Monthly Meeting – Thursday, February 20, 2025: Is the West Losing Africa?
Topic: Is the West Losing Africa?
Speaker: Dr. Alex Marino
Overview:
Dr. Alex J. Marino is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Civil-Military Relations in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College. His research focuses on the role of technology in U.S.-Africa relations. His book project, NASA and Africa: Space Diplomacy and Scientific Paternalism, is a multi-archival study of outer space, diplomacy, and decolonization from Sputnik to the present. It is an expansion of his dissertation titled The United States and Portuguese Angola: Space, Race, and the Cold War in Africa.” He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in History from the University of Arkansas and a B.A. in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara. At Army War College he teaches courses on Theories of War and Strategy, National Security Policy and Strategy, Comparative Civil-Military Relations and the Africa Regional Studies Program.
FPA Coordinator: Zenel Garcia
Venue:
The Susquehanna Club
Menu:
House Salad
Marinated Chicken
Rice Pilaf
Oven Roasted Potatoes Veggies
Key lime pie
Social hour & Dinner Information
5:30-6:30 Social Hour
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30—Announcement, Speaker followed by question and answer session
Cost for FPA Members: $33.00
Non-Members: $38.00 – We Welcome Non-members to attend dinners.
There is no charge for anyone to attend the program presentation only, beginning at 7:30 PM.
Dinner co-chairmen are Dan Sim and Ron Pontius.
Reservations must be made by 10:00 am on the Monday before the meeting. To make a reservation, fill out the form below or telephone or email Ron Pontius at (717) 991-0899 or ronpon@comcast.net
To CANCEL your reservation, please telephone or email Ron Pontius at (717) 991-0899 or ronpon@comcast.net. Please be sure to give your complete name, address and phone number.
If you come for dinner as a “Walk-in” without a reservation, we cannot guarantee you the selected entrée. You will be provided a meal, but it may be chef’s selection.
