SCWA 2022-2023
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SCWA LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, December 8
Douglas Hengel
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities; currently Adjunct Professor at John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies presents:
“Searching for Energy Security”
The world is in the midst of the most severe energy crisis since the Arab Oil Embargo of the 1970s. Energy security has returned to the center of the global agenda. How will countries meet their energy needs going forward with prices at such high levels? Will the shock waves from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerate or slow the transition to cleaner energy to address climate change? How might global geopolitics be impacted by this energy crisis? Will the energy transition mean new vulnerabilities related to critical minerals and clean energy supply chains?
Douglas Hengel is a former American diplomat who worked extensively on global economic and energy issues, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities. In that capacity, his responsibilities included formulating and advancing United States’ international energy policy and being a member of the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency. Mr. Hengel served at the U.S. Embassies in Rome, Bratislava, Prague, Lima, and Caracas, in addition to a variety of assignments in Washington. Currently, Mr. Hengel teaches The Geopolitics of Energy at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC, works with LNG Allies, a trade association for the U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry, and is a Visiting Fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Mr. Hengel is originally from New York, attended Colgate University, and has a Masters in Public Policy from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He is married and has two children.
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December’s webinar features renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum, of the University of Chicago, to discuss her new book, Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility, on Friday, Dec. 9 at 2 PM ET.
Global wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970, World Wildlife Fund reports. Forest clearing, polluted oceans, and human exploitation have led to the rapid emptying of wildlife in the natural world. In her new book, Professor Nussbaum seeks a solution by taking a revolutionary approach to animal rights, ethics, and law.
COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS
Free & Fee ~ In-person & Virtual
Monday 11/28
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Kathryn Judge, Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law & Vice Dean for Intellectual Life at Columbia Law School, for “The Middlemen Who Profit Off Our Broken Economy” (Virtual)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “Europe and Russia Roundtable Meeting” (Virtual)
Tuesday 11/29
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, and Grant Bradski, Sustainable Investing Initiative & Creative Content Coordinator of As You Sow, for “Explore Your Portfolio” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, for “America in the World Economy: What Is the New ‘Normal’?” (In Person)
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Andrew S. Weiss, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for “Demystifying Vladimir Putin” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Douglas Brinkley, Professor and CNN Presidential Historian, for “Silent Spring Revolution” (In Person)
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Kaoru Mori, Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator, for “Learn About Japan” (Virtual)
WorldDenver presents “International Night at the Denver Christkindlmarket 2022” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “International Film Club: Pele (Brazil)” (Virtual)
World Affairs Council of Austin presents “Member Holiday Social” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents “SPAIN: Travel Info Session” (Virtual)
Wednesday 11/30
WorldBoston hosts Shannon K. O’Neil, Vice President of Studies and Senior Fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, for “Chat & Chowder with Shannon K. O’Neil | The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Maine hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, for “Evening With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, William B. Taylor” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Ambassador Robert Jordan, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, for “2022 Berkley Lecture: Ambassador Robert Jordan” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Bill Keller, Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project, for “WOODLANDS • What’s Prison For?: Punishment & Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, for “Instant Issues: Right Across the World – Italy, Sweden & Brazil” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, for “The Global Economic Outlook” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of San Antonio hosts a panel of experts for “China Town Hall” (In Person)
International Center of the Capital Region hosts a panel of experts for “S.Korea – US Trade” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth presents “Sip & Savor: Buone Feste” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “A Novel Experience: Frankenstein in Baghdad (Iraq)” (Virtual)
Thursday 12/1
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Jim Muller, Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the Board of Academic Advisors of the International Churchill Society, for “Churchill at War on the Nile” (In Person)
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Fred Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, for “A Conversation with Fred Kempe” (Virtual)
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts The Honorable Erin Kuhn, Consul (Government and Prosperity Affairs) UK to the U.S., for “Transition in the UK and the U.S.-UK ‘Special Relationship‘” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts Dr. Ashley Stevens, Chairman of the Patent Committee of the Forsyth Institute, for “Academic Technology Transfer: Its Origins and Global Impact” (In Person)
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Pardis Mahdavi, Provost and Executive Vice President, University of Montana, and Gita Saedi Kiely, Director at FilmAid, for “Street Politics and Social Movements in Contemporary Iran” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts The Honorable Mike Rawlings, former Dallas Mayor, and The Honorable Joe Straus, former Texas House Speaker, for “2022 Mike Rawlings Endowed Lecture: The American Middle” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Bill Keller, Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project, for “What’s Prison For?: Punishment & Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads presents “WorldQuest” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Tacoma presents “WAC Tacoma Book Club | November 2022” (Virtual)
Friday 12/2
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts Sarah Chayes, to discuss her book Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, for “Sarah Chayes: Corruption in America – What’s at Stake” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Connecticut presents “Model United Nations 2022” (In Person)
Global Minnesota presents “2022 WorldQuest International Trivia Competition” (In Person)
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy presents “Vivaldi by Candelight” (In Person)
Saturday 12/3
World Affairs Council of Atlanta presents “2022 Young Leaders Conference” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Connecticut presents “Model United Nations 2022” (In Person)
Global Minnesota presents “Global Holiday Gathering” (In Person)
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy presents “Vivaldi by Candelight” (In Person)
Sunday 12/4
World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts Dr. James Coyle, Author of Russia’s Border Wars and Frozen Conflicts, for “Ukraine: How We Got Here and the Way Forward” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Maria Ressa, CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler.com, for “The Importance of Free Press” (In Person)
Tennessee World Affairs Council presents “The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match #1” (In Person)
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