CTWAC Model United Nations brings together over 1,000 students from around Connecticut to interact with each other through debate and diplomacy, preparing to become future global leaders in the process. The Council’s MUN program is exclusively student-run, offering students opportunities to take leadership positions and negotiate with peers. At MUN, students experience the inner workings […]
Featuring Tom Standage, Deputy Editor at The Economist Each year, The Economist publishes “The World Ahead” series: an informed prediction of the major themes that will dominate the coming year. Spanning topics from politics to technology to sociology and more, this series edited by Tom Standage is as ambitious as it is awe-inspiring. On December […]
Join the World Affairs Council of Connecticut in partnership with Robinson + Cole on January 24th for a member-exclusive conversation with the Ambassador of Switzerland to the U.S., H.E. Jacques Pitteloud. Read more about the Ambassador here. Exclusive for CTWAC Members only The Details: When: January. 24th at 11:00 AM Where: Seaverns Room at the Bushnell […]
Join us for an exclusive discussion featuring Siegfried Hecker, author of Hinge Points, on his firsthand account from inside North Korea's nuclear program, and moderated by Global Santa Fe's Program Chair, Jim Falk. Hosted by the Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse in Santa Fe, NM and Global Santa Fe This will be an in-store presentation, live-streamed […]
Global Changemakers: Women & the Fight for Freedom Join us on Wednesday, March 8 at 5:15PM ET for this virtual program in recognition of International Women's Day. We're highlighting Global Changemakers leading the global fight for freedom, democracy, and women's rights. These three remarkable women will discuss the current state of the fight for freedom in Ukraine, […]
Hear Mike Chinoy, former Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN, address the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts at a luncheon in Springfield on his new book: Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People’s Republic. The Details When: Tuesday, March 21 | 12:00PM Where: The Student Prince | 8 Fort Street, Springfield, […]
Join us for an exclusive book talk with Dr. Siegfried Hecker - author of Hinge Points and Director Emeritus of the Los Alamos National Laboratory - as he describes what he saw and heard during his seven visits to North Korea's nuclear centers from 2004 to 2010. Moderated by Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair, Jim […]
Be in the room for Connecticut’s premier global event. The Diplomat 2023 will be bigger than ever before, bringing the Diplomatic Corps that serve Connecticut directly to Hartford. Still hosted within the stunning backdrop of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, we look forward to celebrating Connecticut as an important global partner. Join us in […]
**This event is sold out. To join the waitlist, please call us at (860) 241-6118 or email us at [email protected]. The World Affairs Council of Connecticut has teamed up with the Consulate General of Peru in Hartford to celebrate the culinary excellence of Peru at the James Beard-nominated Coracora restaurant. Join us for dinner with […]
