Welcome to this week's WorldBoston Recommends email, highlighting high-quality programming for the upcoming week, whether our own, from other World Affairs Councils, or other excellent venues. We hope these recommendations help you stay internationally engaged, wherever you may be.
Join the World Affairs Council of Miami for the next installation of their Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Heather A. Conley, President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Conley will discuss what's next for U.S. foreign policy on Russia and the Ukraine Crisis.
Join the Hudson Institute as they host French Ambassador to the United States, Philippe Étienne. Ambassador Étienne will cover issues including the war on Ukraine and its implications for European security, global supply chain issues, and the direction of the European Union.
Join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School for a discussion of the evolving ways the U.S. engages with Haiti and Haitians, both on the island and here on U.S. soil. Moderated by Professor Jacqueline Bhabha, the program will feature Robert Fatton and Jacqueline Charles.
Join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for a discussion of the way forward for Africa’s post-pandemic economic recovery. The event will feature the Honorable Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Nigeria’s minister of finance, budget, and national planning; and the Honorable Kenneth Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s minister for finance and economic planning.
Dismantling Global White Privilege: Equity for a Post-Western World by Chandran Nair explores the ways in which white privilege damages and distorts societies around the world. Join the World Affairs Councils of America as they host Chandran Nair for a discussion of the broader impacts of white privelege.
Join the Foreign Policy Association as they host Elizabeth Economy for the annual Elizabeth French Hitchcock Lecture. Dr. Elizabeth Economy is a senior advisor for China at the Department of Commerce, and she is currently on leave from her position as a senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.
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