Public Programs
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs Presents
COUNTDOWN 2012 Top Six National Security Issues in the Run-up to the 2012 Election
BACKGROUND
In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs is joining the national initiative Top Six National Security Issues led by the World Affairs Councils of America, a national network that involves over 500,000 people annually in global affairs. The series is organized in an effort to bring crucial topics of national security back to the public debate across the country.
January 25, 2012
Kick–off Luncheon Event - featuring Paula Dobrianksy
11:45 AM at the Union Club of Cleveland
Paula Dobriansky, Former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs and
Chair of the Board of the World Affairs Councils of America
Senator John McCain stated his appreciation of Paula Dobriansky’s work at 2011 WACA Conference: “Paula, thank you for your steadfast advocacy for democracy around the world. I admire your work.”
February 10, 2012 at 6 PM
Education: Competing Globally - featuring Veronica Boix Mansilla
Leading Expert on Education, Harvard University
March 14, 2012 at 6 PM
Afghanistan and Pakistan - featuring Charles Dunbar
Former US and UN Diplomat and Ambassador and President of CCWA (1993-2001)
March 29, 2012 at 6 PM
Middle East: A Panel Discussion with Experts on the Middle East from Northeast Ohio
With Pete Moore (CWRU), Neda Zawahri (CSU), and Joshua Stacher (KSU)
April 2012 at 6 PM
Energy - featuring Michael Graetz
Professor of Law and Expert on Energy, Yale University
April 17, 2012 at 6 PM
China - featuring Michael Santoro
World-renowned Business Ethics Scholar
May 1, 2012
U.S. Business Competitiveness - featuring David M. Walker
Founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative and former Comptroller General of the U.S.