Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as we host George Friedman, Chairman of STRATFOR and author of "Flash Points: The Emerging Crisis in Europe" as he shares his insights on "flashpoints," with unique geopolitical hot spots where tensions have erupted throughout history, and where conflict is due to emerge again. With remarkable accuracy, George Friedman has forecasted coming trends in global politics, technology, population, and culture. In Flashpoints, Friedman focuses on Europe-the world’s cultural and power nexus for the past five hundred years . . . until now.

March 20 - West Point Global Leadership and Ethics Conference co-hosted together with the World Affairs Council of Charlotte (Education)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on March 6th for a unique discussion with H.E. Peter Wittig who will discuss the current relationship between Germany and the United States and the opportunities for economic and trade growth, political partnership, defense and security initiatives and long-term cultural-education exchanges between the two nations. There is approximately 200 German-owned firms in Charlotte including 59 U.S. headquarters; making Germany the most largely represented foreign country in the region.

The World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host Matti Anttonen, Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Affairs in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland as part of the WACC Ambassadors Circle Series program on Monday, March 2nd, 2015. As the Ambassador of Finland to Russia from 2008 and 2012, Anttonen will share his unique perspective on the current state of affairs within the European Union and the challenges it faces in response to the Russia's tumulus relationship with the EU and the rest of the world.

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte together with Hon. Klaus Becker, Honorary Counsel of Germany to North Carolina, the Charlotte Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the North Carolina Zeitgeist Foundation on February 25th as we host Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor of Die Zeit, the leading German weekly for a discussion on "Obama & Merkel: Last Man and Woman Standing in the West."

Russell Gold, Investigative Journalist, Wall Street Journal Author of "The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World" RussellGold_AuthorOne hundred wells a day. That is the number of wells that are drilled and hydraulically fractured – or fracked – every day in the United States. In The Boom, Wall Street Journal reporter Russell Gold chronicles the rise of this once-obscure oilfield technology, a story that answers a critical question of our time: where will the energy come from to power the world – and what price will we have to pay for it. It is a commanding piece of journalism, an astounding study of human ingenuity, and an epic work of storytelling.