Peniel Joseph holds a joint professorship appointment at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also the founding director of the LBJ School’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy.
Richard Haass promises a practical guide to help everyday people understand global forces in which their lives are increasingly enmeshed, even if they do not always know it or like it.
The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston Global Scholars Academy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit Academy providing an opportunity for students, grades 7th – 12th, to develop interest and demonstrate expertise in understanding world cultures and international issues. Curriculum includes a globally-focused course of study, including classes, coursework, projects, extracurricular activities and visits to relevant outside organizations.
The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston Global Scholars Academy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit Academy providing an opportunity for students, grades 7th – 12th, to develop interest and demonstrate expertise in understanding world cultures and international issues. Curriculum includes a globally-focused course of study, including classes, coursework, projects, extracurricular activities and visits to relevant outside organizations.
The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston is pleased to honor an individual who, in the spirit of Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones, has contributed to the international spirit of our city.
This young country has both a rich history as the birthplace of Islam and a modern presence with rich oil reserves. With the introduction of Vision 2030, an attempt to diversify its economy, this once forbidden land is ready to welcome visitors.
A landlocked and isolated country, Hungarians have had to look internally for their cultural influences. Unlike many other nations in the Carpathian Basin, Hungary has retained a separate political identity even through the rule of turbulent empires, making it the perfect headquarters for our Inaugural Leadership Summit to Magyarország, “Land of Magyars.”
One of the most intriguing regions on earth, the Balkans has a rich history from the Ottomans to recent political upheavals. The ethnic diversity of this region sets the stage for a rich culture with many influences defining Europe’s Southeastern corner.
Iceland, a nation defined by dramatic landscape, is home to some of the most unique geographic phenomena on the planet. With warm and lush summers there are never-ending adventures to be found in this intriguing island nation.
The fifth-largest country on earth, Brazil is unique in the Americas because it refrained from fragmenting