BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wacreading.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T133000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250521T195501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T151134Z UID:8247-1762947000-1762954200@wacreading.org SUMMARY:ISIS Funding and the Future of Terrorism with Colin P. Clarke DESCRIPTION:Colin P. Clarke is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation\, where his research focuses on terrorism\, insurgency and criminal networks. At RAND\, Clarke has directed studies on ISIS financing\, the future of terrorism and transnational crime\, and lessons learned from all insurgencies between the end of WWII and 2009. \nIn addition to his work at RAND\, he is an associate fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)-The Hague\, in the Netherlands\, and a lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University where he teaches courses on terrorism\, insurgency and the future of warfare. \nClarke has briefed his research at a range of national and international security forums\, including the U.S. Army War College\, US Air Force Special Operations School\, Society for Terrorism Research International Conference\, the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and the Counter ISIS Financing Group (CIFG)\, which is part of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. \nHe appears frequently in the media\, has been quoted in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and The Wall Street Journal\, and has published his research in Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, The Atlantic\, Politico\, Lawfare\, and numerous scholarly journals\, including Small Wars & Insurgencies\, Historical Methods\, and Military Operations Research. \nClarke is the author of Terrorism\, Inc.: The Financing of Terrorism\, Insurgency\, and Irregular Warfare\, published in 2015 by Praeger Security International and is currently working on Terrorism: The Essential Reference Guide\, also by Praeger and due to be published in 2018. He received his Ph.D. in international security policy from the University of Pittsburgh. \nThis will be a hybrid event with the luncheon speaker live on zoom. \nClick here to register for this live event now \nAttend Virtually (Zoom Webinar) URL:https://wacreading.org/event/8247/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Clarke.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T133000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250521T192830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T173833Z UID:8237-1765366200-1765373400@wacreading.org SUMMARY:America in the Arctic: Foreign Policy and Competition in the Melting North with Mary Thompson Jones DESCRIPTION:Mary Thompson-Jones\, Ed.D. is a Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. Before joining the USNWC\, she directed a master’s program in Global Studies at Northeastern University. \nPrior to entering academia\, she had a highly successful diplomatic career\, spanning 23 years a as U.S. Foreign Service Officer in leadership roles in the Czech Republic\, Canada\, Guatemala\, Spain\, and Washington\, D.C. She retired with the rank of Minister-Counselor\, having received several Superior and Meritorious Honor awards along the way. \nDr. Thompson-Jones’ new book\, America in the Arctic\, Foreign Policy and Competition in the Melting North\, has been praised by Sen. Angus King\, I-ME\, as “a finely crafted chart that can guide us through rough seas ahead to a peaceful and prosperous future\,” and by Amb. Paula Dobriansky\, former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs\, as “a compelling testament to the importance of U.S. engagement and a must-read for policymakers.” She is also the author of To the Secretary: Leaked Embassy Cables and America’s Foreign Policy Disconnect \nRegister to Attend Virtually \nRegister to Attend Live URL:https://wacreading.org/event/america-in-the-arctic-foreign-policy-and-competition-in-the-melting-north-with-mary-thompson-jones/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Jones.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T131500 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250813T163307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T181748Z UID:8270-1765972800-1765977300@wacreading.org SUMMARY:Russia-Ukraine: Negotiated Settlement of Continued War with Ambassador Steven Pifer DESCRIPTION:Steven Karl Pifer (born 1953) is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center on the United States and Europe as well as the director of Brookings’ Arms Control Initiative. He was formerly senior adviser with the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington\, D.C.\, and the third United States Ambassador to Ukraine from 1998 to 2000. \nHe served at the United States Embassies in Warsaw\, London and Moscow\, and as advisor on the U.S. delegation to the negotiations on intermediate-range nuclear forces in Geneva. \nFrom 1978 to 2004 he was a foreign service officer with the US Dept. of State. From 1996 to 1997\, he served special assistant to the president and senior director for Russia\, Ukraine and Eurasia on the National Security Council. From 1998 to 2000\, he served as the United States Ambassador to Ukraine. From 2001 to 2004\, he served as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs\, with responsibility for Russia and Ukraine. \nThis webinar event will he held on zoom. \nClick here to register for this webinar now URL:https://wacreading.org/event/ukraine-with-ambassador-steven-pifer/ LOCATION:Virtual Event\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pifer_headshot-1-e1755452754425.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T133000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250521T202156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T161744Z UID:8251-1768390200-1768397400@wacreading.org SUMMARY:Transatlantic Security in an Era of Great Power Competition with Dr. Andrew T. Wolff DESCRIPTION:Andrew T. Wolff\, Associate professor of political science and international studies at Dickinson College in Carlisle\, PA. My primary research concerns are NATO\, European security\, and American foreign policy. At Dickinson\, he teaches courses on American foreign policy\, European security\, national security\, international diplomacy\, and international relations.  \nIn the Fall 2021 semester he was in Brussels\, Belgium as a Fulbright NATO Security Studies scholar. He was also a visiting professor with the College of Europe in Bruges\, Belgium teaching courses on European defense and security governance in Europe. \nWolff is an Associate Professor of International Studies & Political Science. Contributing faculty to Security Studies program. \nClick here to register for this live event now URL:https://wacreading.org/event/europe-and-nato-with-dr-andrew-t-wolff/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wolffan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T133000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250820T173230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T151604Z UID:8357-1768996800-1769002200@wacreading.org SUMMARY:The Saudi Arabian Vision and the Future of Saudi/U.S. Relations with Fahad Nazer DESCRIPTION:Fahad Nazer is the official spokesperson for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States. He was\nappointed to this role on January 18\, 2019. Prior to this appointment\, Nazer was a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and served as an International Fellow at the National Council on U.S. Arab Relations. Additionally. He was also a columnist for the daily newspaper Arab News. His publications have appeared in Foreign Affairs\, The New York Times\, CNN\, Foreign Policy\, YaleGlobal Online\, The National Interest\, and Newsweek. Nazer earned his BA in political science from New York University and an M.A in political science from Saint John’s University in New York City. He has also completed the credit and examination requirements of the PhD program in political science at the Catholic University of America in Washington. \nClick here to register for this webinar now \n  \n  URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-saudi-arabian-vision-and-the-future-of-saudi-u-s-relations-with-fahad-nazer/ LOCATION:Virtual Event\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nazer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T133000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250822T173513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T145857Z UID:8367-1770809400-1770816600@wacreading.org SUMMARY:Securing the Indo-Pacific: Strategies for Keeping the Peace - Dr. Ely Ratner DESCRIPTION:Dr. Ely Ratner served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Prior to confirmation\, he served as the Director\, DoD China Task Force and as a Senior Advisor to China to the Secretary of Defense. Before arriving at the Department of Defense\, Dr. Ratner was the Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)\, where he was a member of the executive team and responsible for managing the Center’s research agenda and staff. \nDr. Ratner served from 2015 to 2017 as the Deputy National Security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden\, and from 2011 to 2012 in the office of Chinese and Mongolian affairs at the State Department. He also previously worked in the U.S. Senate as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and in the office of Senator Joe Biden. Outside of government\, Dr. Ratner has worked as a Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations\, a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at CNAS\, and as an Associate Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. \nClick here to attend live \nClick here to register for this webinar now URL:https://wacreading.org/event/securing-the-indo-pacific-strategies-for-keeping-the-peace-dr-ely-ratner/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/210830-D-D0439-030.JPG.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T133000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250820T182050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T142434Z UID:8360-1773228600-1773235800@wacreading.org SUMMARY:The Plight of the Kurds with Kani Xulam DESCRIPTION:Kani Xulam is a native of Kurdistan. He studied International Relations at the University of Toronto\, holds a BA in history from the University of California Santa Barbara and an MA in the International Service program at American University. \nAt the University of Toronto\, he represented Kurdistan at the Model United Nations\, which passed a nonbinding resolution recognizing the right of the Kurdish people to self-determination.\nAt the University of California Santa Barbara\, he was part of a group of peace activists who protested the first Gulf War by taking part in a sit-in at Chancellor’s office in January 1991. Everyone was arrested. Mr. Xulam pled not guilty\, defended himself\, and was sentenced to 18 hours of community service to plant saplings in Santa Barbara. \nIn 1993\, at the urging of Kurdish community leaders in America\, he left his family business in Santa Barbara\, California to establish the American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN) in the nation’s capital. AKIN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering Kurdish-American understanding and friendship. \nClick here to register for this live event now URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-plight-of-the-kurds-with-kani-xulam/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/images.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T140000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20260116T133014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T192405Z UID:8498-1773304200-1773324000@wacreading.org SUMMARY:Academic World Quest 2026 DESCRIPTION:READING\, PA — The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosted the 2026 AcademicWorldQuest competition on March 12\, 2026\, at the McGlinn Conference Center at AlverniaUniversity. Teams of ninth- through twelfth-grade students from across Berks County faced offin a fast-paced test of international affairs knowledge\, with Wilson High School’s Red Teamclaiming first place and earning the right to represent Berks County at the National Competitionin Washington\, D.C. this April. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Competition Results\n1st Place:  Wilson High School — Red Team2nd Place:  Governor Mifflin — Maroon Team3rd Place:  Governor Mifflin — Gold Team \nThe first-place Wilson Team consisted of Chase Mitstifer\, William Cochran\, Jakub Mochon\, and Christina Rohm\, under the guidance of adviser Dr. Franklin Reese\, Gifted Support Teacher at Wilson High School. The second-place Maroon Team from Governor Mifflin consisted of Joshua Velez\, Ethan Kurtz\, Charles Shuker\, and Kuljeet Sangha\, and the third-place Gold Team consisted of Jamie Michalsky\, Madelyn Spayd\, Stella Belinski\, and Lillyanne DeLoretta. Both Governor Mifflin teams were advised by Michael Kurtz\, Social Studies Teacher and department chairperson at Governor Mifflin School District. \nAs the regional winner\, the Wilson Red Team is sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading to attend the National Competition in April 2026. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Academic WorldQuest\nFounded in 2003\, Academic WorldQuest is a team-based competition testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. Four-person teams compete across ten thematic categories covering critical global and U.S. foreign policy issues. Students prepare using the official WACA Study Guide — available at worldaffairscouncils.org/2026awqstudyguide — which draws on curated sources from organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations\, the Financial Times\, and GlobalPost. The team with the most correct answers wins. \nThis year marks the 22nd year of Academic WorldQuest in Berks County. This year’s competition featured teams from Berks Catholic\, Boyertown\, Conrad Weiser\, Exeter\, Governor Mifflin\, Hamburg\, Muhlenberg\, Twin Valley\, Wilson\, and Wyomissing school districts. The competition is made possible by the generous support of the five Institutions of Higher Education in Berks County and other donors.  \nNational Competition — Washington\, D.C.\, April 2026\nThe Wilson Red Team will join 200–250 of the nation’s top high school students in Washington\, D.C.\, for a three-day event taking place April 26–28. Activities include a speaker and panel discussion at the National Press Club\, the four-hour national competition\, an evening reception\, and a visit to the Australian Embassy — a unique opportunity for students to engage with global affairs dignitaries and connect with like-minded peers from across the country. \nEvent Organizers\nThe 2026 Berks County competition was co-organized by Nicholas P. Nicoletti\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Political Science at Alvernia University and member of the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading Board\, and Brooke M. Nicoletti\, ELA Teacher at Wilson Southern Middle School\, who served as a volunteer organizer. \nFor more information about Academic WorldQuest or the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading\, please contact the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading. URL:https://wacreading.org/event/academic-world-quest-2026/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic World Quest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-21-at-11.00.07 AM-e1740234307449.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T130000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20251113T215841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T154744Z UID:8433-1775647800-1775653200@wacreading.org SUMMARY:Venezuela\, An Update with Dr. Paul Esqueda DESCRIPTION:Dr. Paul D. Esqueda is a Professor Emeritus Engineering. His areas of interest are project management\, negotiations\, and operations management. He has a particular interest in developing negotiation case studies. For the last 30 years\, Esqueda has been primarily dedicated to administration in academic institutions. Past positions include Division Head of Engineering\, Business\, and Computing at Penn State Berks; Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Administration (IESA) in Caracas\, Venezuela and President of the Engineering Research Institute also in Caracas. Esqueda served as a consultant for the European Union to review the European Union Latin American Scholarship Program from 2003-2008. He was part of a 20 expert panel (10 from Europe and 10 from Latin America) that met every year in Brussels to audit the program and advise the EU on the development of the program. \nClick here to register for this webinar now URL:https://wacreading.org/event/venezuela-an-update-with-dr-paul-esqueda/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/paul-esqueda-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T173000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20260311T153013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T143729Z UID:8525-1776673800-1776706200@wacreading.org SUMMARY:Excursion 2026: Two Treasures of Harrisburg DESCRIPTION:EXCURSION 2026\nTWO TREASURES OF HARRISBURG\nMonday\, April 20\, 2026 \nFeaturing the Pennsylvania State Capitol & National Civil War Museum \nThe Capitol Experience \nOur day begins at the Pennsylvania State Capitol\, where Senator Judith Schwank willhost our group for an inside look at state government in action. \nHighlights include: \n\nGuided tour of the historic Capitol\nLunch at the Capitol Café\nEscort to the Senate chamber for the opening of session\n\n  \nThe National Civil War Museum\nAfter lunch\, we will travel a short distance to the National Civil War Museum\, a Smithsonian-affiliated institution known for its balanced and comprehensive presentation of America’s defining conflict. \nOur visit includes: \n\nA special presentation by CEO Wayne Motts • Free time for a self-guided\ntour of the museum\n\n  \nItinerary \n8:30 a.m. – Depart from Walmart\, Wyomissing\n10:00 a.m. – Arrival at Capitol (go through security)\n11:00 a.m. – Capitol tour\n11:45 a.m. – Lunch at Capitol Café\n12:30 p.m. – Senate chamber session\n1:30 p.m. – Depart Capitol\n2:00 p.m. – Arrive at Civil War Museum\n4:00 p.m. – Depart for Wyomissing \nAbout Senator Judith Schwank\nSenator Schwank has represented Pennsylvania’s 11th District since 2011 and has devoted her career to public service. Her work focuses on agriculture\, food systems\, and the health and well-being of women and children. She previously served in leadership roles with the Penn State Cooperative Extension\, where she helped establish the Master Gardener Program. \nShe made history as the first woman elected Berks County Commissioner\, securing major renovations for Berks Heim and strengthening community services. She has also served as Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Services at Delaware Valley College. \nSenator Schwank holds both a B.S. and M.Ed. from Penn State and completed the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University. She currently serves as Democratic Chair of the Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee and sits on the Appropriations\, Game & Fisheries\, and Health & Human Services Committees. \n  \nAbout Wayne Motts\nWayne Motts is a nationally recognized Civil War historian\, museum leader\, and author. Before joining the National Civil War Museum\, he served as President and CEO of the Gettysburg Foundation\, where he played a key role in preserving and enhancing Gettysburg National Military Park. \nHe holds a B.A. in Military History from Ohio State University and an M.A. in American History from Shippensburg University. Motts has written extensively on Civil War history and is a frequent speaker\, educator\, and media contributor. His leadership has strengthened public understanding of this pivotal period in American history. \n  \n  \n  \n\nCost \n(includes transportation\, coffee\, snacks\, lunch & special programs) \n\nMembers: $120 per person\nAmbassadors/Benefactors: $110 per person(Spouse at member rate)\nStudents: $65 (limited to 3)\n\nSeating is limited to 25 participants(per request of Senator Schwank)\nReservations required by March 31\, 2026 – First come\, first served \nTo reserve your seat\, please contact:\nKristina Prislin\, Treasurer\, 610-376-2240 URL:https://wacreading.org/event/excursion-2026/ LOCATION:Harrisburg\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20250820T183033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T135905Z UID:8363-1778671800-1778677200@wacreading.org SUMMARY:Middle East Tensions with Michael O'Hanlon DESCRIPTION:Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow\, and director of research\, in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution\, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy\, the use of military force\, and American national security policy. He co-directs the Security and Strategy Team\, the Defense Industrial Base working group\, and the Africa Security Initiative within the Foreign Policy program\, as well. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia\, Georgetown\, and Syracuse universities\, and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. O’Hanlon was also a member of the External Advisory Board at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2011-2012. \nO’Hanlon’s latest books include: The Senkaku Paradox: Risking Great Power War over Limited Stakes (Brookings\, 2019); Beyond NATO: A New Security Architecture for Eastern Europe (Brookings\, 2017); The Future of Land Warfare (Brookings\, 2015); and Strategic Reassurance and Resolve: U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century (with Jim Steinberg\, Princeton University Press\, 2014). Previously\, he wrote Bending History: Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy (with Martin Indyk and Kenneth Lieberthal\, Brookings\, 2012); A Skeptic’s Case for Nuclear Disarmament (Brookings\, 2010); The Science of War (Princeton University Press\, 2009); Crisis on the Korean Peninsula (with Mike Mochizuki\, McGraw-Hill\, 2003); Winning Ugly: NATO’s War to Save Kosovo (with Ivo Daalder\, Brookings\, 2000); and Technological Change and the Future of Warfare (Brookings\, 2000)\, among others. \nO’Hanlon has written several hundred op-eds in newspapers including The Washington Post\, The New York Times\, The Los Angeles Times\, The Washington Times\, The Financial Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Japan Times\, USA Today\, and Pakistan’s Dawn paper. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs\, The National Interest\, Survival\, Washington Quarterly\, Joint Forces Quarterly\, and International Security\, among other publications. O’Hanlon has appeared on television or spoken on the radio some 4\,000 times since eptember 11\, 2001. \nO’Hanlon was an analyst at the Congressional Budget Office from 1989-1994. He also worked previously at the Institute for Defense Analyses. His Ph.D. from Princeton is in public and international affairs; his bachelor’s and master’s degrees\, also from Princeton\, are in the physical sciences. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Congo/Kinshasa (the former Zaire) from 1982-1984\, where he taught college and high school physics in French. Earlier\, he worked on a dairy farm in Upstate New York\, where he grew up\, and attempted (unsuccessfully) with a team of Princeton experimental physicists in the “Gravity Group” to disprove Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. \nClick here to attend live \nClick here to register for this webinar now URL:https://wacreading.org/event/middle-east-tensions-with-michael-ohanlon/ LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-1.05.07 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T180000 DTSTAMP:20260424T083304 CREATED:20260323T212322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T124512Z UID:8548-1781109000-1781114400@wacreading.org SUMMARY:The Pennsylvania German and the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:William W. Donner received his PhD in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently the Freyberger Professor of Pennsylvania German Studies at Kutztown University. He has been involved with the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center\, The Kutztown Folk Festival\, and other Pennsylvania German organizations for over 25 years. He has published about Pennsylvania Germans in numerous journals including\, Pennsylvania History\, Pennsylvania Magazine of Biography and History\, Yearbook of German American Studies and Sociological Inquiry\, among other journals. He has published a book about Pennsylvania German expressive culture\, Serious Nonsense: Groundhog Lodges\, Versammlinge\, and Pennsylvania German Heritage (2016\, Penn State Press). \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Patrick Donmoyer is Director of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University\, a folklife museum and research center on the Kutztown Campus. An avid speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch\, Patrick’s research blends the study of folk art\, vernacular language\, rural architecture\, seasonal customs\, and healing traditions. In 2022\, Patrick received the American Folklore Society’s Archie Green Public Folklore Advocacy Award for significant contributions impacting folk traditions and their communities in the United States. Patrick is the author of numerous articles\, and four books\, including Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars (2013)\, Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei and the Ritual of Everyday Life (2018)\, and Painter of the Stars: The Life and Work of Milton J. Hill (2021). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The all-you-can-eat Buffet will feature German specialties from the Reading Liederkranz German Singing & Sports Society Kitchen\, including a special dessert.  Vegetarian plate available with advance notice.  A cash bar will be available. \n \n Click here to register now!\n \n \n \n \n \n Sign-in and payment starts at 4pmBuffet Opens at 4:30 pmPresentation starts at 5:15 pm URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-pennsylvania-german-during-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Reading Liederkranz\, 143 Spook Lane\, Reading\, PA\, 19606\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR