Admiral John B Padgett III, US Navy (Ret’d), presents, “US Submarine Employment and Effectiveness in a Dynamic World: Stealth, Mobility and Firepower” This Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council virtual meeting takes place on Tuesday, June […]
19 | June 2020
Friday 11:21 AM
In case you missed our June 3, 2020, Zoom meeting with Dr. Saad Omer, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health at Yale University, on “COVID-19 Epidemiology, Evidence-based Policy and Prospects for […]
18 | June 2020
Thursday 4:43 PM
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings […]
15 | June 2020
Monday 6:20 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Dr. Saad Omer, Yale Institute for Global Health, Yale University, presents, “COVID-19 Epidemiology, Evidence-Based Policy and Prospects for Vaccines” This Southeast Connecticut […]
26 | May 2020
Tuesday 9:37 PM
Dear Members, SECWAC joined the world of virtual meetings on May 7th with our first Zoom session – thanks to those who called in! Stephen Flynn, Professor of Political Science and Founding Director […]
26 | May 2020
Tuesday 9:18 PM
April 3, 2020 Dear Members, As we all continue to deal with the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interests of your continued safety and that of the wider community, we have decided […]
3 | April 2020
Friday 7:24 PM
March 13, 2020 Dear Members, In view of the developing COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interests of your safety and that of the wider community, we have decided to cancel our two March […]
23 | March 2020
Monday 9:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Dean Accardi, Professor of History, Connecticut College, presents “India, Pakistan, and the War over Kashmir” This Southeast Connecticut World Affairs […]
10 | March 2020
Tuesday 8:48 PM
Dear Members, Our February 13th meeting provided that rare opportunity to SECWAC members and guests to hear first-hand what it is like to stand up to a dictator and try to change your […]
10 | March 2020
Tuesday 8:42 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Esam Boraey, Egyptian Political Activist, presents “The Development of Democracy in Egypt” This Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council meeting takes […]
3 | February 2020
Monday 7:40 PM
March 13, 2020 Dear Members, In view of the developing COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interests of your safety and that of the wider community, we have decided to cancel our two March […]
23 | March 2020
Monday 9:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Esam Boraey, Egyptian Political Activist, presents “The Development of Democracy in Egypt” This Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council meeting takes […]
3 | February 2020
Monday 7:40 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Katherine Brown, President and CEO Global Ties US, presents, “Afghanistan: Storytelling of America’s Longest War” This Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council […]
4 | November 2019
Monday 8:10 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Jonathan Starr, Abaarso School of Science and Technology, Somaliland, presents, “It Takes a School” This Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council […]
17 | October 2019
Thursday 6:45 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Emma Sky, Jackson Institute, Yale University, presents “In a Time of Monsters – A Middle East in Revolt” This Southeast […]
22 | September 2019
Sunday 5:25 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Will Kneerim (IRIS) & Mohammed Hamou (Old Lyme resident & Syrian refugee) present “Coming to America: A Refugee Story” Brought […]
22 | August 2019
Thursday 9:18 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Gordon Chang, China expert and author, presents, “America’s Grandest Wager: China” This Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council meeting takes place […]
22 | August 2019
Thursday 9:01 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive DirectorSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Sydney Williams, local author and SECWAC member, presents his new book, “Dear Mary: Letters Home from the 10th Mountain Division, […]
22 | August 2019
Thursday 8:47 PM
Dear Members, I hope that you were able to attend our April and May meetings, held recently a week apart at the First Congregational Church in Old Lyme. The overall topic was similar […]
15 | May 2019
Wednesday 10:10 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paul Nugent, Executive Director Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council 860-388-9241, info@secwac.org Ivo H. Daalder, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and James M. Lindsay, Council on Foreign Relations, present […]
16 | April 2019
Tuesday 10:15 PM
The mission of the Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) is to foster an understanding of issues of foreign policy and international affairs by study, debate, and educational programming, primarily through a Speakers Series of 8 to 10 monthly meetings.
