April 2019
Asia’s Global Influence in the 21st Century
Far greater than just China, the new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order spanning Saudi Arabia to Japan, and Russia to Australia—linking five billion people through trade, finance, and infrastructure networks that together represent 40 percent of global GDP. Author Parag Khanna will address the irrepressible global Asianization taking place and its impact on economy, society, and governance at a Global Café Breakfast on April 30. He will discuss the US-China relationship, as well as why the US…
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Egypt Since the Arab Spring
Moving to Cairo in the midst of the 2011 Arab Spring, Peter Hessler witnessed and recorded the revolution as a staff writer for The New Yorker. Drawing on Egypt’s rich ancient history and the contemporary stories from the locals he has befriended, Hessler will discuss the impact of the revolution on Egyptian culture, business, and politics at a Global Café Breakfast. He will address President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s rise to power and how he is different, but not necessarily better, than…
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