FALL FOREIGN POLICY FORUM
Providing Mainers with an Opportunity for Expert Insight!
What is the Fall Foreign Policy Forum?
The annual Fall Foreign Policy Forum brings together experts and foreign policy practitioners to address crucial foreign policy issues facing U.S. decision makers. Hosted in partnership with the Muskie School of Public Service, the Fall Foreign Policy Forum provides Mainers with an opportunity to hear expert insight on international developments and how they impact U.S. interests in advance of the elections each November.
ANNOUNCING: 2024 FALL FOREIGN POLICY FORUM
Conventional wisdom says that Americans don’t really consider foreign policy when casting their votes. We’re challenging that idea with a panel discussion of community leaders on the global stakes of this election and how critical foreign policy issues like war and peace, human rights, trade and immigration are impacting our communities and influencing the November 5th election.
Panel discussion with Tae Chong, Eisha Khan, Mike Rurenza Mfashingabo, and Julia Trujilo Luengo,
moderated by Sarah Dawn Petrin
Opening keynote by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows with additional remarks from Deqa Dhalac and Pious Ali
Past Forums
U.S. Leadership in Pursuit of Middle East Peace: A 50 Year Legacy
In 2023, the World Affairs Council of Maine was honored to host Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer and Ambassador Jake Walles to explore the legacy of 50+ years of U.S. efforts to build lasting peace in the Middle East. This event featured a candid examination of American leadership of the peace process from the Camp David Accords to the Abraham Accords. Together with the Ambassadors, our distinguished guests were able to assess pivotal milestones, persistent challenges, and tangible outcomes of US diplomacy in the Middle East, including the current administration’s attempts to secure a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The War in Ukraine and Relations with China
In 2022, the World Affairs Council of Maine welcomed four U.S. Ambassadors to share their insights on the major foreign policy challenges facing the United States. Ambassadors Robert Cekuta, Judith Fergin, Robert Ford, and Pamela joined us to discuss the war in Ukraine, relations with China, Iran, energy security, world health, international development, rising authoritarianism, and climate change.