Programs

Dr. Olavi Arens, Professor of History at the Armstrong Campus of Georgia Southern University, and long time SCWA Director, examines the relations, or lack of relations, between Russia and the West (the US and Europe) since the end of the Cold War, including the current estrangement. The military importance of the Baltic States, the efficacy…

Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar, Professor of African and Middle Eastern Studies at Savannah State University, presents our May 2020 talk entitled "The Many Faces of Islam".

Presented by Dr. Jacek Lubecki, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Georgia Southern University and a member of the Board of Directors of The Savannah Council on World Affairs.  Dr. Lubecki discusses the history of Eastern & Central Europe countries between two world wars and the Cold War, the region’s turn to…

The Savannah Council on World Affairs is pleased to bring you Dr. Alasdair Young, Professor at the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies of the Sam Nunn School of International…

The Savannah Council on World Affairs is pleased to make available our program from October 15, entitled "The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy," presented by Dr. Matthew Kroenig. Dr. Kroenig is the Director of the Global Strategy Initiative and Deputy Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic…

Antisemitism, often considered one of history’s oldest hatreds, is making headlines across the globe. A 2018 study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that 39 percent of Jews in Europe indicated they have personally experienced antisemitic harassment. In the United States, the number of antisemitic incidents and level of violence has also…

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the Palermo Protocol on Trafficking in Persons both turned 20 years old this year. The talk gives an overview of what trafficking is and…