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SUMMARY:Barbara Slavin: Risks and Opportunities in Iran-US Relations
DESCRIPTION:Barbara Slavin is a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington and a lecturer in international affairs at George Washington University. Prior to joining Stimson\, she founded and directed the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council and led a bi-partisan task force on Iran. The author of Bitter Friends\, Bosom Enemies: Iran\, the US and the Twisted Path to Confrontation (2007)\, she is a regular commentator on US foreign policy and Iran on NPR\, PBS and C-Span. \nA career journalist\, Slavin served as a columnist for Al-Monitor; assistant managing editor for world and national security at the Washington Times; senior diplomatic reporter for USA Today; Cairo and Beijing correspondent for The Economist and as an editor at the New York Times Week in Review. She covered such key foreign policy issues as the US-led ‘war on terrorism\,’ policy toward ‘rogue’ states\, the Iran-Iraq war and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has traveled to Iran nine times. Slavin also served as a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars\, where she wrote Bitter Friends\, and as a senior fellow at the US Institute of Peace\, where she researched and wrote the report\, Mullahs\, Money and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East. \n  \nGuest Policy\nGuests may register in advance for $30 or at the door for $35. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event.  There is no cost for WACHH members to attend. \n\nPre-Registered Guests (non-member) – $30.00\nNon-WACHH members who register online in advance of event\n\nWACHH Members\n\n\nWalk-in Guests (non-members) – $35.00\nGuests who have not pre-registered
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/barbara-slavin-risks-and-opportunities-in-iran-us-relations/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Humanities,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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SUMMARY:Ajay Chhibber: India's Rise in a Changing World
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Ajay Chhibber is Distinguished Visiting Scholar\, Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP)\, George Washington University\, Washington D.C.\, and Distinguished Fellow\, Isaac Center for Public Policy\, Ashoka University\, India. \n \n He was the first Director General\, Independent Evaluation Office\, India (Minister of State) and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy from 2015-2017. He served as Assistant Secretary General\, UN and Assistant Administrator\, UNDP from 2008-2013 where he led the Department for Asia and the Pacific. At the World Bank he served over 24 years in senior positions including Country Director for Turkey and Vietnam\, and Director for the seminal 1997 World Development Report on the Role of the State.   \n He has a Ph. D from Stanford University\, an MA from the Delhi School of Economics\, and was awarded the David Rajaram Prize for best all-rounder at St. Stephen’s College\, Delhi University where he received a BA with Honors in Economics. He has also completed advanced management courses at Harvard University and at INSEAD\, France. \nChhibber has written six books on Economic Development and published numerous articles in major journals. He writes regularly for newspapers and business magazines.  His latest book Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival was declared Best New Book in Economics by the Financial Times and awarded India 2022 Economic Forum Literary Award. \n Guest Policy \nGuests may register in advance for $30 or at the door for $35. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event. There is no cost for WACHH members to attend. \n\n\nPre-Registered Guests (non-member) – $30.00\nNon-WACHH members who register online in advance of event\n\nWACHH Members\n\n\nWalk-in Guests (non-members) – $35.00\nGuests who have not pre-registered
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/ajay-chhibber-indias-rise-in-a-changing-world/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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SUMMARY:David Satterfield: The Trump Foreign Policy: A First Year Assessment
DESCRIPTION:The Honorable David M. Satterfield is the director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. He has more than four decades of diplomatic and leadership experience\, including service as special envoy for the Horn of Africa\, assistant secretary of state\, National Security Council staff director and as ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey and charge d’affaires in Iraq and Egypt.  In October\, 2023 he was appointed Presidential Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues to lead US diplomacy in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.  In April\, 2024 he stepped down from this role and continues to serve as a Consultant to the Department of State. \nSatterfield’s extensive bilateral and multinational negotiating background most notably includes the 1995 Roadmap for Israel-Palestinian Peace (with the United Nations)\, the 2000 withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from Lebanon and Blue Line boundary agreement (with the United Nations)\, and the 2008 Status of Forces Agreement between the U.S. and Iraq. As the State Department’s coordinator for Iraq\, he managed the largest domestic staff in the department’s history and directed fundamental reforms to the Foreign Service. \nSatterfield conceived and directed the comprehensive modernization of military and civilian peacekeeping operations and led fundraising efforts with the U.S. Congress and donor governments. \nAmong other honors\, Satterfield is the recipient of the highest Department of State recognition\, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Award; the highest award for senior federal executives\, the Office of Personnel Management Distinguished Federal Executive Rank Award; and the highest Department of Defense award for career federal civilians\, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. \nGuest Policy\nGuests may register in advance for $30 or at the door for $35. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event. There is no cost for WACHH members to attend. \n\n\nPre-Registered Guests (non-member) – $30.00\nNon-WACHH members who register online in advance of event\n\nWACHH Members\n\n\nWalk-in Guests (non-members) – $35.00\nGuests who have not pre-registered
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/david-satterfield-the-trump-foreign-policy-a-first-year-assessment/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T100000
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SUMMARY:Mohammed Tabaar: The Politics of Islam in U.S. - Iran Relations
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar is an associate professor in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School. His research areas include international security and Middle East politics. \nHe is the author of Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran (Columbia University Press\, 2018). Dr. Tabaar has been a fellow or a visiting scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy\, Harvard University’s Center for the Middle East\, Cambridge University’s Centre of Islamic Studies\, and George Washington University’s Institute for Middle East Studies. His articles have appeared in Security Studies\, PS: Political Science & Politics\, Journal of Strategic Studies\, and Political Science Quarterly. He has also written for Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, the Washington Post\, and the New York Times. \nDr. Tabaar is currently working on two research projects: nuclear statecraft in hybrid regimes\, and Marxist armed organizations in Iran. \nHe teaches courses on US foreign policy in the Persian Gulf\, religion and politics in Iran\, and Middle East politics. He is the recipient of the 2019 Faculty Excellence Award. \nDr. Tabaar has a BA in social sciences from the University of Tehran\, an MA in sociology from the New School for Social Research\, an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago\, and a PhD in government from Georgetown University. \n \nGuest Policy\nGuests may register in advance or at the door for $25. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event. There is no cost for WACHH members to attend.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/mohammed-tabaar-the-politics-of-islam-in-u-s-iran-relations/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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SUMMARY:Gonul Tol: Erdogan's Recipe for Turkey: Autocracy or Reform?
DESCRIPTION:Gönül Tol is the founding director of the Middle East Institute’s Turkish Studies program and a senior fellow with the Black Sea Program. She is the author of Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria. \nShe has taught courses at George Washington University’s Institute for Middle East Studies and at the College of International Security Affairs at the National Defense University on Turkey\, Islamist movements in Western Europe\, world politics\, and the Middle East. \nShe has written extensively on Turkey-U.S. relations\, Turkish domestic politics\, and foreign policy and the Kurdish issue. She is a frequent media commentator. \nMs. Tol holds a B.A. from Middle East Technical University; an M.A. from Florida International University; and a Ph.D. from Florida International University. \nHer areas of expertise include political Islam\, Islamist movements\, immigration\, ethnic and religious identity formation\, role of identity in foreign policy making\, social movements and their radicalization process\, and Muslim populations in western Europe. \n  \nGuest Policy\nGuests may register in advance or at the door for $25. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event. There is no cost for WACHH members to attend.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/gonul-tol-erdogans-recipe-for-turkey-autocracy-or-reform/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T100000
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Rasamimanana: The U.S. and Morocco: 200 years of Peace and Friendship
DESCRIPTION:Jen Rasamimanana assumed the role of Executive Director of the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM) on October 1\, 2021. A United States diplomat for over 20 years\, she served as the U.S. Consul General in Casablanca from 2017-2020. She retired from the Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor in 2021\, having led press\, cultural\, and educational outreach for the U.S. Embassy in Egypt. \nPreviously\, Ms. Rasamimanana was the Cultural Attaché in Paris as well as Diplomat-in-Residence and Visiting Professor at the School of International Affairs at SciencesPo\, Paris. \nDuring the Arab Spring\, she was the State Department’s regional Arabic Language Spokesperson\, and led engagement with Arabic-speaking publics from Oman to Morocco. She also served at U.S. embassies in Jordan\, Tunisia\, Syria\, and Togo\, as well as in key senior State Department positions in Washington DC. \nBefore joining the Foreign Service\, Ms. Rasamimanana taught English as a Foreign Language in Madagascar and worked in technology investment banking and venture capital in Silicon Valley. A graduate of the College of William and Mary\, she speaks \n\nGuest Registration (non-member) – $25.00\nNon-WACHH members may register in advance for themselves and a guest if desired.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/jennifer-rasamimanana-the-u-s-and-morocco-200-years-of-peace-and-friendship/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T100000
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SUMMARY:Aaron David Miller: Israel and Palestine-What's in the Future for Their Relationship?
DESCRIPTION:Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, focusing on U.S. foreign policy. He has written five books\, including his most recent\, The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have (and Doesn’t Want) Another Great President (Palgrave\, 2014) and The Much Too Promised Land: America’s Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace (Bantam\, 2008). He received his PhD in Middle East and U.S. diplomatic history from the University of Michigan in 1977. \nBetween 1978 and 2003\, Miller served at the State Department as an historian\, analyst\, negotiator\, and advisor to Republican and Democratic secretaries of state\, where he helped formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process\, most recently as the senior advisor for Arab-Israeli negotiations. He also served as the deputy special Middle East coordinator for Arab-Israeli negotiations\, senior member of the State Department’s policy planning staff\, in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research\, and in the office of the historian. He has received the department’s Distinguished\, Superior\, and Meritorious Honor Awards. \nMiller is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, and formerly served as resident scholar at the Georgetown Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has been a featured presenter at the World Economic Forum and leading U.S. universities. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as president of Seeds of Peace\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence. From 2006 to 2019\, Miller was a public policy scholar; vice president for new initiatives\, and director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. \nMiller’s articles have appeared in the New York Times\, Washington Post\, Politico\, Foreign Policy\, and Foreign Affairs. He is a frequent commentator on CNN\, MSNBC\, NPR\, BBC\, and Sirius XM radio. \n  \nGuest Policy\nGuests may register in advance or at the door for $25. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event. There is no cost for WACHH members to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Registration (non-member) – $25.00\nNon-WACHH members may register in advance for themselves and a guest if desired.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/aaron-david-miller-israel-and-palestine-whats-in-the-future-for-their-relationship/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crescendo 2024,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T180000
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CREATED:20240716T192407Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club - The Future of Geography: How The Competition in Space Will Change Our World By Tim Marshall
DESCRIPTION:Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn’t science fiction—it’s reality. \nHumans are venturing up and out\, and we’re taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon\, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains\, rivers\, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. It’s no coincidence that Russia\, China\, and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics and the world order as we know it. \nIn this must-read work\, bestselling author Tim Marshall navigates the new astropolitical reality to show how we got here and where we’re heading. Extensively researched\, “thought-provoking” (Popular Science)\, and drawing on the latest information from intelligence\, government\, and civilian institutions\, this book provides a detailed\, clear account of the new space race\, the power rivalries\, and how technology\, economics\, and war have a ripple effect on everyone across the globe. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall one of the world’s most popular and trusted writer on geopolitics\, The Future of Geography is an essential read about global power\, politics\, and the future of humanity. \n  \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and leading geopolitics expert comes an “insightful\, hopeful\, and endlessly fascinating” (Daily Express) book on today’s space race—including the increasingly tense power struggle between the US\, China\, and Russia and what it means for all of us here on Earth. \nRegister at https://www.wachh.org
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/book-club-the-future-of-geography-how-the-competition-in-space-will-change-our-world-by-tim-marshall/
LOCATION:Island Recreation Center
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Things To Do,World Affairs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240426T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240426T110000
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SUMMARY:World Affairs Council - Ed Schoonveld - Critical Considerations in Global Drug Pricing Policies and Solutions for Improving Patient Access at Affordable Prices
DESCRIPTION:April 26\, 2024 \n10 am. \nFirst Presbyterian Church \n540 Williams Hilton Pkwy. \n$15 with pre-registration or $20 at the door. \n  \nwww.wachh.org/page-18220
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/world-affairs-council-ed-schoonveld-critical-considerations-in-global-drug-pricing-policies-and-solutions-for-improving-patient-access-at-affordable-prices/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T110000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20240304T193007Z
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SUMMARY:World Affairs Council - Richard Heydarian: New Cold War: Philippines\, taiwan\, and the Sino-American Struggle for Global Mastery
DESCRIPTION:April 5\, 2024 \n10 am \nFirst Presbyterian Church \n540 William Hilton Pkwy. \n$15 with pre-registration or $20 at the door. \nwww.wachh.org/page-18220
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/world-affairs-council-richard-heydarian-new-cold-war-philippines-taiwan-and-the-sino-american-struggle-for-global-mastery/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T120000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20240304T190945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T190945Z
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SUMMARY:World Affairs Council - Gustavo Flores-Macias: What the Mexican Presidential Election Means to the Future of Mexico
DESCRIPTION:March 15\, 2024 \n10:00 am. First Presbyterian Church \n540 William Hilton Pkwy. \n$15 with pre-registration or $20 at the door. Reservations at www.wachh.org/page-18220 \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/world-affairs-council-gustavo-flores-macias-what-the-mexican-presidential-election-means-to-the-future-of-mexico/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Things To Do,World Affairs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T170000
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SUMMARY:TEDx Hilton Head 2023 - The P_wer Of...
DESCRIPTION:Tickets available at the Arts Center website. A group of eight local and national inspirational thought leaders will be sharing insights\, and “Ideas Worth Spreading”\, when TEDxHiltonHead returns to Hilton Head Island on November 4th at The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. This year’s exciting panel of speakers includes a wide range of today’s well-known “movers and shakers” – including national/local leaders in the area of sports\, health\, media and business – who will all be gathering to share their unique perspectives and insights for a thought-provoking afternoon. \nCharlie Clark: The Power of Media to Shape Who We Are \nJeff Ford: The Power of the Triangle of Change \nTonya M. Matthews\, Ph.D: The Power of Radical Empathy \nMary Kay Messier: The Power of Equity in Sport \nRachel Stratton: The Power of Finding the “Now” in a World That Has a Playback Button \nRoss Szabo: The Power of Language for Mental Health \nLester Young\, Jr.: The Power of Redemption \nJeff Weiss: The Power of Active Agers \nThis year’s TEDxHiltonHead theme is “The P_wer Of ”\, and will feature speakers who have used the power of their unique passions\, and personal journeys\, to create real change in their communities to make a positive change in the world. The incredible lineup of dynamic speakers\, entertainers and established leaders will all be sharing their stories – and their “Ideas Worth Spreading” – to highlight not only the impact they have made in the world\, but the impact that their ideas can have on the lives of others throughout the community.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/tedx-hilton-head-2023-the-p_wer-of/
LOCATION:Arts Center of Coastal Carolina\, 14 Shelter Cove Lane\, Hilton Head Island\, SC\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,Presentation,Theater & Dance,Things To Do,Workshops,World Affairs
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ORGANIZER;CN="TEDxHiltonHead":MAILTO:tedxhhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220609T003220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T185751Z
UID:42783-1683280800-1683286200@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Daniel Runde-The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership
DESCRIPTION:What should our global strategy look like in an age of renewed great power competition? And what must America offer to a newly empowered developing world when we’re no longer the only major player? \nIn The American Imperative\, Washington insider Daniel Runde makes the case for building a new global consensus through vigorous internationalism and the judicious use of soft power. Runde maps out many of the steps that we need to take –– primarily in the non-military sphere –– to ensure an alliance of stable and secure\, like-minded\, self-reliant partner nations in order to prevent rising authoritarian powers such as China from running the world.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/daniel-runde-the-american-imperative-reclaiming-global-leadership/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,History,Presentation,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5Runde_1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220609T002724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T002724Z
UID:42780-1682676000-1682681400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Alex Nowrasteh-Economic\, Security\, and Social Implications of Immigration 
DESCRIPTION:Alex Nowrasteh is the director of economic and social policy studies. His popular publications have appeared in the Wall Street Journal\, USA Today\, the Washington Post\, and most other major publications in the United States. \nHis peer-reviewed academic publications have appeared in the World Bank Economic Review\, the Journal of Economic Behavior\, Organization\, Public Choice\, and others. Nowrasteh regularly appears on Fox News\, MSNBC\, Bloomberg\, NPR\, and numerous television and radio stations across the United States. \nHe is the co-author (with Benjamin Powell) of the book Wretched Refuse? The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions (Cambridge University Press\, 2020)\, is the first book on how economic institutions in receiving countries adjust to immigration. He is also the co-author (with Mark S. Krikorian) of the booklet Open Immigration: Yea and Nay (Encounter Broadsides\, 2014) and has contributed numerous book chapters about immigration to various edited volumes. \n  \n 
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/alex-nowrasteh-economic-security-and-social-implications-of-immigration/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Alex-Nowrasteh_0.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230421T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220609T002128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T185432Z
UID:42777-1682071200-1682076600@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Rachael Thompson- The Correspondence of George C. Marshall and Winston S. Churchill
DESCRIPTION:With Admiration and Respect: The Correspondence of George C. Marshall and Winston S. Churchill\nDuring World War II\, Prime Minister Churchill and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Marshall were engaged as key players in a dozen wartime conferences that built the Anglo-American alliance and shaped the strategies that led to victory. This presentation\, which focuses on a series of letters exchanged between the two leaders beginning early in the war\, and continuing through Marshall’s death in 1959\, reveals a lasting relationship of deep mutual respect. The fascinating letters run the gamut from details of the invasion of Normandy to congratulatory messages for honors won. Remarkable archival photographs are included in this presentation.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/rachael-thompson-the-correspondence-of-george-c-marshall-and-winston-s-churchill/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,History,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220609T001619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T001619Z
UID:42773-1679652000-1679657400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Richard McGregor- The Meaning of AUKUS for China\, Europe\, & the US
DESCRIPTION:Global Speakers Program \nRichard McGregor is a senior fellow for east Asia at the Lowy Institute\, Australia’s premier foreign policy think tank\, in Sydney. Mr. McGregor is a former journalist and author who has won numerous awards for his reporting in China and East Asia. McGregor is an expert on the Chinese political system – his book\, The Party\, on the inner-workings of the Chinese Communist Party\, published in 2010\, was called a “masterpiece” by The Economist. Translated into seven languages\, The Party was chosen by the Asia Society and Mainichi Shimbun in Japan as their book of the year in 2011. His latest book on Sino-Japanese relations\, Asia’s Reckoning: China\, Japan and the Fate of US in the Pacific Century\, published in 2017\, was called “shrewd and knowing” by the Wall Street Journal and the “best book of the year” by the Literary Review in the UK. In late 2018\, it was awarded the Prime Minister of Australia’s award for best non-fiction book of the year.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/richard-mcgregor-the-meaning-of-aukus-for-china-europe-the-us/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_5451_cropped-square.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220609T000534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T185709Z
UID:42770-1677837600-1677843000@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen- Israel\, Post Netanyahu
DESCRIPTION:Love him\, hate him\, but you cannot dismiss him. Netanyahu shaped the political and social panorama of Israel forever. A strong unapologetic man of many dimensions that sought world recognition for Israel and often limelight for himself. Twelve years of Netanyahu have come abruptly to an end. Bittersweet for his staunch supporters\, and “about time” for his enemies. He took on Israel’s foes and critics vigorously and deflated accusations like a smooth Teflon pan. But through it all\, he did it his way. \nSo\, what’s in store for Israel post-Netanyahu? It will not be a cakewalk. The problems that plagued the country during Netanyahu’s term are not disappearing overnight. The new government is like a thin sheet of ice\, it will only take a small crack to break. How is Bennet going to move forward? \n 
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/lucy-kurtzer-ellenbogen-israel-post-netanyahu/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,History,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lucy-Kurtzer-Ellenbogen.png
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20230112T144546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T144546Z
UID:45300-1676628000-1676633400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:MICHAEL WOLDEMARIAM: THE RED SEA CORRIDOR IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE
DESCRIPTION:The Red Sea region is among the world’s most strategic maritime corridors\, vital to global trade and naval access to the Western Indian Ocean and broader Indo-Pacific. It’s also an increasingly volatile geographic zone\, beset by an array of challenges that threaten the security and prosperity of littoral countries and much of the international community. These include Great and Middle power competition; economic and demographic pressures; rapid ecological change; and weakening states and the proliferation of violent non-state actors.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/michael-woldemariam-the-red-sea-corridor-in-an-era-of-global-change/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Things To Do,World Affairs
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T235212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T185645Z
UID:42764-1675418400-1675423800@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Chris Preble- The Current State of US Foreign Policy
DESCRIPTION:Has the United States been a force for liberty around the world? Should it be? And if so\, how? To answer these questions\, Christopher A. Preble traces the history of U.S. foreign policy from the American Founding to the present\, examining the ideas that have animated it\, asking whether America’s policy choices have made the world safer and freer\, and considering the impact of those choices on freedom at home. \nPreble will explain the need to question the assumptions that drive American foreign policy in the modern era―especially the assumption that American politicians can and should forcibly remake the international order to suit their desires. He asks readers to consider whether America and the world would be safer and freer if U.S. foreign policy incorporated libertarian insights about the limitations of government power.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/chris-preble-the-current-state-of-us-foreign-policy/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CPreble.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230120T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T234651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T185327Z
UID:42761-1674208800-1674214200@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Ambassador Lawrence Butler- The Balkans: Can Peace Endure?
DESCRIPTION:Ambassador Butler devoted four decades as an American and international diplomat to deterrence\, crisis management\, conflict prevention\, and promotion of human rights and democracy. He currently helps train U.S. Army units preparing to serve in Europe\, the Middle East and Korea. \nHe served two decades on the front lines of Cold War diplomacy before playing pivotal roles in ending conflicts in the Balkans and Northern Ireland and then engage in the Middle East and Afghanistan. He exposed Communist Bulgaria’s ethnic repression of its Turkish population in 1985\, was the chief American diplomat in Belgrade\, Yugoslavia during the Dayton/Bosnia peace process\, and coordinated President Clinton’s involvement in the 1998 Northern Irish peace accord while at the White House as the NSC Director for Europe\, implemented Macedonia’s 2001 peace agreement as U.S. Ambassador\, led the “civilian surge” for Iraq in 2007 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State\, and in Sarajevo advanced implementation of the Dayton Accords as the international community Deputy High Representative.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/ambassador-lawrence-butler-the-balkans-can-peace-endure/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Butler.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T234018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T234028Z
UID:42756-1673002800-1673004600@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Dr. R. Evan Ellis: China's Engagement in Latin America
DESCRIPTION:R. Evan Ellis will address Chinese activities in Latin America and its implications for the US and the region\, including his experience with the topic while serving on the State Department Policy Planning Staff\, his work with the Army on the topic\, and his recently published book.  He will address PRC strategic objectives and its approach in the context of its broader global engagement\, including bilateral and multilateral engagement.  He will address patterns in specific economic sectors\, Chinese infrastructure\, energy\, technology\, space and military engagement as specialty topics.  He will examine the PRC-Taiwan diplomatic struggle in Latin America\, the mutually reinforcing relationship between authoritarian populism and Chinese engagement in the region\, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic\, and recommendations for US policymakers.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/dr-r-evan-ellis-chinas-engagement-in-latin-america/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ellis.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221202T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T232813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T232813Z
UID:42751-1669975200-1669980600@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Sarah Chayes: Corruption in America
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Chayes is the author of Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security. She is internationally recognized for her innovative thinking on corruption and its implications. Her work explores how severe corruption can help prompt such crises as terrorism\, revolutions and their violent aftermaths\, and environmental degradation. \nBefore joining Carnegie\, Chayes served as special assistant to the top U.S. military officer\, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. She focused on governance issues\, participating in cabinet-level decision-making on Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, and the Arab Spring\, and traveling with Mullen frequently to these regions. Chayes was tapped for the job after her work as special adviser to two commanders of the international troops in Afghanistan (ISAF)\, at the end of a decade on the ground there.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/sarah-chayes-corruption-in-america/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,Things To Do,World Affairs
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T231711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T231720Z
UID:42748-1668160800-1668166200@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Kevin Cassidy: Global Supply Chains
DESCRIPTION:The Global Supply Chain is too complex\, interconnected\, and fragile to be made completely immune to shocks\, especially ones such as seismic as a global pandemic\, or a major war. Major ports the world over\, which used to operate like clockwork\, are now beset by delays\, with container ships queuing for days in some of the worst congestion ever recorded. A backlog of orders and a shortage of drivers have caused trucking costs to triple. More than a million containers due to travel to Europe from China by train — on a route that goes through Russia — must now make their journey by sea as sanctions bite. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also severed key supply lines for nickel\, aluminum\, wheat\, and sunflower oil\, causing commodity prices to skyrocket. \nDespite the difficulties of today’s supply crisis\, Kevin Cassidy is optimistic about the opportunities being created.  He believes it is an exciting time for businesses and labor to rethink supply chains and make them stronger for companies\, workers and people around the world.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/kevin-cassidy-global-supply-chains/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Cassidy-pic.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T231146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T231155Z
UID:42745-1667556000-1667561400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Sergie Medvedev: The Return of the Russian Leviathan
DESCRIPTION:Global Speakers Program \nRussia’s relationship with its neighbors and with the West has worsened dramatically in recent years. Under Putin’s leadership\, the country has annexed Crimea\, begun a war in Eastern Ukraine\, used chemical weapons on the streets of the UK\, and created an army of Internet trolls to meddle in the US presidential elections. How should we understand this apparent relapse into aggressive imperialism and militarism? \nSergei Medvedev will discuss this new wave of Russian nationalism which he feels is the result of mentalities that have long been embedded within the Russian psyche. Whereas in the West\, the turbulent social changes of the 1960s and raising awareness of the legacy of colonialism have modernized attitudes\, Russia has been stymied by an enduring sense of superiority over its neighbors alongside a painful nostalgia for empire. It is this irrational worldview that Putin and others have exploited\, as seen most clearly in Russia’s recent foreign policy decisions\, including the annexation of Crimea.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/sergie-medvedev-the-return-of-the-russian-leviathan/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T230249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T230257Z
UID:42742-1666346400-1666351800@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Kent Harrington: Living with Kim Chong and North Korea’s Nuclear Threat
DESCRIPTION: Living with Kim Chong and North Korea’s Nuclear Threat\nDespite seven decades of American military and political engagement on the Korean peninsula\, Pyongyang’s dynastic communist regime continues to challenge US policymakers as well as stability in East Asia.  Like its predecessors\, the Biden administration has sought to mix diplomacy and deterrence\, while cooperating with its allies in Seoul\, Tokyo\, and elsewhere to constrain North Korea’s nuclear threat.  The results: like his father and grandfather\, Kim Chong Un has continued to build his nuclear arsenal despite the costs to Pyongyang and the North Korean people.  70 years after the end of the Korean war\, the question is obvious.  Is the past prologue?  Is Kim’s arsenal simply a fact we must live with\, and if it is\, what are the risks?
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/kent-harrington-living-with-kim-chong-and-north-koreas-nuclear-threat/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Presentation,World Affairs
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221007T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220608T225552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T225600Z
UID:42737-1665136800-1665142200@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Marie Yovanovitch- Ukraine: Can Democracy Survive?
DESCRIPTION:Marie Yovanovitch was at the height of her diplomatic career when it all came crashing down. In the middle of her third ambassadorship—a rarity in the world of diplomacy—she was targeted by a smear campaign and abruptly recalled from her post in Kyiv\, Ukraine. In the months that followed\, she endured personal tragedy while simultaneously being pulled into the blinding lights of the first impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump. It was a time of chaos and pain\, for her and for the nation. \nYet Yovanovitch was no stranger to instability and injustice. Born into a family that had survived Soviet and Nazi terror\, she first saw the corrosive effect of corruption in Somalia while cutting her teeth as a diplomat in the male-dominated world of the 1980s State Department. She was an eyewitness to the 1993 constitutional crisis in Russia and the street fighting in Moscow. And she rose to the top of her profession in the crucible of the former USSR\, where she saw how President Vladimir Putin adeptly exploited corrupt leaders in neighboring countries and undermined their developing democracies. \nNowhere was Putin’s aggression clearer than in Ukraine\, where Russia meddled in elections\, launched cyberattacks\, peddled misinformation\, illegally annexed Crimea\, invaded the Donbas\, and attacked Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea. But when Yovanovitch was abruptly recalled from her post and Ukraine’s democratically elected president\, Volodymyr Zelenskyy\, found himself set upon by Trump\, it became clear just how dangerously close to the edge America itself had strayed. \nThrough it all\, Yovanovitch tirelessly advocated for the Ukrainian people\, while advancing U.S. interests and staying true to herself. She will discuss Ukraine’s prospects going forward and discuss whether the Ukrainian democracy can survive.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/marie-yovanovitch-ukraine-can-democracy-survive/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book signing,Education,Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://culturehhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Marie_L._Yovanovitch.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220809T111500
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220517T182959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T183016Z
UID:42302-1660039200-1660043700@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:The Petroleum Industry
DESCRIPTION:The global petroleum industry is central to so many facets of life and essential to the global economy\, yet it is also a strategic necessity. Crude and its many refinements are also part of a geopolitical contest\, the lifeblood of military campaigns\, and an elevator to rising GDP. And yet how long can it last\, is there a “crude curse”\, how does the global supply chain work\, what impact on the environment\, and do current events have on the security of our national supply and the world? \nCarlton Dallas\, a petroleum industry insider\, will review the impact of taxes\, price comparisons with other countries\, the history of discovery\, relay how crude is tethered to politics\, and how four developments have improved US energy independence.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-petroleum-industry/
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,Things To Do,World Affairs
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T111500
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20220517T181637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T181637Z
UID:42296-1658224800-1658229300@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Implications of China's Rising Power
DESCRIPTION:With more than a dozen years in the Pacific as a senior military leader\, Major General Craig Weldon had a front-row seat to China’s behavior. This presentation explores what is happening: geopolitically\, militarily\, and economically as China expands its sphere of influence. Learn about the strategic importance of the Malacca Straight\, the South China Sea\, the exploding growth of China’s military\, and their encroachment on the “second island chain” – where the U.S. begins its day in Guam. Craig will also draw parallels between China’s ambitions in Taiwan and Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine. \nThis program is free and open to the public\, but registration is required.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/implications-of-chinas-rising-power/
LOCATION:Hilton Head Library\, 11 Beach City Rd.\, Hilton Head\, SC\, 29926\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,World Affairs
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20210603T134756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T135936Z
UID:36234-1651831200-1651836600@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:The U.S. Mexican Relationship- It's Complicated- Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne
DESCRIPTION:What is the best approach to the Mexican migration problem?\nIs the weakening of Mexican Democracy a threat to the U.S.?\nWhat economic tools can Biden employ to help influence Mexico to improve its relations with the U.S.?\n\nEarl Anthony Wayne will discuss the important and complicated relationship between Mexico and the United States.  No country relationship touches the daily lives of more Americans than the relationship with our southern neighbor.  Mexico is a vital economic partner as America’s second-largest trading partner and the largest buyer of U.S. exports.  Yet\, Mexico and the U.S. also need to manage incredibly challenging problems surrounding migration and cross-border crime\, for example.  Getting cooperation right between the two neighbors is a particularly tricky task\, but there are no ways around working to make it better — neither of us can move away! \nAmbassador Earl Anthony Wayne is a Distinguished Diplomat in Residence teaching at American University’s School of International Service.  He is also a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Co-Chair of its Mexico Institute Advisory Board. In addition\, he is a Senior Non-Resident Advisor at the Atlantic Council and the Center for Security and International Studies. He serves on the Board of the American Academy of Diplomacy.  Wayne writes\, speaks\, and consults on a wide range of topics.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-u-s-mexican-relationship-its-complicated-ambassador-earl-anthony-wayne/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts Educations & Support Organizations,Education,History,Things To Do,World Affairs
ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T113000
DTSTAMP:20260910T005406
CREATED:20210603T133814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T133814Z
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SUMMARY:Cyber Security Threats and Challenges- Kevin Scheid
DESCRIPTION:Who is behind this most recent string of Cyberattacks?\nHow can the U.S. Government encourage companies to protect themselves from bringing hacked?\nWhat are our leaders doing to deter future attacks?\n\n The evolution of the cyber threat is an excellent recommendation for the speaking topic.  Kevin Scheid will help us understand different approaches the Government and Business are taking\, the challenges therein\, and how the World will need to defend against bad actors in the future to decrease our vulnerability. Today\, cybersecurity threats are everyone’s problem. \nMr. Kevin J Scheid of the United States has served the Federal Government for over 30 years in several progressively senior positions at the White House\, Intelligence Community\, and the Department of Defense. In November 2016\, Mr. Scheid was selected by the 28 Nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to serve as General Manager\, NATO Communications and Information Agency\, effective July 1\, 2017. For the past two years\, Scheid was on assignment from DOD to the MITRE Corporation as the special advisor to the CEO and President. He led a corporate-wide project to expand MITRE’s international engagements with U.S. allies and partner nations. MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation that provides strategic and technical support to the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies throughout the Federal government. \n 
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/cyber-security-threats-and-challenges-kevin-scheid/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Hilton Head":MAILTO:wachhi@gmail.com
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