Episode 60: International Women of Courage: Honoring the 2023 Awardees
The International Women of Courage Award given by the U.S. Secretary of State recognizes extraordinary women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equity, and the empowerment of women and girls, in all their diversity, often at great personal risk and sacrifice.…
Read MoreCCWA’s Richard W. Pogue Fellowship Program Now Accepting Applications for 2023-2024
CCWA’s Richard W. Pogue Fellowship Application Is Now Open for the 2023-2024 Season The Richard W. Pogue Fellowship will cultivate the next generation of globally minded leaders in Cleveland. Our 2023-2024 fellows will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive members-only speaker forums and other programs about the most pressing international topics of our time,…
Read MoreYoung Professionals Advisory Committee Now Accepting Applications for the Class of 2023-2025
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs’ Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) is a body of young professionals who support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in our programming by: Providing program feedback and insight to the board and staff of CCWA; Leading coordination of young professional events; and…
Read MoreEpisode 59: From Tires to Technology: How Goodyear is Shaping an Evolving World of Transportation with Rich Kramer
As the CEO of a multinational corporation, Rich Kramer is leading The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company through an evolution of mobility and transportation that is taking place around the globe. From its world headquarters here in Northeast Ohio, Goodyear has continuously reinvented its business during its 125-year history to adapt to the conditions and…
Read MoreEpisode 58: Denuclearizing the Peninsula? Strategic Outlook for the U.S. and South Korea
The Republic of Korea has been a strategic U.S. military and economic ally since the 1950s. With regional tensions with China at an all-time high, a new Korean President since May, and global trade experiencing massive disruption, what does the future of the strategic U.S.-Korea relationship look like? And how might they jointly, or multilaterally,…
Read MoreEpisode 57: Prosperity and Peace: A Hopeful Future for the Abraham Accords with Robert Greenway
Significant moves in both diplomatic and economic relationships are already bearing fruit after the historic signing in September 2020 of the Abraham Accords to jointly normalize relations between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. In the two years since the first signing, four additional Arab countries have signed on to the Accords. Moreover, other…
Read MoreEpisode 56: Can the U.S. Reset the Agenda with Latin America? with Ambassador Michael McKinley
The Summit of the Americas, hosted in San Diego in June, brought about tense interactions between the U.S. and our hemispheric neighbors to the south. Debate about the guestlist, threats of boycott, and challenges to the agenda were just a few of the reasons many felt the gathering did not accomplish as much as it…
Read MoreStudents Attend Foreign Policy Forum Programs for Free
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) is excited to announce that starting with the 2022-2023 season, students are invited to attend our Foreign Policy Forum programs for free, thanks to a generous donation from Dr. and Mrs. Wael and Sawssan Khoury. Wael and Sawssan are passionate about supporting the next generation of globally-minded citizens…
Read MoreCCWA Welcomes the 2022-2023 Richard W. Pogue Fellows
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs Announces the 2022-2023 Richard W. Pogue Fellows The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is pleased to announce its 2022-2023 Richard W. Pogue Fellows. “CCWA has been inspiring engagement in world affairs since 1923, and as we look ahead to our second century, we want to ensure that young people…
Read MoreCCWA Announces Four New Board Members
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs announces the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors. The new directors joining the CCWA Board are Kathryn Lavelle, Rebecca Kopp Levine, Elena Ray, and Paul Winkeler. The newly elected board members will assume their positions on July 1, 2022. “We are most excited to welcome…
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