Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, September 30th from 12pm-1pm at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel for a program on “Cuba: the Embargo within the Embargo“ featuring Ambassador Charles Shapiro. Shapiro, the president of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, has organized and led five trips to Cuba, including with the mayor of Atlanta. Shapiro will be discussing the ramifications of the recent lifting of the embargo on Cuba....

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Wednesday, September 21st from 5:30pm-7pm at Cyrano’s Theatre Company for a program on “Community Connections and Solutions: From Zimbabwe and East Timor to Alaska” featuring Eugenia Correia and Margaret Mutsamvi, participants in the Community Solution Program. Correia, from Timore-Leste, specializes in conflict resolution and research on domestic violence. Mutsamvi, from Zimbabwe, spe...

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, September 9th from 12pm-1pm at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel for a program on “Global Complexity: Risk & Opportunity” featuring Ambassador Henry Crumpton. Ambassador Crumption, formerly responsible for all Clandestine Services in the United States with the Central Intelligence agency, currently CEO of several consulting groups. Ambassador Crumpton, a seasoned spy, will provide insig...

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council, in conjunction with the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, on Monday, August 15th from 11:30am-1pm at the Dena’ina Center for a Make-It-Monday Forum on “Qatar: More than Just Oil and Natural Gas” featuring Ambassador Mohamed Jaham Al Kuwari. Kuwari currently serves as Ambassador to the state of Qatar in Washington DC. Ambassador Kuwari will discuss not only natural gas and religious extremis...

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Wednesday, May 18th at 5:30 p.m. at Cyrano's Theatre Company for the first program in our One-to-One series of interactive conversations spotlighting the perspectives of military and civilian guest speakers on global subjects that matter. This event will feature Lieutenant General Russell Handy, David Ramseur, and will be moderated by General Joseph Ralston (USAF Retired), focusing on the topic of Russi...

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, April 22nd at noon at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel to hear from Dr. Stephen Stedman who will be speaking on “Managing Global Insecurity". Dr. Stedman is a Freeman Spogli senior fellow and the Deputy Director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Standford University, and has worked extensively with the United Nations. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. This event is open to t...

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, March 11th from 12pm-1pm at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel for a program on “Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science: Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the US Healthcare System” featuring Lixin Huang. Lixin currently serves as President of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. Doors open at 11:30am. This event is open to the public and admission varies. For more...

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, February 26th from 12-1pm at the Hilton Hotel for the program, Turkey’s Role in the Shaping of a New Middle East presented by Dr. Sinan Ciddi. Doors open at 11:30am. This event is open to the public and admission varies.

Join us on Friday, October 23rd at noon at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel for a panel discussion about global cooperation in the Arctic, particularly focusing on the role of the Arctic Council. Panelists include Ambassador David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries; Anders Oskal, Director of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry; Margaret Williams, Managing Director of the U.S. Arctic Program at the World Wildlife...

Join us Thursday, October 15th at 7pm at the Anchorage Museum, as we present a series of short films, the Rational Middle Energy series, which focuses on the ways in which we use energy and what that means for our future. The program will also include a panel discussion featuring the producer and director of the films, Gregory Kallenberg; Executive Director of the Alaska Energy Authority, Sara Goad; Executive Director of the Renewable Energy A...