US Diplomacy in the 21st Century
World Affairs Council of Charleston
The president of the American Foreign Service Association on the challenges facing our diplomats in a time of unprecedented change and the rewards of a diplomatic career
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US - China Economic Competition
World Affairs Council of Charleston
A conversation with Liza Tobin on the strategic economic competition and rivalry between the U.S. and China as we transition to a new administration.
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Putin's World
World Affairs Council of Charleston
A leading expert on Russia shares a unique insight into Vladimir Putin's perspective on Russian history, its place in the world, and how he thinks about other great powers.
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The Next President's Foreign Policy Inbox
World Affairs Council of Charleston
The next President faces extraordinary international challenges, including regional conflict, great power jockeying, and decisions about America's place in the world. Council members with distinguished foreign service careers provide a unique perspective.
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Bruce Hoffman on Terrorism
World Affairs Council of Charleston
One of the world's leading experts on terrorism and insurgency provides an insightful update on this global threat.
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Global Population: Myths & Misconceptions
World Affairs Council of Charleston
One of the world's foremost experts in demographic trends explores the changing nature, shape, size and movement of global populations, one of the vital questions of our time.
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Crisis in the Red Sea
World Affairs Council of Charleston
Recent attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea—launched by the Houthis in Yemen—are wreaking havoc on global trade. Drawing on his distinguished career with the State Dept., Al Thibault speaks about history, geography and geopolitical risk factors in a part of the world that has suddenly grabbed international attention.
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Threats to the democratic world order
World Affairs Council of Charleston
Michael Miklaucic, the editor of the National Defense University journal PRISM, shares thoughts on current national and international security threats and what to do about them.
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Why Africa Matters
World Affairs Council of Charleston
Christopher Day, professor of political science at the College of Charleston, a former relief worker with Doctors Without Border, and veteran observer of African politics, economy, and society offers his thoughts on this distinct and compelling region.
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The Future of Intelligence
World Affairs Council of Charleston
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen challenges us with his fasten your seatbelts presentation on the complex issue of intelligence in which he discusses spies, nukes, emerging science and technology, climate change and fake news.
info_outlineJonathan Hillman, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and director of the Reconnecting Asia Project, discusses his new book, The Emperor's New Road, which has been described as "the world's most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomics vision."