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World Affairs Council of Atlanta

The mission of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta is to provide a forum for dialogue, a source of expertise, and an engine for research on international affairs and global issues that impact the corporate community, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the general public.

http://www.wacatl.gsu.edu

  • Fate of the Olympics

    Thu, Aug 28, 2008
    **Charles H. Battle**, former managing director of international relations on the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, brings a unique perspective on several past and future Olympic plans.
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  • Ramifications of the Russia-Georgia Conflict

    Thu, Sep 11, 2008
    Meade Sutterfield, Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) facilitator; Wayne Lord, president, Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS); Lt. General David Poythress, former adjutant general of Georgia; and moderator Joel Cowan, SIBF, discuss the ramifications of the conflict between Russia and Georgia. This event is co-sponsored by [SIBF](http://www.sibf.org) and SCIS. It was hosted by the 103 West restaurant in Atlanta.
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  • Putin, Power, and the New Russia

    Mon, Jun 30, 2008
    Marshall I. Goldman, using his book, *Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia*, discusses fast-changing developments in that part of the world with Wayne Lord, professor of international business at Georgia State University. Goldman is the Kathryn W. Davis professor of Russian economics at Wellesley College and former associate director of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University. Lord is also president-elect of the Southern Center for International Studies and a resident Russian scholar.
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  • Free Trade With Peru, Colombia, and Panama?

    Mon, Jul 14, 2008
    Ambassador Charles Shapiro discusses the free trade between the US and Peru, Columbia, and Panama.
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  • Secretaries of State Speak Out

    Thu, Mar 27, 2008
    Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright discuss current US foreign policy issues with the goal of providing direction and counsel to the incoming 2009 presidential administration. The secretaries, whose influence on foreign policy spans nearly 40 years in republican and democratic administrations, agree that the next president should be open to taking diplomatic steps with both allies and unfriendly countries in order to further the nation's standing in the world and ease global issues in which the US is deeply involved. Newscaster Terence Smith of PBS' *NewsHour with Jim Lehrer* moderates the panel. This unique forum takes place on the campus of the University of Georgia School of Law, in Athens, GA.
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  • World View from Berlin

    Thu, May 8, 2008
    John Hulsman shares his views on world affairs. This event is presented in cooperation with the Atlanta Eric M. Warburg chapter of the American Council on Germany.
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  • Teach Africa

    Tue, Jun 24, 2008
    Experts on education and Africa speak about the need for a higher awareness of Africa-related issues. The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa and *Discovery Channel* Global Education Partnership co-sponsor this event with the Southern Center for International Studies, along with US Agency for International Development-funded Africa education orientation program.
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  • Talking Turkey and Trade

    Wed, Oct 8, 2008
    Kursad Tuzmen, a member of parliament of the Republic of Turkey and minister of state in charge of foreign trade and customs, promotes business ties in this breakfast briefing. Muhtar Kent, the new president and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, introduces the minister. This event is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company in conjunction with the Southern Center for International Studies, Istanbul Center, Kennesaw State University, the Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast, and the Turkish Honorary Consul General for Georgia.
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  • Iran: Grand Bargain, Grand Ambition

    Thu, Jun 21, 2007
    Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute analyzes the costs and benefits of the five policies available to the United States given Iran's nuclear ambitions. He asserts that a package of concessions, including normalized diplomatic and economic relations, in exchange for unfettered international inspections of its nuclear program, is the most pragmatic course of action. Should Iran turn down the offer of a grand bargain, Carpenter advocates the path of acceptance and deterrence as the appropriate fall-back position. Sandra Mackey counters some of Carpenter's opinions and expands on others. Cedric Suzman moderates. The Southern Center for International Studies and The Cato Institute host this timely discussion on Iran and the nuclear threat that it presents to the world.
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  • US-Canada Relations

    Tue, Feb 6, 2007
    Canadian representative to the United States Michael Wilson makes his first trip to the southeastern United States since becoming Ambassador, and discusses current relations between the two neighboring countries.
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