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SUMMARY:Ireland Briefing
DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to feature at our next members-only meeting an evening with Ireland’s Consul General Claire McCarthy and Vice Consul Paul Breen.  During this special meeting\, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about current events in Ireland as well as Ireland’s inititiatives in Austin\, America and the world. \n \nJoin us and meet your fellow members and hear how to become more engaged in Central Texas’ international community. \nPlease RSVP via your emailed invitation. \nIf you are not yet a member\, please visit our membership page to sign up
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/ireland-report/
CATEGORIES:diplomatic,educational,Europe,Geopolitics
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SUMMARY:Strategic Security Challenges in the Middle East: Perspectives on a ‘Second Arab Spring’ and the U.S.-Iran Confrontation
DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to partner with the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward’s University in offering a presentation by Theodore “Ted” Karasik\, PhD\, Senior Advisor at Gulf State Analytics.  Dr. Karasik will share his perspective on the security challenges in the Middle East\, the potential of a Second “Arab Spring” and the recent diplomatic and military confrontation between the United States and Iran. \nFor the past 30 years\, Dr. Karasik worked for several U.S. agencies involved in researching and analyzing defense acquisitions\, the use of military power\, and religio-political issues across the Middle East and Eurasia including the evolution of violent extremism and financing networks. From 2006 until 2016\, Dr.Karasik lived in Dubai\, UAE where he worked on Arabian Peninsula foreign policy and security issues surrounding cultural awareness\, cybersecurity\, maritime security\, counter-terrorism\, and infrastructure and national resilience. \nDr. Karasik was formerly a Senior Political Scientist in the International Policy and Security Group at RAND Corporation serving as Director of Research for the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy. He earned his PhD in History from the University of California\, Los Angeles in four fields: Middle East\, Russia\, the Caucasus with additional concentration in Cultural Anthropology focusing on tribes and clans from Central Asia to East Africa. Dr. Karasik has been a frequent commentator for major Arab news media (Al Arabiya\, Al Jazeera\, Sky News Arabia\, and others).
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/strategic-security-challenges-in-the-middle-east-perspectives-on-a-second-arab-spring-and-the-u-s-iran-confrontation/
LOCATION:St. Edwards University\, Carter Auditorium\, 3001 S. Congress Ave\, Austin\, TX\, 78704\, United States
CATEGORIES:diplomatic,educational,Geopolitics,Middle East
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SUMMARY:The Shifting Role and Impact of Diplomacy in a World in Disarray
DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Austin welcomes Nicholas Kralev\, Executive Director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy\, who will discuss the shifting role and impact of diplomacy in a world in disarray. \nNicholas Kralev is an author\, journalist and entrepreneur specializing in diplomacy and international affairs\, whose work of more than 20 years has taken him to almost 100 countries. \nHe is the founding executive director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy\, an independent organization that provides practical professional training in diplomacy and international affairs. \nA former Financial Times and Washington Times diplomatic correspondent\, he witnessed firsthand the conduct of American diplomacy while accompanying U.S. Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton\, Condoleezza Rice\, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright on their travels around the world. \nHe is the author of “America’s Other Army” and “Diplomats in the Trenches\,” as well as the host of the TV series on diplomacy “Conversations with Nicholas Kralev.” His work has been published in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Foreign Policy Magazine and the Huffington Post. He has appeared on NPR\, CNN\, BBC\, Fox News and local stations across the globe. \nHe holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School and speaks five languages. \n  \nEVENT LOCATION ON CAMPUS MAP \nPARKING REGISTRATION LINK \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/the-shifting-role-and-impact-of-diplomacy-in-a-world-in-disarray/
LOCATION:St Edwards University St Andre Apartments Multipurpose Room\, 3001 South Congress Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78704\, United States
CATEGORIES:author,cultural,diplomatic,Geopolitics
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