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Speakers Archive

Josephine Wolff at Worcester World Affairs Council
Josephine Wolff at Worcester World Affairs Council

May 14, 2024

Cyber risk and insurance: How do we manage private sector cyber risks and why is it so hard? with Josephine Wolff, Tufts University

Helena Arose at Worcester World Affairs Council
Helena Arose at Worcester World Affairs Council

April 9, 2024

International communities working together to fight cultural racketeering, with Helena Arose, Program Director of the Arts & Antiquities Coalition

Jennifer Cafarella at Worcester World Affairs Council
Jennifer Cafarella at Worcester World Affairs Council

March 11, 2024

"The Changing Face of War: Lessons from Ukraine" with Jennifer Cafarella from The Institute for the Study of War.

Shihoko Goto at Worcester World Affairs
Shihoko Goto at Worcester World Affairs

February 15, 2024

"Taiwan in the Middle: Why Taiwan Matters as Strategic Competition Heats Up," with Shihoko Goto, Director for Geoeconomics and Indo-Pacific Enterprise and Acting Director, Asia Program, The Wilson Center

Laura Thornton at Worcester World Affairs Council
Laura Thornton at Worcester World Affairs Council

January 17, 2024

Democratic Decline, Autocratic Rise: Solutions/Innovations in Europe, with Laura Thornton, German Marshall Fund

Gregory Poling at Worcester World Affairs Council
Gregory Poling at Worcester World Affairs Council

December 7, 2023

"The New Alliance Network in Asia" with Gregory B. Poling, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Karen Jacobsen at Worcester World Affairs Council
Karen Jacobsen at Worcester World Affairs Council

November 15, 2023

"Understanding Climate-Related Migration" with Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University

Susan Colbourn at Worcester World Affairs Council
Susan Colbourn at Worcester World Affairs Council

October 13, 2023

"The Future of NATO and the Alliance's Open Door," with Susan Colbourn, Duke University

Mariana Budjeryn at Worcester World Affairs Council
Mariana Budjeryn at Worcester World Affairs Council

September 18, 2023

Revisiting Ukraine's Nuclear Disarmament after the Russian Invasion: Consequences for the Global Nuclear Order, with Mariana Budjeryn, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center

Molly Anderson at Worcester World Affairs Council
Molly Anderson at Worcester World Affairs Council

June 5, 2023

"Averting Hunger and Famine" with Molly Anderson, Middlebury College

Trita Parsi at Worcester World Affairs Council
Trita Parsi at Worcester World Affairs Council

May 10, 2023

Current events in Iran, with Trita Parsi, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Mona Yacoubian at Worcester World Affairs Council
Mona Yacoubian at Worcester World Affairs Council

April 19, 2023

"How to Prevent State Collapse of Lebanon" with Mona Yacoubian, U.S. Institute of Peace

John Feffer at Worcester World Affairs Council
John Feffer at Worcester World Affairs Council

March 2, 2023

"Latin America's Changing Political Climate" with John Feffer, Institute for Policy Studies

Christopher M. Faulkner at Worcester World Affairs Council
Christopher M. Faulkner at Worcester World Affairs Council

February 7, 2023

The Role of Russian Private Military Companies in Africa, Ukraine, and Beyond, with Christopher M. Faulkner, U.S. Naval War College

Anatol Lieven at Worcester World Affairs Council
Anatol Lieven at Worcester World Affairs Council

January 12, 2023

Ukraine, with Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Frederic Wehrey at Worcester World Affairs Council
Frederic Wehrey at Worcester World Affairs Council

December 5, 2022

Religion and politics in the Middle East, with Dr. Frederic Wehrey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Katharine Petrich at Worcester World Affairs Council
Katharine Petrich at Worcester World Affairs Council

November 2, 2022

Al-Shabaab's Criminal Activities in the Horn of Africa with Katharine Petrich, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Scot Marciel at Worcester World Affairs Council
Scot Marciel at Worcester World Affairs Council

October 17, 2022

Crisis and Opportunity in Myanmar, with retired Ambassador Scot Marciel

Major General (Ret.) William Rapp at Worcester World Affairs Council
Major General (Ret.) William Rapp at Worcester World Affairs Council

September 12, 2022

Civil-Military Relations in the US & Other Countries

WWAC Summer Social 2022
WWAC Summer Social 2022

June 15, 2022

A social gathering with food and drink for Worcester World Affairs members

The Worcester World Affairs Council is proud to have hosted a number of illustrious speakers.

Visit our Upcoming Events page for topics, speaker bios, dates and locations for future events. 

A summary of recent and upcoming speakers is below. Click here for a list of previous speakers by season.

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