Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

The Iowa City Foreign Relations Council hosts experts who speak on various international issues, such as foreign policy, international relations, law, history, arts and culture, the environment, politics, diplomacy, and current events. Events are cosponsored by the Iowa City Public Library and City Channel 4.

Upcoming events

Friday, April 11, 2025 - 12:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Livestream

The inner workings of authoritarian regimes are, by their nature, opaque. Knowledge of how such a regime keeps records is usually understood only after the ruling elite collapses and some level of public access to the archives is gained. The...

Adults Current Issues

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 6:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Livestream

Since 2007, Frontier Co-op’s Well Earth program has been the foundation of the co-op’s responsible sourcing efforts, fostering long-term relationships with suppliers around the world. In this program, speakers share how the Norway, Iowa-based...

Adults Current Issues