WACC Distinguished Speaker Series Program (Virtual) – World Affairs Council of Charlotte https://worldaffairscharlotte.org Providing Leadership for Global Thinking Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:52:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 July 15th, 2026: WACC Partner Program (Virtual) – The Future of War https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/2026waccpartnerprogram-future-of-war-07152026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:38:38 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11959 July 1st, 2026: WACC Partner Program (Virtual) — NATO in a Changing World https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/waccpartnerprogram-nato-in-a-changing-world-07012026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:16:12 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11951 June 16th, 2026: WACC Partner Program (Virtual) — Inside Iran: Context For Today’s Global Tensions https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/waccpartnerprogram-inside-iran-06162026/ Mon, 18 May 2026 17:01:30 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11941 April 20th, 2026: WACC Partner Program with Steven Cook, Senior Middle East Expert at the Council on Foreign Relations; Ambassador Deborah Jones, U.S. Ambassador (ret.) to Kuwait and Libya; and Beth Sanner, CNN National Security Contributor and former Deputy Director of National Intelligence — “The Iran War: What We Know, What Comes Next” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/april-20-2026-wacc-partner-program-iran-war-what-we-know-what-comes-next/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:55:18 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11790 April 7th, 2026: WACC 2026 China Town Hall Conversation on “The U.S.-China AI Race” + 2026 Annual China Town Hall Hosted by the  National Committee on United States-China Relations (Virtual) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/2026chinatownhall/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:43:39 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11691 March 31st, 2026: WACC Partner Program with James Lindsay, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations – “The Best & Worst: 250 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy” (Virtual) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/march-31st-2026-wacc-partner-program-with-james-lindsay-the-best-worst-250-years-of-u-s-foreign-policy/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:22:28 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11639 March 10th, 2026: WACC Partner Program with Dan Schnur, Political Analyst – “Tensions and Transitions: Change and Uncertainty in a Time of Global Conflict” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/march-10th-2026-wacc-partner-program-with-wac-los-angeles-with-dan-schnur-political-analyst-speaker-commentator-and-author/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:03:37 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11633 February 10th, 2026: WACC Partner Program with Yi-Ling Liu, Journalist-in-Residence at the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism and Author of “THE WALL DANCERS: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet” (Virtual) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/02102026_yilingliu_virtual/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:57:59 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11448 January 28th, 2026: WACC Distinguished Speaker Series with Tom Standage, Deputy Editor of “The Economist” and Editor of “The World Ahead” — “The World Ahead in 2026) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/01282026_tomstandage_virtual/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:26:58 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11274 January 21st, 2026: WACC Partner Program with Bill Hartung, Author and Senior Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (Virtual) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/01212026_billhartung_virtual/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:53:54 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11410