Who: Mara Kardas-Nelson Date: June 25, 2024 | Meet & Greet: 5:30pm | Presentation: 6pm | Post-Presentation Dinner with Guest Speaker: 7pm Topic: Journalist Mara Kardas-Nelson will speak on her just-published book “We […]
Who: Stuart Reid STUART A. REID is an executive editor of Foreign Affairs. He has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Politico Magazine, Slate, and other publications. Presentation: "The […]
THIS TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN CANCELED. Please contact Paul Nugent for any further information: exhibernia@gmail.com or call 860-575-1616. SECWAC is a cooperating council in the Philadelphia World Affairs Council (WAC) Travel […]
"October 7 Changed Everything. What If It Didn't?" As we mark the first year of the Israeli-Hamas war, how do we assess what’s transpired for Israel, Palestinians, key Arab states, Iran, US policy […]
Presentation: How Will the Outcome of the US Presidential Election Affect the Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine War? As Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is approaching a third-year mark, many wonder how the outcome […]
Who: Arnon Mishkin, Elections Analyst When: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 5:30pm reception | 6:00pm Presentation Where: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme About Arnon: Building on over forty years of involvement in […]
U.S.-Chinese Relations: The Storm Ahead? After years of building tensions, President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rachet up tariffs against China by up to 60 percent. American consumers and American businesses […]
SECWAC is proud to partner with the Essex Public Library for the Foreign Policy Association’s 2025 “Great Decisions” program. When: February 4, 2025 | 6pm - 7:30pm Where: Essex Library Association - 33 […]
SECWAC is proud to partner with the Essex Public Library for the Foreign Policy Association’s 2025 “Great Decisions” program. When: Tuesday, February 25,2025 | 6pm - 7:30pm Where: Essex Library Association - […]
At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China Edward Wong, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the epic story in his new book: his father’s years posted […]
SECWAC is proud to partner with the Essex Public Library for the Foreign Policy Association’s 2025 “Great Decisions” program. When: Tuesday March 11, 2025 | 6pm - 7:30pm Where: Essex Library Association […]
Diplomats at War: Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the Vietnam Conflict Before it spread into a tragic war that defined a generation, the conflict in Vietnam smoldered as a guerrilla […]
