The World Ahead 2025
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, […]
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, […]
Join us January 9 to hear the story of a Japanese-American combat pilot and forgotten war hero’s fight against fascism abroad and bigotry at home during World War II. Author […]
Join fellow World Affairs Council members in conversation over dinner on the issues impacting our world. Connect and engage with others, share your thoughts, and explore how we can secure […]
The world is preparing for major shifts in 2025. From a new U.S. administration to new technologies and the threat of tariffs and trade wars, uncertainty is at an all-time high. Be […]
For 13 months, Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.R. McMaster served as President Trump’s National Security Advisor. Just days after the inauguration, he joins us to break down the critical national security and foreign policy priorities that will shape the next four years. McMaster is also the author of At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty […]
Join fellow World Affairs Council members 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: The End of USAID? This week, President Trump and Elon Musk moved to effectively shut down USAID, the U.S. global aid […]
Today, healthcare, education, and jobs are all online. Where does that leave the billions of people around the world without internet access? In Digitally Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass, author Nicol Turner Lee tells stories from across America – including two from Hartford – that highlight the challenges faced by communities […]
When an American is captured abroad, that’s when private hostage negotiators like Mickey Bergman step in to bring them home. Mickey Bergman, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and CEO of Global Reach, has spent the past decade freeing Americans from the world's most insulated countries. He joins us in Stamford to reveal true stories from […]
South Korea is taking over the world. From legions of fans flocking to K-Pop artists to the undeniable impact of Korean cuisine, products, and culture, the world is taking notice. How did the nation rise to become the global powerhouse it is today? Ambassador Euy Whan Kim, Consul General of South Korea in New York, […]