The Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) is hosting a presentation by Dr. Alex Hybel, Professor of Government and International Relations at Connecticut College, New London, titled, “Who Got it Right and Who Got it Wrong … From Kennedy to Obama.” The discussion will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Connecticut College, New London, in the Crozier-William Student Center. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and the talk at 6 p.m.
Hybel’s course work spans a variety of subjects including International Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, Alternative Approaches to U.S. Foreign Policy Decision-Making, and Democracy in Latin American & Europe’s Mediterranean Region.
He is widely published in this field of policy/decision making, including “U.S. Foreign Policy Decision-Making – From Truman to Kennedy”, “The Power of Ideology – From the Roman Empire to al-Qaeda”, and “The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein: Deciding on Conflict”, and is currently working on a book entitled “The Making of Democracies – From the 17th Century to the Present”.
Hybel has a PhD in political science from Stanford University, and has served as Director of Connecticut College’s Study Away/Teach Away Program, in Italy, China, Spain, and South Africa, as well as being a Visiting Fulbright Professor for the Sophia University and The University of Tokyo. He is a recipient of numerous research grants and fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Pew Initiative in Diplomatic Training, amongst others.
Hybel is a Vietnam Veteran.
Guests are welcome to this member supported organization. To register as a guest call 860-912-5718 or email info@secwac.org.
A limited number of members and guests may dine with Prof. Hybel following the talk at Conn College Student Center. To reserve a space, email srueb@aol.com or phone 216-554-1009. Once confirmed, mail a check for $35 payable to SECWAC to Sandra Rueb, 5 Lieutenant River Lane, Old Lyme, CT 06371.
The Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council will host another program on Dec. 9, when Charles King, Professor of Government & Government Georgetown University, will speak on, “A Year of Crisis in the Near East.” King is the author of Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul. A book signing will be held and copies will be available for purchase at this event to be held at the Old Lyme Country Club.
The Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) is a regional membership organization that aims to foster an understanding of issues of foreign policy and international affairs through study, debate, and educational programming. Their principal activity is to provide a forum for nonpartisan, non-advocacy dialogue between members and U.S. policy makers and other experts on foreign relations.
For further information, visit http://www.secwac.org or contact Milton J. Walters , Chairman, at (p) 203-485-6070 or (e) mjw@tririv.com
