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Retired diplomats bring the world, and a dose of civility, to Traverse City

News of our sister Council up in Traverse City, originally published in The Bridge: TRAVERSE CITY – Jack Segal knew it had the potential to get ugly. One month into the new president’s administration, the retired diplomat was giving back-to-back lectures on the foreign policy challenges Donald Trump was facing after a rocky first month in office. Both lectures (the second was added after the first quickly reached capacity) packed about 50 adults into a basement classroom. The short, soft-spoken Philadelphia native looked like he could be dressed for a state dinner, in his wire-rimmed glasses and dark, neatly tailored suit. A tiny microphone under his lapel carried his voice. Before beginning

Expert from Washington D.C. to discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

“Palace intrigue and regional war could complicate the budding romance between Riyadh and the Trump administration,” says Simon Henderson, Persian Gulf expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, D.C. On Monday, April 3, Mr. Henderson discusses, “Shifts in the Sand: U.S.-Saudi Relations” the final program of the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan’s Great Decisions Global Discussion Series. Mr. Henderson explains the complicated internal politics within Saudi Arabia and what that means for the U.S. While Saudi Arabia regards itself as the leader of the Islamic world, a leader of the Arab world, and a leader of the energy world, it has had a tense relationship

Expert from Washington D.C. to discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

“Palace intrigue and regional war could complicate the budding romance between Riyadh and the Trump administration,” says Simon Henderson, Persian Gulf expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, D.C. On Monday, April 3, Mr. Henderson discusses, “Shifts in the Sand: U.S.-Saudi Relations” the final program of the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan’s Great Decisions Global Discussion Series. Mr. Henderson explains the complicated internal politics within Saudi Arabia and what that means for the U.S. While Saudi Arabia regards itself as the leader of the Islamic world, a leader of the Arab world, and a leader of the energy world, it has had a tense relationship

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