• What Makes Chinese Tech Tick? with Kaiser Kuo

    Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

              We welcome Kaiser Kuo, host and co-founder of The Sinica Podcast. “Strategic competition” between the US and China can be seen across many sectors, including […]

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  • Indonesia’s Dangerous Transition with Dan Slater

    Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

              We welcome Dr. Dan Slater, James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan. Despite its large size, Indonesia […]

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  • The Middle East After October 7 with Jane Ferguson

    Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

              We welcome Jane Ferguson, foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour and author of No Ordinary Assignment. With the Middle East already at a crossroads, the attack […]

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  • Will technology save us on a hotter planet? with Neela Banerjee

    Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

              We welcome Neela Banerjee, Chief Climate Editor, NPR. Technology is certain to play a key role in limiting and addressing climate change. But is it […]

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  • Reflecting on 75 Years of NATO with General (ret.) Curtis Scaparrotti

    Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

              We welcome General (ret.) Curtis Scaparrotti, former US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, […]

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  • A Conversation with Chinese Consul General Zhao Jian

    L. William Seidman Center, GVSU Pew Campus 50 Front St. SW, Grand Rapids,, MI, United States

    Please join us for lunch and discussion with China’s Chicago-based Consul General Zhao Jian. He will share reflections on his country’s direction after the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden […]

    $50.00 – $400.00
  • Annual Meeting of Members

    Varnum 333 Bridge Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

            Wednesday, June 5, 2024 5:30 pm Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Members of the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan (the “Council”) […]

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