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WACMB Recommends – Issue #30 – April 2022

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Welcome to Issue #30 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 New Atlantic Order.” May 2, 2022 4:00pm – 5:30pm ET Register here.
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 2) Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: “We Have Entered a New Historical Era: Larry Diamond on the Future of Democracy.” Read here.
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 3) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “A Spring Offensive of Terror: IS-K & TTP Violence in Afghanistan & Pakistan.” Watch here.
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 4) Wilson Center: “French Elections 2022: Implications for Europe’s Future and Place in the World.” Watch here.
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 5) Foreign Policy: “FP Virtual Climate Summit.” April 27 & 28 Register or watch here.
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WACMB Recommends – Issue #29 – April 8, 2022

 

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Issue #29 –April 2022

 

Welcome to Issue #29 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: “System Shock: Russia’s War and Global Food, Energy, and Mineral Supply Chains.” Wednesday April 13 2022 11:30am – 1:00pm ET Register here.

 

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2) Middlebury Institute of International Studies: “Weaponizing Words: The Role of Language in Conflict.” Tuesday April 26, 2022 5:30 – 6:30pm PT Register here.

 

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3) Real Clear Defense: “The War in Ukraine is Remaking the NATO Alliance.” Read here.

 

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4) Indiana Council on World Affairs: “2022 Great Decisions Series | Biden’s Foreign Policy and the Invasion of Ukraine.” Watch here.

 

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5) Foreign Policy: “War-Gaming Taiwan: When Losing to China is Winning.” Read here.

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #28 – March 21, 2022

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Issue #28 – March 2022

 

Welcome to Issue #28 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: “Venezuela: The Disaster of the ‘Socialist Revolution’ and Prospects for Recovery.” Watch here.

 

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2) Foreign Affairs: “What if Russia Wins?” Read here.

 

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3) Foreign Affairs: “What if Russia Loses?” Read here.

 

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4) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Not a Pawn: Southeast Asia in a World of Rising Great Power Tensions.” Watch here.

 

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5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “The Energy Weapon – Revisited.” Read here.

 

 

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #27 – March 2, 2022

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Issue #27 – March 2022

 

Welcome to Issue #27 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) Politico: “’Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes.” Read here.

 

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2) The Wilson Center: “Russia’s Aggression: European Perspectives and Responses?” Watch here.

 

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3) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: ”As America’s Rivalry With Russia Intensifies, How Can U.S. Nuclear Policy Make Us Safer?” Watch here.

 

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4) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Not Your Mother’s Iraq.” Read here.

 

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5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Ukraine and China’s Calculus for Use of Force.” Read here.

 

 

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #26 – February 14, 2022

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Issue #26 – February 2022

 

Welcome to Issue #26 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) Foreign Affairs: “How to Make a Deal with Putin.” Read here.

 

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2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Are the JCPOA Negotiations on their Last Legs?” Watch here.

 

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3) Financial Times: ”Germany is in Urgent Need of a Courageous New Ostpolitik.” Read here.

 

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4) BBC: No Silver-Bullet Solutions for Saving Used Planet.” Read here.  

 

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5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Russia and the Threat of Massive Cyberattack.” Read here.

 

 

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #25 – January 27, 2022

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Issue #25 – January 2022

Welcome to Issue #25 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) Foreign Affairs: “Assad is Here to Stay.” Read here.

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2) Foreign Affairs: “The Age of America First.” Read here.

 

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3) Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall: “Off the Record Livestream – The US Response to the Russo-Ukrainian Crisis.” Register Here (Thursday, February 3, 2022, 11:00 A.M. PST)

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4) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Ukraine in Crisis: How the United States can Support its Ally.” Register here (Wednesday, February 2, 2022 4:00 P.M. EST)  

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5) Hoover Institution: “Poland: On the Front Line of European Security.” Watch here (Available on February 2, 2022)

 

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WACMB Recommends – Issue #24 – January 10, 2022

Welcome to Issue #24 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.

1) The Wilson Center: “Understanding Recent Turmoil in Kazakhstan: A Conversation with Amb. George Krol.” Register for free here. (Tuesday, January 11, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET)

2) Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall: “The Dan Schnur Political Report: One Year After January 6th & the Future of Democracy.” Watch here.

3) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Book Talk: Why Foreign-Imposed Regime Change Goes Wrong.” Register for free here. (Thursday, January 13, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM)

4) Council on Foreign Relations: “Conflicts to Watch in 2022.” Read here.

5) Council on Foreign Relations: “Five Foreign Policy Stories to Watch in 2022.” Read here.

WACMB Recommends – Issue #23 – December 17, 2021

Welcome to Issue #23 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.

1) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Debate: Should the U.S. Seek to Contain China?” Watch here.

2) Foreign Affairs: “The Growing Danger of U.S. Ambiguity on Taiwan.” Read here.

3) The Wilson Center: “Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence.” Register for free here.

4) Council on Foreign Relations: “Tensions at the Border: Ukraine, Russia, and the West.” Watch here.

5) The Brookings Institute: “The Future of America’s Defense Industrial Base.” Watch here.

WACMB Recommends – Issue #22 – November 29, 2021

Welcome to Issue #22 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.

1) The Washington Post: “Chile’s Election is a Window into Latin America’s Polarization.” Read here.

2) The Wilson Center: “Climate Security After the COP: Next Steps for the United States.” Watch here.

3) The Nation: “Ukraine: The Most Dangerous Problem in the World.” Read here.

4) Council on Foreign Relations: “The Taliban in Afghanistan.” Read here.

5) The Brookings Institute: “Reviving travel in the COVID-19 era: Assessing the challenges.” Watch here.

WACMB Recommends – Issue #21 – November 9, 2021

Welcome to Issue #21 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.

1) The Wilson Center: “Hindsight Up Front: Afghan Voices on Afghanistan’s Future. Watch here.

2) The Wilson Center: “Canada and the United States: Exploring New Nuclear.” November 12:30 PM EDT. Register for free here.

3) The Wilson Center: “Central Asia at 30 Years of Independence.” Watch here.

4) Council on Foreign Relations: “Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How it’s Cracking Down.” Read here.

5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Just Transitions in Coal Dependent Communities.” Watch here.