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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Daniel Markey is a senior advisor on South Asia at the United States Institute of Peace. He is also a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Foreign Policy Institute. From 2015-2021, Dr. Markey was a senior research professor in international relations at SAIS, where he launched and […]
Elizabeth Smith currently serves as the Public Diplomacy Officer for Public Engagement (Cultural Affairs Officer) at U.S. Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica. Within this portfolio, she works on educational and cultural programming, particularly for socially disadvantaged communities. Her work includes building relationships with Costa Ricans through people-to people programs such as cultural and academic exchanges, English […]
Today’s global environment is rife with uncertainty. Chief among them is concern over the future of the international order. To understand what these future challenges hold, Dr. Robert S. Hinck will share findings from his recently co-authored book, The Future of Global Competition: Ontological Security Narratives in Chinese, Iranian, Russian, and Venezuelan Media. During the […]
Philip Orlando is senior Vice President and Chief Equity Market Strategist of Federated Hermes. He is also Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with 32 years of industry experience and is responsible for formulating and articulating Federated's opinions about the equity market as well was positioning strategies for the firm's products. He serves as […]
Michael E. 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 directs the Center on Security, Strategy and Technology, as well as the Defense Industrial Base working group, and will […]
Ross MacCallum will offer a history and current day perspective on VOA's role in international TV/radio/social media and his specific role in VOA's various language groups. Ross MacCallum has over 25 years experience in TV news production, news personnel management, and training. One of the most versatile people in the industry today. A "pleasantly authoritative" […]
Dr. des Seyran Bostancı is working as a research assistant on Democracy, Transfer and Policy Advise at the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). She did her phd on "Education - Discrimination - Inclusion. Transformation Processes in Postmigrant Societies” at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Before she was a research assistant at the […]
COL Benjamin Ogden is the Space Operations and Education Officer at the U.S. Army War College. He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. After completion of the Air Defense Artillery Basic Course, COL Ogden was assigned to 1-44 ADA, 4th Infantry Division […]