Global Supply Chains and National Security Lecture by Dr. Chelsea “Chip” White, Schneider National Chair in Transportation and Logistics and Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech​   The shutdown of global supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the forefront an issue with the high level […]

IWA Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month. For more information or to attend the February virtual meeting, please email IWA President, Bjorg Olafsdottir.

Persian Gulf Security Issues Lecture by Dr. Lawrence Rubin, Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech  Dr. Rubin is also the Associate Editor of the journal Terrorism and Political Violence. His areas of expertise include the Middle East and the Gulf as well as Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy.   The Persian Gulf […]

Brexit and the European Union Lecture by Dr. Alasdair Young, Professor and Neal Family Chair; Co-director of the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies and the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech With the “Brexit transition period” coming to an end this year, the United Kingdom will formally […]

Struggles Over the Melting Arctic Lecture by Dr.  Anna Stenport, Professor of Global Studies; Chair, School of Modern Languages; Founding co-Director, the Atlanta Global Studies Center, Georgia Tech. Co-author of Introduction: Arctic Modernities, Environmental Politics, and the Era of the Anthropocene Former U.S. President Donald Trump left many scratching their heads when it was rumored […]

China’s Role in Africa Lecture by Dr. Maria Repnikova, Assistant Professor of Communication, GSU. Director of the Center for Global Information Studies. Expert in Chinese and Russian politics. The COVID-19 crisis has put a massive strain on what was growing a positive economic and political relationship between China and the continent of Africa. As Chinese President Xi […]

IWA Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month. For more information or to attend the March virtual meeting, please email IWA President, Bjorg Olafsdottir.

The Korean Peninsula Lecture by Dr. Sooho Lee, Associate Professor, Department of Civic Engagement and Public Service at University of West Georgia (UWG) Dr. Lee was awarded a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Iowa State University, and a B.A. in Politics and Diplomacy […]