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Posts of the “WACMB Recommends” and “Something of Interest” emails that we send periodically to all subscribers.

WACMB Recommends Issue 39 March 29, 2023

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Welcome to Issue #39 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.
 
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1) Hoover Institution: “Deterring a Chinese Military Attack on Taiwan.” Read here.
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 2) Stanford: “How Will the Russia-Ukraine War End?”  Read here.  
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3) U.S. Institute of Peace: “Securing the Peace in Ukraine.” Watch here.
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4)  U.S. Institute of Peace: “Reconciliation and Reckoning in Vietnam.” Watch here. 
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5) Wilson Center: “America’s Energy Future.”  Watch here.
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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.
 
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WACMB Recommends Issue 38 February 21, 2023 Addendum

Please see below a link to a February 17 interview with former US Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer, who spoke with WACMB in April 2022 on “Russia and its War Against Ukraine”.


https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end/ 

How will the Russia-Ukraine war end?

As we have reached the one-year mark of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Steven Pifer discusses what’s next for Ukraine, Russia, and the West and how the conflict may unfold in the months and even years to come.

WACMB Recommends Issue 38 February 21, 2023


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Welcome to Issue #38 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.
 
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1) Hoover Institution: “A Historian of the Future: Five More Questions For Stephen Kotkin.” Watch or listen here.
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 2) Quincy Institute: “The Promise and Peril of Germany’s Post-Ukraine Foreign Policy Shift.”  Register here.  (Feb. 23, 2023 at 12:00PM – 1:00PM ET)

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3) U.S. Institute of Peace: “Building Peace from the Inside Out.” Watch here.

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4)  U.S. Institute of Peace: “Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam Peace Settlement.” Watch here. 

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5) Council on Foreign Relations: “Reporting on Biden’s Border Policies.”  Watch here.
 
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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.
 
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WACMB Recommends Issue 37 January 21, 2023


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Welcome to Issue #37 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.
 
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1) Wilson Center: “Silicon Lifeline; Western Electronics at the Heart of Russia’s War Machine.” Register here. (Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:00AM – 12:00PM ET)
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 2) Quincy Institute: “The Kishida Visit and U.S. – Japan Defense Relations: Creating a More Stable Asia?”  Register here. (Jan. 23, 2023 at 11:00AM – 12:00PM ET)

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3) Bloomberg: “Progressives are Beating Populists Yet Again, But Don’t Celebrate.” Read here.
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4)  Foreign Affairs: “Open Secrets: Ukraine and the Next intelligence Revolution?” Read here. 
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5) Council on Foreign Relations: “How Much Aid has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here are Six Charts.”  Read here.
 
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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.
 
WACMB members also have the opportunity to register to receive two weekly news summaries from The World Affairs Councils of America (WACA), our national parent Council in Washington D.C. These are Monday and Wednesday updates and listings of other USA Council events and global issues impacting the USA. To be added to their distribution please connect to this link https://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/Newsletters/
 

WACMB Recommends Issue 36 December 18, 2022

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Welcome to Issue #36 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.
 
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1) Wilson Center: “The Kennedy Center Withdrawal; Camelot and the ” Watch here. (Dec. 19, 2022 at 4pm ET)

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 2) Quincy Institute: “The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War.”  Watch here. 
 
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3) Hoover Institution: “Digital Currencies: The US, China, and the World at a Crossroads.” Watch or listen here.

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4) Brookings Institution: “A Debate: Should Crypto Be Regulated by the Federal Government?” Watch here. (Dec. 20, 2022 at 9am ET)

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5) Council on Foreign Relations: “Financing Japan’s Defense Leap.”  Read here.
 
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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.
 
WACMB members also have the opportunity to register to receive two weekly news summaries from The World Affairs Councils of America (WACA), our national parent Council in Washington D.C. These are Monday and Wednesday updates and listings of other USA Council events and global issues impacting the USA. To be added to their distribution please connect to this link https://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/Newsletters/
 

WACMB Recommends Issue 35 November 17, 2022​

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Welcome to Issue #35 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.
 
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1) Wilson Center: “Prospects for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament in South Asia.” Watch here.

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 2) Quincy Institute: “Is America Ready for a Multipolar World?’ Watch here. 
 
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3) Hoover Institution: “Pesci-ent Knowledge: Stephen Kotkin On Xi’s China, Putin’s Russia.” Watch or listen here.

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4) RAND Corporation: “Xi Likely Won’t Be Attacking Taiwan Anytime Soon.” Read here.

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5) Council on Foreign Relations: “Academic Webinar: AI Military Innovation and U.S. Defense Strategy.”  Watch here.
 
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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.
 
WACMB members also have the opportunity to register to receive two weekly news summaries from The World Affairs Councils of America (WACA), our national parent Council in Washington D.C. These are Monday and Wednesday updates and listings of other USA Council events and global issues impacting the USA. To be added to their distribution please connect to this link https://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/Newsletters/
 

WACMB Recommends Issue 34 October 2022

Welcome to Issue #34 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.

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 1) Wilson Center: “The Human Cost of Russia’s War in Ukraine: The Migration Dimension.” October 18, 2022 10:00 am – 11:30am EDT Register here.

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  2) Wilson Center: “Public Outrage: A Look at Protest Movements in Iran and the Arab World.” October 20, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT Register here. 

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 3) Hoover Institution: “How the Ukraine Crisis Shapes Taiwan’s Public Opinion – and Beyond.” October 18, 2022 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm PT  Register here.

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 4) RAND Corporation: “The Iran Nuclear Deal: Is the Juice Still Worth the Squeeze?” Read here.

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 5) Council on Foreign Relations: “World Economic Update: Inflation, Sanctions, and the Russia-Ukraine War.”  Watch here.

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 WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.

 

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #33 – July 2022

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Welcome to Issue #33 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.

 

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 1) Wilson Center: “Open Data: What’s Next in policy and Practice?” July 26, 2022 2:00pm – 3:30pm EDT Register here.
 
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 2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Can We Demilitarize the Economy? Loosening the Grip of the Pentagon.” Watch here.

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 3) Center for Strategic & International Studies: “Humanitarian innovation in Action.”  Read here.
 
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 4) Brookings Institute: “The Future of Crypto Regulation.” July 25, 2022 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET   Watch here.
 
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 5) Council on Foreign Relations: “Virtual Roundtable: The Expanding Monkeypox Outbreak.”  Watch here.
 

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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.

 

WACMB members also have the opportunity to register to receive two weekly news summaries from The World Affairs Councils of America (WACA), our national parent Council in Washington D.C. These are Monday and Wednesday updates and listings of other USA Council events and global issues impacting the USA. To be added to their distribution please connect to this link https://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/Newsletters/

 

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #32 – June 2022

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Welcome to Issue #32 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.

 

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 1) Wilson Center: “The Soviet Myth of World War II: Patriotic Memory and the Russian Question in the USSR.” Watch here.

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 2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Al Qaeda: Evergreen Threat or Yesterday’s Fight?” June 21, 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET Register here.

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 3) The Atlantic: “The Symbol of a New, Darker Hong Kong.”  Read here.

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 4) Brookings Institute: “A Fireside Conversation with US Ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns.” June 16, 2022 9:00am – 10:00am ET   Register here.

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 5) Council on Foreign Relations: “World Economic Update: Inflation, Sanctions, and the Russia-Ukraine War.”  Watch here.

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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.

 

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #31 – May 2022

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Welcome to Issue #31 of our brief newsletter with selected content from the many sources regarding world affairs. There are various formats in the below events; enjoy their messages which will contribute to understanding these issues. We wish you a happy and healthy month.

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 1) Wilson Center: “Statelessness in the Middle East.” May 25, 2022 10:00am – 11:30am ET Register here.

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 2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “The US-Australia Alliance and Australia’s Evolving Orientation in Asia.” May 25, 2022 6:00pm – 7:00pm ET Register here.

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 3) DW: “G7: Germany Pledges €1 billion in Grants for Ukraine.” Read here.

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 4) Brookings Institute: “Prospects and Challenges for Taiwan in the Years Ahead.” May 26, 2022 2:30pm – 3:15pm ET  Register here.

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 5) Commonwealth Club: “Francis Fukuyama: Liberalism and its Discontents.” Watch here.

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WACMB members can view an archive of previous Recommendation emails in the Member Resources section of our website here.  Request the password by sending an email to info@wacmb.xyz.

 

WACMB members also have the opportunity to register to receive two weekly news summaries from The World Affairs Councils of America (WACA), our national parent Council in Washington D.C. These are Monday and Wednesday updates and listings of other USA Council events and global issues impacting the USA. To be added to their distribution please connect to this link https://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/Newsletters/

 

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