“America’s Economic Competition with China: Is World Trade Really ‘De-Globalizing?’”
This program will be presented by Brad Setser, the Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Connecting Local and Global Communities
Are you interested in learning more about international issues impacting the US and its citizens? The Savannah Council on World Affairs can help! The Council strives to inform its members and the public about world affairs by bringing to Savannah prominent experts, including former high-ranking government officials, private sector executives, think tank analysts and academics, so local audience members have access to up-to-date information and can ask questions of experts, face-to-face.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Savannah Council on World Affairs (SCWA) is to foster individual awareness of, broaden community interest in, and promote the study of international issues, as well as to work with other organizations concerned with similar objectives.
We pursue this mission primarily through our monthly speakers program, where our invited experts provide reliable information, analysis and strategic thinking about important international issues. When possible, we bring these experts into local schools to speak directly to students studying in world affairs. In addition, we sponsor Great Decisions discussion groups among community members, as well as fund scholarships for college-level study abroad and support other local college and high-school level world-affairs related activities.
If not already a member, please consider joining SCWA and participating in our mission of fostering greater knowledge about world affairs across all generations.
At Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah GA
SCWA News and Upcoming Events
Annual Meeting January 15th, 2026.
Mark your calendars! SCWA will hold its brief Annual Meeting of the Membership on January 15th. In the 20 minutes before our scheduled presentation SCWA members will hear about our finances and activities and will elect new members to the SCWA Board of Directors.
January 22nd, 2026. The ever-popular SCWA International Trivia Night is returning after a year’s hiatus! It will take place on January 22nd at the Skidaway Community Church. Dinner begins at 5:45 and games start at 6:00 sharp. Gather your group of friends, neighbors, and colleagues and get ready to test your knowledge. Proceeds go to the SCWA Scholarship Fund and are used to support study abroad and other local college and high-school student world affairs-related activities.
Great Decisions 2026.
Plan ahead for 2026! Early registration for our Great Decisions discussion groups has started. Each discussion group meets for eight weeks and covers eight topics. The specific topics for the 2026 year were just announced and are listed on the main Great Decisions page of the website.
Our first Great Decisions group will meet at the Landings on Skidaway Island, although you need not live on the island to participate. This group will meet on Sundays from 4:00-5:30, January 11th through March 8th (skipping Superbowl Sunday). Participation costs $55, which includes a briefing book and a small per-person charge for the shared video and room rental. To register for this group, please send an email including your full name to IPEProf@outlook.com.
Our second Great Decisions group will meet on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:30 at the Learning Center from April 1st through May 20th. Registration for this session will take place through The Learning Center. Our third Great Decisions group will meet in the fall, again at The Learning Center. The specific dates and times of the fall session will be announced here later. Your costs for participating in one of these two groups depends on whether you are a member of The Learning Center.
Please write to IPEProf@outlook.com or Savannahcwa@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Recent Speaker Programs
We are having difficulty uploading our recent videos. We will send out an announcement when we get them posted. If you receive our SCWA Newsletters, you can always find the link to recent videos there. View the archives online here.
Presented by Ambassador (ret.) Stuart Jones
Presented by Ambassador (ret.) Thomas A. Shannon
Presented by Ambassador (ret.) David Hale
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