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SUMMARY:The Immigration Crisis in Europe: The Case of Spain with Laura López Calonge
DESCRIPTION:Laura López Calonge is a Visiting Instructor of Spanish at Albright College. \nLaura realized she loved languages even before finishing her Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Philology at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid\, the city where she was born but left almost 10 years ago. She enhanced her education at other institutions in Spain (Universidad de Cantabria\, Universidad de Sevilla) and Europe (Charles University of Prague) and focused on Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language for her Master’s Degree. She is currently preparing her PhD thesis on Spanish Pragmatics and Conversation Analysis at the University of Valencia. She has taught for over five years in high schools in England and India\, as well as at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. She has worked in collaboration with the Cervantes Institute as an evaluator of Spanish-language proficiency for non-native speakers of Spanish and with the Embassy of Spain in Trinidad assisting in the organization of cultural events. She loves nature\, sports (India brought the practice of yoga to her)\, connecting with other cultures\, learning from them and trying to make this world a better place to live. \nThis event is being held virtually at 12:00 noon on April 13th. \nClick here to register for this event now.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-immigration-crisis-in-europe-the-case-of-spain/
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SUMMARY:U.S. - China Competition with Richard Fontaine
DESCRIPTION:U.S\, China rivalry has emerged as a defining feature of today’s world\, with competition rising along with tension\, particularly as it related to Taiwan. Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine\, Beijing’s alignment with Moscow puts even greater stress on its relations with the United States. This talk will discuss the nature of U.S. – China competition today\, the global implications of it\, and where things may go from here. \nRichard Fontaine is the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He served as President of CNAS from 2012-19 and as Senior Fellow from 2009-12. Prior to CNAS\, he was foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain and worked at the State Department\, the National Security Council\, and on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. \nMr. Fontaine served as foreign policy advisor to the McCain 2008 presidential campaign and subsequently as the minority deputy staff director on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Prior to that\, he served as Associate Director for Near Eastern Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) from 2003-04. He also worked on Southeast Asian issues in the NSC’s Asian Affairs directorate. \nAt the State Department\, Mr. Fontaine worked for the Deputy Secretary and in the department’s South Asia bureau. Mr. Fontaine began his foreign policy career as a staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee\, focusing on the Middle East and South Asia. He also spent a year teaching English in Japan. \nMr. Fontaine currently serves as Executive Director of the Trilateral Commission\, on the Defense Policy Board\, and as a Sine Institute Fellow at American University. He has been an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. \nA native of New Orleans\, Mr. Fontaine graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in International Relations from Tulane University. He also holds a M.A. in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington\, and he attended Oxford University. He lives in Virginia with his wife and their four children. \nThis event is being held virtually on Wednesday\, April 20th. \nClick here to register for this event now.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-current-state-of-relations-between-china-and-taiwan-with-richard-fontaine/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, PA\, United States
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