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...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog
-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...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog
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...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog
-by Faith Potter The World Affairs Council of Houston had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, a global research organization dedicated to promoting economic development while protecting the natural...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog
-Terre Camille Mohammed Bin Salman’s rise to power began way before he took power in 2015. TO this day, Saudi Arabia is one of the only monarchies still active today. Utilizing terms such as King and Prince, Saudi Arabia chose to maintain a sedentary lifestyle,...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog
– by Faith Potter Did you know that there are about 79.5 million displaced people around the world with 26 million of them being refugees trying to flee daily discrimination? The World Affairs Council of Houston had the pleasure of interviewing Mariel Sanchez...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
By Faith Potter With over 1 billion users daily, the app of Instagram and it’s growth has increased annually since their start in 2010. Instagram has transformed from a casual and light-hearted form of social media to an informational database that shows the life of...
by Shweta Roy | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
-By faith Potter South Korea, the home of K-pop, Samsung, Kimchi, popular Korean dramas, and according to Ambassador Ho-Young Ahn, an alliance with the United States that is not 70 years old, but 70 years young. The World Affairs Council of Houston had the pleasure of...
by Shweta Roy | Feb 24, 2021 | Global Affairs, Blog, Middle East
– by Aliyan Jafri Tulsa native, Katayoun “Kat” Khosrowyar, always knew she wanted to play soccer and somehow change the world. One summer visiting her grandparents in Iran, she heard about the Iranian National Women’s Soccer team being developed. Out of...
by Shweta Roy | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog
Written By: Ishika Bhatia The Unconventional Revolution covers a broad scope of unconventional oil resources. In “The New Map” by Daniel Yergin, we are introduced to a multitude of ideas describing how this revolution was able to impact the U.S. economy as well as...
