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You can now donate to the WACH through Amazon Smile!

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg is thrilled to announce its registration with Amazon Smile! On Amazon Smile, shoppers can select a charity towards which 0.5% of the value of their purchase will be directed. Go to “smile.amazon.com” and select the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg to contribute on your next purchase! Alternatively, you can …

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Consul General David Gill’s Visit to the WACH (Footage)!

On Tuesday, June 11, the Honorable Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany David Gill visited Harrisburg as guest of the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg. He was keynote speaker at a forum at Temple University Harrisburg on the topic — Ties That Bind: Strengthening the Transatlantic Partnership. Gill also visited the Pennsylvania State …

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Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca – 2017 Torch Award Honoree

Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca  – 2017 Torch of Global Enlightenment Award Honoree: On Southeastern Europe, Peace-building Words and Photography by Skye McDonald Professor by day, humanitarian and United Nations advocate also by day. Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, associate professor of political science and director of the international studies minor at Elizabethtown College, has an ever-lasting passion for …

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Great Decisions: MIGRATION

Great Decisions 2016 with The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg and The Fredricksen Library TOPIC OF NEXT DISCUSSION: MIGRATION 1 p.m. Monday, March 14  Fredricksen Library  100 N 19th St., Camp Hill Purchase ticket here. The Great Decisions discussions will be televised on WHBG Channel 20, thanks to a grant from HARSCO! Please register HERE Our …

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Update: Great Decisions 2016 – THE RISE OF ISIS (PHOTOS)

Born out of an umbrella organization of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the group has seized control of a number of critical strongholds in both countries and declared itself a caliphate. Still, the question remains: what is ISIS, and what danger does it pose to U.S. interests? More information …

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Update: Great Decisions 2016 – Middle East (PHOTOS)

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg is hosting the 2016 Great Decisions discussions organized by the Foreign Policy Association. The first topic will be on changing alliances in the Middle East: From a proxy war in Yemen to an ongoing civil war in Syria, a number of conflicts have shaken the traditional alignments in the …

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