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“India and the United States in a Disorderly World” presented by Dhruva Jaishankar

Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

305 Fahm St.
Savannah, GA 31401 United States

How is India - the world's most populous country, a nuclear power, and one of the world's fastest growing economies - navigating a world being shaped by tariffs, wars in Ukraine and Iran, disruptions from artificial intelligence, and U.S.-China competition? As U.S.-India relations experience volatility in an increasingly disordered world, India continues to engage bilaterally with Washington, diversify its relations with U.S. allies, and manage a difficult relationship with China. At the same time, it is increasingly shaping international commerce, security, and institutions through its engagements with the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, Russia, and beyond. What are the implications...

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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.

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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.

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Upcoming Programs

At Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah GA

15 Oct

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

“India and the United States in a Disorderly World” presented by Dhruva Jaishankar

19 Nov

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

“NATO and the Trans-Atlantic Alliance” presented by James Joye Townsend Jr.

09 Dec

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

“Emerging Technologies, Cyberspace and their Implications for U.S. National Security, presented by Adam Segal.

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SCWA News and Upcoming Events

SCWA's International Trivia Night is coming!! Mark your calendar for January 12th, 2027!!

International Trivia Night is the Savannah Council on World Affairs only fundraiser. Most important, all funds raised at this event are used to support local students' world affairs-related activities, including scholarships for study-abroad programs and financial support for local college and high-school diplomacy simulation programs, such as Model Arab League and Model United Nations. For more information about our scholarship and outreach efforts, see our web page these activities.

Great Decisions 2027: Discussion Group Registrations begin.

Great Decisions is the well-respected grassroots foreign affairs discussion-group program of the Foreign Policy Association, which the Savannah Council on World Affairs has been sponsoring for many years. Each discussion group addresses eight topics annually, and involves a text with short readings and corresponding video programs (screened at each class meeting). More information about Great Decisions and details about the Great Decisions topics selected for discussion in 2027 can be found on our Great Decisions program page. The Savannah Council on World Affairs sponsors three discussion groups each year and each discussion group meets for eight sessions, with group size limited to 15 people.

The first SCWA-sponsored Great Decisions discussion group of the 2027 year will meet at the Landings on Skidaway Island. It will begin on January 17th and run through March 14th, meeting each Sunday from 4:00-5:30, except for February 14th, which is both Valentine's Day and Super Bowl Sunday. The exact cost for participating in this discussion group will not be know until October 19th, when the 2027 Briefing Books go in sale. But, due to rising room rental, publication, and shipping costs, it is expected to be approximately $70-$75 per person, which includes a discounted copy of the 2027 Briefing Book, as well as the per-person charge for shipping the books, the room rental, and the shared Great Decisions Lecture video. If you would like to join this discussion group, please send an email that includes your full name, address and phone number to IPEprof@outlook.com.

SCWA will sponsor two additional Great Decisions discussion groups in 2027, with one offered later in the Spring and the other offered in the Fall. Registration for these latter two discussion groups will take place through The Learning Center and both groups will meet downtown. More information on these additional groups will be forthcoming as their registration dates draw near.

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