Category: Recommendations

Welcome to Issue #20 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 Brookings Institute: “The Evolution of Nonstate Armed Actors in the Middle East.” October 14, 10:00 AM EDT. Register for free here.

2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “The Future of Counterterrorism: Start By Defining the Threat.” October 13, 1:00PM EDT. Register for free here.

3) The Wilson Center: “Kennan Long View Series | Russian Grand Strategy: Reality and Rhetoric.” October 12, 12:30 PM EDT. Register for free here.

4) Council on Foreign Relations: “What is Happening to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang?” Watch here.

5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “The Future of Women and Girls in Afghanistan.” Watch here.

Welcome to Issue #19 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 Brookings Institute: “Interpreting the 2021 German Federal Election Results.” September 27, 9:00 AM EDT. Register for free here.

2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Envisioning a U.S. Strategy of Restraint in the South China Sea and Beyond?” October 4, 7:00PM EDT. Register for free here.

3) The Wilson Center: “Book Launch: Mohammed bin Salman: The Icarus of Saudi Arabia?” September 29, 10:00 AM EDT. Register for free here.

4) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Has Making Wars More ‘Humane’ Helped Make Them Endless?” October 4, 10:00 AM EDT. Register for free here.

5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Sub Deal with Aus-UK.” Listen here.

Welcome to Issue #18 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: “Rethinking American Grand Strategy.” Webinar on September 13, 2021 at 4:00pm ET. Register for free here.

2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Who’s Behind Instability in the Middle East?”. Watch here.  

3) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Ending the Conflict in Ukraine: A Negotiated Solution.” Watch here.

4) Council on Foreign Relations: “Ethiopia’s Civil War.” Listen here.

5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Afghanistan Aftershocks.” Read here.

Welcome to Issue #17 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: Lessons and Implications of Withdrawing from Afghanistan.” Watch here.

2) theSkimm: “Special Edition: Crypto.” Webinar on August 10, 2021 at 7:30pm ET. Register for free webinar here.

3) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “The US Doesn’t Need Europe’s Help in the ‘Indo-Pacific.’” Read here.

4) Center for Strategic & International Studies: “Build Back Better World: Meeting the Global Infrastructure Challenge.” Watch here.  

5) PBS Newshour: “Climate Change Report is ‘a Code Red for Humanity,’ U.N. warns.” Read here.

Welcome to Issue #16 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 Hoover Institution: “Japan: The Legacy of Japan’s Longest Serving Prime Minister.” Watch or listen here.

2) Council on Foreign Relations: “The Dollar in American Foreign Policy: A Look Back and Ahead.” Watch here.

3) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Who’s Behind Instability in the Middle East?” Webinar on July 28, 2021 at 12:00pm ET. Register here (free).

4) The Wilson Center: “Innovative Technologies and Citizen Science to Combat Plastic Waste in the Mekong and Beyond.” Webinar on July 29, 2021 at 9:00am ET. Register here (free). 

5) U.S. Naval Institute: “Prepare Now for War in the Pacific” by Congressman Michael Gallagher. Read here. 

Welcome to Issue #15 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 Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Taking Stock: U.S. Counterterrorism Interventions in Africa Today.”.” Register for free webinar here. (July 15, 2021 12:00pm ET) 

2) Wunderbar Together 2021: “Saving Democracy: Reinventing Institutions and Practices for the 21st Century.” Register for free webinar here. (July 12, 2021 2:00pm ET) 

3) RealClearDefense: “Remembering the Geography in Geopolitics and Indo-pacific Discourse.” Read here. 

4) The Wilson Center: “Tokyo and the Long Game for the Olympics.” Register for free webinar here (Time: July 14, 2021 11:00am ET) 

5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: Past, Present, and Future.” Watch here.

Welcome to Issue #14 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) Firstpost: “Why Imran Khan Continues to Refrain from Criticising China on Uighur Situation in Xinjiang Province.” Read here. 

2) The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Why Iran’s Next Hardline President Should Thank Donald Trump.” Read here. 

3) The Wilson Center: “Disease-Related Stigmas, Their Origins, Their Persistence, and Have We Learned Anything to Stop Them? A Comparative Look at HIV/AIDS and COVID-19.” Watch here. 

4) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Why Sustainable Public Utilities Are a Security Issue.” Watch here. 

5) Council on Foreign Relations: “Prospects for a Global Minimum Tax Rate.” Watch here. 

Welcome to Issue #13 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 Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “Can an Oscar-Nominated Film, a New President and the Courts Close Guantanamo?” Watch here.  

2) The Wilson Center: “The Refugee Question in the Middle East: Towards Sustainable Solutions.” Register (free) here for webinar on Jun. 17, 2021, 10:30am – 12:00pm ET 

3) The Brookings Institution: “Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order.” Register (free) here for webinar on Jun. 15, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET 

4) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Responding to Hacks Against America.” Watch here. 

5) Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Reinvigorating Global Commitments to Children Living with HIV.” Watch here.

Welcome to Issue #12 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 World Affairs Council of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky: “Listening for the Heartbeat of Iran.” Webinar on May 26, 2021 at 7:00pm ET. Register here for free. 

2) South China Morning Post: “Xi and Putin to Mark Expansion of China-Russia Nuclear Power Project Ahead of US Talks.” Read here. 

3) The Wilson Center: “Myanmar’s Present and Future: Views from the National Unity Government.” Watch here. 

4) The Brookings Institution: “What Hope is There for De-escalation between Israel and Hamas?” Listen here.

5) The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “What Does a Foreign Policy for the Middle Class Look Like?” Webinar on May 25, 2021 at 3:00pm ET. Register here for free. 

Welcome to Issue #11 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 Center for Strategic and International Studies: “The Oil and Gas Investment Landscape.” Watch here. 

2) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: “NATO Expansion: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?” Register for webinar here (no fee) (Tuesday, May 11 at 1:00 PM ET)

3) The Brookings Institution: “An Asymmetric Defense of Taiwan.” Read here. 

4) George W. Bush Presidential Center: “Dr. Condoleezza Rice: Immigration is Still America’s Secret Weapon.” Watch here. 

5) The Hoover Institution: “France | America’s Longest Alliance: A U.S.-French Agenda for Security and Prosperity.” Watch here.