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The Fall of Afghanistan and Realities of Life under the Taliban

The Fall of Afghanistan and Realities of Life under the Taliban

Afghan Generals and the Taliban: The Fall of Afghanistan and Realities of Life Under the Taliban The rapid collapse of the Afghan republic was one of the worst foreign policy fallouts since the fall of Saigon in 1975. During the past twenty years, Afghan Lieutenant...

A Conversation with Dr. Hotez on the lessons of COVID-19

A Conversation with Dr. Hotez on the lessons of COVID-19

by Analys Barinaga Long before 2020, Dr. Peter Hotez’s lab had been researching coronaviruses and developing vaccines to ward against them. When COVID-19 swept across the world, Dr. Hotez’s work took on a new and urgent importance. He led an initiative, along with Dr....

The Long Unrest of the Iranian People

The Long Unrest of the Iranian People

by Niki Dashtban Social unrest erupts in Iran as the country’s economic state plummets, a result of facing years of severe U.S.-led sanctions. At the same time, negotiations for a second nuclear deal in Vienna have paused between Iran and the world powers. Despite...

International Affairs and World Affairs Council of Greater Houston

International Affairs and World Affairs Council of Greater Houston

- Cady Mulkey   What is International Affairs? International affairs is the study of interactions among sovereign states and the impact of these interactions on global politics, culture, and economics. These interactions help to seek and understand the way...

Race & Democracy in The US and Beyond with Dr. Peniel Joseph

Race & Democracy in The US and Beyond with Dr. Peniel Joseph

-Aliyan Jafri Dr. Joseph Peniel addresses the long and often conflicting intersection of race and democracy throughout U.S. history – from the origins of slavery at the founding of England’s American colonies to the Civil War and Reconstruction to the Civil Rights era...

US-China Relations After the Election with Ambassador Kurt Tong

by Joel Reyes The long standing relations between China and the United States has remained the center of foreign policy and international relations debate. With China’s centric approach to economy consistently combating the open market operations of several nations in...

Post Fidel Cuba and its Future with the US – Peter Kornbluh

Post Fidel Cuba and its Future with the US – Peter Kornbluh

'-by Everardo Castro The World Affairs Council had the honor of having Peter Kornbluh speak about the relations between the U.S. and Cuba throughout recent history. Peter Kornbluh is the Senior Analyst for the National Security Archive. He has been with the archive...

The Man Who Ran Washington – A Summary and Highlights Piece

The Man Who Ran Washington – A Summary and Highlights Piece

by Joel Reyes The recent inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington D.C. provide an ideal environment to introspectively analyze previous presidencies, the current national parties, and especially how American...

Rio’s Post Olympic Political Games – Brian Winter

Rio’s Post Olympic Political Games – Brian Winter

-Sophia Zimmerman The World Affairs Council of Houston had the pleasure of Brian Winter speaking about the political climate in Brazil post Olympics. Mr. Winter is the Editor-in-chief for Americas Quarterly, Vice President for policy at American Society, the council...

Houston Global Leaders of Influence 2020 – Dialogue with Chris Olson

Houston Global Leaders of Influence 2020 – Dialogue with Chris Olson

By TerRe Camille Having come from a background in national government Chris Olson is someone well versed on foreign policy and international affairs. Having a background in Middle Eastern Studies he spent quite some time traversing the North African and Middle Eastern...