Denver World Affairs Council
Mexican Amb. Arturuo Surakhan and the Denver Post's Gregory Moore at a Denver World Affairs Council event
2012 Travel Program with World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia has been offering tours to its members and to other Councils for more than 30 years. These trips include all the highlights of touring plus access to political leaders and other local experts who give behind-the-scenes views and briefings that make their trips special and unique. IIE-Rocky Mountain member Sheila Cleworth participated in their 2009 trip Inside Iran, “I couldn’t get enough of Ambassador Mark Johnson’s lectures on the tour. He was endlessly fascinating.” Click here for more information on any of these travel programs.
Sri Lanka with post tour to Southern India: February 20-March 6,2012
Holland and Belgium River Cruise: April 21-April 29, 2012
Celtic Cruise with David Eisenhower: April 22-May 1, 2012
Baltic Sea Cruise featuring Mikhail Gorbachev and Lech Walsea: May 28-June 8 2012
Meeting Places of the Empires: An Exploration of the Balkans with John McLaughlin: September 1-September 12, 2012
And many more! Please visit the Philadelphia World Affairs Council Travel Page for more information on all of their upcoming trips
Upcoming Events
February 22, 2012 - Gerald Padmore "Emerging Africa"
March 6, 2012 - Mary Ann Casey "Arab Spring One Year Later: Learning From the Tunisian Experience"
March 21, 2012 - John Mroz
April 18, 2012 - Dan Wright
April 2012 (Date TBD) - DWAC Speaker Ambassador Robert Beecroft
May 16, 2012 - DWAC Speaker Zachary Karabell
Past Events
February 15, 2012 - Michael Scheuer "Marching Toward Hell: The Price of US Intervention"
January 24, 2012 - Katherine Donahue "Slave of Allah"
January 18, 2012 - Bill O'Grady "The Global Economy"
December 8, 2011 - Ambassador Phil Wilcox "Israel, Palestine and the US: Is the Peace Process Dead?"
November 16, 2011 - Dr. Stewart Patrick "Weak Links: Fragile States, Global Threats, and International Security"
October 19, 2011 - Michael Maibach "European Financial Crisis"
October 12, 2011 - Moeed Yusuf "U.S., Pakistan,and the End-Game in Afghanistan: Making a Broken Partnership Work"
September 21, 2011 - Anthony Shaffer "21st Century Terrorist Threats - And the Path We Need to Follow"
August 9, 2011 - John Cassara "Terror Finance: The War Behind the War on Terror"
July 20, 2011 - Christopher Boucek "Yemen: Challenges to Stability and Security"
June 28, 2011 - Jennifer Heath "Land of the Unconquerable: The Hidden Strengths of Afghan Women"
May 25, 2011 - DWAC speaker Brian Till "Conversations with Power"
May 18, 2011 - DWAC speaker Mia Bloom "Gendercide and Suicide Terrorism"
April 20, 2011 - DWAC speaker John T. Connor "Third Millenium Russia Fund"
April11, 2011 - DWAC speaker David Makovsky "After Egypt: Prospects of Arab-Israeli Peace"
March 21, 2011 - DWAC speaker Jim Zogby "Arab Voices"
March 16, 2011 - "Between Two Worlds" with Roxana Saberi
March 4, 2011 - "How to Run the World" with Parag Khanna
December 14, 2010 - "Puppets of Violence" with Morgan Smith
October 20, 2010- "Mosques and Burning the Qu'ran: Islam as Media Spectacle" with Nabil Echchaibi
September 22, 2010 - Larry Rohter, "Brazil on the Rise"
June 22, 2009 - Reza Aslan
"Iran on the Brink of Change"
July 22, 2009 - The Honorable Arturo Sarukhan,
Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
"U.S.-Mexico Relations"
August 4, 2009 - Helene Cooper
The House at Sugar Beach:
In Search of a Lost African Childhood
September 10, 2009 - Bill Corcoran
"What Future for Gaza"
September 16, 2009 - Chris Preble
"U.S. Foreign Policy and Nuclear Proliferation"
October 21, 2009 - David Semple
Macro View of the World: World Geopolitical and Economic Trends
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance to avoid a charge. No refunds or credit can be given for cancellations less than 24 hours before an event.
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While many of the speakers we bring to Denver often speak at little to no cost, sometimes they do charge honorariums. In addition to honorariums, we pay for a speaker's travel costs and hotel accommodations. We always try to get the best and most pertinent speakers to come to Denver. If you are interested in donating to help keep bringing the world to Denver, please click here. We appreciate your help.
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