World Affairs Council of Maine - Governor's International Breakfast - June 2025
World Affairs Council of Maine
World Affairs Council of Maine – Governor’s International Breakfast
World Affairs Council of Maine - Governor's International Breakfast - June 2025
World Affairs Council of Maine – Charles Norchi and Amanda Lynch – Greenland Navigates: Autonomy, Climate, and US Foreign Policy – Mar 2025
Charles Norchi and Dr. Amanda Lynch, two specialists in oceanic and environmental politics, are invited by the World Affairs Council of Maine to discuss Greenland's autonomy and how climate change and US policy will affect it within the next 4 years
World Affairs Council of Maine – Great Decisions Series – Greg Johnson – Sonja Kreibigh – Future of NATO and European Security
Greg Johnson and Sonja Kreibigh discuss the circumstances surrounding the recent developments in the relationship between NATO and the increasingly aggressive United States, and how to potentially navigate world conflicts without the involvement of the US
World Affairs Council of Maine – Great Decisions 2025 – William Cohen
The World Affairs Council of Maine invites William S. Cohen, Former United States Secretary of Defense, to discuss contemporary issues regarding the Trump Administration, foreign policy, and how people should stay politically organized.
World Affairs Council of Maine – Contested Nuclear Taboo in the Third Nuclear Age – Michal Smetana – Nov 2024
Michal Smetana, Associate Professor at the Institute of International Studies and Director of the Peace Research Center Prague, discusses the various complexities of current nuclear armaments and how the stigma surrounding nuclearization has dissipated since the Cold...
World Affairs Council of ME – Conflict in Middle East – U.S. and Region Consequences – Oct 9 2024
As fears of a regional war intensify, Ambassador (ret) David Pearce considers possible scenarios and their consequences for the United States and the region. Moderated by Allison Hodgkins, PhD and recorded Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Ambassador (ret) David D. Pearce...
World Affairs Council of ME – 2024 Fall Foreign Policy Forum Panel – Oct 2024
Allison Hodgkins, PhD, and the University of Southern Maine host the World Affairs Council of Maine's 2024 Fall Foreign Policy Forum. This video contains the panel discussion moderated by Tobin C. Williamson, Advocacy Manager for the Maine Immigrants’ Rights...
World Affairs Council of ME – 2024 Fall Foreign Policy Forum Statements – Oct 2024
Allison Hodgkins, PhD, and the University of Southern Maine host the World Affairs Council of Maine's 2024 Fall Foreign Policy Forum. This video contains the opening and closing statements delivered by Maine State Representative Deqa Dhalac, Maine Secretary of State...
World Affairs Council – Josh Paul Webinar – March 2024
For eleven years, Josh Paul oversaw arms transfers and military assistance to foreign countries on behalf of the U.S. government. He believed and continues to believe the U.S. is a positive force in the world and that in most cases the costs of U.S. military...
World Affairs Council – Geopolitics of Golf
A tremor went through the world of golf on June 6, 2023, when news broke that the PGA was going to merge with LIV Golf, a rival league backed by Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Wealth Fund and managed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamad Bin Salman (often called MBS). While the...
World Affairs Council – Middle East – Dec 6 2023
The World Affairs Council 2023 Fall Foreign Policy Forum. This year we explore the legacy of 50+ years of U.S. efforts to build lasting peace in the Middle East.
World Affairs Council – Dan Gustafson
World Affairs Council – The Hong Konger – Spring 2023
World Affairs Council – Governors International Breakfast – May 2023
This year's Governor's International Breakfast addresses the challenge of rising food insecurity worldwide and what is being done in Maine to meet the goal of ending hunger by 2030.
World Affairs Council – US-South Korean Relations – Feb 2023
A panel discussion on the future of US Relations with South Korea. This public event will feature of trio of experts visiting Maine from the Korean Economic Institute in Washington D.C. and will address all aspects of the bi-lateral relationship.
World Affairs Council – William Taylor – Ukraine
A discussion of the war in Ukraine and the situation in Europe with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor.
World Affairs Council – 2022 Fall Foreign Policy Forum
Four U.S. Ambassadors share insights on the major foreign policy challenges facing the United States, including the war in Ukraine, relations with China, Iran, energy security, world health, international development, rising authoritarianism, and climate change.
World Affairs Council – Taiwan, Chinese relations
Member Highlight – World Affairs Council – Economic Opportunity Report
The World Affairs Council presents its final report on the Economic Opportunity and Integration project