Naples Council on World Affairs Lecture Series
The Naples Council on World Affairs' annual lecture series brings distinguished scholars and statesmen to Southwest Florida. WGCU-FM records and broadcasts the lectures throughout the year. The Naples Council on World Affairs is one of 90 World Affairs Councils of America.
With more than 2200 members, the non-profit, non-partisan Naples Council is the fifth largest council in the system. The Council works to promote a better understanding of the issues that face the world today.
Latest Episodes
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Danielle Pletka is the vice-president for foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Are we doomed to an endless cycle of…
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As Director of the Project on International Order and Strategy at Brookings, Mr. Wright will comment on the change brought about by Brexit, transnational…
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Co-Directors of the Brookings Institutes’ Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence speak about what the newly elected President and his Cabinet…
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China remains an enigma in its foreign policy, economics and politics. Yet getting China "right" is more important today than ever as the threat level on…
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An American lawyer, businessman and politician, Mitchell served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from…
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A comparison of Japan's interactions with China, South Korea, and the Southeast Asian countries illuminates the obstacles and opportunities for historical…
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Not too long ago, Turkey was hailed as a strategic ally and a model country for the Middle East, exemplifying the compatibility of Islam, democracy,…
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The goal of the recently enacted nuclear agreement with Iran is to stop that country from ever getting a nuclear weapon. Can it do that? Joe Cirincione is…
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Robin Wright and Barbara Slavin will help re-draw the map of the Middle East to include the many trouble spots we are finding as the main focus of our…
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Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns is Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Following 27 years as a…