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Tegucigalpa to Texas: Crisis in Immigration Policy with Lawrence Cohen

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

Mr. Cohen will summarize current US immigration policy, examine the roots of the crisis in our southern  border, and  draw some conclusions  about  the present dysfunctional situation. Lawrence Cohen is a retired U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer.  During his State Department career, Mr. Cohen was posted overseas in Mexico, Honduras, India, Hungary, Nigeria, […]

Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe with Sheri Berman

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video replay, click HERE Sheri Berman is a professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her research interests include the development of democracy and dictatorship, European politics, populism and fascism, and the history of the left. She is author of books on European social democracy and the fate of democracy during the […]

Cryptocurrencies and Their Impact on Global Financial Markets. with Farhad Saboori

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

Farhad Saboori is a professor of economics at Albright College. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, in 1985. His areas of research interest are in applied macroeconomic analysis, including business cycle studies, causes of financial crises, and the impact of oil prices on the economy. He teaches courses in International […]

The Transatlantic Relationship in an Era of Great Power Competition with Consul General David Gill of Germany

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video playback of this event, click HERE Your World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is excited and proud to have been selected by The World Affairs Councils of America as one of the top World Affairs Councils in the U.S. to take part in Wunderbar Together: The Year of German-American Friendship. This comprehensive and […]

Terror Finance: The War Behind the War on Terror with John Cassara

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

Sponsored by: Hillcrest Racquet Club John Cassara began his 26 year government career as an intelligence officer during the Cold War. He later served as a Treasury Special Agent in both the U.S. Secret Service and US Customs Service where he investigated money laundering, trade fraud and international smuggling. He was an undercover arms dealer […]

7th Annual Global Oscar Film Series at Penn State Berks

PA, United States

This fall, the Global Studies Program at Penn State Berks will host the 7th Annual Global Oscar Film Series.  These are 4 of the 5 finalists for last spring's Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. All films are free and open to the public. Here is the Global Oscar Film Series schedule for […]

Kurdistan: An Island of Stability in a Turbulent Middle East with Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video playback Part 1, click HERE For video playback Part 2, click HERE Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States of America. Key to her role are strengthening ties between Kurdistan and the United States, advocating her government’s position on a wide array of political, security, […]

Alice Paul: Women’s Suffragist with Hallie Vaughan

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

Alice Paul was a vocal leader of the 20th Century women's suffrage movement. Born on 1/11/1885 in Mount Laurel, NJ, she was brought up with the Quaker traditions of gender equality and working to improve society. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1905 and would earn 4 more degrees in her lifetime. She joined the […]

Crisis in U.S. Immigration Policy: Headache along the U.S. – Mexican Border with Lawrence Cohen

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video replay, click HERE Mr.Cohen will describe current US immigration policy, examination the roots of the crisis on our southern border, and raise questions about the current, unsustainable situation. Lawrence Cohen is a retired diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. During his Foreign Service career, Mr. Cohen served in Mexico, Honduras, India, Hungary, […]

The Politics of Division with Terry Madonna

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

G. Terry Madonna is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College. He is also the Director of the Franklin & Marshall College Poll. In the early 1970s, he served as County Commissioner of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. To Register: Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org […]