<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[World Affairs Council of Las Vegas]]></title><description><![CDATA[WACLV]]></description><link>https://services.waclv.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:58:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://services.waclv.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[From WACLV Student Scholar to U.S.–Indonesia Fellow: Mia Tschan’s Citizen-Diplomacy Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[After representing WACLV in the national Student Scholars program, UNLV Honors student Mia Tschan carried that commitment abroad through a competitive USINDO fellowship in Indonesia.]]></description><link>https://services.waclv.org/post/mia-tschan-usindo-indonesia-citizen-diplomacy</link><guid 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Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From CES to Southern Nevada: WACLV Helps Build Korea–Nevada Innovation Ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[A January 2026 pre-CES summit—and WACLV’s earlier Future of Korea program—show how citizen diplomacy can open practical paths for technology, trade, and investment.]]></description><link>https://services.waclv.org/post/korea-nevada-innovation-waclv-ces-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1ae0f7babcebbad144dcd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:38:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1799f2_098f9153c95a44e19c628a83e141e8f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Izabella Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Global Engagement Matters to Las Vegas Jobs and Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[WACLV advisory board member Vivian Palmer connects diplomacy, travel, trade, and public health to Southern Nevada’s economic resilience in a July 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Turkmenistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delegation from Turkmenistan explored Southern Nevada approaches to water conservation, infrastructure, agriculture, and public education through an IVLP exchange.]]></description><link>https://services.waclv.org/post/turkmenistan-water-management-ivlp-las-vegas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1842c2291ee73d35d74b5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:39:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1799f2_81db9cdced524c4c9c4c24dfdcc0e5b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Izabella Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astropolitics at UNLV: Space Policy, Law, and Nevada’s Commercial Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[WACLV, the Bertelsmann Foundation, and UNLV convened a public discussion on space policy, international law, transatlantic cooperation, and Nevada’s growing commercial-space 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