AWAC Presents: Colonel Sylvain Bedard
In 2007 Colonel Sylvain Bedard became the Deputy Commander of the Alaskan NORAD Region at Elmendorf Air Force Base. A joint organization of...
AWAC Presents: Barry Blechman
SPEAKER: Barry Blechman, Ph.D., Co-Founder of the Stimson Cener
TOPIC: "Stopping Iran's Quest for Nuclear Weapons"
RECORDED: Wednesday March 23, 2011
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Ambassador Zygimantas Pavilionis on “Lithuania: A Start-Up Nation”
Ambassador Zygimantas Pavilionis speaks on Lithuania's culture of entrepreneurship and the nation's potential in a global economy.
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AWAC Presents: Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad
This week on Alaska World Affairs Council Presents: Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. speaks, "Beyond the Headlines" on Afghanistan's Stability and...
AWAC Presents: Harold Heinze
Harold Heinze arrived in Prudhoe Bay six months after its discovery in Alaska. Former president of ARCO Alaska, today Heinze is the chief...
AWAC Presents: David Shorr, The Stanley Foundation
As program officer in Policy Analysis and Dialogue at The Stanley Foundation, David Shorr is currently focused on national security strategy and the United...
Who Are These Guys? Staying Ahead of Emerging Markets
Ambassador Richard Boucher gives a talk called "Who are these guys? Staying ahead of emerging markets." His presentation was hosted by the Alaska World Affairs Council and was recorded on April 25 at the Anchorage Hilton.
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From Triad to Dyad: Rationalizing U.S. Nuclear Weapons Delivery Systems
More weapons make the United States less safe, according to Christopher Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. This week on Addressing Alaskans, hear Preble explain why the United States must reduce it's number of nuclear weapons delivery systems in order to increase security and save close to $1 trillion. His talk, "From Triad to Dyad: Rationalizing U.S. Nuclear Weapons Delivery Systems" was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council on December 6.
KSKA: Thursday 12/13 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
AWAC Presents: Ambassador Hussein Hassouna
SPEAKER: Ambassador Hussein Hassouna, Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the U.S.
TOPIC: ""Current challenges facing the Middle East: An Arab world...
“A Right Denied” *Global Education Series*
Whitney Tilson and Broken Pencil Productions present A Right Denied: The Critical Need for Genuine Education Reform. Education reformer Whitney Tilson gives the most in-depth exploration ever committed to film of the twin achievement gaps that threaten our nation’s future: between the U.S. and our economic competitors, and between low-income, minority students and their more affluent peers. After spending more than two decades on the front lines, witnessing first-hand public education’s shocking failures and remarkable successes, Mr. Tilson was inspired to assemble a powerful and at times unsettling presentation about the twin achievement gaps and what must be done to address them. He utilizes the latest data and research to paint the most detailed portrait of American public education ever committed to film. More importantly, he presents us with a way forward so our nation can deliver on its promise to all of its children and ensure its long-term future.
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AWAC Presents: Ian Williams
UN correspondent for The Nation, Ian Williams gives an "Insiders Critique of the United Nations." Quoting Winston Churchill on democracy, Williams explains why the...
AWAC Presents: Paul Dunscomb
SPEAKER: Paul Dunscomb, Associate Professor of East Asia History, University Alaska Anchorage
TOPIC:"Can Japan be Changed: Lessons of the Forgotten Postwar"
RECORDED: Friday, March...
AWAC Presents: Dr. Jim Murphy, Rasmusson Chair of Economics
Dr. Jim Murphy comes to Alaska and the University of Alaska Anchorage from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has taught and...
AWAC Presents: Dr. William Beeman
Listen to Dr. William Beeman on U.S. - Iranian Relations During the Obama Era this week on KSKA's Addressing Alaskans, Thursday (Oct 29) at...
AWAC Presents: Dr. Gerhard Kuska
SPEAKER: Dr. Gerhard Kuska, President and CEO of Ocean Strategies
TOPIC: “Marine and Coastal Management in Abu Dhabi: Toward Sustainable Diversification"
RECORDED: Friday, January 21, 2011
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The Coming Renaissance in North American Oil and Gas
President of Energy Policy Research Foundation, Lou Pugliaresi was recorded speaking on “The Coming Renaissance in North American Oil and Gas” at the Alaska World Affairs Council on April 20, 2012.
AWAC Presents: Alison Weir
RECORDED: Friday October 9, 2009
SPEAKER: Alison Weir, Executive Director, If Americans Knew
TOPIC: "Israel-Palestine: Beyond the Headlines"
LINKS:
AlisonWeir.org
If Americans Knew
Alaskans for Palestine
Alaskans for Peace and...
The Irish Comeback: How Ireland is Meeting the Challenges of its Economic Collapse
Irish minister Dinny McGinley was recorded speaking on "The Irish Comeback: How Ireland is Meeting the Challenges of its Economic Collapse" on March 27, 2014.
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ATOMIC ENERGY AND THE ARROGANCE OF MAN: REVISITING THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER | SERHII PLOKHII
In his lecture, Serhii Plokhii draws on new sources to lay bare the flaws of the Soviet nuclear industry, tracing the disaster to the authoritarian character of Communist party rule, the regime’s control of scientific information, and its emphasis on economic development over all else. Today, the risk of another Chernobyl, claims Plokhii, looms in the mismanagement of nuclear power in the developing world.
Addressing Alaskans: The Rise of Islamophobia
As the debate over Islamophobia rages on across the country, the Alaska World Affairs Council (AWAC) invited Nihad Awad, co-founder and executive director of...