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World Affairs Council of Charleston

54 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Distinguished speakers from government, academic organizations, and the business community present timely lectures on international events affecting our lives. For more information: www.waccharleston.org

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Episodes

World War I Still Shapes Our World

November 16, 2018 20:11 - 1 hour - 27.7 MB

Dr. Brian Gangway explains how World War I still shapes our world a hundred years after the guns fell silent. 

What Diplomats Do

October 26, 2018 18:33 - 10 minutes - 4.95 MB

Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, currently with the Academy of Diplomacy, discusses career options in Foreign Affairs.

'IS THE GLOBAL LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC ORDER IN CRISIS?'

October 26, 2018 01:22 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MB

 Dr. Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, discusses the state of world democracy with Dr. Brian Norris, Professor of Political Science at the Citadel.

Vladimir Putin: How he sees himself, his county, and ours

October 24, 2018 15:37 - 56 minutes - 26 MB

War in Georgia, Civil war in Ukraine, Crimea annexed, Military intervention in Syria, and cyber-hacking in the U.S. are all tied to Putin's Russia confronting U.S. policy and institutions. Wayne Merry, Senior Fellow for Europe and and Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council discusses these issues in his presentation to the world Affairs Council of Charleston.