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PAST PROGRAMS
November 16th: A presentation and conversation on "Morocco's Triple Role in the Global Border and Migration System" with Professor Steve Niva of The Evergreen State College. This program will be live in person and on Zoom. NOTE NEW VENUE for in-person attendance, now at the new South Puget Sound Community College Tumwater Brewery District classroom, located at 4200 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501. Doors open at 7:00 PM, program begins at 7:30. For more information, click here... To watch a video of the second half of this program on YouTube, along with audience Q & A (the first half had no audio), click here... Professor Niva has also kindly allowed us to share his PowerPoint slides for the entire program here... October 19th: A presentation and conversation on the European Union and NATO with Senior Lecturer Dean LaRue of the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies. This program will be live in person and on Zoom. NOTE NEW VENUE for in-person attendance, now at the new South Puget Sound Community College Tumwater Brewery District classroom, located at 4200 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501. Doors open at 7:00 PM, program begins at 7:30. For more info and Zoom login link, click here... To watch a video of this program, click here... September 21st: A presentation and conversation with Evergreen State College Emeritus Faculty Tom Rainey on Russia and Ukraine. This program will be live in person and on Zoom. NOTE CHANGED VENUE for in-person attendance, now at the new South Puget Sound Community College Tumwater Brewery District classroom, located at 4200 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501. Doors open at 7:00 PM, program begins at 7:30. For more info click here... To watch a video of this program, click here... Thursday May 18th at our pre-pandemic meeting rooms at the Thurston EDC/SPSCC Lacey campus: Speaker program with very special guest Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck. For more details, click here... To watch a video of this program, click here... Tuesday April 11th IN-PERSON ONLY: Lecture program "The Czech Republic, the European Union, and the Rise of Populism" with Dr. Martin Nekola. For details click here... To watch a video of this program, click here... March 16th: Lecture program on Zoom: "U.S.- Canada Cross-border Connections: Recent Challenges and Initiatives" with Dr. Laurie Trautman of Western Washington University. For more details, click here... To watch a video of this program, click here... February 16th: Lecture program "US-Korea Relations Under Globalization and Post-Globalization" with Professor Yong-Chool Ha of the UW Jackson School of International Studies. For details, click here... To watch a video of this program, click here... January 19th: Lecture program with Tom Crawford of the Thurston Climate Action Team. For details and login link, click here. . . To watch a video of this program, click here... December 8th: Lecture program via Zoom on the Baltic States and Russia with Brian Roraff of the U.S. Dept. of State. This program will take place at noon our time due to the three-hour difference between the two Washingtons. For details and login link, click here.... To see a video of this program, click here... November 17th: Lecture program on Israel with Professor Nancy Koppelman of The Evergreen State College. This speaker will meet us in person at the Thurston EDC/South Puget Sound Community College Lacey campus, with Zoom access also available. For details and Zoom login link, click here.... The Zoom side of this program had very poor quality, so there is no recording. However, Professor Koppelman has kindly shared her comprehensive PPT file for download by clicking here... October 20th on Zoom: Lecture program "The Long Arc of Development in India: A Case Example of Mining" with Professor Sunila S. Kale of the UW Jackson School of International Studies. This program will not be recorded. Details and login link... September 15th, 2022: "Russia and Ukraine: Foundations of Putin’s Domestic Power and His Ideology of Empire" with Dr. Thomas B. Rainey, Emeritus Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. For details and login information, click here... To see a video of the program, click here... April 21, 2022: "The Doha Experiment: Arab Kingdom, Catholic College, Jewish Teacher" with Gary Wasserman, Professor of Government (retired), Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Doha, Qatar. More details and login link... To watch a YouTube video of this program, click here... March 17, 2022: "Challenges to the Liberal International Order and Return of Marco Polo's World: U.S. Foreign Policy Under the Biden Administration" with Professor Parakh Hoon, South Puget Sound Community College. For details and login information, click here. . . To watch a video of this program, click https://youtu.be/hHbfxkkno10** Link to TESC program March 7th, 2022: “The Role of Historical Geography and Cultural Identity in the Present Crisis in Ukraine” with Zoltán Grossman, Member of the Faculty in Geography and Indigenous Studies, and Patricia Krafcik Member of the Faculty in Russian Studies and Cultural Studies. To view, click here..., and once on the Vimeo page click the thumbnail of the video in the upper right. Link to TESC program March 3rd, 2022: “Russia Invades Ukraine: Behind Putin’s Regime Change War” with Tom Rainey, TESC Faculty Emeritus, Russian and Eurasian History, and Steve Niva, TESC Faculty Member, International Politics is now available here... You will need to cut-and-paste or type in passcode tY*L10$i . February 17, 2022: "Whither the Iran Nuclear Deal" with Professor Seth Weinberger of the University of Puget Sound. For details and login link click here. . . To watch a video of this program, click https://youtu.be/XF71GEJz2lU February 1st, 2022: "Challenges to the Post-Cold War Order: Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan" Special Program from the UW via Zoom with speakers from the Jackson School's Ellison Center. January 20, 2022: "Israel and Palestine from Two-State Solution to One-State Reality: Implications for U.S. Policy" with Professor Steve Niva, Associate Professor of International Politics, The Evergreen State College. For details and login link, click here ... Watch a YouTube video of this program via this link: https://youtu.be/V3MfazXWcRg December 9, 2021: "The International Criminal Court: Human Rights Beacon or Threat to Sovereignty?" with Professor Chris Kendall, University of Puget Sound. Via Zoom. Find more details here... Watch a YouTube video of this program via this link: https://youtu.be/sTv2L4Dc5YM November 18, 2021: "How to Respond to the 'Code Red' on Climate? Options from Emerging Research" with Professor Martha Groom, University of Washington | Bothell. Via Zoom. Find more details here... Watch a YouTube video of this program via this link: https://youtu.be/G91jrzwU7Z8 October 21, 2021: "'The Most Dangerous Place on Earth?' A Discussion of Taiwan and China Relations" with Professor James Lin, UW Jackson School of International Studies. Via Zoom. For details, click here... Watch a YouTube video of this program via this link: https://youtu.be/UAXWApSwzC4 September 16th, 2021: "China in Latin America: Paving the Way Toward Development or Exploiting Opportunities for Regional Domination?" by Monica DeHart, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Puget Sound. Via Zoom. For more details, click here... Watch a video of this program on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MAYmJUwzkGc May 27th, 2021: A Discussion with Congressmember Marilyn Strickland. More info... Watch a video of this program: https://youtu.be/aC63CEAUM5Y January 21, 2021 via Zoom: "Dark History: Understanding the CIA's Historical Use of Funding Fronts" with Professor David Price of Saint Martin's University. More info... This program was not recorded. February 18, 2021: "Challenges to Democracy: Citizen Responses to Rising Authoritarianism" with David Fenner, Affiliate Faculty of the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies. More info... Download Reading List here... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/fY7dNMpt0NU March 18, 2021: "World Population Trends and Development: Future Forecasts Concerning Poverty, Aging, and Climate" with Professor Sara Curran, Director of the University of Washington's Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. More info... Watch video... April 15, 2021: "The History of Genocide and the Future of Atrocity Prevention" with Benjamin Meiches, University of Washington, Tacoma. Find more info here... Watch video... September 17, 2020 via Zoom: "Ethiopia: How Ethnicity, Electricity, and COVID19 Threaten its Narrow Path to Peace" with Jeffrey Ried, PhD, and Stephanie Garlichs. More info.... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/Vhdct9nJIhQ October 15, 2020 via Zoom: "China's Belt and Road Initiative: Much Ado about What?" with David Bachman, University of Washington Jackson School. More info... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/3xN3ZEFU4sI November 19, 2020 via Zoom: "Democratic Backsliding in the EU: Hungary, Poland and the Weight of the Past" with Benjamin Tromly, Professor of History, University of Puget Sound. More info... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/MpdMLOjN_Nc December 10, 2020 via Zoom, (Note: Second Thursday!): "Trade Policy in Transition" with Robert Hamilton, Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy, WA St. Dept. of Commerce. More info... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/IVlkdDBHszs WINTER/SPRING 2020 PROGRAMS January 16th: "Bolsonaro and the Resurgence of Brazilian Fascism" with Professor Jonathan Warren of the University of Washington. more... February 20th: "Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Changing Global Landscape of Gender and Marriage" with Professor Stephanie Coontz of The Evergreen State College. more... March 19th: Canceled due to coronavirus: "Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and the Narrow Path to Peace" with Jeffrey Ried, PhD, and Stephanie Garlichs of the Ethiopian Education Fund. more... April 23rd Canceled due to coronavirus: Trade Policy with Robert Hamilton, the Governor's Advisor for Trade Policy, Washington State Dept. of Commerce. May Canceled due to coronavirus: Annual Reception at Indian Summer Read our cancelation notice... FALL 2019 PROGRAMS September 19th: "Journey to Arabia, an Ethnographic Portrait of Labor Migration in the Indian Ocean World," with Professor Andrew Gardner of the University of Puget Sound. more... October 17th: "Brexit, and Opportunities for a Strengthened U.K.--U.S. Special Relationship" with Robin Twyman, Consul for Business and Government Affairs at the UK Government Office in Seattle. more... November 21st: Professor Curran has been forced to cancel. There will be an alternative program. This program will be rescheduled. "Population Impacts of Climate Change: Considerations for the Short & Long Term," with Professor Sara Curran, University of Washington. December 12th: "What is Volodya up to Now? A Putin Update." with Professor Emeritus Tom Rainey, The Evergreen State College (note: second Thursday). more... Download Professor Rainey's slideshow WINTER/SPRING 2019 PROGRAMS January 17th: Peter Bohmer, Professor of Political Economics at The Evergreen State College, will discuss “Mexican Politics and Economics: Past, Present and Future.” more... February 21st: U.S. Representative Denny Heck (Washington 10th District), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, will present “Inside Congress and the Intelligence Committee.” more.... photos... March 21st: Kristie Ebi, Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington and a lead author on the recent UN climate report will discuss the report’s findings in “Looking into a Very Different Future: Global Warming of 1.5° Centigrade.” more... April 18th: Sarah Eltantawi, Professor of Comparative Religion and Islamic Studies at The Evergreen State College, offers "The Political Theology of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt." more... May 16th: Annual OWAC reception and Global Connect Award presentation to The Alaffia Foundation at the Indian Summer Golf & Country Club. more... FALL 2018 PROGRAMS September 20th: Xi Jinping and the Mandate of Heaven: Power, Prosperity and Problems in 21st Century China with Professor Karl Fields of of the University of Puget Sound. more... October 11th (note new date!): What is Russia Doing in the Middle East? with Professor Thomas Rainey of The Evergreen State College. more... November 15th: Good, Evil, U.S. Foreign Policy and the Trump Administration with Professor Daniel Bessner of the University of Washington. more... December 13th (second Thursday!): Annual Small Group Discussion. Topics are North Korea, UN report on climate change, US trade and tariff policy, and US-Saudi relations. more... SPRING 2018 PROGRAMS January 18th: Russia and China's Strategic Alliance: Implications for the US with Professor Thomas Rainey of The Evergreen State College. More... February 15th: US Responses to Networks, Nukes, and North Korea (or: How you might lear to stop worrying and love the bomb) with Professor Alexander H. Montgomery of Reed College. More... March 15th: The Refugee Crisis and the Re-Bordering of Europe with Professor Steve Niva of The Evergreen State College. More... April 19th: US Immigration Policy with Professor Robin Jacobson of the University of Puget Sound. More... May 2nd: Special Wednesday program 5:30-6:30 at the Lacey Timberland Library : USAID and Developing Democracies with US Agency for International Development's Director of Democracy and Governance Assistance to Ukraine. more... May 17th: annual Spring Reception and Global Connect Award at Indian Summer Golf 6:00-8:00 p.m. Details... FALL PROGRAMS 2017 September 21st: "Bombing the S**t out of ISIS: President Trump's Approach to Counter-Terrorism" with University of Puget Sound Professor Seth Weinberger more... October 19th: "U.S.-Mexican Relations in the Age of Trump" with University of Washington Assistant Professor Vanessa Freije more... November 16th: US Climate Change Policy with Washington State Representative Beth Doglio. more.... December 14th: Small group discussions on current events. more... WINTER-SPRING PROGRAMS 2017 January 19th: "Chasing Elephants: Conservationists, Politicians, Farmers and the Problem of Ivory" with Dr. Rachel DeMotts, University of Puget Sound, and Dr. Parakh Hoon, South Puget Sound Community College. more... February 16th: “Putin’s Plan to Make Russia Great Again” with Dr. Tom Rainey, The Evergreen State College. more... March 16th: "The Trade Policies of the Trump Administration" with Dr. Heather Grob, St. Martin’s University. more... Thursday April 20: “The Politics of Contemporary Iran” with University of Puget Sound’s Patrick O’Neil. more... May 17th: OWAC Spring Reception and Global Connect Award Presentation to Olympia's Friendly Water for the World. Details... FALL PROGRAMS 2016 September 15th: “Inside America's Shadow War with ISIS” with Dr. Steve Niva, Evergreen State College. October 20th: “European Disunion: Populism, Nationalism and the Crisis of European Integration” with Dr. Patrick O'Neil, University of Puget Sound. more... **Special Program** October 27th: “To the Secretary: Leaked Embassy Cables and America’s Foreign Policy Disconnect” with Mary Thompson-Jones, former Foreign Service Officer and professor, Northeastern University. more... **Special Program** November 14th: A re-showing of the film “America’s Diplomats” at 4pm at the EDC, followed by a panel discussion. Note special time of 4pm. more... November 17th: “Chávez to Maduro: Understanding Venezuela’s Growing Crisis” with Dr. Donald Share, University of Puget Sound. more... December 15th: Small-group discussion of four subjects that will occupy the incoming Trump Administration: relations with Russia, including the cyberwarfare threat; global warming; international trade; and immigration. WINTER-SPRING PROGRAMS 2016 January Taso Lagos, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington "The Migrant Land: Greece, Human Waves and History: the Unstable Alliance" February Christoph Geibel, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington "Contemporary Viet Nam: Challenges in Politics, Economics and Foreign Policy" March Karl Field, University of Puget Sound "Maintaining the Mandate of Heaven: Power, Prosperity and Problems in 21st Century China" April Don Share, Professor Emeritus, University of Puget Sound "The Changing US-Cuba Relationship: Still Best of Enemies?" May Presentation of Global Connect Award to Josephine Yung, Associate Vice President Office of International Programs and Development, Saint Martin's University FALL PROGRAMS 2015 September Steve Niva, Evergreen State College "Turkey at the Crossroads of History and Politics" October Nazer Nazemi, University of Washington, Bothell "The Nuclear Agreement and Future Directions in Iranian Politics" November Sunila Kale, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington "Democracy and Development in Modi's India December Small Group Discussions: Migration Crisis in Europe China International Terrorism Global Economy WINTER-SPRING PROGRAMS 2015 January Steve Niva, The Evergreen State College “ISIS and the Rise of the Savage Caliphate: Challenges for the Middle East' February Therese Caouette, Co-Executive Director, Partners Asia "Combatting Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia" March Scott Lindquist, Washington State Epidemiologist "Ebola and the Threat of International Epidemics" April Frederick Lorenz, Jackson School UW "Armed Confict in 2015: Prospects for Intervention and Accountability" May Ralph Munro 2015 Global Connect Award Winner ADDITIONAL PROGRAM - SUMMER 2014 July Rachel Stohl, Senior Associate from the Stimson Center "US Drone Policy--Review and Recommendations" FALL PROGRAMS 2014 September Rob Smurr, The Evergreen State College, “Ukraine" October Vincent Gallucci, Jackson School, UW "The Opening of the Arctic" November Nora Ferm, Cascadia Consulting "International Efforts to Adapt to a Changing Climate" December Small Group Discussions. Topics: "The Rise of ISIS and the U.S.", "Turmoil in the Ukraine", "The Immigration of Unaccompanied Children from Central America" |
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