Dr. Abu Waheeduzzaman

Our February speaker, Dr. Waheeduzzaman, made a presentation last year at an international business conference in Bangkok, Thailand, that focused on the possibility of global peace as an outcome of the dynamic interplay of three factors: environment, institutions, and governance. Environment sets the conditions for war and peace. Without some kind of intervention, the factors and forces in the environment can elicit war. Institutions like the United Nations, its umbrella organizations, and various international organizations intervene and manage the conditions of the environment so that war does not occur. The aim of the UN is ‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.’ The interactive forces of the environment and institutions mediate global governance and deliver a world order.

National and global leadership plays a critical role in this process. The symbiotic relationship between the leader and the people and their dynamics determine how far the leader will be able to galvanize the spirit of a nation for war or in peacebuilding. Popular support tends to offer strong commanding leaders. Our social marketing goal would be to influence both the leaders and their followers— citizens who s/elect them. Their attitude towards global peace and the level of activism segments and positions them into four groups: uninformed majority, silent mass, peace activists, and war beneficiaries. Our marketing efforts shall be directed at each of the segments described. The speaker will elaborate them in his presentation.

 Dr. Abu N. M. Waheeduzzaman has been a speaker at our luncheon in the past on the role of international trade and national interest. He is a Professor of Marketing and International Business at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). He joined TAMUCC in 2000. Dr. Waheeduzzaman received his Ph.D. from Kent State University, Ohio. He has two MBAs, one in International Business from George Washington University, and the other in Marketing from Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. His B.A. was in Economics, Political Science and Sociology at Dhaka University. He has received excellence awards in teaching from the University of New Haven and Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. He has also received excellence awards in Research, Service, and International Education from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Dr. Waheeduzzaman also enjoys reading, writing, cooking, and traveling. He has traveled to about 20 countries in the world and speaks several languages.

Please reserve your tickets ideally by 5 p.m. on February 12 (Monday) because we need to give the headcount to catering staff in advance! For ticket and membership information please visit our website: www.worldaffairstexas.com For more information, please contact: Dr. Anantha Babbili, WACST CEO & President, at 361.563.5177 or at ananthasbabbili@yahoo.com. Only a limited number of tickets are available to be purchased at the door on the day of the event.

THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SOUTH TEXAS STRIVES TO SERVE SOUTH TEXAS AND CORPUS CHRISTI TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT AMERICAN ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS. THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ALSO PROMOTES CITIZEN DIPLOMACY AND HOSTS FOREIGN VISITORS SPONSORED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TO FOSTER GOODWILL AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND PROSPERITY.

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