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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200327T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200327T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T040656
CREATED:20191204T030801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200326T220643Z
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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:20190828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190828T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T040656
CREATED:20190607T002302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190611T145935Z
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SUMMARY:The European Union - Turmoil or Transition? BREXIT vs. Regionalism
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about the state of the European Union?  Reserve your seat now for our next World Spins Series event:  The European Union – Turmoil or Transition? BREXIT vs. Regionalism \nYves Dubus \n  \nOur guest speaker\, Mr. Yves Dubus\, Belgian Trade Commissioner in Houston\, will help us understand what is taking place in Europe.  As you read in the news headlines\, the United Kingdom is still trying to resolve Brexit.  Italy’s left-right coalition government struggles to maintain its commitment to the EU.  Germany’s political realignment and transition to new leadership will have a long term impact on policy and budgetary needs.  Many French cities have seen historic protests every weekend since last year.  Hungary and Poland want to chart a new path for the EU.  Catalan nationalism has been contained for now in Spain.  Is Russia fueling all the unrest?   Interested in learning more?   Join us: \n \n6:00 PM Registration\n \n6:05 PM Speaker Presentation followed by Q&A \n7:00 PM Event Concludes \n  \n  \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/eu-turmoil-or-transition/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,cultural,diplomatic,educational,Europe,Geopolitics,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190717T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190717T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T040656
CREATED:20190615T024234Z
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: Venezuela Humanitarian Crisis Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Over the last three years\, approximately 3.4 million people have fled Venezuela for other countries around the world. It is estimated that of these\, approximately 2.7 million have fled to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with the total number expected to exceed 5 million people by the end of 2019. This migration is the largest to affect the Western Hemisphere in modern history\, creating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.  Access to health care\, education\, food and nutrition\, and safety and security are among the highest priorities. The Resource Foundation will provide a briefing on the situation on the ground and strategies to provide support to those affected. \nThe World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to host our guest speaker\, Marcela Lopez-Macedonio\, Esq.\, President & CEO of The Resource Foundation.  Ms. Lopez-Macedonio is responsible for driving the strategic execution of The Resource Foundation and its programs. Building on her ties to Latin America and her decades of experience working with families\, corporations\, and organizations to achieve sustainable growth\, Marcela focuses on ensuring TRF’s mission is met now and in the future. \nPrior to joining The Resource Foundation\, Marcela worked as an Attorney at the New York City law firm of Goldfarb\,\nAbrandt\, Salzman & Kutzin\, where for over five years she assisted high net worth clients navigate complicated trust\nand estate issues and litigation. She often lectured on estate and tax planning and was published in the Practicing\nLaw Institute’s Trust and Estates publication and still found time to volunteer with The Resource Foundation. \nMarcela holds a Juris Doctor from New York Law School and B.A. degrees in Political Science and French from\nRutgers University. She is fluent in English and Spanish\, proficient in French\, and has a basic understanding of\nPortuguese. \nAgenda \n5:45 PM Registration and networking \n6:05 PM Speaker Presentation followed by Q&A \n7:00 PM Event Concludes \nJoin us!
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/world-spins-series-venezuela-humanitarian-crisis-briefing/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americas,diplomatic,Geopolitics,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T200000
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CREATED:20190402T010738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190518T194329Z
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: An Assessment of  U.S.-China Relations Midway in the Trump Administration
DESCRIPTION:Two years into the Trump Administration\, what is the current state of the U.S.-China relationship?  The U.S.-China “trade war” has dominated headlines in both the United States and globally throughout 2018 and into 2019. \nBut in what ways is the U.S.-China relationship of today different from that of early 2017?  In addition\, to trade and investment issues\, the United States and China have engaged on topics ranging from North Korea\, the South China Sea\, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan\, sometimes agreeing and sometimes disagreeing. \n  \nDavid Firestein\, former U.S. diplomat\, U.S.-China relations expert and founding executive director of the University of Texas at Austin China Public Policy Center and inaugural president and CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations\, will share his analysis and insights about the state of the U.S.-China relationship at this mid-way point of Trump’s current term in office. \nRSVP and join us!
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/world-spins-series-an-assessment-of-u-s-china-relations-midway-in-the-trump-administration/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Asia,author,Business,Geopolitics,Global Trade,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T200000
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CREATED:20190326T183003Z
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: Thinking About Doing Business in China?
DESCRIPTION:On your way to China to do business?  “Do your homework\,” advises Tyler Johnson\, an international business consultant and author of The Way of The Laowai: The Importance of International Self-Awareness for Businesses.   “Laowai” (pronounced  “laaw wye”) is Mandarin for “old foreigner\,” a reminder that culture always trumps business. \n \nJohnson should know.  He spent 10 years in Shanghai running Dell’s sales and ultimately the company’s Asia Pacific professional services organization.  His tenure\, from 2005-2015\, coincided with China’s ramp up as a world economic powerhouse and the widespread recognition that companies – especially tech companies – have to be there.  The opportunity is both huge and culture-specific: \n\nThe Chinese government exerts strong control over the private sector: China has more companies in the Fortune 500 than any country except the United States\, and more than half of those firms are controlled by a single government agency.\nThe consumer market is huge and uses technology: Analysts predict retail sales growth of 7.5% in China and 3.3% in the U.S. for 2019\, with China ending the year with total retail sales of $5\,074 trillion\, exceeding  that expected for the U.S. by more than $100 billion\, with over half of Chinese retail sales being made by smart phones.\n\nAs Johnson discovered\, “the way of the laowai” can be a humbling experience.  Johnson tells the story of pitching a technology solution to a provincial official and being told “I don’t think you guys understand what we need.”  The problem?  Sheer volume.  In a single day\, his prospect’s rural province did more banking transactions than the entire United States. \nRSVP and join us!        \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/world-spins-series-thinking-about-doing-business-in-china/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Asia,Business,Global Trade,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181129T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181129T193000
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SUMMARY:Yemen: Failed State and Dire Tragedy
DESCRIPTION:Yemen is another front that openly exhibits Iran-Saudi Arabia geopolitical rivalry. History has come full circle: Yemen has become to Saudi Arabia what Vietnam was to the United States. \nHow did Yemen get to this point? \nThe World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to have David Oualaalou (pronounced Walalou\, known also as Dr. O) discuss the situation in Yemen and its impact on the Middle East. \nDr. David Oualaalou is an international geopolitical consultant\, global speaker\, award winning educator\, author\, and former international security analyst in Washington DC. He is also the founder of Global Perspective Consulting headquartered in Dallas\, TX. \nDr. O’s unique background allows him to provide current and relevant insight on our world’s greatest challenges and issues within critical economic and security areas. His theoretic and practical real-world knowledge of how geopolitics\, global security\, energy issues\, domestic and international business intersect is founded on his experience as a former international security analyst in Washington\, D.C.\, his doctoral studies\, and as a military veteran who worked in the field with elite military forces carrying out operations at the behest of U.S. policymakers. \nDr. Oualaalou is the author of Beneath the Veil: Fall of the House of Saud(2018)\, Volatile State: Iran in the Nuclear Age (2018)\, and The Ambiguous Foreign Policy of the United States toward the Muslim World: More than a Handshake (2016).\n  \nHis editorials have appeared in newspapers and online journals\, including The Huffington Post\, Al Jazeera\, the European Atlantic Council\, Middle East & North Africa Forum\, and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Some of his articles have been translated into more than ten languages. \n  \nAgenda \n6:00 PM Registration and networking   \n \n6:15 PM Speaker Presentation followed by Q&A \n7:15 PM  Additional networking \n7:30 PM Event Concludes
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/yemen-failed-state-and-dire-tragedy/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Austin Center for Global Trade,author,Business,Global Trade,Middle East,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180522T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180522T200000
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: China\, Innovation and Us
DESCRIPTION:Join us for China\, Innovation and Us featuring David Firestein\, founding director\, China Public Policy Center.  Throughout his career\, Firestein has played an active role advancing U.S.-China and U.S.-Asia trade. He has also produced path-breaking thought leadership\, scholarship and Capitol Hill testimony on a range of topics\, including U.S. arms sales to Taiwan\, U.S.-China infrastructure investment cooperation\, and the role of national exceptionalism as a driver of major international conflict today. Firestein is native Austinite who speaks Mandarin at near-native level and has published on what else – country music and diplomacy. \n  \n  \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/world-spins-series-china-innovation-and-us/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Asia,Business,educational,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180412T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180412T200000
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: National Security and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe second in a two-part series on the impact how changing weather patterns and public policy\n \n\n\nDespite President Trump’s stated intention to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord\, there is a consensus among U.S. military leaders included Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and even Chief of Staff John Kelly\, that climate change poses a serious threat to national security. What are the implications — and who’s leading the charge? \n\nDr. Josh Busby is an internationally-recognized expert on climate change and national security\, associate professor of public affairs at the LBJ School and a Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/world-spins-series-national-security-and-climate-change/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:climate change,World Spins Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180329T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180329T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T040656
CREATED:20180108T023156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180309T051955Z
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: Will Blockchain Disrupt World Trade?
DESCRIPTION:The World Economic Forum estimates that 10% of the world’s GDP will be recorded in blockchains by 2027. So it’s something that everyone in business needs to know about! But what is blockchain\, why is it so special\, and what is its real promise for global business? This presentation will cut through the considerable hype and FUD that is associated with this transformational technology\, provide a plain English overview of its architecture and its benefits\, and explain some of the ways that it will disrupt your business world – for good and for bad! \n“The bitcoin bubble may ultimately turn out to be a distraction from the true significance of the blockchain.”  Steve Johnson \nRecommended Reading:  Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble by Steven Johnson\, The New York Times\, Jan. 21\, 2018 \n  \n \nPete Harris is the Principal of Lighthouse Partners\, Inc.\, an Austin\, TX-based consulting firm that works with global IT innovators to create go-to-market strategies for transformational technologies. With 40 years of business and technology experience\, Pete has focused in recent years on business applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. \nIn addition to his role at Lighthouse Partners\, Pete is a Co-Founder and Research Principal at Chain Business Insights\, LLC\, an Austin-based boutique research/advisory firm that is exploring how blockchain technologies are disrupting global supply chains. Pete is also the founding Executive Director of the Austin Blockchain Collective\, which showcases and advocates for blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation happening in Austin. \n  \nThe World Spins series of bi-monthly talks features distinguished speakers highlighting current topics that impact our lives.  The series is an exclusive opportunity for members of the World Affairs Council of Austin to explore these topics as they evolve.  Come ready to participate\, question and probe. \nIf you are not yet a member\, please visit our membership page and activate your membership. \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/world-spins-series-will-blockchain-disrupt-world-trade/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,educational,Global Trade,World Spins Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180125T133000
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: Freeze! Drought! Mudslide! Hurricane! Heat Wave!  Managing Climate Change Now that the Feds Have Left the Room
DESCRIPTION:The United States is the only country in the world opposed to the United National Climate Change accord. Despite President Trump’s decision to pull out of the agreement\, Austin is taking a lead in tackling climate change\, and we are fortunate to have a leading international expert on climate change to launch a new series\, “World Spins.” \nThe rest of the world\, including China\, India and the European Union\, reaffirmed their commitments. Challenging the federal decision\, 346 U.S. governors\, mayors – including Austin’s own Mayor Steve Adler — and struck a defiant pose\, the Federal government declined to make a commitment. \n“With the Paris agreement\, we finally developed a global approach to climate change that had the best chance of success. What we need is for the rest of the world and state and local actors in the U.S. to hold the line in the hopes that we will once again have leadership at the national level in the United States that recognizes the severity of the problem\,” said Dr. Josh  Busby\, an internationally-recognized authority on climate change and delegate to the last November’s Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the U.N. Convention on Climate Change\, held Nov. 6-17 in Bonn\, Germany. \nWhile climate change is often perceived as a partisan issue\, national security experts are taking a closer look at its implications. In written testimony provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee\, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis asserted that climate change is a driver of instability. Former CIA director James Clapper also stated that climate change contributes to instability\, and as population centers compete for dwindling resources\, governments will find it increasingly difficult to maintain order. \n“The security consequences of climate change include large-scale humanitarian emergencies that may require military mobilization to protect people from dying both at home and abroad\, as we saw after Hurricane Katrina and more recently after Hurricane Maria\,” Busby said. “We may also see climate change exacerbate social tensions and undermine political stability in conflict-prone countries around the world through its effects on rainfall and food production\, economic growth\, disasters and migration.” \n  \nDr. Joshua Busby\, an associate professor of public affairs at the LBJ School and a Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center\,  began studying climate and security in 2004\, is the lead researcher on a three-year\, $1.9 million Department of Defense (DoD) funded project called “Complex Emergencies and Political Stability in Asia” that explores the causes and dynamics of complex emergencies in Asia and options for building government capacity to prevent and respond to such situations. This project follows a similar five-year\, $7.6 million DoD-funded project in Africa called “Climate Change and African Political Stability” (CCAPS)\, on which Busby was a lead researcher. \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/the-world-spins-series-facebook-as-the-new-state-department/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Africa,Americas,Asia,climate change,educational,Europe,Law and regulations,World Spins Series
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