BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council - ECPv6.14.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://secwac.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T183000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20240319T191018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T192631Z UID:1923-1711645200-1711650600@secwac.org SUMMARY:Visiting Ireland with SECWAC: 100+ Years of Irish History DESCRIPTION:FIND THE MOST CURRENT DETAILS ON THIS TRAVEL INITIATIVE HERE.\n \n  \nWhen: Thursday\, March 28\, 2024\, at 5pm \nWhere: Essex Library – 33 West Ave\, Essex\, CT 06426\, and by Zoom (register below for link) \nAbout the Topic: \nPaul Nugent will outline plans for a new SECWAC initiative: collaborating with the Philadelphia World Affairs Council Travel Program to bring unique international travel opportunities to SECWAC members. He will also describe the first of these events: a trip to Ireland in September for which he will personally act a Tour Host. The topic will be “Partition\, The Troubles\, and Brexit: 100+ Years of Irish Social and Political History”. The trip will include 2 days in Belfast visiting the Titanic Museum and various sites associated with the Troubles\, and then 3 days in Dublin visiting Trinity College Dublin\, the Irish Parliament\, and sites associated with the 1916 Easter Rebellion. Paul has also organized presentations by experts on Irish history\, Brexit\, and the Irish Constitution. \nAbout the Presenter: \nPaul Nugent is Executive Director of SECWAC. Born and raised in Ireland\, he emigrated to the US in 1989 after completing graduate studies at University College Dublin. Paul has a longtime interest in Irish history and current affairs\, and has made presentations to various local libraries and organizations over the past few years on the impact of Brexit on Ireland in the context of Anglo-Irish history. \n  URL:https://secwac.org/event/visiting-ireland-with-secwac-partition-the-troubles-and-brexit-100-years-of-irish-history/ LOCATION:Essex Library\, 33 West Ave\, Essex\, CT\, 06426\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20240301T191101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T203344Z UID:1900-1711474200-1711481400@secwac.org SUMMARY:IN THE BLOOD:  How Two Outsiders Solved A Centuries-Old Medical Mystery and Took on the U.S. Army\, with Charles Barber DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nWho: Charles Barber\, Wesleyan University \nDate: March 26\, 2024 \nTopic: IN THE BLOOD:  How Two Outsiders Solved A Centuries-Old Medical Mystery and Took on the U.S. Army \nTime: 5:30pm Reception & Hors d’Oeuvres | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:00pm Post-meeting Dinner (Register here) \nCost: Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access\, non-members register at the bottom of this page \nLocation: Connecticut College\, Crozier-Williams Building\, 1941 Room \n  \nThe speaker will discuss his book\, In the Blood. It is the high-stakes true story of how an absent-minded inventor and a down-on-his-luck salesman joined forces to create a once in a generation lifesaving product. This book chronicles their story of discovering and marketing the fast-clotting treatment “QuikClot” and the challenges they faced in getting the military to embrace this lifesaving medication. Signed copies of the book “In The Blood” will be available for purchase. \nCharles Barber is a Writer in Residence at Wesleyan University\, a Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine\, and the author of the critically acclaimed books Songs from the Black Chair\, Comfortably Numb\, and Citizen Outlaw. He was educated at Harvard and Columbia universities\, and lives in Connecticut with his family. \n  \n\n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/in-the-blood-how-two-outsiders-solved-a-centuries-old-medical-miracle-and-took-on-the-us-army/ LOCATION:Connecticut College\, 270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy\, New London\, CT\, 06320 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20240108T160905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T133453Z UID:1877-1708623000-1708628400@secwac.org SUMMARY:CANCELLED: The UN Security Council Isn’t What You Think It Is - A Closer Look\, through Facts and Fiction with Loraine Sievers DESCRIPTION:The meeting is CANCELLED due to circumstances beyond our control – we hope to reschedule Ms Sievers later in the year\n\n\n \nWho: Loraine Sievers\, former Chief of the United Nations Security Council Secretariat Branch \nDate: February 22\, 2024 \nTopic: The UN Security Council Isn’t What You Think It Is – A Closer Look\, through Facts and Fiction \nThe Security Council’s failings are more than evident\, most recently in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the devastating conflict in the Middle East. But there’s more happening within the Council than is outwardly apparent. Loraine Sievers will draw on her years of direct UN experience to paint a more nuanced portrait of the Council. She will also present a more lighthearted look at the UN through the pages of her novel\, An UNwilling Spy. \nTime: 5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Dinner at Kamana Fine Indian Cuisine \nCost: Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access\, non-members register at the bottom of this page \nLocation: Nathanael B. Greene Guilford Community Center (32 Church Street\, Guilford\, CT06437) \nAbout Loraine Sievers: \nLoraine Sievers co-authored the 4th edition of The Procedure of the UN Security Council and is Director of the SC Procedure website (www.scprocedure.org)\, which analyzes new Council procedural developments as they occur. Under the aegis of the UN Institute for Training and Research\, she also provides training to incoming Council members on the Council’s inner workings. Loraine served as a full-time UN staff member for over 30 years\, concluding her career as Chief of the Security Council Secretariat Branch. Prior to that\, she served as Secretary to the Afghanistan and Sierra Leone Sanctions Committees\, contributor to the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council\, and political analyst in the Regional Affairs Division. In addition\, she is an expert on the UN’s architecture and art collection\, which feature prominently in her novel\, An UNwilling Spy. URL:https://secwac.org/event/secwac-presents-loriane-sievers-former-chief-of-the-united-nations-security-council-secretariat/ LOCATION:CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20231221T155909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T160223Z UID:1869-1706119200-1706122800@secwac.org SUMMARY:The Israel Hamas War: Origins\, Possible Endgames\, and International Repercussions DESCRIPTION:Who: Eric Fleury\, Assistant Professor of Government and International Relations\,  Connecticut College \nDate: January 24\, 2024 \nTopic: The Israel Hamas War: Origins\, Possible Endgames\, and International Repercussions \nTime: 5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:00pm Post-Presentation Social (all attendees are invited!) \nCost: Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access \nLocation: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 2 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT 06371 \n\nWhy did Hamas launch the brutal assault of October 7th? Is the Israeli response justified\, and what are the implications for the region and the world? Why has this crisis had such a profound effect in the United States\, ranging from concerns over campus antisemitism to the 2024 election? Professor Eric Fleury of Connecticut College will address these questions and others\, with ample time for questions from the audience. \nEric Fleury is an Assistant Professor of Government and International Relations at Connecticut College\, where he teaches courses on U.S. Foreign Policy\, Terrorism\, Diplomacy\, and International Ethics. He received his PhD from Baylor University\, and is the author of On Absolute War: Terrorism and the Logic of Armed Conflict\, published in 2019. \n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/the-israel-hamas-war-origins-possible-endgames-and-international-repercussions/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT\, 06371\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20231010T130436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T144935Z UID:1815-1702315800-1702323000@secwac.org SUMMARY:SECWAC Presents: Gonul Tol "Turkey at the Centennial: From an Imperfect Democracy to Outright Autocracy?" DESCRIPTION:Who:     Gonul Tol\, Middle East Institute \nDate:     December 11\, 2023 \nTopic:  “Turkey at the Centennial: From an Imperfect Democracy to Outright Autocracy?” \nTime:    5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access \nLocation: StoneRidge\, 186 Jerry Browne Road\, Mystic\, CT 06355 \nDinner is sold out\n\nClick here to learn about Gonul Tol \nThe Turkish Republic has turned 100 years old. The founding elite who carried out the most radical secularization reforms in the Muslim world imagined the new republic as an ethnically homogenous\, modern\, secular country. That vision has been challenged many times by various segments of the country. The most significant of them\, however\, the one led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\, who took over an imperfect democracy and turned it into an autocracy where religious brotherhoods hold unprecedented power in society and bureaucratic institutions of the country. The idea of an “ethnically homogenous nation” has been dealt the biggest blow thanks to the presence of millions of Syrian refugees. What do all these things mean for the future and prospects for a liberal democratic Turkey? \n  \nStoneRidge Retirement Community Residents – Free to Attend!\n  \n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/secwac-presents-gonul-tol-turkey-at-the-centennial-from-an-imperfect-democracy-to-outright-autocracy/ LOCATION:CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20231005T185319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T142208Z UID:1819-1700069400-1700076600@secwac.org SUMMARY:SECWAC Presents: Lucretia Bingham "Invaders of an Ancient Culture: Conquistadors\, Explorers\, and Tourists in Peru" DESCRIPTION:  \n \nWho:    Lucretia Bingham \nDate:     November 15\, 2023 \nTopic:    Invaders of an Ancient Culture: Conquistadors\, Explorers\, and Tourists in Peru \nTime:    5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access \nLocation: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme \nJoin us for dinner: Old Lyme Country Club immediately after presentation \nDinner Sold Out\nThe recently ousted president of Peru came from the altiplano of Peru\, a vast austere landscape dotted with the rare wild vicuña\, and their more plentiful cousins\, llamas and alpaca. In the high mountain valleys\, far from roads\, the Quechua still maintain a symbiotic relationship with their animals as they have for thousands of years. Their culture\, though threatened\, survives. But these people and others who service the tourist industry were angry that their chosen leader was expelled. This outrage fueled the recent outbreak of political unrest. My talk will delve into the history of conquistadors\, explorers and tourists in Peru\, and how and why the indigenous culture still survives despite these incursions. \nFor many years\, Lucretia worked as a food and travel writer. Her pieces have appeared in Vanity Fair\, Savour\, Travel and Leisure\, and very frequently in the Travel Section and Magazine of the Los Angeles Times. But her most favorite assignment was for Condé Nast Traveler. They sent her down to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps. He was Hiram Bingham\, who in 1911 brought the world’s attention to Machu Picchu. She camped where he had camped\, and trekked to many ruins that he had discovered under layers of vines. In recent years she had returned many times to Peru\, leading trips there for CT Audubon Ecotravel. Ms. Bingham is the granddaughter of Hiram Bingham who rediscovered Machu Picchu. She has walked in her grandfather’s footsteps along the Inca trail and has explored exotic locations as a writer and painter. \n  \n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/secwac-presents-lucretia-bingham-invaders-of-an-ancient-culture-conquistadors-explorers-and-tourists-in-peru/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT\, 06371\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20230731T193133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T130556Z UID:1755-1697045400-1697052600@secwac.org SUMMARY:SECWAC Presents: 20 Years Since the Invasion of Iraq: A Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Who: \nMelvyn Leffler\, Edward Stettinius Professor of History Emeritus\, University of Virginia \nJoseph Stieb\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs\, U.S. Naval War College \nRobert Cassidy\, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Center for the Study of Public Life\, Wesleyan University \nDate:     October 11\, 2023 \nTopic:   Panel Discussion on “20 Years in Iraq” \nTime:    5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access \nLocation: Connecticut College – Blaustein Building \nAbout the Panelists \nMelvyn Leffler’s Biography \nJoseph Stieb’s Biography \nRobert Cassidy’s Biography \nDinner is Sold Out\nNon-member Registration\n\n \n \n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/secwac-presents-panel-discussion-iraq/ LOCATION:Connecticut College\, 270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy\, New London\, CT\, 06320 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20230731T190409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T183838Z UID:1744-1694626200-1694633400@secwac.org SUMMARY:SECWAC Presents: Peter Rutland on "The War in Ukraine: How Does It End?" & SECWAC Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Who:    Peter Rutland \nDate:     September 13\, 2023 \nTopic:     The War in Ukraine: How Does It End? \nTime:    5:30pm SECWAC Annual Meeting | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access \nLocation: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme \n\nAbout Peter Rutland  \nPeter Rutland is professor of government and the Colin and Nancy Campbell Chair for Global Issues and Democratic Thought at Wesleyan University (Middletown\, Conn.). An expert in contemporary Russian nationalism\, politics\, and economy\, he has studied Russia and the former Soviet Union for over three decades. Recent articles cover topics such as Russian “soft power\,” the structure of the Russian political and economic elite\, and US-Russia relations in the run-up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also studies nationalism\, and is currently working on the project “Visualizing the nation\,” which explores how political nationalism has expressed itself through visual media – film\, television and the internet. \nRutland is the author of two books—The Politics of Economic Stagnation in the Soviet Union and The Myth of the Plan: Lessons of Soviet Planning Experience—and editor of four others\, along with numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. He has taught at Wesleyan since 1989. Before that he taught at the University of Texas at Austin\, and at the University of York and London University in the UK. He has a BA from Oxford and a D. Phil from York. He has also been a visiting professor at Columbia University\, and is an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. From 2013-19 he was editor in chief of Nationalities Papers\, the journal of the Association for the Study of Nationalities\, and is currently associate editor of Russian Review. \nHe was a visiting Fulbright professor at the European University in St. Petersburg in 2000 and at Sophia University in Tokyo in 2003. He was a visiting fellow at the University of York in 2014\, Australian National University in summer 2015\, and a Leverhulme Trust visiting professor at the University of Manchester in 2016. (Wesleyan University Faculty Biography) \n  \nNon-member Registration\n\n \n \n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/secwac-presents-peter-rutland-on-the-war-in-ukraine-how-does-it-end-secwac-annual-meeting/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT\, 06371\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20230322T195654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T171311Z UID:1596-1687368600-1687374000@secwac.org SUMMARY:Michael Oppenheimer on the Future of Soft Power in US Foreign Policy DESCRIPTION:Who:    Michael Oppenheimer \nDate:     June 21\, 2023 \nTime:    5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access \nLocation: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme \nMichael Oppenheimer from the Center for Global Affairs\, New York University\, the topic will discuss incorporating perception of change into foreign policy. \n  \nDinner registration is full. \n\n\nEvent Registration for Nonmembers:\n\n \n \n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/soft_power_us_foreign_policy/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT\, 06371\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20230322T194457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T185424Z UID:1588-1683655200-1683658800@secwac.org SUMMARY:Lisa MacPherson on Disinformation DESCRIPTION:Who:     Lisa MacPherson \nDate:     May 9\, 2023 \nTime:    6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free | $20 non-member in-person or zoom access \nLocation: Essex Yacht Club – The Wetmore Room (13 Novelty Lane\, Essex\, CT 06426) \nLisa MacPherson\, Senior Policy Analyst at Public Knowledge; the presentation discusses “Disinformation: What it is\, why it matters\, and how it impacts America’s standing in the world”. \nThe League of Women Voters of Southeastern Connecticut co-sponsors this event. All League members have free admission. \n \nDinner is sold out!\n\nEvent Registration for Nonmembers:\n\n \n \n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/lisa_macpherson_public_knowledge_disinformation/ LOCATION:Essex Yacht Club\, 13 Novelty Lane\, Essex\, CT\, 06426\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20230314T201420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T192431Z UID:1570-1682616600-1682622000@secwac.org SUMMARY:David Allen Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center Former Fellow DESCRIPTION:Who:    David Allen \nDate:     April 27\, 2023 \nTime:    5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access \nLocation: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme \nProfessor David Allen\, \nDavid Allen is a historian of U.S. foreign relations\, and was most recently a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Cambridge and from Columbia University\, where he earned his PhD in 2019. He has held fellowships at MIT as well as Harvard and has taught international affairs at Yale. He writes frequently on classical music in the New York Times. Every Citizen a Statesman is his first book. \nWhere did World Affairs Councils like SECWAC come from? When? Why? Drawing on Every Citizen a Statesman\, a new book on Harvard University Press\, historian David Allen will show that the World Affairs Council movement has been one of the main ways in which Americans have tried to reconcile global power with democracy at home. This presentation will chart the Councils’ origins in the 1930s\, show how the Council ideal was pursued nationwide in the 1950s\, and offer thoughts as to the fate of the Councils — and the dilemma of public opinion and foreign policy that they respond to — thereafter. \n  \nRSVP for Dinner with David Allen >\n  \nEvent Registration for Nonmembers:\n\n \n \n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/david-allen-from-the-belfer-center-at-the-harvard-kennedy-school/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT\, 06371\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20221220T140027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T165519Z UID:1515-1680112800-1680118200@secwac.org SUMMARY:Pamela Constable- "Afghanistan After American Withdrawal Update" DESCRIPTION:Who:     Pamela Constable \nDate:     March 29\, 2023 \nTime:     6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Free! \nLocation: Essex Library (33 West Ave\, Essex\, CT 06426) \nPamela Constable\, a reporter and editor for the Washington Post\, will speak on “Afghanistan After the American Withdrawal: An Update”. Ms. Constable specializes in coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pamela has authored books and also serves on the Council on Foreign Relations. \nPamela Constable – Foreign correspondent covering Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, South Asia\, Latin America and immigration \n  \n  \n  URL:https://secwac.org/event/pamela-constable-afghanistan-after-american-withdrawal-update/ LOCATION:Essex Library\, 33 West Ave\, Essex\, CT\, 06426\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20221215T141808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T170913Z UID:1507-1677087000-1677094200@secwac.org SUMMARY:Stephen Wertheim on "World War III Begins with Forgetting" DESCRIPTION:Who:     Stephen Wertheim \nDate:     February 22\, 2023 \nTime:    5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Members are Free! | $20 Non-Member \nLocation: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme (2 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT 06371) \nStephen Wertheim\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, will speak on “World War III Begins With Forgetting”\, based on his recent opinion piece of the same title in The New York Times – front page of the Sunday Opinion section\, December 4th\, 2022. \nStephen Wertheim NY Times Opinion Piece \nStephen Wertheim Carnegie Endowment for International Peace \nPlease join Stephen Wertheim for a post-presentation discussion at the Hideaway Restaurant in Old Lyme following the presentation. \nHideaway Restaurant\n19 Halls Road\nOld Lyme\, CT 06371 \nPLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO FILL OUT THE DINNER REGISTRATION FORM\n\n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n  URL:https://secwac.org/event/stephen-wertheim-on-world-war-ii-begins-with-forgetting/ LOCATION:CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20221215T134756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230114T200718Z UID:1501-1674149400-1674156600@secwac.org SUMMARY:John Feffer on "Exceptionalism Is No Longer Exceptional" DESCRIPTION:Who:      John Feffer \nDate:     January 19\, 2023 \nTime:    5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Member Dinner \nCost:     Free! No cost for members or non-members. \nLocation: Mystic/Noank Library (40 Library Street\, Mystic\, CT 06355) \nJohn Feffer\, Institute for Policy Studies\, will speak on “Exceptionalism Is No Longer Exceptional” (venue to be determined):   “Exceptionalism\, until recently\, seemed to be on its way out. The idea that a country was an exception to the rules governing global affairs ran counter to the mission of the United Nations\, the principles enshrined in many human rights agreements\, and the need for global cooperation in the face of threats like climate change and pandemic emergencies. True\, a powerful country like the United States has continued to assert its unilateral right to\, among other things\, remain outside institutions like the International Criminal Court\, while a small country like North Korea has refused to participate in many global initiatives\, including most recently the distribution of COVID vaccines. But exceptionalism has now become even more widespread and can be traced in the Russian invasion of Ukraine\, China’s more assertive foreign policy in Asia\, and the Global North’s continued high rates of greenhouse-gas emissions. Has the very notion of an international community–namely\, a shared consensus on moral principles and a joint commitment to deal with global threats–finally run its course?” \nLink to John Feffer’s Bio at Institute for Policy Studies \nLink to John Feffer’s Website \nRegister for members only dinner with John Feffer:\nMEMBERS ONLY URL:https://secwac.org/event/john-feffer-on-exceptionalism-is-no-longer-exceptional/ LOCATION:CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221213T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221213T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20220723T005534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T142809Z UID:1375-1670952600-1670958000@secwac.org SUMMARY:The Place of Sikhs in Modern India DESCRIPTION:Who: Singh Swarnjit Khalsa\, Global Sikh Government\nWhen: Tuesday\, December 13\, 5:30 – 7:00 pm\nWhere: Sikh Art Gallery\, Norwich CT URL:https://secwac.org/event/the-place-of-sikhs-in-modern-india/ LOCATION:CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20220723T005455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221218T011559Z UID:1373-1668621600-1668625200@secwac.org SUMMARY:US Mid-term Election Results DESCRIPTION:Who: Arnon Mishkin\, Fox News Election Night Analyst\nWhen: November 16\, 2022\nWhere: First Congregational Church\, Old Lyme\nCost: $20 Non-Member Zoom Access | $20 Non-Member In-Person \nAnalytical discussion about the Nov 2022 midterms\, what happened\, what does the data tell us and where might we be heading. \nArnon Mishkin has led the Fox News election night decision team since 2008\, leveraging election day voter polling\, sample precincts\, and actual vote results to estimate results of all statewide and congressional contests. He has worked as part of the team since 1998 and directed its coverage in the historic 2020 presidential election. \nEarlier in his career\, Mishkin worked on election night coverage at NBC News\, and as a political consultant for the late David Garth\, the well-known New York-based political consultant. \nApart from his work at Fox\, Mishkin is an independent strategy consultant\, and was formerly a partner of The Boston Consulting Group and Mitchell Madison. \nMishkin holds a BA in Mathematics from Yale and an MBA\, with distinction\, from Harvard. \n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/us-mid-term-election-results/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT\, 06371\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://secwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/arnon_mishkin.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20220717T022447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T125806Z UID:1308-1666116000-1666119600@secwac.org SUMMARY:Contemporary European Politics DESCRIPTION:Who: Ambassador Friis Petersen\, Former Danish ambassador to China\, USA\, and Germany\nWhen: Tuesday\, October 18\nTime: 6:00 – 7:00 pm\nWhere: Connecticut College\nFee: Non-members $20 Zoom Access | Non-members $20 In-Person \n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/contemporary-european-politics/ LOCATION:CT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://secwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Friis-Arne-Petersen_Til-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T122922 CREATED:20220717T023004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T142405Z UID:1310-1663783200-1663786800@secwac.org SUMMARY:Science & Research During the Pandemic: Good\, the Bad\, & the Ugly DESCRIPTION:  \nWho: Carl Zimmer\, science writer\, author and New York Times science columnist \nWhen: Wednesday\, September 21\, 2022 \nWhere: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme [5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT 06371] \nTime: 6pm to 7pm \nFee: Non-members $20 Zoom Access | Non-members $20 In-Person \nSECWAC Presents:\nCarl Zimmer: Science and Research During the Pandemic – the Good\, the Bad\, and the Ugly \nIt was about a century ago when modern medicine dealt with its first major pandemic\, the influenza of 1918. What did we learn then and what has science and research in the age of coronavirus taught us about controlling the spread\, testing\, and reporting of disease? What have we learned about the role of multinational cooperation in stemming the spread of a disease that recognizes no borders? How can those lessons prepare us for future pandemics in our interconnected world? Join award-winning author and New York Times science columnist Carl Zimmer for a timely conversation about the coronavirus pandemic. This will be a return visit to SECWAC for Mr. Zimmer\, who fascinated us in 2019 with a pre-pandemic conversation about She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers\, Perversions\, and Potential of Heredity\, his 2018 book about how researchers are rewriting the history of humanity\, discovering previously unknown collisions between ancient peoples and the ways in which new ideas (not unlike coronavirus) have spread around the globe. \nAbout Carl Zimmer \nCarl Zimmer is a columnist for The New York Times and the author of 14 books about science. Zimmer earned a B.A. in English from Yale and worked at Discover\, where he served for five years as a senior editor. Since then\, he has written hundreds of articles for magazines including National Geographic\, Scientific American\, and The Atlantic. Zimmer’s writing has earned a number of awards from organizations including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2016\, he won the 2016 Stephen Jay Gould Prize\, awarded by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize individuals whose sustained efforts have advanced public understanding of evolutionary science. She Has Her Mother’s Laugh was named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review\, and The Guardian named it the best science book of 2018. Zimmer is an adjunct professor in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University\, where he also teaches writing. \n  \n\n \n \n Single Event Registration for Nonmembers Only\n \n \n First Name(Required)Last NameEmail(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Single Event Registration\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n How Did You Hear About Us?Please choose:(Required)\n \n \n Friend or Family\n \n \n \n Email Notice\n \n \n \n Guest or Friend of Speaker\n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n Newspaper\n \n \n \n Other URL:https://secwac.org/event/science-research-and-the-pandemic/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Old Lyme\, 5 Ferry Road\, Old Lyme\, CT\, 06371\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://secwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/author-carl-zimmer-superJumbo-300x300-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR