by Shweta Roy | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog
-Aliyan Jafri The power of democracy is on display in Belarus. In the recent presidential election, groups and individuals have challenged the Belarusian government under President Alexander Lukashenko, who the challengers consider to be a dictator. To discuss the...
by Shweta Roy | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog
-Everardo Castro The World Affairs Council of Houston had the pleasure of welcoming General McChrystal and General Huggins. General Jim Huggins has served this country for over 35 years. General Stan McChrystal is a retired army 4 star general, as well as the former...
by Shweta Roy | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog
-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...
by Shweta Roy | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
-Terre Camille Rachel McCormick is the Canadian Consul General and is our consultant for Canada-Us relations. In the interview details an alliance that is very codependent on trade and energy. Being faced with an abundance of world issues, we will revisit some of the...
by Shweta Roy | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
by Ishika Bhatia Jared Cohen met with The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston to give a lecture on what is known as the 21st century statecraft. He explains that when people think of the 21st century they assume that statecraft and foreign policy is about...
by Shweta Roy | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog
by Terre Camille When, where, and why do we need ethical global engagement? Ethical global engagement becomes important when we include multilateral organizations, humanitarian assistance, or development aid. When we look at the history of international development,...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog
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...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog
‘-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...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog
by Aliyan Jafri Admiral James Stavridis is an Operating Executive of The Carlyle Group, following five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A retired 4-star officer in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog
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...
