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SUMMARY:The Best & Worst: 250 Years of American Foreign Policy with James Lindsay
DESCRIPTION:For 250 years\, U.S. foreign policy decisions have shaped the course of history—often debated not only in government halls but in the taverns\, inns\, and meeting places where early Americans gathered to exchange ideas. From the Marshall Plan to the Louisiana Purchase\, these decisions helped define the nation’s role in the world. \nOn April 7\, join Dr. James M. Lindsay\, Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations\, as he unveils his definitive rankings of the best and worst U.S. foreign policy decisions over the past 250 years. \nThe World Affairs Council of Connecticut and the Fairfield Museum invite you to join in this exclusive\, thought-provoking conversation you won’t want to miss. This event is sure to sell out fast – RSVP today to secure your seat. \nDetails\nTuesday\, April 7\, 2026 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm\nFairfield Museum & History Center\, 370 Beach Rd\, Fairfield\, CT 06824\nTickets: $10 Members\, $15 Non-Members\nSpace is limited and tickets are first-come-first-serve. \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nWith Special Guest\n \nJames M. Lindsay is the Mary and David Boies distinguished senior fellow in U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). From 2009 to 2024\, he was senior vice president\, director of studies\, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at CFR\, where he oversaw the Council’s in-house think tank\, the David Rockefeller Studies Program. His scholarly work examines U.S. national security policy\, the U.S. foreign policymaking process\, and the domestic politics of U.S. foreign policy. \nHe has written and edited more than a dozen books on American politics and foreign policy. His book with Ivo H. Daalder\, America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy\, was awarded the 2003 Lionel Gelber Prize. \nDr. Lindsay was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution from 1999 to 2003 and taught at the University of Iowa (1987-1999) and the University of Texas (2003-2006). In 1996–97\, he served as director for global issues and multilateral affairs on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House. He hosts the weekly podcast The President’s Inbox. \n\n \n\nJoin the Community\nWith continuous breaking global news\, Council membership allows you to understand it all. Members gain lower-cost and exclusive access to discussions with foreign and local leaders\, events with experts and opposing views\, and – most essentially – a community of engaged people like yourself. \nBecome a member or renew today. \n\nMission Partners\n\nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. Learn more on our website about available opportunities. \n\n\n\nThe World Affairs Council of Connecticut provides a platform for open dialogue and the exchange of ideas on global issues. The views expressed by speakers and contributors to this organization’s public programs—in person\, online\, and through affiliated social media sites— are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the official policies or positions of CTWAC\, its individual staff\, board members\, members\, or sponsors. As a nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization\, CTWAC’s purpose is to foster informed discussion and greater understanding of the world\, without endorsing any particular viewpoint.
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SUMMARY:Second Monday with CTWAC | April 2026
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nTopic: When Inequality Becomes Instability\n\n\nEconomic pressure is rising worldwide – and so is political tension. From protests to polarization\, the effects are becoming harder to ignore.\nWhen does economic inequality start to destabilize societies? Are governments getting ahead of the problem\, or falling behind it? And how might these pressures reshape global politics in the years ahead?\nThis is a no-homework event\, but supplemental readings will be provided to attendees\n\n\n\nThe Details: \nWhen: Monday\, April 13th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP\, Stamford\, CT\nTickets: $20 Members\, $30 Non-members | Registration required\nSpace is limited \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nApril 13th - When Inequality Becomes Instability\nMay 11th - *Topic TBA\n*Topics will be announced 1 week prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\nMarch 9th - The Iran Question\nFebruary 9th - Is 'The West' Over?\nJanuary 12th - What Just Happened in Venezuela? \n2025\nDecember 8th - Global Inequality & its Impacts on Societal Stability\nNovember 10th - Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Drones\nOctober 13th - A New Era of U.S. Foreign Policy\nSeptember 15th - Counterterrorism or Extra-Legal Killings: When Do Strikes on Non-State Targets Cross the Line?\nJune 9th - What's at stake in the India-Pakistan conflict?\nMay 12th - So many elections - what do they all mean?\nApril 28th (Special Edition) – Sudan’s Civil War & Sub-Saharan Africa after USAID\nApril 14th - The Future of Immigration Policy\nMarch 10th - NATO's Uncertain Future\nFebruary 10th – The End of USAID?\nJanuary 13th – Greenland\, the Panama Canal\, and The Future of Immigration Policy \n2024\nDecember 9th – A Rebalancing in the Middle East and the Taiwan Question\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nSeptember 30th – Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nJuly 15th – The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nJune 10th – Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nMay 20th – Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nApril 8th – War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMarch 11th – Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next? \n\nMission Partners\n\nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/second-monday-with-ctwac-april-2026/
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SUMMARY:The Iran War: What We Know\, What Comes Next | WorldNow
DESCRIPTION:With the U.S. and Iran now in open conflict and the world’s energy supply under threat\, the stakes could not be higher – or more uncertain. \nJoin us on WorldNow with Jim Falk as we sit down with Steven Cook\, senior Middle East expert at the Council on Foreign Relations; Amb. Deborah Jones\, U.S. Ambassador (ret.) to Kuwait and Libya; and Beth Sanner\, CNN National Security Contributor and former Deputy Director of National Intelligence. \nWe’ll explore what’s happened so far in the conflict with Iran\, what may happen next\, and the war’s long-term impact on the region and beyond. \nThe details:\nWhen: Monday\, April 20 | 8:00pm-9:00pm EDT / 7pm CDT\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: Registration Required \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \nAs this program will be simulcast with KSFR’s The Forum\, it will begin one hour later than our usual start time. The Zoom link will open at 8:00 PM EDT\, and the program will get underway at 8:04 PM EDT. \n\nFeaturing\n \nSteven A. Cook \nSenior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies\, Council on Foreign Relations \nSteven Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy. Cook is the author of The End of Ambition: America’s Past\, Present\, and Future in the Middle East.  \n\nAmb. Deborah Jones\nU.S. Ambassador (ret.) to Kuwait and Libya \nAmbassador Deborah Jones retired from the U.S. Department of State in 2016 with the rank of Career Minister following a 34-year diplomatic career that included assignments in Argentina\, Iraq\, Tunisia\, Syria\, Ethiopia\, the United Arab Emirates\, and Turkey\, as well as service as U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait and Libya. \n\n \nBeth Sanner\nDeputy Director of National Intelligence (2019-2021)\, National Security Contributor for CNN \nBeth Sanner\, a leading commentator and analyst of global affairs\, is a national security contributor for CNN\, director of geopolitics and strategy at International Capital Strategies. As Deputy Director of National Intelligence from April 2019 to March 2021\, Beth was the nation’s top intelligence analyst and also served as President Trump’s intelligence briefer during his first term. \nIn an intelligence career spanning three decades\, she was director of the President’s Daily Brief\, vice chair of the National Intelligence Council\, and a senior executive in CIA’s Directorate of Analysis\, before being appointed DDNI. She also served on the White House National Security Council staff and at the State Department. \nIn 2021\, Beth received the Presidential Rank Award\, the highest honor granted to civil servants\, for her leadership role in support of U.S. national security and the Distinguished Intelligence Service Medal\, the Intelligence Community’s highest award. \n\nModerated by\n\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Now residing in Santa Fe\, NM\, he is Vice Chairman of the Board of Global Santa Fe. In addition to hosting WorldNow with Jim Falk\, Jim produces and hosts The Forum\, a weekly talk show on KSFR-FM\, Santa Fe Public Radio. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n\nPresented by\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and the World Affairs Councils of America. Presented in partnership with Councils nationwide: \n \n\nMission Partners\n\nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. Learn more on our website about available opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. Council members gain exclusive\, lower-cost access to global events and travel opportunities\, while engaging with top international leaders. Join our community of global citizens and let us bring the world to you. \n\n\n\nThe World Affairs Council of Connecticut provides a platform for open dialogue and the exchange of ideas on global issues. The views expressed by speakers and contributors to this organization’s public programs—in person\, online\, and through affiliated social media sites— are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the official policies or positions of CTWAC\, its individual staff\, board members\, members\, or sponsors. As a nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization\, CTWAC’s purpose is to foster informed discussion and greater understanding of the world\, without endorsing any particular viewpoint.
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SUMMARY:What Happens if Democracy Fails? With Asha Rangappa
DESCRIPTION:Around the world – and here at home – democracy is under pressure. \nWhat does the rise of authoritarianism actually look like? How do democratic systems erode? And are we seeing those warning signs now? \nJoin us in conversation with Asha Rangappa\, Senior Lecturer at Yale and former FBI special agent. Asha spent years investigating threats to U.S. democracy from the inside. Now\, she’s helping the public understand what’s at stake. \nOpens with a reception featuring light bites and refreshments. \nThe Details \nTuesday\, April 21 | 5:30pm – 7:00pm\n5:30pm Reception | 6pm Discussion\nStudio A\, World Affairs Council | 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford\nTickets: $28 General Admission | $18 Member Admission | No Charge for Students \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nWith Special Guest\n \nAsha Rangappa is a Senior Lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a former Associate Dean at Yale Law School. \nPrior to her current position\, Asha served as a Special Agent in the New York Division of the FBI\, specializing in counterintelligence investigations.  Her work involved assessing threats to national security\, conducting classified investigations on suspected foreign agents and performing undercover work.  While in the FBI\, Asha gained experience in electronic surveillance\, interview and interrogation techniques\, firearms and the use of deadly force. She has taught National Security Law and related courses at Yale University\, Wesleyan University\, and University of New Haven. \nAsha graduated cum laude from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study constitutional reform in Bogotá\, Colombia.  She received her law degree from Yale Law School and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Juan R. Torruella on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in San Juan\, Puerto Rico. She is admitted to the State Bar of New York (2003) and Connecticut (2003). \nAsha has published op-eds in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and The Washington Post among others\, and has been a legal and national security analyst for CNN\, as well as appearing on NPR\, BBC\, and several other major television networks. She is currently a legal contributor for ABC News\, an editor for Just Security\, and a contributor for former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s legal newsletter\, CAFE Insider. Asha is a life member of the Council of Foreign Relations\, a fellow with the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP)\, and a security fellow with the Truman National Security Project. \nAsha lives in Hamden\, Connecticut with her two children. \n\nJoin the Community\nWith continuous breaking global news\, Council membership allows you to understand it all. Members gain lower-cost and exclusive access to discussions with foreign and local leaders\, events with experts and opposing views\, and – most essentially – a community of engaged people like yourself. \nBecome a member or renew today. \n\nMission Partners\n\nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. Learn more on our website about available opportunities. \n\n\n\nThe World Affairs Council of Connecticut provides a platform for open dialogue and the exchange of ideas on global issues. The views expressed by speakers and contributors to this organization’s public programs—in person\, online\, and through affiliated social media sites— are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the official policies or positions of CTWAC\, its individual staff\, board members\, members\, or sponsors. As a nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization\, CTWAC’s purpose is to foster informed discussion and greater understanding of the world\, without endorsing any particular viewpoint.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/democracy-with-asha-rangappa/
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SUMMARY:Canada-Mexico-US: Power\, Politics\, & the Path Forward
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation with Consuls General Tom Clark & Carlos Iriarte. RSVP Today.\nNorth America is at a turning point. \nRising trade tensions\, intensifying immigration debates\, and a looming USMCA review are testing one of the world’s most important partnerships. \nJoin the Consuls General of Canada and Mexico for a rare\, timely\, and candid conversation on the future of this relationship — and what’s at stake. \nHear directly from senior diplomats on the front lines and gain exclusive insight into the forces shaping North America today. Opens with a reception featuring light bites and refreshments. \n\nThe Details \nThursday\, April 30 | 5:30pm – 7:00pm\nDoors open 5:30pm for reception\nStudio A\, World Affairs Council | 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford\nTickets: $35 General Admission | $25 Member Admission | No charge for students \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities.\nBecome a member today to unlock special member pricing for events like these all year. \n\nFeaturing\nTom Clark | Consul General of Canada in New York \nPrior to being appointed Consul General in New York by Prime Minister Trudeau\, Tom Clark served as Chair of Global Public Affairs\, one of the largest public affairs and strategic communications firms in Canada. His private sector clients included senior executives in Canada and internationally who sought public policy and strategic communications advice on key business and investment decisions. He was a frequent speaker to business groups and associations across the country as well as a sought after advisor to governments\, both in Canada and abroad. \nPrior to his work in the business community\, Consul General Clark was one of Canada’s most respected broadcast journalists. During his 45 year career\, he was posted as Bureau Chief to Washington DC and China\, in addition to working in more than 30 countries\, including tours in eight active war zones. His work earned him numerous awards in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Clark is a licensed pilot who has flown extensively in Canada’s north. He is married to Jane Clark and has three daughters. \n\nCarlos Iriarte | Consul General of Mexico in Boston \nCarlos Iriarte was appointed by the President of Mexico\, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and ratified on June 25\, 2025 by the Mexican Senate as Consul General of Mexico in Boston\, a position that encompasses the attention to the Mexican community and the promotion of the interests of our country in the states of Connecticut\, Maine\, Massachusetts\, New Hampshire\, Rhode Island and Vermont. He is married to Lucila Ivette Estrada Villanueva (1998)\, and is the father of two daughters. \nThroughout a life dedicated to public service\, Consul Iriarte has been a federal deputy (2015-2018 and 2021-2024) and local deputy (2009-2012) for the State of Mexico\, in addition to having been elected as municipal president of Huixquilucan\, a position he held between 2013 and 2014. As a federal deputy\, he was a member of the commissions of public security\, justice\, economy and foreign relations. The most recent reform to the Mexican Foreign Service Law was approved during his tenure as parliamentary coordinator during the LXIII Legislature with the agreement of all the political parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies. \nIn public administration\, he has served as Secretary of Social Development\, Deputy Secretary General of Government and Director General of Public Security in the State of Mexico; and as director of Sectoral Concertation in the General Directorate of Civil Protection of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. \nConsul Iriarte holds a PhD in Public Administration from the Universidad Anáhuac and a Master's degree in Finance from the same institution; a master's degree in Administration and Public Policy from ITESM; a law degree from the UNAM; and has diploma studies\, specialization in public and national security\, and public policies from the Universidad Iberoamericana\, ITAM and the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University\, respectively. He has been a postgraduate professor at the Universidad Anáhuac\, where he has also advised and evaluated doctoral theses in undergraduate exams. \n\nMission Partners\n \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities - or learn more on our website. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/canada-mexico-us-2026/
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