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General Mattis to receive 2021 Vandenberg Prize
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Submitted 05-31-2021 under NONPROFITS
The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan (WACWM) has announced its Vandenberg Prize will be awarded to General James N. Mattis, who served as the 26th Secretary of the Defense (2017-18). In addition, General Mattis was the Commander of the U.S...
Secchia Honored with Hillman-Orr Award by World Affairs Council
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Submitted 12-10-2020 under NONPROFITS
The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan (WACWM) has announced that the late Ambassador (ret.) Peter F. Secchia is the 2021 recipient of its annual Hillman-Orr Award. The Hillman-Orr...
First Vandenberg Prize awarded to Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
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Submitted 01-21-2020 under NEWS
“By and large, [the world] respects the United States, they respect Americans. And when we’re together, and when we shine, and when we recognize that ‘politics ends at the water’s edge,’ there is no weapon system that...
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia reflects on Vladimir Putin
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Submitted 11-10-2017 under NONPROFITS
Russia has dominated our national headlines for months. Timely, then, that the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan is bringing a Russian expert to town. On Tuesday, November 14, The Honorable John Beyrle, United States Ambassador to...
National security expert presents on five major threats to United States
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Submitted 11-02-2017 under NONPROFITS
On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), will present on the topic “Top Five Threats to America’s National Security.” She will speak at 7:00 p.m. at the...
Fractured politics and American foreign policy
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Submitted 09-08-2017 under NONPROFITS
“Political cycles are sprints. Foreign policy is a marathon,” said P.J. Crowley, former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. State Department, in his book, Red Line: American Foreign Policy in a Time of Fractured Politics...
Wealthy Theatre screening America's Diplomats: People making a global impact
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Submitted 08-28-2017 under NONPROFITS
Affairs of state often seem remote from the everyday life we live in Grand Rapids. But our local community is influenced by and influences global affairs. World events shape our community. Consider the impact of war and conflict worldwide and how...
North Korea: Peaceful solution presented by conflicts expert
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Submitted 04-17-2017 under NONPROFITS
“Korea has been preparing for conflict for more than 40 years. When they hear talk about a U.S. strike being imminent, their trigger fingers get tighter. So I think we need a U.S. policy that doesn’t put them in a position where their...
Speaker from U.S. Institute of Peace discusses achieving peace in conflicted world
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Submitted 04-10-2017 under NONPROFITS
“What role can everyday people, especially young people, play in building peace in our world?” Ann-Louise Colgan, Director of public education, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), answers that question in a public talk on...
Expert from Washington D.C. to discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
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Submitted 03-29-2017 under NONPROFITS
“Palace intrigue and regional war could complicate the budding romance between Riyadh and the Trump administration,” says Simon Henderson, Persian Gulf expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, D.C. On Monday...