Yearly Archives: 2026

Here’s a recap of Ariel Ekblaw's Global Issues Evening. Hooray! Please click HERE to read the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville member Paul Herman’s detailed recap of the event, hosted as a part of the University of North Florida’s Distinguished Voices Lecture Series.

Here’s a recap of China Town Hall. Hooray! Please click HERE to read the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville member Paul Herman’s detailed recap of the event.

Academic WorldQuest 2026 Brings Global Competition to Northeast Florida  On February 12, the energy was electric at the University of North Florida as 47 teams representing 19 high schools from across Northeast Florida gathered for the 21st Annual Admiral Jonathan T. Howe Academic WorldQuest.  As the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville’s flagship education program, Academic WorldQuest challenges high school students to think critically about the world around them — from geopolitics to global culture. This year’s competition pushed students to demonstrate their knowledge across a wide-ranging and timely set of topics, including pop culture and soft power in international relations, migration and immigration, the U.S. Constitution and foreign policy, tariffs and

Watch Now: David Brooks; Society In Focus Here’s a recap of David Brooks's Global Issues Evening. Hooray! Please click HERE to read the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville member Paul Herman’s detailed recap of the event, hosted as a part of the University of North Florida’s Distinguished Voices Lecture Series.

Here's a recap of Andrew Ross Sorkin's Global Issues Evening. Hooray! Please click HERE to read the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville member Paul Herman’s detailed recap of the event, which University of North Florida’s Distinguished Voices Lecture Series.