Past Programs
Afghanistan Land of Conflict & Beauty
Thursday, December 4, 2025 from 12:00 noon – 2 pm Anastasios (Tasos) Kioses Alexander the Great is thought to have said, “May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the revenge of the Afghans”. Winston Churchill wrote in 1897 “Financially it is ruinous. Morally it is wicked.
Nelson Cunningham Program
Friday, November 7, 2025 from 12:00 noon – 2 pm Nelson Cunningham Tariffs are at the heart of Trump's foreign policy agenda. They are an extremely novel approach to trade relations with allies and adversaries alike. They range from the floating tariff levels he has used as leverage in those trade relations, and in the case
Fulbright, Peace Corps and Higher Education: America’s Global Smart Power Under Assault, How Best to Respond
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from 12:00 noon – 2 pm Kevin Quigley Kevin Quigley is former college president of Marlboro College where he led its merger with Emerson College. As president of the National Peace Corps Association, he led the national campaign resulting in the Peace Corps’ largest appropriation increase in history. He has been a
Current drug trafficking overview and U.S. policy!
Friday, September 12, 2025 from 12:00 noon – 2 pm Mike Vigil Michael S. Vigil, born and raised in Española, New Mexico, earned his degree in criminal justice at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces where he graduated with Honors. He later joined the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and became one of its most highly
“One World” 5.5 Feet Long by 4.5 Feet High
Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 12:00 noon – 2 pm Jeannie Hope Gibson Even with our vast personal differences or location on this earth, we are all interconnected, an extended family. Migrations and intermarriages throughout our human history have impacted our DNA, altering our bloodlines. These are average everyday people from all over the world who
The Importance and Impact of the Strategic Partnership between the US and South Korea
Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 11:30 am – 2 pm Jenny Town, Kevin L. Miller and Iliana Ragnone This panel is cohosted by the Santa Fe World Affairs Forum, the Santa Fe Community College and the Stimson Center. It is sponsored by the Korea Foundation US national security in the Asia-Pacific hinges on its bilateral alliances with
