Wagner, Nietzsche and the Origins of Fascism
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Past Programs
Russia-Ukraine a Troubled History
February 14, 2023 Dr. James L. West Click Here for Registration! In this free web series for Santa Fe World Affairs Forum members and friends,historian Dr. James L. West explores the troubled relationship between Ukraine and Russia from earliest times to the present war. Join us Tuesdays from 10:30am to noon beginning February
The Middle East and the United States: Continuing Challenges and threats in the Next Decade
December 1, 2022 Dr. Emile Nakhleh The Middle East in 2021-2022 has experienced major developments and faced many challenges, politically, economically, militarily, and socially. In addition to the ongoing disastrous war in Yemen, the protests in Iran, and the massive human rights violations across the region, the Middle East has been affected by Russia's war in
Sorting Fact from Fiction: Navigating Today’s News Landscape
October 19, 2022 Sarah Hood Trust in the news media has continued to erode in recent years and many experts believe this to be a contributing threat to democracy. Mis- and disinformation campaigns, both foreign and domestic, have propagated with astonishing speed via social media platforms, leaving chaos and public mistrust in their wake. How can
The Los Alamos view of the Manhattan Project
September 22, 2022 Alan B. Carr In August 1942, the Manhattan Project was formally established. Its mission: Build an entirely reliable atomic bomb as quickly as possible. It's been estimated that half a million people worked on the project in some capacity at one point or another during the war at installations all over the country.
Creative (Climate) Communications for a Better World
May 04, 2022 Professor Max Boykoff Conversations about climate change at the science-policy interface and in our lives have been stuck. In this webinar Professor Boykoff highlights dimensions of his recent book ‘Creative (Climate) Communications’ that integrate lessons from the social sciences and humanities to more effectively make connections through issues, people, and things that everyday citizens
Responding to COVID-19 While Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Latest Developments in Global Health Security
April 27, 2022 Ambassador John E. Lange (Ret.) The world continues to blame COVID, and the poorest countries’ lack access to adequate vaccine supplies and the logistics to deliver them. The “Global South” has been calling for global health equity while the “Global North” has emphasized the need for global health security. International organizations remain deeply