The European Financial Crisis and Its Global Impact with Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles
Posted on June 8, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
Tuesday, June 22, 6:00 p.m.
Countries across Europe are struggling to find ways to cope with their growing debt. From the nationalization of domestic banks to multi-billion cash injections into the capital markets, Europe’s politicians, regulators, and market players are trying different approaches to deal with the mounting problems … problems that have an impact on our U.S. economy.
Keynote Speaker Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles, Vice Chair, United States Council for International Business (USCIB) and former U.S. Ambassador to Greece, the European Union, and Canada.
Under Siege: U.S.-Mexico Relations & National Security with Eric L. Olson on Tues. March 16
Posted on February 11, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
Mexico is growing more dangerous daily, with escalating kidnappings, murders and other drug-related violence. Recently, a failed kidnapping attempt left seven gunmen and a federal police officer dead. In Ciudad Juarez, 15 teens were killed when a gunman stormed a party at a private home.
The situation has intensified since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in 2007, deploying 45,000 troops to 18 states where trafficking groups are battling for access to the U.S. market.
Eric L. Olson, Senior Advisor at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., will address these headline issues and more on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. (Great Decisions at 5:00P.M.)
Location: The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
Call now to make your reservation at (401) 228–8657, or email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling at ygshill@yahoo.com.
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Ukraine and Russia: Politics and Conflict in a Post-Soviet World on February 4, 2010
Posted on January 4, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
As seen in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL on
January 27, 2010: “Ukraine Needs the West’s Support“
One of the largest countries in Europe and a critical transportation point for natural gas from Russia, Ukraine has long been a centerpiece in the struggle for influence in the post-Soviet region.
Now, fractured politics and a disintegrating economy have strained relations with Russia and alarmed its European partners. Ukraine’s future largely hangs on a February runoff when two rivals will go head to head for the Ukrainian Presidency.
Will a disillusioned public and a diminished economy force-out leaders of the Orange Revolution and allow Russia to regain its traditional leadership role in the region?
Join WACRI and DR. MARK KRAMER, Director of the Harvard Cold War Studies program and a Senior Fellow of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University on Thursday, February 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. for a timely program on politics and conflict in a post-Soviet world.
Saved by the Sun? The Global Climate Change Debate Heats Up.
Posted on December 9, 2009 | Filed Under Past Events
Recognized as perhaps the single greatest challenge of our time, climate change is no longer just a scientific curiosity but a vast and far reaching environmental concern whose influence could have disastrous consequences on world health and safety, food production, security and the global economy. So how can the world combat such an extraordinary challenge?
Evan I. Schwartz, producer and writer of the acclaimed PBS NOVA documentary Saved by the Sun, has a solution: Cool down the planet using the hottest thing in the solar system. Read more.
Scandals, Boycotts, and Boardrooms: Wednesday, November 4 with Dr. James Post
Posted on October 18, 2009 | Filed Under Past Events
Scandals, Boycotts, and Boardrooms
James Post, the John F. Smith, Jr. Professor in Management at Boston University’s School of Management, will speak about corporate ethics and social responsibility in a global economy.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. (Note change in November from our usual Thursday date.)
WHERE: The Hope Club, Providence
RESERVATIONS:
Call now to make your reservation: 401–228–8657
Email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling at ygshill@yahoo.com
The Great Decisions Program will take place at 5:00 PM
Bruce W. MacDonald, US Institute of Peace on Thursday, October 7
Senior Director, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.
Save the Date: Sen. Jack Reed on Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Enjoy an evening with the senior U.S. Senator from Rhode Island as he weighs in on the 2010 midterm elections.
CIV-RI to host Int’l visitors from more than 28 countries in Sept.
For more information about our Fall 2010 lineup, visit the International Visitors tab above.