Join DCOWA and Dayton Rotary at 12:00 noon Monday, September 21st as we welcome Gen. John Allen, President and CEO of the Brookings Institution, for a discussion on Geopolitics during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. Prior to his role at Brookings, Allen served as senior advisor to the secretary of defense on Middle East Security and as special presidential envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. Allen is the first Marine to command a theater of war, as well as the first Marine to be named commandant of midshipmen for the U.S. Naval Academy.

Joining us is past Brookings President and Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, a Dayton-born hometown hero with a distinguished career in journalism and government.

DCOWA is a proud promotional co-sponsor of "Women in the World," an online panel event hosted by Columbus Council on World Affairs and featuring Gayle Smith, President & CEO of the ONE Campaign.  Tuesday, September 1, 12:00 noon.

Due to COVID, all live in-person DCOWA events and meetings are cancelled until further notice. Fall 2020 JCOWA events are cancelled. Stay tuned for updates and the resumption of our normal programming, and for information about online events and programs.