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SUMMARY:After Merkel: The Future of Transatlantic Security
DESCRIPTION:Since the end of World War II\, Germany and the United States have maintained strong political\, trade\, and security relations. As a NATO Ally and one of the largest and economically prosperous EU member states\, Germany has been a crucial partner for the United States in ensuring security on the European continent and fostering a global order based on liberal democracy and economic cooperation. Nevertheless\, in recent years the bilateral US-German relationship has experienced a number of turbulences that have impacted on broader questions of transatlantic and international security. During the presidency of Donald J. Trump\, bilateral tensions over security and military cooperation have become more visible. The end of Angela Merkel’s chancellorship in December 2021\, after more than 16 years in office\, has also raised questions over the future trajectory of German foreign and defense policy. \nWill the new German “traffic light” coalition of Social Democrats\, the Green Party\, and Free Democrats stay the course of a German foreign policy premised on transatlanticism\, military restraint\, and a strong economic model? And will the Biden administration be able to restore mutual friendship and trust between Washington\, DC and Berlin? \nThis World Affairs Council of Austin program in partnership with the Center for European Studies at the University of Texas (Austin) and the Kozmetsky Center for Excellence at St. Edward’s University will feature: \n\nDr. Sharyl N. Cross\, Director\, Kozmetsky Center for Excellence (St. Edward’s)\nDr. Sebastian Bruns\, McCain Fulbright Visiting Professor (US Naval Academy\, Annapolis)
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/after-merkel-the-future-of-transatlantic-security/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Europe,Geopolitics,peace and conflict,Security
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ORGANIZER;CN="UT Center for European Studies":MAILTO:ces@austin.utexas.edu
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SUMMARY:Global Security Forum 2021
DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Austin is a partnering with the World Affairs Council of Connecticut to present the annual Global Security Forum 2021.  From space to cyber\, the Forum will explore the changing currency of power and ask: how will decisions made today come to define the future? Are U.S. battle systems prepared to meet the threats and challenges of the future? With a new U.S. administration\, what role will the United States play on the global stage? Ultimately\, what transformations must occur today in national and global security in order to realize a stable and secure world in the future? \nFeatured speakers include:  General Charles W. Hooper\, former director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency; Admiral Kenneth Braithwaite\, the 77th Secretary of the Navy; Admiral Michelle Howard\, former commander of United States Naval Forces Europe\, United States Naval Forces Africa\, and Allied Joint Force Command Naples; General Lori Robinson\, former commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Secretary Ryan McCarthy\, Former Secretary of the United States Army\, among others. \n  \n \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/global-security-forum-2021/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Geopolitics,peace and conflict,Security
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Connecticut":MAILTO:info@ctwac.org
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SUMMARY:Exploring Private Sector Contributions to Sustainable Development Among Emerging Economies of European Union and Aspiring EU Nations in South Eastern Europe
DESCRIPTION:This will be the Kozmetsky Center for Excellence in Global Finance’s sixth annual collaborative multi-year conference series in transatlantic security held in cooperation with the Center for European Studies and Center for Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas\, Austin funded with support of a grant by the United States Department of Education Title VI National Resource Program. For this event\, we are also delighted to welcome our participating partners including the Atlantic Council of Montenegro and the World Affairs Council of Austin. \n \nThis international conference to be hosted via ZOOM webinar from St. Edward’s University will bring together academic experts on emerging economies\, representatives of the American and European policy communities with leaders of the local Austin and global private sector/investment worlds to share professional experience\, vision and research. Confirmed speakers include Dr. Bhaskar Chakravorti\, Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School\, Tufts University and Executive Director of Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context; Dr. Lourdes Casanova\, Director of the Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell University; Dr. Milica Pejanovic-Djurisic\, Ambassador of Montenegro to the United Nations and former Minister of Defence of Montenegro; Vuk Jeremic\, President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development in Serbia\, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and President of the United Nations General Assembly 67th Session; Mayor Erion Veliaj\, City of Tirana\, Albania; Dr. Phoebe Koundouri\, Co-Chair\, United Nations Sustainable Development Network and Professor\, Athens University of Economics and Business\, Department of International & European Economic Studies; Dr. Mirjana Matesic\, Director\, Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development\, Zagreb\, Croatia\, and others. Representatives of the Office of the Governor of Texas (Michael Treyger\, Deputy Director of Economic Development)\, City of Austin (Lucia Athens\, Chief Sustainability Officer) and leaders of global divisions of major corporations (Tesla\, Dell\, Whole Foods) have been invited to offer insights based on sustainable development\, investment and operations experiences in Texas and throughout the world. We have extended an invitation to Prime Minister of Montenegro\, Dusko Markovic who has championed promotion of national and regional sustainable development and private sector investment to deliver the keynote address for the conference.
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/exploring-private-sector-contributions-to-sustainable-development-among-emerging-economies-of-european-union-and-aspiring-eu-nations-in-south-eastern-europe/
CATEGORIES:Europe,Geopolitics,Global Trade,peace and conflict
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SUMMARY:State of the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to welcome back distinguished author and professor of Government at Austin Community College\, Roy E. Casagranda\, PhD  for a discussion on the State of the Middle East. \nAttendees will obtain answers to these questions: \nWhat has three and of half years of Trump brought the Middle East?\nWhat does the Middle East look like post US-hegemony?\nHow do Trump’s NATO positions impact the Middle East?\nAfghanistan-Iraq-Syria-Yemen\, how has invasion and civil war permanently altered the future of those states?\n  \n  \n \n  \nRoy Casagranda in the News\n\n\n\nTODO: Procedure or Principles? The Egyptian Revolution Chose the Latter \n\n\n\nRoy Casagranda at Public Speaking events\n\n\n\n\n\nAustin School: A Reconsideration of Modernity\nTeach-in: Why Major Changes are Necessary\nTeach-in: Justice and Revolution\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Links:\n\n\n\n\n\n Roy Casagranda’s CV \nBlood Throne of Caria\nAbout Roy Casagranda\nRoy Casagranda’s homepage
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/state-of-the-middle-east/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:educational,Geopolitics,Middle East,migration,peace and conflict,World Spins Series
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SUMMARY:CxC Amplified Week of Global Issues Webinar Programming
DESCRIPTION:World Affairs Council of Austin members have access to several daily webinars during the week of May 4th including: \n4th Ambassador (ret.) Bill Taylor\, EVP\, U.S. Institute of Peace\, and Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine \n5th Global Leadership in Crisis featuring General (ret.) David Petraeus\, Chairman\, KKR Global Institute \n5th Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking featuring Lynn Sanchez\, The Life Link \n6th UN Women Global Champion for Innovation featuring Dr. Nina Ansary\,  Visiting Fellow\, The London School of Economics Center for Women\, Peace & Security \n6th Current and Future NATO featuring David Epstein\, U.S. Department of State \n6th Economic Dignity featuring Gene Sperling\, Former Director of the National Economic Council under Presidents Obama and Clinton \n6th India on the Edge featuring Dr. Manu Bhagavan\, Professor of History at Hunter College \n6th Our Future in Space – Developments\, Commercialization and Governance featuring Evelyn Miralles\, Former Chief Principal Engineer\, NASA \n6th Join a Salsa Lesson with staff from the Embassy of Colombia \n6th Balancing Public Health and Privacy Concerns During a Pandemic Response featuring Dr. Sarah Kessler and Michael Tabman \n6th Europe in the Age of Corona featuring Ron Granieri\, FPRI Templeton Fellow\, Executive Director of the Center for the Study of America and the West \n7th The U.S. and China Now – Should We Confront or Cooperate? featuring Dr. Yanzhong Huang\, Dr. Susan Shirk\, and U.S. Representative Ted Yoho \n7th The TransAtlantic Agenda During and After the Corona Crisis – What’s at Stake featuring H.E. Emily Haber\, Germany’s Ambassador to the U.S.A. and Ambassador (ret.) John B. Emerson\, Chairman of the American Council on Germany \n7th Coronavirus in Conflict Zones featuring Jarrett Blac\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace \n7th Libya in Chaos: Origins\, Players and Outcomes featuring Ambassador (ret.) Deborah Jones\, Former U.S. Ambassador to Libya \n7th Eurasian Nightmares: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Politics of Pandemic featuring Dr. Ian Oxnevad\, Editorial Boardmember for the Association of the Middle East and Africa \n7th China: The World’s Next Premier Superpower? featuring Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore) \n8th Putting the World Back Together featuring General (ret.) John Allen\, President\, Brookings Institution \n8th Ambassador (ret.) Ronald Neumann\, Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan \n  \nThe Opening Plenary session is available for viewing here: \n \n______________________________________________________________
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/cxc-amplified-week-of-global-issues-webinar-programming/
CATEGORIES:Africa,Ambassador,Americas,Asia,Business,cultural,Europe,Geopolitics,Global Trade,Middle East,peace and conflict
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Councils of America":MAILTO:waca@worldaffairscouncils.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200327T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200327T130000
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CREATED:20191204T030801Z
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SUMMARY:America's Air Force: An Overview Featuring Lt. Gen. Marshall B. Webb
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED \n  \nThe World Affairs Council of Austin is honored to have Lt. Gen. Marshall B. “Brad” Webb provide an update on U.S. Air Force operations.   Lt. Gen. Webb is the Commander\, Air Education and Training Command\, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. He is responsible for the recruitment\, training and education of Air Force personnel.  This presentation will provide attendees with a review of U.S. Air Force efforts to meet current and emerging challenges on the global stage.  Lt. Gen. Webb will also discuss how the new focus of the National Defense Strategy is shaping our relationships with allies\, emerging partners\, and their militaries. \n  \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/americas-air-force-an-overview-featuring-lt-gen-marshall-b-webb/
LOCATION:TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geopolitics,Luncheon Series,peace and conflict,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190220T203000
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CREATED:20190202T051140Z
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SUMMARY:Preventing Conflict - The Role of Diplomacy and Development in Reducing Insecurity
DESCRIPTION:The world is experiencing a 25-year peak in violent conflict\, trapping millions of innocent men\, women and children in cycles of poverty and displacement. More than 550\,000 people die from violence every year in places like Syria\, Yemen and South Sudan\, while the annual humanitarian need globally has increased from $3.5 billion to over $20 billion since 2004. In 2016\, only 2 percent of official development assistance to fragile countries was dedicated to conflict prevention. Yet\, we know these programs work: they enhance security and promote stability that can break devastating cycles of violence. \nCongress has introduced the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018 to help solve this problem. This landmark bipartisan legislation would create for the first time a U.S. government-wide strategy to prevent and reduce violent conflict in some of the world’s most fragile environments. \nThe panelists have spent their careers at the highest levels of the U.S. government and on the frontlines of conflict zones working to prevent and resolve deadly violence through diplomacy\, defense\, and humanitarian and development work. They will share reflections from their experiences working in complex environments and offer ideas for preventing violent conflict globally. \nABOUT OUR PANELISTS \nAmbassador Ryan Crocker served 37 distinguished years in the U.S. Foreign Service\, including as U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Pakistan\, Syria\, Kuwait and Lebanon as well as Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Ambassador Crocker received the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, America’s highest civilian award\, in 2009\, and he was elected to the Mercy Corps Board of Directors in 2013. \nWilliam McRaven is a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral\, who served as the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command where he led a force of 69\,000 men and women and was responsible for conducting counter-terrorism operations worldwide. He is a recognized national authority on U.S. foreign policy and has advised presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and other U.S. leaders on defense issues. He also previously served as the University of Texas System chancellor. \nGhilda Chrabieh is the Middle East Deputy Regional Director for Mercy Corps. \nDafna H. Rand leads Mercy Corps’ policy and advocacy and research teams\, manages the organization’s research agenda\, and oversees Mercy Corps’ engagement with global institutions. Prior to joining Mercy Corps\, Dr. Rand held a number of leadership positions in government and academia\, most recently as the Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Bureau of Democracy\, Human Rights\, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State. \n**Refreshments will be provided** \nEntire event filmed and available for viewing here: \n \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/preventing-conflict-the-role-of-diplomacy-and-development-in-reducing-insecurity/
LOCATION:ACC Eastview Campus MultiPurpose Room 8500\, 3401 Webberville Road\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:diplomatic,educational,migration,peace and conflict
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