Archived Events | July 2017 – June 2018 Coffee Conversation with David Rubin, former mayor of Shiloh, Israel Friday, June 8, 2018 Islam, Terrorism and the West: A Perspective || John Moore Thursday, May 17, 2018 Middle East Myth or Reality: Separating Fact from Fiction || A Conversation with John Moore & Lt Col Ty Moore Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Anchorage Charity Brunch to Support Alaska World Affairs Council Student Scholarship Fund Sunday, May 6, 2018 Member Forum + Exclusive Q&A with Ambassador Lukman Faily Friday, April 27, 2018 Beyond A War Zone: What's Next for Iraq || Ambassador Lukman Faily Friday, April 27, 2018 Conversations on Diplomacy with U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officers Thursday, April 26, 2018 Can the zombie apocalypse happen in the Arctic? Tales of Arctic Infectious Diseases with the CDC's Dr. Michael Bruce Friday, April 13, 2018 US-Russia Relations: Back to Cold || Ambassador Steven Pifer Friday, March 30, 2018 WorldNarratives: Foreign Faux Pas - Stories of Navigating Cultural Differences Thursday, March 22, 2018 Speed Mentoring - International Edition Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Iran: Trump's Gift to the Hard-liners || Trita Parsi Friday, February 9, 2018 Academic Student WorldQuest Competition Thursday, February 8, 2018 Around the World in 60 Minutes: Travel Tales & Advice from the Alaskan Consular Corps Friday, January 12, 2018 Anchorage – UPS’s Gateway to the Asia-Pacific Region || UPS International President, Jim Barber Friday, December 8, 2017 Incredible Tales from Alaskans Who Helped End the Cold War || The Inside Story of Melting the Alaska-Russia Ice Curtain Friday, December 1, 2017 The Middle East & the Trump Administration || Gregg Roman Thursday, November 9, 2017 Alaskan Entrepreneurs & the Global Market Friday, November 3, 2017 World Wiz Pub Quiz Thursday, October 26, 2017 America's Foreign Policy in a World of Turmoil || Ambassador John Negroponte Friday, October 20, 2017 U.S. National Security Unfiltered || A conversation featuring Ambassador John Negroponte & General Joseph Ralston Thursday, October 19, 2017 The Unraveling: High Hopes & Missed Opportunities in Iraq || Emma Sky Friday, October 13, 2017 **CANCELLED** Under the Thumb of Terrorism: Life in Gaza Under Hamas || Dr. Mustafa El-Hawi Friday, September 22, 2017 Many Traditions, One Alaska: Teaching Alaska's Connected History || A conversation featuring Katie Ringsmuth, PhD & Paul Dunscomb, PhD Thursday, September 14, 2017 Practice What You Preach: Can World Religions Coexist? || A conversation featuring leaders of multiple faiths Thursday, September 7, 2017 Alaska's Role in a Commercial Space Industry || Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider Tuesday, August 22, 2017 The New NAFTA: Mexico-US Relations & Trade in the Trump Era || Ambassador Carlos García de Alba, Consul General for Mexico in LA Monday, July 10, 2017