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International Affairs Forum: Global Context: Ukraine, Russia, and The West

The International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College presents a discussion on Ukraine, Russia, and the West with Ambassador John Kornblum, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for European affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Germany 1997-2001. The moderator is Jack Segal, former senior U.S. diplomat and IAF Board co-chair. Segal was the National Security Council director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia in the Clinton Administration. He also helped establish the first U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg, central Russia. This program was a virtual event presented on November 8, 2022. The speaker was located in Germany. The moderator was located in Traverse City, MI. The International Affairs Forum of Traverse City is a program of Northwestern Michigan College and an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. Learn more about IAF and how you can support as a member. TCIAF.com

International Affairs Forum: Immigration & Border Policy

International Affairs Forum: Democracy vs. Autocracy

International Affairs Forum: Cybersecurity: The Quiet War

The International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College presents a discussion on cybersecurity with Joshua Larocca, managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a digital risk management firm based in New York. Larocca draws on experience as a trial attorney in the counterterrorism section at the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for investigating and prosecuting international and domestic terrorism cases, including terrorist financing, material support, money laundering and economic sanctions matters. The moderator is Kerry Vickers, Chief Information Security Officer at Aunalytics. Vickers specializes in network infrastructure services, solution consulting, technical training, virtualization & application delivery solutions, network security services, IT services management, Citrix solutions, and compliance leadership. Event date: May 19, 2022 Event venue: Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium, 1701 E. Front St., Traverse City. The International Affairs Forum of Traverse City is a program of Northwestern Michigan College and an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. Learn more about IAF and explore membership: https://TCIAF.com/â?<â?< Subscribe to TCIAF on YouTube: https://youtube.com/TCIAF/

International Affairs Forum: Foreign Policy Mashup 2022

The International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College presents its 3rd annual Foreign Policy Mashup with featured panelist Bill Clifford, president and CEO of the World Affairs Councils of America, nonresident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Co-panelists include: Karen Puschel Segal is a former diplomat in the State Department, specializing in Soviet and then Russian affairs, and a Council on Foreign Relations scholar / author with a masters in international relations from Georgetown University. She and her husband Jack Segal opened the U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg in 1994 at the height of U.S.-Russian relations. Karen actively facilitates dialogue and education about global issues and currently leads resettlement efforts for Afghan families in the Traverse City area. Stanley Otto, co-chair of the IAF Advisory Board, former senior diplomat in the State Department with 40 years expertise in promoting international cooperation and understanding, including policy planning, negotiating and management in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The International Affairs Forum of Traverse City is a program of Northwestern Michigan College and an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. Event date: June 16, 2022 Event venue: Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City, Michigan Learn more about IAF and explore membership: https://TCIAF.com/â?<â?< Subscribe to TCIAF on YouTube: https://youtube.com/TCIAF/