As China’s economic and military might grow, some fear that Hong Kong’s significant autonomy could erode. Beijing’s passage of new national security laws in June 2020 heightened fears of its tightening grip over Hong Kong.
About The Event Mariel Sanchez will discuss the legal and educational side of immigration and refugees in the United States and how organizations, such as Partnership for the Advancement and […]
Former Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have interacted to install an elite oligarchy, eviscerate the middle class, and undermine democracy.
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.
About The Event How did Russia manage to emerge resurgent on the world stage and play a weak hand so effectively? Is it because Putin is a brilliant strategist? Or […]
Professor Julián Cárdenas Garcia joined the University of Houston Law Center as an Energy Scholar affiliated to the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Center, focusing on transnational petroleum law and arbitration.
[et_pb_text content_tablet="" content_phone="About the Event Juxtaposing extensive archival research with new interviews, John Gans demonstrates that knowing the National Security Council staff's history and its war stories is the only […]
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.