Peoria Area World Affairs Council

Understanding Russia Today: Leadership Styles, Energy Policy and Foreign Affairs
with Steve LeVine
Foreign affairs correspondent for Business Week and author of Putin's Labyrinth and The Oil and the Glory

Russia today is not the same country as it was under its former Soviet Union banner. Policy makers in the United States continue to evaluate the relations between Russia and the US. But what elements of that old "evil empire" are still at play in Russia today? Steve LeVine will address a broad spectrum of issues that characterize the situation today.

Join us for Russian cuisine for this luncheon program at Barrack's Cater Inn on Saturday, February 20, with lunch served at noon. Fill in the registration flyer here.

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The Peoria Area World Affairs Council (PAWAC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization open to all individuals. Since its first conference in 1969, PAWAC has promoted a better understanding of world affairs among the people of Central Illinois by sponsoring public programs and fostering a cooperative educational approach to world problems.

PAWAC is affiliated with the World Affairs Councils of America and the Foreign Policy Association. PAWAC meets the first Thursday of each month for a business meeting followed by an impromptu dinner.

Each fall, PAWAC hosts the International Affairs Scholastic Bowl in Peoria, generously sponsored by CEFCU, and in collaboration with the Peoria Journal Star. This annual event includes twenty-four high school teams from throughout the region and has become one of our most effective efforts for educational outreach.

The Caterpillar Foundation serves as our primary benefactor. Sponsoring institutions include Bradley University, Eureka College, Illinois Central College, Illinois Wesleyan University, Knox College and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

We give special thanks to our corporate sponsors as well as Friends and Supporters of PAWAC. Annual dues are $35 for individual, $55 for family membership, and entitle the member(s) to program discounts.