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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

  • Ojo Maduekwe: Old Ties in New Times

    Fri, Dec 5, 2008
    Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe addresses US-Nigerian relations vis-a-vis the incoming Obama administration, and much more.
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  • Financial Crisis and Consumer Debt

    Thu, Oct 30, 2008
    Panelists Jeff Baker, Ransom James, Trey Loughran, and moderator S. Tamer Cavusgil discuss "Managing in Emerging Markets: The Financial Crisis and Consumer Debt," in an effort to better understand several critical global business issues.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Dialogue on Europe

    Wed, May 9, 2007
    Jean-David Levitte and Dr. Klaus Scharioth discuss how their countries interact with the rest of the world. The Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS) presents Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France, and His Excellency Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. Both are presented in Celebration of Europe Day and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. **Jean-David Levitte** presented his credentials to President Bush on December 9, 2002. Soon after his visit to the Southern Center for International Studies in Atlanta, he was asked to return to France to assume a role of diplomatic advisor to President Nicolas Sarkozy. He has also been named head of the future National Security Council. **Klaus Scharioth**'s first posts were in Quito, Ecuador (1979-1982) and at Germany's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City (1986-1990). In the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served in the Asia, press and State Secretary's offices (1977-79), in the policy planning staff (1982-1986), and in the international law division (1990-1993).
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