Tatyana’s War – Escape and Survival on the Eastern Front in World War II When Nazi troops invaded her home of Donetsk, Ukraine, in 1941, Tatyana Artemyeff, a 25-year-old teacher, was left […]
Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century In Catastrophic Diplomacy, historian Julia F. Irwin offers a sweeping account of how the United States came to use foreign disaster assistance as […]
David S. Rohde on Sincerity, Dialogue and Empathy from Bosnia to Afghanistan to America Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist David Rohde will describe how sincerity, dialogue and empathy helped him cover the wars in Bosnia […]
Trump 2.0 Middle East Policy: Promise and Peril Ten months into the second Trump administration, the Middle East has become a more prominent focus of U.S. foreign policy. This period was one of […]
A Complex Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30 Years On Grounded in his experience living in a village as a Peace Corps Volunteer teacher in Mobotu’s Zaire, Greg will describe […]
SECWAC is proud to partner with the Essex Public Library for the Foreign Policy Association’s 2026 “Great Decisions” program. When: Tuesday January 20, 2026 | 6pm - 7:15pm Where: Essex Library Association - […]
Climate Change in Connecticut, and Some Impacts Connecticut's location in the northwest Atlantic and the geologic history of New England influence the character and magnitude of the consequences of climate change. The presentation will summarize […]
"Authoritarian Resilience and Regime Capture: Venezuela in the Age of Great Power Politics" This talk situates Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela in a broader narrative of authoritarian consolidation, where elite loyalty, military ties, and narco-patronage […]
SECWAC is proud to partner with the Essex Public Library for the Foreign Policy Association’s 2026 “Great Decisions” program. When: Tuesday February 17, 2026 | 6pm - 7:15pm Where: Essex Library Association - […]
SECWAC is proud to partner with the Essex Public Library for the Foreign Policy Association’s 2026 “Great Decisions” program. When: Tuesday March 24, 2026 | 6pm - 7:15pm Where: Essex Library Association - […]
"The Third Gulf War" The United States is once again at war in the Middle East. At this moment, it is uncertain if it will be a relatively short and decisive conflict like […]
SECWAC is proud to partner with the Essex Public Library for the Foreign Policy Association’s 2026 “Great Decisions” program. When: Tuesday April 7, 2026 | 6pm - 7:15pm Where: Essex Library Association - […]
