Adrian Grieve moved to United States from Scotland in 1985 after graduating with a degree in Social Work. He became a Red Cross disaster volunteer as a direct result of the December 1988 Pan Am 103 crash in his hometown of Lockerbie, Scotland. He subsequently joined as a paid employee in 1992, serving in multiple […]
The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading will hold a moderated panel discussion Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the McGlinn Conference Center, Alvernia University, 460 Saint Bernadine Street, Reading, PA. Educator Tod D. Witman will review the long 4,000 year history of the area followed in succeeding order by Brian Chartock, Chief Executive […]
Since 2018, Brian has developed innovative watershed management plans for streams in the Susquehanna Valley, as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Pennsylvania Science Team. He specializes in integrating advanced modeling, remote sensing, and geospatial techniques into community-driven environmental planning. Prior to joining CBF, Brian has done related work in Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, and […]
Facing Inhumanity: A Look at International Humanitarian Law Following a brief summary of the major landmarks and personalities involved in the development of international humanitarian law, this virtual presentation will review the major texts defining genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression as they appear in international law. Dr. Fegley will be […]
The Tennessee World Affairs Council in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is offering An International Careers Panel via Zoom at 12:30 - 2:00 Eastern Time on Wednesday April 3, 2024. Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in International affairs? There is more than you think. Every Fall and […]
VIRTUAL EVENT 12:00 NOON APRIL 10TH Mr. Witman will review the 4,000 year history of the region, expanding upon the well-received presentation he made as part of the panel discussion on the current Palestinian and Israeli conflict hosted by the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading January 17, 2024 at the McGlinn Conference and Spirituality […]
Kimani Nehusi (PhD) is a progressive African historian born in Guyana. Dr. Nehusi is an academic who lectured at the University of Guyana, the University of London and the University of East London and currently lectures at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is known for his work on linguistics and Ancient Egyptian( Kemet) linguistic dispersal […]
Natan Sachs is the director of the Center for Middle East Policy and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings. He has taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Department of Government and its Security Studies Program. Prior to joining Brookings, Sachs was a Fulbright fellow in Indonesia, a visiting fellow […]
Ambassador William B. Taylor is vice president, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2019, he served as chargé d'affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. During the Arab Spring, he oversaw U.S. assistance and support to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and […]
Bret Schafer is a senior fellow and head of the Alliance for Securing Democracy's information manipulation team. Bret is the creator and manager of Hamilton 2.0, an online open-source dashboard tracking the outputs of Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media outlets, diplomats, and government officials. As an expert in computational propaganda, state-backed information operations, and […]
