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SUMMARY:Cleveland International Film Festival: Freedom on Fire
DESCRIPTION:The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is honored to partner with the Cleveland International Film Festival in the showing of Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom. Join us in experiencing this groundbreaking documentary\, which can be screened at the Allen Theatre on Saturday\, March 25\, or streamed online from April 2 through April 9\, 2023. The film follows the war in Ukraine from a ground-level view\, focusing largely on the experiences of average citizens as they live through the 2022 invasion. It explores both the vast destruction and inspiring recovery\, while also portraying the Russian totalitarianism that led to the war. From Oscar and Emmy-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky\, and narrated by Hellen Mirren\, Freedom on Fire delivers an intimate and stirring look at the Ukrainian people’s effort to defend their freedom. \nTo purchase tickets\, and to learn more about to the Cleveland International Film Festival\, click here. Use the code CCWA to receive a discount on your ticket. \n 
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/cleveland-international-film-festival-freedom-on-fire/
LOCATION:Allen Theatre Complex\, 1407 Euclid Ave\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44115\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:The Cleveland Council on World Affairs’ Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) invites you to connect with other globally-minded young professionals. There will be appetizers available with a cash bar. \nYPAC is a body of young professionals who support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in our programming. YPAC members do this by providing program feedback and insight to the board and staff of CCWA\, leading coordination of young professional events\, and serving as community ambassadors for CCWA and its programs.  \nTo learn more about YPAC and meet current members\, click here. \nLocation: Collision Bend Brewing Company\, 1250 Old River Rd\, Cleveland\, OH 44113 \nRegistration: Registration for this event has closed. Walk-ins are welcomed.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/young-professionals-networking-event/
LOCATION:Collision Bend Brewing Company\, 1250 Old River Road\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44113
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230608T130000
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SUMMARY:Centennial Civic Forum
DESCRIPTION:The results of the 2021 Global Cities Report by A.T. Kearney\, a global consulting firm\, showed that the cities with the greatest global connectivity were best positioned for post-pandemic recovery because their international character and connections increased their resiliency and helped these cities rebuild and adapt to a changed environment. \nThis forum’s purpose is to deepen our shared understanding of how being a globally connected city benefits Cleveland across sectors\, and to discuss opportunities to strengthen our international engagement. CCWA will develop an “outcome document” containing key takeaways from the collective wisdom. \nThe event will include opening remarks\, civic sector breakout sessions\, community discussion and a keynote address. \nCivic sector breakout sessions will include a moderated panel discussion with sector leaders and community members in the following areas: \nArts & Culture\, with Marcie Goodman\, Executive Director\, Cleveland International Film Festival; William Griswold\, Director and President\, Cleveland Museum of Art; Jeremy Johnson\, President and CEO\, Assembly for the Arts; Tony F. Sias\, President and CEO\, Karamu House; Sarah Spinner Liska\, Managing Director\, FRONT International; moderated by Jill Paulsen\, Executive Director\, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture \nBusiness & Infrastructure Assets\, with Joe Cimperman\, President\, Global Cleveland; William Friedman\, President and CEO\, Port of Cleveland; Dennis Kramer\, Airport Director\, Hopkins International Airport; Mindy McLaughlin\, Managing Director\, Global Business Development\, Team NEO; Baiju Shah\, President and CEO\, Greater Cleveland Partnership; moderated by Bethia Burke\, President\, Fund for Our Economic Future \nHuman Capital\, with Ashley Basile Oeken\, President\, Engage! Cleveland; Dr. Michael Baston\, President\, Cuyahoga Community College; Eric Gordon\, CEO\, Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Anelize Nader\, Deputy Director\, Refugee Response; moderated by Victor Ruiz\, Executive Director\, Esperanza \nWellbeing & Environment\, with Rich Cochran\, President and CEO\, Western Reserve Land Conservancy; Dr. James Misak\, Medical Director\, MetroHeath Institute for H.O.P.E.; Joyce Pan Huang\, Director of Planning\, City of Cleveland; Brian Zimmerman\, CEO\, Cleveland Metroparks; moderated by Grant Goodrich\, Executive Director\, Great Lakes Energy Institute\, CWRU \nThis event is free and open to all in the greater Cleveland community. \nOnline Pre-Registration is now closed. Walk-in Registration will begin at 12:30pm on Thursday\, June 8 at the Marriott Key Tower. \n 
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/centennial-civic-forum/
LOCATION:Marriott Key Tower\, 1360 W Mall Dr.\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Public Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240516T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240516T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111926
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T181605Z
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Pre-registration for this event has closed\, but walk-ins are welcome! \nThe Cleveland Council on World Affairs’ Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) invites you to join us for an evening of networking with globally-minded young professionals. Complimentary appetizers will be served\, and a cash bar will be available. \nYPAC is a body of young professionals who support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in our programming. YPAC members do this by providing program feedback and insight to the board and staff of CCWA\, leading coordination of young professional events\, and serving as community ambassadors for CCWA and its programs.  \nTo learn more about YPAC and meet current members\, click here. \nLocation: Clandestina Mezcalería & Tequila\, 1865 W. 25 Street\, Cleveland\, OH 44113
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/young-professionals-spring-networking-event/
LOCATION:Clandestina Mezcalería & Tequila\, 1865 W. 25 Street\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44113\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Immersive Workshop: How to Build a Refugee Camp
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event has closed. Please contact Jacob Connell at jconnell@ccwa.org or (216) 255-9009 with questions. \nHosted by the Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC)\, CCWA’s popular How to Build a Refugee Camp workshop is back! This is a fantastic opportunity for young professionals to gain a better sense of the challenges refugees face\, and how the international community can help. Elizabeth Colvin\, CCWA’s Director of Global Education\, will lead a hands-on workshop analyzing the policies that protect refugees and internally displaced persons\, as well as demonstrating how to ethically build the camps that house them. \nWe are delighted to be joined by Patrick Kearns\, Executive Director at Re:Source Cleveland\, who will share his personal experiences living and working in the Umphium Mai refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border. Before his time at Re:Source Cleveland (formerly The Refugee Response)\, Mr. Kearns spent 14 years working in Southeast Asia supporting education for refugees and stateless youth in various capacities. As a primer for the workshop\, Mr. Kearns will touch on the realities of the refugee experience and how young professionals in Cleveland can best support refugees\, both in their communities and abroad. \nSpace is limited\, so sign up now! \nThis workshop will be held in the Learning Commons on the second floor of the Cleveland Public Library – Louis Stokes Wing (525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114). Light refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/young-professionals-immersive-workshop-how-to-build-a-refugee-camp/
LOCATION:Cleveland Public Library – Louis Stokes Wing\, 525 Superior Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Spring Social
DESCRIPTION:Pre-registration has closed for this event\, but walk ups are welcome ($5)!  \nThe Cleveland Council on World Affairs’ Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) invites you to join us for an evening of networking with other globally-minded young professionals! This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your network\, have stimulating conversations\, and learn more about the opportunities that CCWA has for young professionals. Complimentary appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available. \nYPAC is a body of young professionals who support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in our programming. YPAC members do this by providing program feedback and insight to the board and staff of CCWA\, leading coordination of young professional events\, and serving as community ambassadors for CCWA and its programs.  \nTo learn more about YPAC and meet current members\, click here. \nLocation: Collision Bend Brewing Co.\, 1250 Old River Road\, Cleveland\, OH 44113
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/young-professionals-spring-social/
LOCATION:Collision Bend Brewing Company\, 1250 Old River Road\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44113
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T080000
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SUMMARY:A Symposium on Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:The Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) is honored to take part in the Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: Reconciliation in partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra. This year’s festival examines how reconciliation shapes relationships\, societies\, and cultures—highlighting its challenges\, triumphs\, and enduring relevance in a fractured world. \nWe hope you will join us for a thought-provoking morning of dialogue on immigration\, reconciliation\, and their impact on our Cleveland community. The program will feature two discussions. The first\, curated by Global Cleveland\, will explore Cleveland’s immigrant history and contributions. Then\, after a special musical interlude performed by Cleveland Orchestra musicians\, CCWA will host a panel discussion on reconciliation through the lens of international peace processes. A continental breakfast will be served.  \nCCWA is proud to present Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley\, Michael Scharf\, and Milena Sterio for a panel discussion about the lessons that can be learned on reconciliation from international peace processes. To register\, please visit this link. \nAmbassador Abercrombie-Winstanley is a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs and at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Throughout her career\, Ambassador Abercrombie-Winstanley has held senior positions in the Department of Defense\, National Security Council\, and the State Department\, including serving as the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Malta.  \nMichael Scharf currently serves as the President of the American Branch of the International Law Association\, as well as the Associate Dean for Global Legal Studies and Joseph C. Hostetler — BakerHostetler Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law. Before becoming a law professor 30 years ago\, Scharf served in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State\, where he held the positions of Attorney-Adviser for Law Enforcement and Intelligence\, Attorney-Adviser for United Nations Affairs and delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. \nMilena Sterio is a law professor specializing in international law\, international criminal law\, and human rights. She currently teaches and serves as LLM Programs Director at Cleveland State University’s College of Law. She is the Managing Director at the Public International Law and Policy Group\, and has worked around the world\, in Sudan\, Jordan\, Turkey\, and Bangladesh\, among others.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/symposium-on-reconciliation/
LOCATION:Severance Music Center\, 11001 Euclid Ave\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44106\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event,Foreign Policy Forum,Public Forum,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250623T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250623T193000
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SUMMARY:Global Ambassadors Debrief and Impact Session
DESCRIPTION:CCWA invites you to join the Global Ambassadors Debrief and Impact Session on June 23\, 2025\, from 5:30-7:30pm. As we wrap up this year’s program\, the 2024-2025 Global Ambassadors look forward to sharing program impact on their work and their leadership development\, lessons learned\, best practices that can be applied in our community\, and the energy and inspiration they have gained as a part of this program. We are eager to share the impact of the program with you! \nThe event is free of charge\, but advance registration is required. \nTo learn more about the cohort’s year-long global leadership experience\, visit: Transformative Global Learning Experience for 2024-2025 CCWA Global Ambassadors in Finland and Spain \nTo apply for the 2025-2026 Global Ambassadors cohort\, visit: Now Accepting Applications for CCWA’s Global Ambassadors and LEADS Programs for Young Professionals
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/global-ambassadors-debrief-and-impact-session/
LOCATION:Greater Cleveland Partnership\, 1240 Huron Road E\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44115\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T160721Z
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SUMMARY:Welcome Reception for CCWA's New CEO
DESCRIPTION:This event is SOLD OUT. Walk-ups not permitted. Please contact ccwa@ccwa.org with questions. \nWe have some exciting news to share with you\, our CCWA family! The CCWA Board of Directors has selected Marti Flacks as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. A Cleveland native\, Marti has worked both inside and outside government during her 25-year foreign policy career. \nWe would love for you to help welcome Marti to the CCWA community! We cordially invite you to join us for a reception celebrating CCWA’s new Chief Executive Officer on September 11. Refreshments will be served. \n“We are very pleased to announce Marti Flacks as the new CEO\, and are excited about the energy\, and experience she brings to CCWA. With a deep background in foreign policy and economic security\, Marti brings a strategic vision that is both globally informed and rooted in our community. We look forward to her engagement with CCWA staff and Board\, our members\, and the broader community\,” says Paul Clark\, Chair of the CCWA Board of Directors. To learn more about Marti and her background\, visit the announcement page (click here) or even better\, chat with her on September 11!
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/welcome-reception-for-ccwas-new-ceo/
LOCATION:Midtown Collaboration Center\, 1974 E. 66th St.\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44103\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251113T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111926
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SUMMARY:YPAC Holiday Event and Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Calling all members of the Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee! We will be holding a fun and festive event on Thursday\, November 13 at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. This center transforms lives by preserving\, educating\, and promoting Latino heritage through the teaching and practice of history\, culture\, the visual\, performing\, and literary arts. We will have a quick tour of their facilities\, learn more about their work\, and discuss how cultural centers play a critical role in our communities. Following the tour\, get ready for some arts and crafts! We’ll be creating our own holiday decorations in the style of traditional Mexican holiday decorations. Most importantly\, we would love for you to bring your favorite holiday treat! When you register below\, please indicate what you intend to bring. It is not required to bring something\, but potlucks are best when everybody contributes! \nWe have limited capacity for this event\, so we kindly ask that only YPAC members and their guests attend. \nLocation: Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center\, 2800 Archwood Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44109 \nYPAC is a body of young professionals who support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in our programming. YPAC members do this by providing program feedback and insight to the board and staff of CCWA\, leading coordination of young professional events\, and serving as community ambassadors for CCWA and its programs.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/ypac-holiday-event/
LOCATION:Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center\, 2800 Archwood Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44109\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T130000
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SUMMARY:Tariffs and Trade Agreements: Navigating unprecedented change
DESCRIPTION:Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience\, but open to all\, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context\, recent and ongoing developments\, risks and opportunities\, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. \nMany of the assumptions that the world has held about how international trade works have been upended in recent years. The increased use of tariffs has caused many businesses and industries to reevaluate their supply chains and ways of doing business. Cleveland’s economy is inextricably linked to global trade. Cuyahoga and our surrounding counties exported more than $10 billion in goods in 2023\, while more than 800 foreign-owned companies operate in the region. Cleveland’s world-class healthcare\, manufacturing\, and technology industries rely on raw materials and components from Canada\, Mexico\, Germany\, China\, Japan\, and many more. How can Cleveland businesses set themselves up for success in this new age of trade? \nThis program is the first session of a four-part webinar series. Participants can register for each session individually\, or purchase the entire series below. \n\nSession 2\, February 26\, 2026: Renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: The future of trade with our neighbors\nSession 3\, March 26\, 2026 Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A rapidly evolving regulatory environment\nSession 4\, April 23\, 2026: Critical Minerals and Chinese Export Controls: Impacts on U.S. business
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/tariffs-and-trade-agreements-navigating-unprecedented-change/
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event,Foreign Policy Forum,Public Forum,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T130000
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SUMMARY:Renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: The future of trade with our neighbors
DESCRIPTION:Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience\, but open to all\, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context\, recent and ongoing developments\, risks and opportunities\, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. \nCanada is Ohio’s largest trading partner; Mexico is second. In fact\, Ohio sells more goods to Canada than to its next six largest foreign markets combined. As the parties begin mandatory negotiations on the future of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 2026\, what might a revised (or discontinued) USMCA mean for Northeast Ohio? \nThis program is the second session of a four-part webinar series. Interested in signing up for all four webinar sessions at a discounted rate? Visit the first sessions webpage (click here) to do so! \n\nSession 1\, January 22\, 2026: Tariffs and Trade Agreements: Navigating unprecedented change\nSession 3\, March 26\, 2026: Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A rapidly evolving regulatory environment\nSession 4\, April 23\, 2026: Critical Minerals and Chinese Export Controls: Impacts on U.S. business
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/renegotiation-of-the-us-mexico-canada-trade-agreement-the-future-of-trade-with-our-neighbors/
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event,Foreign Policy Forum,Public Forum,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111926
CREATED:20251203T170136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T165831Z
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SUMMARY:Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A rapidly evolving regulatory environment
DESCRIPTION:Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience\, but open to all\, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context\, recent and ongoing developments\, risks and opportunities\, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. \nSome of Northeast Ohio’s most important industries\, including automotive\, aerospace\, and industrial and manufacturing materials\, have been targeted by the U.S. government for enforcement of trade laws banning the import of goods made with forced labor. More than $3.7 billion in goods have been stopped at the U.S. border since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act went into effect in 2022\, and the Trump Administration has emphasized its intent to continue enforcement. What do Cleveland-area companies need to know about this and similar laws\, and where is this effort headed? \nThis program is the third session of a four-part webinar series. See below for details on the other webinars! \n\nSession 1\, January 22\, 2026: Tariffs and Trade Agreements: Navigating unprecedented change\nSession 2\, February 26\, 2026: Renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: The future of trade with our neighbors\nSession 4\, April 23\, 2026: Critical Minerals and Chinese Export Controls: Impacts on U.S. business
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/forced-labor-in-global-supply-chains-a-rapidly-evolving-regulatory-environment/
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event,Foreign Policy Forum,Public Forum,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111926
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SUMMARY:Critical Minerals and Chinese Export Controls: Impacts on U.S. business
DESCRIPTION:Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience\, but open to all\, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context\, recent and ongoing developments\, risks and opportunities\, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. \nNo economic issue has captured more attention from Washington’s political class in the last two years than critical minerals. But the impacts of China’s dominance of critical mineral production and processing extend to companies right here in Northeast Ohio. How will negotiations to secure access to critical minerals – from China or elsewhere – impact Ohio’s supply chains\, and the future of technologies critical to our economy? \nDavid Abraham is the director ofThree Legged Capital and an affiliate professor at Boise State University. David is the author of The Elements of Power: Gadgets\, Guns\, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age. \nThis program is the fourth session of a four-part webinar series. Interested in signing up for all four webinar sessions at a discounted rate? Visit the first sessions webpage (click here) to do so! \n\nSession 1\, January 22\, 2026: Tariffs and Trade Agreements: Navigating unprecedented change\nSession 2\, February 26\, 2026: Renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: The future of trade with our neighbors\nSession 3\, March 26\, 2026: Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A rapidly evolving regulatory environment
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/critical-minerals-and-chinese-export-controls-impacts-on-u-s-business/
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event,Foreign Policy Forum,Public Forum,Speaker Series
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