Journalists, writers, and political commentators are under siege in many parts of the world. With freedoms of speech and press limited, nonexistent, or under attack from various regimes and administrations, many writers are forced from their countries in fear for their lives. Join the University of Saint Joseph and the World Affairs Council of CT […]

Sharpen your Model UN debate skills with this workshop series from the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. Come and hone your skills while engaging in debate with your peers on the latest global issues. A fun and interactive way to enhance your skills for the 2018 CTWAC MUN Conference! Open to high school students. Healthy […]

2018 Luminary Award Recipient The World Affairs Council is celebrating Connecticut’s global leadership in cancer research and innovation at the Luminary Award. The Council is proud to honor Yale Cancer Center, a ground-breaking center for global health, as the 2018 Luminary Award recipient. Innovations made here in Connecticut impact health on a global scale. Through […]

Sharpen your Model UN debate skills with this workshop series from the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. Come and hone your skills while engaging in debate with your peers on the latest global issues. A fun and interactive way to enhance your skills for the 2018 CTWAC MUN Conference! Open to high school students. Healthy […]

This fascinating and timely documentary observes two gay Syrian refugees who try to rebuild their broken lives. Husein is a barber in Istanbul living a double life that pits his conservative family and upbringing against his gay identity. Mahmoud is the founder of Syria’s LGBTI movement and lives in Berlin. What unites them is a […]

“A kidnapping victim is a commodity” – Jere Van Dyk In 2008, investigative journalist Jere Van Dyk was kidnapped and imprisoned for 45 days by the Taliban. He spent roughly one thousand and eighty hours in an ominously dark 12-by-12 cell. To this day the details of his release are unclear, no prisoners were exchanged […]

Killing the Iran Deal: What Happens Now? On May 8, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Deal dubbing it, “a horrible one-sided deal that should never, ever have been made”. Today, as the U.S. faces additional nuclear tensions with North Korea, rising tensions with Iran, and a break from […]

Join us for a very special member social to celebrate a successful year and to send off for our Education Director, Eve Pech, in style. Enjoy food and drink at the Yard Goats Stadium as we celebrate Eve’s successful career and retirement. Featuring food, drinks, and great company.

Trade Wars: Tariffs and Trade in the Trump Era Join us for a luncheon with Ambassador Diego Gómez Pickering, Consul General of Mexico in New York, Consul General Phyllis Yaffe, Consul General of Canada in New York, and Dr. Zhao Yumin, Acting Consul General of China in New York for a conversation on Trade Wars: […]