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  • Second Monday with CTWAC | December

    McCarter & English Two Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Blvd, 11th Floor, Stamford, CT, United States

    Join fellow World Affairs Council members and friends in conversation over dinner on the issues impacting our world. Connect and engage with others, share your thoughts, and explore how we […]

  • Venezuela and the U.S.: What Comes Next?

    Zoom Webinar

    Gunboat diplomacy, armed conflict, or all-out regime change? As tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela continue to rachet up, all outcomes and more seem to be on the table. The […]

  • Holiday Open House

    World Affairs Council of Connecticut 1049 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT, United States

    You're invited to a fun and festive happy hour open house with fellow World Affairs Council members, board of directors, and special guests. Featuring festive drinks and snacks, and - above all - the chance to connect, discuss everything that happened in the world this year, and meet a new connection at the Council. We […]

  • Briefing: Maduro’s Capture & the Future of U.S.-Venezuela Relations

    Zoom Webinar

    What just happened in Venezuela?  Join us for a special virtual briefing with Amb. Charles Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela (2002-2004), on the recent capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. troops in Caracas and what's next for U.S.-Venezuela relations. Co-moderated by Aaron Rosen, President & Founder of the World Affairs Council of […]

  • Second Monday with CTWAC | January 2026

    McCarter & English Two Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Blvd, 11th Floor, Stamford, CT, United States

    Join fellow World Affairs Council members and friends in conversation over dinner on the issues impacting our world. Connect and engage with others, share your thoughts, and explore how we can secure our global future. Topic: What just happened in Venezuela? Early on January 3rd, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, sending shockwaves through […]

  • The Architect of Espionage: The Man Who Built Israel’s Mossad | WorldNow

    Zoom Webinar

    How did Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, come to be one of the world’s most notorious and prominent players in global intelligence? Just look to Meir Dagan, the Mossad’s former director who transformed the service into the leading force in counterterrorism and espionage it is today. Samuel Katz, bestselling author of The Architect of Espionage: The […]

  • 250 Years of American Diplomacy

    Pequot Library 720 Pequot Ave, Fairfield, CT, United States

    Featuring Michael Brenes, Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, we're taking a closer look at the powerful force that is U.S. diplomacy. The World Affairs Council of Connecticut and the Pequot Library invite you to a special evening exploring the evolution of U.S. […]

  • [Postponed] Greenland, Denmark, & the U.S.

    Zoom Webinar

    Thank you for your interest in this event. Unfortunately, this discussion has been postponed as MG Jensen's schedule has changed due to the unprecedented current events that require his full attention. The Embassy of Denmark would like to share that MG Jensen highly values this discourse and we're working hard to reschedule. We will announce the new […]

  • The Trillion Dollar War Machine with Bill Hartung | WorldNow

    Zoom Webinar

    The U.S. spends nearly a trillion dollars on its military each year, making up 40% of the world’s military spending. Is this spending really keeping America safe? Bill Hartung, author and senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, argues that not only is this spending not keeping America safe, but it is endangering […]