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Connecting Local and Global Communities
Are you interested in learning more about international issues impacting the US and its citizens? The Savannah Council on World Affairs can help! The Council strives to inform its members and the public about world affairs by bringing to Savannah prominent experts, including former high-ranking government officials, private sector executives, think tank analysts and academics, so local audience members have access to up-to-date information and can ask questions of experts, face-to-face.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Savannah Council on World Affairs (SCWA) is to foster individual awareness of, broaden community interest in, and promote the study of international issues, as well as to work with other organizations concerned with similar objectives.
We pursue this mission primarily through our monthly speakers program, where our invited experts provide reliable information, analysis and strategic thinking about important international issues. When possible, we bring these experts into local schools to speak directly to students studying in world affairs. In addition, we sponsor Great Decisions discussion groups among community members, as well as fund scholarships for college-level study abroad and support other local college and high-school level world-affairs related activities.
If not already a member, please consider joining SCWA and participating in our mission of fostering greater knowledge about world affairs across all generations.
At Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah GA
SCWA News and Upcoming Events
Registration is now open for our second Great Decisions discussion group, which will meet on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:30 at the Learning Center from April 1st through May 20th. Registration for this session will take place only through The Learning Center. The cost is| $50 for SCI members/$100. for non-members This course is limited to 25 participants.
Great Decisions is the well-respected grassroots foreign affairs discussion program of the Foreign Policy Association. Eight topics lend structure to the course, featuring a text with short readings and corresponding video programs (screened at each class meeting). Facilitated group discussion topics include Trump-era tariffs and the world economy, Ukraine and European security, U.S. engagement in Africa, and more. Once you register, purchase your Great Decisions Briefing Book for 2026 from the Foreign Policy Association, www.fpa.org.
SCWA's International Trivia Night 2026 was a great success!!!
Recent Speaker Programs
We are having difficulty uploading our recent videos. We will send out an announcement when we get them posted. If you receive our SCWA Newsletters, you can always find the link to recent videos there. View the archives online here.
Presented by Ambassador (ret.) Stuart Jones
Presented by Ambassador (ret.) Thomas A. Shannon
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