International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. On April 2, we celebrate global changemakers – women pressing for progress at […]
Global Fluency Training provides business professionals and educators with the tools they need to serve an ever-growing multicultural community. Investing in Global Fluency Training is a meaningful professional development opportunity […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
