One of the largest countries in Europe and a critical transportation point for natural gas from Russia, Ukraine has long been a centerpiece in the struggle for influence in the post-Soviet region.
Now, fractured politics and a disintegrating economy have strained relations with Russia and alarmed its European partners. Ukraine’s future largely hangs on a February runoff when two rivals will go head to head for the Ukrainian Presidency.
Will a disillusioned public and a diminished economy force-out leaders of the Orange Revolution and allow Russia to regain its traditional leadership role in the region?
Join WACRI and DR. MARK KRAMER, Director of the Harvard Cold War Studies program and a Senior Fellow of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University on Thursday, February 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. for a timely program on politics and conflict in a post-Soviet world.
Saved by the Sun? The Global Climate Change Debate Heats Up.
Posted on December 9, 2009 | Filed Under Past Events
Recognized as perhaps the single greatest challenge of our time, climate change is no longer just a scientific curiosity but a vast and far reaching environmental concern whose influence could have disastrous consequences on world health and safety, food production, security and the global economy. So how can the world combat such an extraordinary challenge?
Evan I. Schwartz, producer and writer of the acclaimed PBS NOVA documentary Saved by the Sun, has a solution: Cool down the planet using the hottest thing in the solar system. Read more.
North Korea: Strategic Balance & U.S. Foreign Policy, Thurs, Oct. 7
Save the Date: Sen. Jack Reed on Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Enjoy an evening with the senior U.S. Senator from Rhode Island as he weighs in on the 2010 midterm elections.
CIV-RI to host Int’l visitors from more than 28 countries in Sept.
For more information about the IVC program or to view our Fall 2010 lineup, visit the International Visitors tab above.
Register Now: WACA National Conference
November 3-5, 2010 in Washington, DCEarly-bird registration extended to September 15!