Euro Crisis: The Global Financial Impact and U.S. Economic Risks on Thursday, February 2
Posted on January 9, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized
Rising fears about European government debt levels are chilling economic growth throughout the EU, with ripple effects on global investment and world trade. In May 2010, Europe’s Finance Ministers approved a rescue package worth €750 billion aimed at bolstering Europe by creating the European Financial Stability Facility. Eurozone leaders agreed in October 2011 on another package of measures designed to prevent the collapse of member economies, including an agreement with banks to accept a 50% writeoff of Greek debt. Can the Eurozone make the difficult decisions and take the tough actions needed to limit the Euro Crisis? If not, the risk is slamming the door on U.S. economic recovery and limiting growth in developing nations.
We’ll explore the roots of the Euro Crisis the prospects for 2012 with Keynote Guest Speaker James A. Hanson, a preeminent global economist and Senior Financial Policy Advisor to the World Bank.
The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
SCHEDULE
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Global Discussions
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Guest Speaker Presentation
8:30 PM – 8:45 PM: Questions and Answers
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
Global Discussions, Reception, Dinner and Guest Speaker Presentation Cost: $40 Members/$45 non-members (jacket and tie for men; no jeans please)
Please email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling, at ygshill@yahoo.com or call The WACRI Reservation Line at 401.228.8657 to Reserve Now.
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STAR POWER: SECURING THE FUTURE OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY on Thursday, January 5
Posted on December 9, 2011 | Filed Under Uncategorized
Around the world there is a growing consensus that China will surpass the U.S. as the Number One global superpower. This view is especially widespread in Western Europe, where strong majorities say Beijing’s replacement of Washington as the global leader is all but certain. How is the U.S. responding to this perceived threat to our influence abroad? What are the implications for the U.S. as a star on the international stage?
Ten years after 9/11, U.S. foreign policy focuses on exporting security around the world. Beyond efforts to neutralize al-Quaeda in Afghanistan, U.S. strategy supports sovereign governments by providing them the tools to counter regional instability, terrorism and internal threats to political stability. Will this keep the U.S. squarely in the spotlight?
Join us for insights and perspectives from a distinguished panel led by Dr. Derek S. Reveron, Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College.
The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
SCHEDULE
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Global Discussions
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Guest Speaker Presentation
8:30 PM – 8:45 PM: Questions and Answers
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 3
Global Discussions, Reception, Dinner and Guest Speaker Presentation Cost: $40 Members/$45 non-members (jacket and tie for men; no jeans please)
Please email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling, at ygshill@yahoo.com or call The WACRI Reservation Line at 401.228.8657 to Reserve Now.
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Arctic Treasures: The Promise and Perils of Polar Development on Thursday, December 1
Posted on November 9, 2011 | Filed Under Events, Guest Speakers
A new “ice age” is emerging in the far north. While experts debate whether climate change is melting the polar ice cap, Russia, China and the U.S. are vying for oil, gas and mineral rights over large parts of the Arctic Ocean - even at the North Pole. As the ice retreats, these and other nations are gearing up to exploit the natural resources that lie beneath, and new tests are emerging for the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention. We’ll explore the delicate balance between competition and cooperation as the world’s powers cast their eyes over the horizon and search for the bounty that lies at the ends of the earth.
Headline Event Guest Speaker CAITLYN L. ANTRIM, Executive Director of the Rule of Law Committee for the Oceans, will present a compelling way to fulfill the promise of the many Arctic treasures. Going well beyond recent stories and articles about Arctic riches and the dangers of conflict, she will lay out a path toward an enduring Arctic regime based on law and principle that can work to the benefit not just of the U.S. and the Arctic nations alone, but to the benefit of all states, organizations and people concerned about the potential and problems arising from the new accessibility to the Arctic frontier.
The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
SCHEDULE
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Global Discussions
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Guest Speaker Presentation
8:30 PM – 8:45 PM: Questions and Answers
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Global Discussions. Reception, Dinner and Guest Speaker Presentation Cost: $40 Members/$45 non-members/Student Discounts (jacket and tie for men; no jeans please)
Please email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling, at ygshill@yahoo.com or call The WACRI Reservation Line at 401.228.8657 to Reserve Now.
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Armed And Dangerous: The Human Cost Of War on Thursday, November 3
Posted on October 15, 2011 | Filed Under Events, Guest Speakers
There is a staggering cost in American lives during wartime: 100,000 dead in World War I; 300,000 in World War II; 33,000 in the Korean War; 58,000 in Vietnam; 4,500 in Iraq; more than 1,000 in Afghanistan. But are Americans oblivous to the far greater number of casualties suffered by those we fight and those we fight for? Between six and seven million people died in Iraq, Viet Nam and Korea alone, many of them civilians.
Headline Event Guest Speaker DR. JOHN TIRMAN, a principal research scientist and executive director at the MIT Center for International Studies will explore the human toll of international conflict in order to help explain U.S. foreign policy and why our military operates as it does.
The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
SCHEDULE
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Global Discussions
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Guest Speaker Presentation
8:30 PM – 8:45 PM: Questions and Answers
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Global Discussions. Reception, Dinner and Guest Speaker Presentation Cost: $40 Members/$45 non-members/Student Discounts (jacket and tie for men; no jeans please)
Please email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling at ygshill@yahoo.com or call The WACRI Reservation Line at 401.228.8657 to Reserve Now.
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Political Islam: Middle East Peace and U.S. Security Post 9/11 on Thursday, October 6
Posted on September 14, 2011 | Filed Under Events
Until the “Arab Spring,” the most important development affecting Middle East politics is the resurgence of Turkey as a major player. Today, a decade past the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that turned much of the Islamic world into an ideological battleground, Turkey has emerged as Islam’s most prominent icon of hope; but as the relationship between Turkey and Israel sours, and the Turkish government considers Iran a friend and Israel an enemy, Turkey is embracing its Islamic heritage and culture and rejecting its turn to the West. What do these trends mean for the future of Middle East peace? What is the impact on U.S. foreign policy and our national security in the decade-long aftermath of 9/11?
We will explore these topics with Dr. David Cameron Cuthell, Jr., adjunct associate professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in New York City and executive director of the Institute of Turkish Studies in Washington, D.C..
Born in Manila and raised in Istanbul and Washington D.C., Dr. Cutthell attended Phillips Academy and Yale, graduating in 1975. He received his MBA from Columbia University in 1979. He worked in the capital markets in New York and London with Citibank and Morgan Stanley, and served as managing director of mortgage securities at Mabon Securities. After leaving Wall Street, Dr. Cuthell returned to Columbia and received his Ph.D. in history in 2005. His research at Columbia focused on the 19th century immigration of Muslims from the Caucasus and the Crimea and their role in transforming late Ottoman Anatolia.
The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
Schedule
6:00 pm-7:00 pm: Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm-7:45 pm: Dinner
7:45 pm-8:30 pm: Speaker Program
8:30 pm-8:45 pm: Question and Answer
Call now to make your reservation at (401) 228–8657, or email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling at ygshill@yahoo.com.
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