BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//World Affairs Council of Connecticut - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:World Affairs Council of Connecticut
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctwac.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for World Affairs Council of Connecticut
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240522T170738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T140857Z
UID:10000334-1718215200-1718220600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Community Book Discussion on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Hartford for a community discussion on the urgency of climate change\, led by Susan Hoffman Fishman\, a West Hartford-based environmental artist and writer\, alongside former CTWAC Executive Director Felicity Harley. The conversation will refer to selections from American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau concerning our impact on climate change and our responsibility to our environment. \nThe Details\nWhen: Wednesday\, June 12th at 6:00PM\nWhere: Lobby at Connecticut Public | 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford CT\nTickets: $15 for non-members | No charge for members* | Get tickets here\nDinner and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. \nNot sure if your membership is up to date? To check your membership status\, contact Abby at: noyesa[at]ctwac.org or log in on the membership site. \n\nYou’re invited to celebrate 100 years of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut \nThroughout the year\, we’re hosting a series of events with some of the key supporters\, members\, and partners who have made a significant impact on the history of the Council. This event is a part of this community-inspired series in honor of our 100th anniversary. \n\nFeaturing\nSusan Hoffman Fishman is a mixed-media painter\, environmental artist and arts writer who has exhibited widely throughout the United States. Articles\, interviews and reviews of Fishman’s work have appeared in Burning Worlds: Climate Change in Art & Literature\, a publication of the Chicago Review of Books; The Washington Post\, Art Spiel\, Sci/Art Magazine\, The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts\, The Hartford Courant\, Artists and Climate Change and numerous others. Read more about Susan here. \nFelicity Harley is a published journalist\, writer\, and a poet. She has also had a long career in assisting and founding a variety of arts and educationally focused nonprofits.  Until 2013 she was the Executive Director of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and is currently President of the Board of the Community Foundation for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Over the years Felicity has published articles and poetry in various chapbooks and publications. This year her five book science fiction series Until This Last will be published by a small UK publisher. You can find out more about her at her website. \n\nAbout the Book\nAmerican Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau \n“’Each advance in environmental practice in our nation’s history…was preceded by a great book” – Bill McKibben\, editor of American Earth. \nAs America and the world grapple with the consequences of global environmental change\, writer and activist Bill McKibben offers this unprecedented\, inspiring\, and timely anthology gathering the best and most significant American environmental writing from the last two centuries. \nClassics of the environmental imagination—the essays of Henry David Thoreau\, John Muir\, and John Burroughs; Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac; Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring—are set alongside an emerging activist movement\, revealed by newly uncovered reports of pioneering campaigns for conservation\, passages from landmark legal opinions and legislation\, and searing protest speeches. Purchase American Earth here. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member today. 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/community-book-discussion-climate-change/
LOCATION:CT Public Broadcasting\, Lobby\, 1049 Asylum Avenue\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, US
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Climate-change-book-discussion-website.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240501T185430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T162615Z
UID:10000331-1719342000-1719345600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Behind the White House Curtain with Steve Herman
DESCRIPTION:Freedom of the press is a hallmark of our democracy. Steve Herman\, a veteran member of the White House Press Corps\, considers covering the U.S. President a key part of ensuring a healthy democracy. Join us in conversation with Steve on June 25 on what it’s really like to cover the President\, and the importance of journalistic independence at a time when misinformation is so rampant. In conversation with Jim Falk. \nThe details:\nWhen: Tuesday\, June 25 | 7:00PM ET \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nTickets: Free | Registration required \nBuy Tickets on EventbriteRSVP Now \n\n\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts\, and Perspectives Matter. \n\nAbout the Book\nBehind the White House Curtain: A Senior Journalist’s Story of Covering the President – and Why it Matters by Steven Herman \nGoing behind the scenes with a veteran member of the White House press corps \nSteven L Herman\, chief national correspondent for the nonpartisan\, government-funded Voice of America (VOA)\, weaves together memoir and history to pull back the curtain on the inner workings of the White House press corps\, giving readers a rare glimpse into the historic and current relationship between the president and the press. \nHerman traces the trajectory of his career as a journalist—from learning to be skeptical of government officials’ statements when he worked as a novice reporter covering nuclear testing in Nevada in the 1970s to understanding the power of on-the-ground social media coverage after the Fukushima disaster in 2011 and facing the challenges of covering the Trump administration. He reflects on the experience of reporting on a president who once called journalists “enemies of the people”—and indeed\, former president Trump singled out VOA\, accusing the organization of being not a voice of America but rather a voice supporting Moscow’s and Beijing’s interests. Under questionable circumstances\, top VOA executives lost their security clearances\, and a dossier was prepared on Herman in an effort to remove him as White House bureau chief. With journalistic independence under threat\, Herman feared not only for his career but also for “the soul of Voice of America.” \nThroughout Behind the White House Curtain\, Herman convincingly argues that public access to accurate\, unbiased information is essential to a healthy and peaceful democracy\, and that journalists can and should play a key role in pressing government officials to be truthful and transparent. At a time when misinformation is rampant and the need for unbiased coverage of current events is more urgent than ever\, Herman reminds readers that freedom of the press is a foundational American right. \nPurchase Behind the White House Curtain here. \n\nAbout the Author\nSteven L Herman is the chief national correspondent of the Voice of America (VOA)\, an adjunct assistant professor at Shenandoah University\, and an adjunct lecturer in the journalism department of the University of Richmond. He covered the White House for VOA during the Trump administration and the first eight months of the Biden administration. He has traveled to more than 75 countries and territories\, including reporting assignments in Afghanistan\, Argentina\, Bhutan\, Burma\, China\, the Gaza Strip\, North Korea\, Peru\, and Vietnam. \nAbout the Moderator\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Now residing in Santa Fe\, New Mexico he is member of the Board of Global Santa Fe where he chairs the program committee. Jim co-hosts Perspectives Matter\, a McCuistion Program\, that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \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/behind-the-white-house-curtain-with-steve-herman/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Behind-the-WH-Curtain-Header-website.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240611T195901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T155155Z
UID:10000336-1721066400-1721071800@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Summer Mondays with CTWAC | July
DESCRIPTION: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. \n \nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, July 15th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Reserve your spot here\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants.\nBuy Tickets \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nAugust 25th (Sunday): Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries\nSeptember 9th\nOctober – Date TBD\nNovember – Date TBD\nDecember 9th \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next? \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/summer-mondays-with-ctwac-july/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Summer-Mondays-header.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240709T234934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T145605Z
UID:10000339-1722538800-1722544200@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:The End of Ambition with Steven Cook | America's Future in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:***Rescheduled for August 1st*** \nWhat’s next for the U.S. in the Middle East? Join author Steven Cook\, senior fellow for Middle East & Africa at the Council on Foreign Relations\, in conversation with Jim Falk on what went wrong with U.S. involvement in the region\, and how the U.S. should reimagine our strategic interests in the Middle East amid a changing global order. Purchase The End of Ambition here. \n“Cook demonstrates with terrifying clarity that the Middle East’s reputation for devouring the schemes and dreams of great powers is sending to more and is more often than not a place where grandiose American ideas have gone to die.” Aaron David Miller\, Senior Fellow\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. \nThe details:\nWhen: Thursday\, August 1 | 7:00PM ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge | Register here \n\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the Alaska World Affairs Council\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, World Affairs Council of Austin\, World Affairs Council of Charlotte\, World Affairs Council of Colorado Springs\, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads\, World Affairs Council of Houston\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Orange County\, World Affairs Council of South Texas\, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts\, WorldOregon\, and Perspectives Matter. \n\nAbout the Book\nThe End of Ambition: America’s Past\, Present and Future in the Middle East by Steven Cook \nA clear-headed vision for the United States’ role in the Middle East that highlights the changing nature of US national interests and the challenges of grand strategizing at a time of profound change in the international order. \nFollowing a long series of catastrophic misadventures in the Middle East over the last two decades\, the American foreign policy community has tried to understand what went wrong. After weighing the evidence\, they have mostly advised a retreat from the region. The basic view is that when the United States tries to advance change in the Middle East\, it only makes matters worse. \nIn The End of Ambition\, Steven A. Cook argues that while these analysts are rightly concerned that engagement drains US resources and distorts its domestic politics\, the broader impulse to disengage tends to neglect important lessons from the past. Moreover\, advocates of pulling back overlook the potential risks of withdrawal. Cook makes the bold claim that despite setbacks and moral costs\, the United States has been overwhelmingly successful in protecting its core national interests in the Middle East. Conversely\, overly ambitious policies to remake the region and leverage US power not only ended in failure\, but rendered the region unstable in new and largely misunderstood ways. \nWhile making the case that retrenchment is not the answer to America’s problems in the Middle East\, The End of Ambition highlights how America’s interests in the region have begun to change and critically examines alternative approaches to US-Middle East policy. Cook highlights the challenges that policymakers and analysts confront developing a new strategy for the United States in the Middle East against the backdrop of both political uncertainty in the United States and a changing global order. Purchase The End of Ambition here. \n\nAbout the Author\nSteven A. 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 False Dawn: Protest\, Democracy\, and Violence in the New Middle East. He is a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine and speaks Arabic and Turkish. \n\nAbout the Moderator\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair. Jim co-hosts Perspectives Matter\, a McCuistion Program\, that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \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/the-end-of-ambition-with-steven-cook-americas-future-in-the-middle-east/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/End-of-Ambition-Steven-Cook-website.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240516T172413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T133958Z
UID:10000333-1726819200-1726846200@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Global Security Forum 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sept. 19 and 20 for the world’s leading event on global security\, right here in Hartford.  \nGSF 2024 will bring you the world’s biggest names in global security ever seen on our stage. Generals\, experts\, policymakers\, and foreign leaders come together for cutting-edge conversations on the biggest security concerns we face and the strategic alliances and Power Plays competing to decide our future. \nSecure your spot today and learn more about GSF2024. \nGSF is a critical opportunity to engage and inform our future and current leaders on the issues that impact us all – from disruptive tech and climate security to uneasy alliances and ironclad relationships. This event is not to be missed. \n\nThe world’s top security leadership. Here in Hartford.\n\nJohn Podesta\, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate\nCPT. Flo Groberg\, Recipient of the Medal of Honor *VIP Reception Exclusive\nAmb. Kurt Volker\, fmr. U.S. Ambassador to NATO\nADM Kevin Lunday\, Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard\nHon. Sherri Goodman\, first Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security\, Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate & Security\nLTG Iulian Berdilă\, Deputy Chief of Defense of Romania\nDavid Sanger: White House & National Security Correspondent\, The New York Times\nLTG Robert Ashley (U.S. Army\, Ret.): Former Director\, Defense Intelligence Agency\nRADM Kathleen Creighton (U.S. Navy\, Ret.): Fmr. Navy Cyber Security Division Director\nAmb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley: President\, Middle East Policy Council & former U.S. Ambassador to Malta\nDr. Wanda Jones-Heath: Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of the Air Force\nMG Matthew Easley (U.S. Army\, Ret.): Associate Dean of Joint Warfighting at the College of Information and Cyberspace\, National Defense University\nRADM Michael Van Poots (U.S. Navy): Commander\, Undersea Warfighting Development Center\nRADM Jakob D. Rousøe (Royal Danish Navy): Defence Attaché to the U.S.\, Denmark\nMGen Michel-Henri St-Louis: Canadian Defence Attaché to the United States\nMG Windsor S. Buzza (U.S. Army): Chief of Staff\, U.S. Army Forces Command\nLTG Michael Moeller (U.S. Air Force\, Ret.): Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs\, U.S. Air Force and current VP of CTWAC Board of Directors\nCAPT Andrea H. Cameron (U.S. Navy): Permanent Military Professor\, National Security Affairs Dept. & Director\, Climate & Human Security Group\, Naval War College\nMG Garrett Yee (U.S. Army\, Ret.): Vice President and General Manager of the Army Sector\, General Dynamics Information Technology\nLTC Luke Knittig (U.S. Army\, Ret.)\nLTC Christopher Gin (U.S. Army)\nArthur House: Adjunct Professor\, University of Connecticut\nMIDN Walker French: Midshipman\, U.S. Naval Academy\nMIDN Mary Mergott\, U.S. Coast Guard Academy\n\nStay in the know about exciting speaker announcements and updates. \n\nSponsors and Supporters\n \n  \nSupport the Global Security Forum\nAt the Council\, we believe that knowledge is power and the future is global. Our partners and supporters play a critical role in supporting our mission and enable us to make this essential event accessible to our community. We invite you to join us as a partner in our mission and support the Global Security Forum. \n\nPresenting Partners\n \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/global-security-forum-2024/
LOCATION:Goodwin University\, 1 Riverside Dr\, East Hartford\, CT\, 06118\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GSF2024-Eventbrite-cover.png
GEO:41.7437045;-72.6402484
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Goodwin University 1 Riverside Dr East Hartford CT 06118 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Riverside Dr:geo:-72.6402484,41.7437045
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240801T150338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T171307Z
UID:10000340-1727118000-1727121600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Ronald Reagan: His Life & Legend with Max Boot | WorldNow
DESCRIPTION:Historian\, author\, and CFR foreign policy expert Max Boot reintroduces us to one of America’s most consequential and controversial presidents – and his lasting impact on the U.S. and the world. In conversation with Jim Falk. \n“A timely and fascinating book\, just what we need to understand\, and perhaps transcend\, our current age of political paralysis and polarization…Understanding Reagan is key to understanding our politics today.” –Walter Isaacson\, author of Elon Musk and Steve Jobs \nThe details:\nWhen: Monday\, September 23 | 7:00PM ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge | Register for Zoom link \n\n\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the Alaska World Affairs Council\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, SMU Center for Presidential History\, World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, World Affairs Council of Austin\, World Affairs Council of Colorado Springs\, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads\, World Affairs Council of Houston\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Orange County\, World Affairs Council of South Texas\, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts\, WorldOregon\, and Perspectives Matter. \n\nAbout the Book\n \nReagan: His Life & Legend by Max Boot\nSon of the Midwest\, movie star\, and mesmerizing politician—America’s fortieth President comes to three-dimensional life in this gripping and profoundly revisionist biography.  \nFrom best-selling biographer Max Boot comes this revelatory portrait\, a decade in the making\, of the actor-turned-politician whose telegenic leadership ushered in a transformative conservative era in American politics. Despite his fame as a Hollywood star and television host\, Reagan remained a man of profound contradictions\, even to those closest to him. Never resorting to either hagiography or hit job\, REAGAN charts his epic journey from Depression-era America to “Morning in America.” Providing fresh insight into “trickle-down economics\,” the Cold War’s end\, the Iran-Contra affair\, and so much more\, this definitive biography is as compelling a presidential biography as any in recent decades. Purchase Reagan: His Life & Legend here. \n\nAbout the Author\nMax Boot\, historian and foreign-policy analyst\, is a senior fellow for national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a columnist for the Washington Post. His New York Times bestseller\, The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam\, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography.\n \n  \n\nAbout the Moderator\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair. Jim co-hosts Perspectives Matter\, a McCuistion Program\, that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n  \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/reagan-his-life-and-legend-max-boot/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Website-Ronald-Reagan-with-Max-Boot.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240909T142958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T143952Z
UID:10000342-1727719200-1727724600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Mondays with CTWAC | September
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, September 30th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Reserve your spot here\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle – or Embrace – Disinformation\nOctober – Date TBD\nNovember – Date TBD\nDecember 9th \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points – How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability \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-september/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Second-Mondays.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241007T150849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T200604Z
UID:10000344-1728928800-1728934200@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Mondays with CTWAC | October
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, October 14th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \nReserve your spot here \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nNovember 12th – *Topic TBA\nDecember 9th \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points – How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle – or Embrace – Disinformation \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-mondays-with-ctwac-october/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Second-Mondays.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240923T141432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T165823Z
UID:10000343-1729710000-1729713600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:America's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze & National Security with James Graham Wilson | WorldNow
DESCRIPTION:Author James Graham Wilson joins us for another episode of WorldNow with Jim Falk on Paul Nitze\, America’s most influential national security strategist throughout the Cold War. \n“In his superb America’s Cold Warrior…Wilson portrays Nitze as consistently animated by a single\, ‘steadfast conviction that the United States needed to possess overriding strength.’” – Foreign Policy Magazine \nPurchase America’s Cold Warrior here | Get on Bookshop.org | Collected Works Bookstore \nThe details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, October 23 | 7:00PM ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge | Register for Zoom link \n\n\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the Alaska World Affairs Council\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, World Affairs Council of Austin\, World Affairs Council of Charlotte\, World Affairs Council of Colorado Springs\, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads\, World Affairs Council of Houston\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Orange County\, World Affairs Council of South Texas\, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts\, WorldOregon\, and Perspectives Matter. \n\nAbout the Book\n \nAmerica’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan by James Graham Wilson\nIn America’s Cold Warrior\, James Graham Wilson traces Paul Nitze’s career path in national security after World War II\, a time when many of his mentors and peers returned to civilian life. Serving in eight presidential administrations\, Nitze commanded White House attention even when he was out of government\, especially with his withering criticism of Jimmy Carter during Carter’s presidency. While Nitze is perhaps best known for leading the formulation of NSC-68\, which Harry Truman signed in 1950\, Wilson contends that Nitze’s most significant contribution to American peace and security came in the painstaking work done in the 1980s to negotiate successful treaties with the Soviets to reduce nuclear weapons while simultaneously deflecting skeptics surrounding Ronald Reagan. America’s Cold Warrior connects Nitze’s career and concerns about strategic vulnerability to the post-9/11 era and the challenges of the 2020s\, where the United States finds itself locked in geopolitical competition with the People’s Republic of China and Russia. \nPurchase America’s Cold Warrior here | Get on Bookshop.org | Collected Works Bookstore \n\nAbout the Author\nJames Graham Wilson is a Historian at the US Department of State\, where he is currently responsible for editing volumes in the Foreign Relations of the United States series on arms control and national security during the Reagan Administration. In addition to America’s Cold Warrior\, he is also the author of The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev’s Adaptability\, Reagan’s Engagement\, and the End of the Cold War. \n  \n\nAbout the Moderator\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair. Jim co-hosts Perspectives Matter\, a McCuistion Program\, that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n  \n\nHosts & Partners\n \n\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/americas-cold-warrior-paul-nitze-national-security-with-james-graham-wilson-worldnow/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Americas-Cold-Warrior.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241023T140428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241030T161939Z
UID:10000348-1730919600-1730923200@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Avoiding a Forever War with Dr. Trita Parsi | What Escalation Between Israel & Iran Means for the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:  \nRescheduled for November 6th \nThe conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating at a rapid pace. With the U.S. deploying 100 U.S. service members and a THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) Missile Defense System to Israel\, the U.S. seems to be signaling increased involvement in the conflict. \n\nAs Israel and Iran trade attacks\, join us for a conversation on the escalating tensions\, U.S. involvement\, and whether or not the U.S. risks entering another “forever war.” \nDr. Trita Parsi\, Executive VP of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft\, award-winning author\, and community favorite of CTWAC returns to address these challenges and more. \nRSVP today for the inside look at this rapidly developing conflict. \nThe details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, November 6th | 7:00 PM ET \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nTickets: No charge | Register for Zoom link \nRegister Today \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBecome a Member\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/avoiding-a-forever-war-with-dr-trita-parsi/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Forever-War-with-Trita-Parsi-Website.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241009T200720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T150824Z
UID:10000345-1731434400-1731439800@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Tuesday Dinner with CTWAC | November
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Tuesday\, November 12th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Registration required\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \nReserve your spot here \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration\nDecember 9th – Energy Policy & Global Stability \n2025\nJanuary 13th – *Topic TBA \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election \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-tuesday-with-ctwac-november/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Second-Tuesday.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241208
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20240509T200846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T211629Z
UID:10000332-1733443200-1733615999@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Model United Nations 2024
DESCRIPTION:The CTWAC Model United Nations brings together over 1\,000 Connecticut high school students to engage in debate and diplomacy\, preparing them to become our future leaders. \nThe Council’s MUN program is exclusively student-run\, offering students opportunities to take leadership positions and negotiate with peers. Students experience the inner workings of international policymaking as they tackle global issues and controversies\, navigate crisis scenarios\, debate solutions\, and draft resolutions. Delegates also have the opportunity to travel to New York to tour the United Nations Headquarters\, meet diplomats from the countries they’ll represent\, and discuss timely global issues with the policymakers currently working to solve them. \nThe World Affairs Council of Connecticut’s Model UN began in 1952 at Hartford Public High School and is now one of the largest and longest continuously running Model UN programs in the world. In its 72 years\, the program has impacted over 54\,000 students across Connecticut. \n\nLearn more about the CTWAC Model UN program and how to get involved here. \n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n \n\nModel UN’s impact on the students: \n“I learned new skills every year I participated\, and though this was my last year with MUN\, the skills I’m walking away with are ones that I will carry with me forever.” \n“Through MUN\, I was able to craft my own opinions on our world’s pressing issues and work to create a resolution to solve them.” \n“Model UN gave me a place to learn more about the world\, while also giving me an outlet to better my public speaking skills and my research skills.” \n\nAbout the World Affairs Council of Connecticut \nThe World Affairs Council of Connecticut (CTWAC) is a non-profit\, non-partisan organization founded in 1924. Through community engagement and collaboration\, the World Affairs Council of Connecticut creates experiences that explore critical global issues and promote a greater understanding of the world. Learn more about what we do here and how you can get involved. You can also connect with us on Facebook\, Instagram\, LinkedIn and YouTube.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/model-united-nations-2024/
LOCATION:University of Hartford\, 200 Bloomfield Ave\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06117\, US
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MUN-2024.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241024T151331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T194406Z
UID:10000349-1733767200-1733772600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Monday with CTWAC | December
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, December 9th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Registration required\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants.\nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nDecember 9th – A Rebalancing in the Middle East and the Taiwan Question \n2025\nJanuary 13th – *Topic TBA \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration \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-december/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Second-Mondays.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241119T185358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T172505Z
UID:10000352-1733767200-1733774400@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Turkish & Uzbek Feast with Friends | CTWAC International Table Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a global feast with special guest Senator/Dr. Saud Anwar. The unique experience will feature great company and great global cuisine. Come join us at Hartford’s first Turkish and Uzbek restaurant City Kebab. \nCity Kebab’s head chef has curated a special tasting menu designed exclusively for guests of the World Affairs Council that highlights the best of Turkish and Uzbek cuisine. \nAbout the evening\nWhen: Monday\, December 9th | 6:00PM\nWhere: City Kebab House | 207 Main St\, Hartford\, CT 06106\nTickets: $65 Members | $75 Non-members | Space extremely limited\, RSVP now\nClick the button below to register. Alternatively\, you may contact us with your reservation by phone at (860) 241-6118 or by emailing Abby Noyes at noyesa[@]ctwac.org. \n\nAccess this special member pricing by joining our global community today. Check your membership status by logging in on our member portal\, or view member levels & benefits. \n\nAbout our guest\nSenator Saud Anwar is Deputy President Pro Tempore of the CT State Senate and a member of the board of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. First elected to public office in 2011\, he served twice as South Windsor’s mayor before being elected to the Senate in 2019. \nIn addition to being a medical doctor\, Saud also works with humanitarian and peace initiatives on a local\, national and global scale. In Connecticut\, Saud is the former commissioner of Asian Pacific American Affairs and served on the Health Equity Leadership Council of Connecticut\, CT Health Foundation\, and State Emergency Response Commission. Internationally\, Saud served on peace missions to Israel and the Middle East\, as well as medical missions to Haiti and Pakistan after natural disasters in those countries. \nSaud has been recognized by the American Red Cross for his response to September 11 and received the FBI Director Robert Mueller Award for Community Leadership and Alliance Building\, the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty Award\, and many more recognitions for his extraordinary leadership. \n\nAbout City Kebab House\n City Kebab House in Hartford stands as a testament to the harmonious fusion of Turkish and Uzbek flavors. Drawing inspiration from Gaziantep—a renowned Turkish city known for its distinct cuisine influenced by Armenian\, Kurdish\, and Syrian flavors. \nCity Kebab was opened earlier this year by owners Timur Rakhimov and Aziza Djalmamedova\, who immigrated to the U.S. from Uzbekistan in 2010. \nCity Kebab’s head chef is Hassan Kormaz\, who previously ran the kitchen at Istanbul Gyro and Kebab in Middletown. Kormaz grew up in Gaziantep\, Turkey\, where his father has a restaurant. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/turkish-uzbek-feast-with-friends-ctwac-international-table-series/
LOCATION:City Kebab House\, Main Street 207\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TurkishUzbek-Feast-with-Friends-website.png
GEO:41.7583087;-72.6757825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=City Kebab House Main Street 207 Hartford CT 06106 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Main Street 207:geo:-72.6757825,41.7583087
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241121T194130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T194130Z
UID:10000354-1734004800-1734008400@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:The World Ahead 2025
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOn December 12\, Standage rejoins the Council to discuss his publication’s analysis for 2025 in conversation with Council President Emeritus and host of WorldNow Jim Falk. This virtual event is free to the public through registration at dfwworld.org. \nThe details: \nWhen: Thursday\, December 12 | 12:00PM ET \nWhere: Zoom Webinar | Registration required \n\n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/the-world-ahead-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WorldAhead.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241122T162041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T151656Z
UID:10000355-1736449200-1736452800@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Most Honorable Son with Gregg Jones: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAuthor Gregg Jones introduces us to Ben Kuroki\, who enlisted following Pearl Harbor and eventually became the first Asian American and only Japanese American to fight in the Pacific theater during WWII. Ben’s vocal championing of anti-bigotry\, patriotism\, and honor spurred the Roosevelt Administration to reconsider the incarceration of more than 100\,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast. \nGet a copy of Most Honorable Son on Bookshop.org and support local bookstores. \nThe details:\nWhen: Thursday\, January 9 | 7:00PM ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge | RSVP for Zoom link \nRSVP Now \n\n\n \n\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the Asia Society - Texas\, Alaska World Affairs Council\, Colorado Springs World Affairs Council\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, World Affairs Council of Austin\, World Affairs Council of Charlotte\, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads\, World Affairs Council of Houston\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Orange County\, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts\, WorldOregon\, and Perspectives Matter. \n\nAbout the Author\nA long-time foreign correspondent and investigative journalist\, Pulitzer Prize finalist Gregg Jones has covered civil wars and insurgencies in Asia and Latin America\, the fall of Asia’s two longest-ruling twentieth-century dictators\, and the early months of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. \nHe is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction books Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt\, War in the Philippines\, and the Rise and Fall of America’s Imperial Dream\, and Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam\, which received the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award for distinguished nonfiction. \nAbout the Host\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. Jim also hosts Perspectives Matter\, which airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n\nAbout the Book\nMost Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II by Gregg Jones \nThe first comprehensive biography of unjustly forgotten war hero Ben Kuroki\, a Japanese American farm boy from Nebraska who flew fifty-eight combat missions\, fighting the Axis Powers during World War II and battled racism\, injustice\, and prejudice on the home front.\nBen Kuroki was a twenty-four-year-old Japanese American farm boy whose heritage was never a problem in remote Nebraska--until Pearl Harbor. Among the millions of Americans who flocked to military stations to enlist\, Ben wanted to avenge the attack\, reclaim his family honor\, and prove his patriotism. But as anti-Japanese sentiment soared\, Ben had to fight to be allowed to fight for America. And fight he did. \nAs a gunner on Army Air Forces bombers\, Ben flew fifty-eight missions spanning three combat theaters: Europe\, North Africa\, and the Pacific. In between his tours in Europe and the Pacific\, he challenged FDR's shameful incarceration of more than one hundred thousand people of Japanese ancestry in America\, and he would be credited by some with setting in motion the debate that reversed a grave national dishonor. In the euphoric wake of America's victory\, the decorated war hero used his national platform to carry out what he called his "fifty-ninth mission\," urging his fellow Americans to do more to eliminate bigotry and racism at home. \nTold in full for the first time\, and long overdue\, Ben's extraordinary story is a quintessentially American one of patriotism\, principle\, perseverance\, and courage. It's about being in the vanguard of history\, the bonding of a band of brothers united in a just cause\, a timeless and unflinching account of racial bigotry\, and one man's transcendent sense of belonging--in war\, in peace\, abroad\, and at home. \nGet a copy of Most Honorable Son on Bookshop.org and support local bookstores. \n\nHosts & Partners\n \n\n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/most-honorable-son-with-gregg-jones-a-forgotten-heros-fight-against-fascism/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Most-Honorable-Son-Cover-Image.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241203T220802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T211324Z
UID:10000356-1736791200-1736796600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Monday with CTWAC | January
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, January 13th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Registration required\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants.\nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\n2025\nJanuary 13th – Greenland\, the Panama Canal\, and The Future of Immigration Policy\nFebruary 10th – *Topic TBA \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\n2024\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration\nDecember 9th – A Rebalancing in the Middle East and the Taiwan Question \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-january/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Second-Mondays.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T093000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241219T214849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T200535Z
UID:10000358-1737621000-1737624600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook 2025
DESCRIPTION: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 prepared for the world ahead. \nJoin Shailesh Kumar\, Head of Economic and Geopolitical Risk at The Hartford\, for the key insights you need to navigate this unpredictable landscape. \nDoors open at 8:15am for coffee\, light breakfast\, registration and networking. Presentation starts at 8:30am\, followed by audience Q&A. \nThe Details\nWhen: Thursday\, January 23 | 8:30am-9:30am\nWhere: Robinson + Cole | One State St\, Hartford\, CT 06103\nTickets: $20 Members | $25 Non-Members | RSVP Required \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n Support global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities \n\nAbout the Speaker\nShailesh Kumar is the Head of The Hartford’s Global Insights Center\, an exclusive research hub offering analysis on macroeconomics\, geopolitics\, and sectoral risks in form of research\, insights and thought leadership. These deliverables are designed to give global businesses an edge – leaving them better prepared to navigate the challenges and maximize the opportunities found around the world. \n\nIn Partnership With\n \n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/global-economic-and-geopolitical-outlook-2025/
LOCATION:Robinson+Cole LLP\, One State St\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Global-Economic-Outlook-Cover-Image-1.png
GEO:41.7660694;-72.6691948
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Robinson+Cole LLP One State St Hartford CT 06103;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One State St:geo:-72.6691948,41.7660694
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241115T173411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T220406Z
UID:10000351-1737658800-1737662400@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Priorities for the New Administration with H.R. McMaster | WorldNow
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMcMaster is also the author of At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House. \nThe details:\nWhen: Thursday\, January 23\, 2025 | 7:00PM ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: Free | Register for Zoom link \nRegister today \n\n\n \n\nAbout the Speaker\nLt. General H. R. McMaster (US Army\, Ret.) is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. General McMaster was the 26th National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump from February 2017 to April 2018. Upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy\, he served as a commissioned officer for 34 years in the Army before retiring in June 2018. \nMcMaster earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of several books including At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House; Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World and Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson\, Robert McNamara\, the Joint Chiefs of Staff\, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam. \nAdditionally\, General McMaster hosts Battlegrounds: Vital Perspectives on Today’s Challenges\, a podcast produced by the Hoover Institution. He is a Distinguished University Fellow at Arizona State University. \nAbout the Host\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. Jim also hosts Perspectives Matter\, which airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n\nHosts & Partners\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe.\n \n\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/priorities-for-the-new-administration-hr-mcmaster/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/McMaster-website.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250108T183143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T192325Z
UID:10000360-1739210400-1739215800@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Monday with CTWAC | February
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, February 10th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Registration required\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nFebruary 10th – The End of USAID?\nMarch 10th - *Topic TBA \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\n2024\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration\nDecember 9th – A Rebalancing in the Middle East and the Taiwan Question \n2025\nJanuary 13th – Greenland\, the Panama Canal\, and The Future of Immigration Policy \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-february/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Second-Mondays.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241114T210017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T194716Z
UID:10000350-1739467800-1739473200@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Digitally Invisible with Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee
DESCRIPTION:Today\, healthcare\, education\, and jobs are all online. Where does that leave the billions of people around the world without internet access?\nIn 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 without internet access. \nDr. Nicol Turner-Lee\, Director of the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation\, joins us on Digital Learning Day to reveal how the global digital divide is affecting our community and the world – and how closing the gap will increase America’s competitiveness on the global stage. Moderated by CTWAC’s Amanda Jolly. \nIn partnership with the Hartford Public Library. \nSponsored by Infosys Foundation USA \n\nThe Details\nWhen: Thursday\, February 13th | 5:30PM – 7:00PM\nWhere: Hartford Public Library\, Downtown branch\nTickets: Free | RSVP required \nReserve your spot today \n\n\nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities \n\nAbout the Author\nDr. Nicol Turner Lee writes at the intersection of technology\, race\, and social justice. She is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution\, and the founder of the AI Equity Lab. A tech policy expert and storyteller\, her work has appeared in the Washington Post and New York Times\, and on NBC\, CNBC\, NPR\, and the PBS NewsHour. She has served as an adviser on technology policy issues for government agencies\, including the National Academies of Sciences and the Federal Communications Commission. She received a PhD from Northwestern University\, and resides in Alexandria\, Virginia. \n\n\nAbout the book\nDigitally Invisible: How the Internet Is Creating the New Underclass by Nicol Turner Lee \nBillions of people around the world lack internet access. No one cared until the whole world had to go online.\nEconomic and health disparities are worsening in rural communities without available internet access. Students living in urban digital deserts with little technology exposure are ill-prepared to compete for emerging occupations. Even seniors struggle to navigate the aging process without access to online information and remote care. \nNicol Turner Lee\, a leading expert on the American digital divide\, uses personal stories from individuals around the country to show how the emerging digital underclass is navigating the spiraling online economy\, while sharing their joys and hopes for an equitable and just future. Turner Lee argues that achieving digital equity is crucial for the future of America’s global competitiveness and requires radical responses to offset the unintended consequences of increasing digitization. Learn more and get a copy of Digitally Invisible. \n\nIn Partnership With\n \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/digitally-invisible/
LOCATION:Hartford Public Library\, 500 Main St\,  Hartford\, CT
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Digitally-Invisible-Event-Header.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250124T202757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T152059Z
UID:10000362-1740074400-1740079800@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:In The Shadows with Hostage Negotiator and Author Mickey Bergman
DESCRIPTION:When an American is captured abroad\, that’s when private hostage negotiators like Mickey Bergman step in to bring them home. \nMickey 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. \nHe joins us in Stamford to reveal true stories from his career “in the shadows” to rescue Americans held hostage abroad – including Brittney Griner\, Trevor Reed\, and Paul Whelan. \nDuring the discussion\, Mickey will share real-time updates on the current hostage situations in Gaza\, Venezuela\, Russia\, and more. \nThe Details:\nWhat: Conversation with Mickey Bergman followed by book signing\nWhen: Thursday\, February 20th | 6:00PM-7:30PM\nWhere: Ferguson Library | 1 Public Library Plaza\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: No charge\, registration required \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n Support global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nIn Partnership With\n \n\nFeaturing\nMickey Bergman\nChief Executive Officer of Global Reach \nWith over 17 years of experience\, Mickey has managed relationships and private diplomacy efforts in North Korea\, Cuba\, Myanmar\, Russia\, the Middle East\, Venezuela\, and Africa. \nNominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and 2023 alongside the late Governor Bill Richardson\, Mickey previously led his team at the Richardson Center as its Vice President and Executive Director to facilitate the release of more political prisoners than any other organization. \nMickey was recently honored with the 2023 James W. Foley Legacy Foundation American Hostage Freedom Award and serves on the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention. \n\nAbout the Book\nIn the Shadows: True Stories of High-Stakes Negotiations to Free Americans Captured Abroad by Mickey Bergman \nA top negotiator in countless high-stakes missions to free Americans captured abroad and held in the world's scariest prisons takes readers inside the dramatic and shadowy world of international hostage rescue.\nBrittney Griner\, Danny Fenster\, Otto Warmbier\, Trevor Reed\, Paul Whelan\, Kenneth Bae…When an American citizen is unjustly imprisoned overseas\, that’s when Mickey Bergman’s phone starts to ring. \nThis is the heart-pounding story of these urgent negotiations\, what it’s like to climb inside the minds of some of the world’s most notorious strongmen\, where the clear divisions between good and evil are replaced by a thousand shades of gray. \nAs Mickey Bergman and Ellis Henican make clear on every page\, international diplomacy isn’t just for government officials anymore. \nGet yourself a copy of In the Shadows here. \n\nAbout Global Reach\nGlobal Reach is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing home Americans who are wrongly held abroad—whether by terrorist groups\, criminal gangs\, or foreign governments. \nGlobal Reach represents and works on behalf of the families of victims\, and does not accept money or any form of donation from the victims and families it serves. In the last 10 years\, the officers of Global Reach have worked on 124 cases of wrongfully held prisoners worldwide. 78 are now safely home with their families. Learn more at https://reach.global/ \n\nWith Support from\n\n  \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/in-the-shadows-mickey-bergman/
LOCATION:Ferguson Library\, 1 Public Library Plaza\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Mickey-Bergman-2.20.png
GEO:41.0556594;-73.5391321
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ferguson Library 1 Public Library Plaza Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Public Library Plaza:geo:-73.5391321,41.0556594
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250205T194229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T132820Z
UID:10000363-1740592800-1740596400@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:South Korea's Global Rise: With Ambassador Euy Whan Kim
DESCRIPTION: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? \nAmbassador Euy Whan Kim\, Consul General of South Korea in New York\, joins us to explore the massive cultural and economic impact South Korea has on the U.S. and the world. We’ll tackle everything from South Korea’s global cultural wave to the internal challenges it’s facing – including a hostile neighborhood and a presidential crisis. \nCome try delicious Korean specialties while discussing the unstoppable cultural force that is South Korea – and how the nation’s global rise is just getting started. \nThe Details\nWhen: Wednesday\, February 26th | 6:00pm – 7:00pm ET\nDoors open 5:30 for Korean bites and mingling\nWhere: Studio A at CT Public | 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford\, CT\nTickets: $25 Member | $35 Non-member | RSVP Today \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n Support global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nAmb. Euy Whan Kim\nConsul General of the Republic of Korea in New York \nConsul General Euy Whan Kim assumed his role as the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in New York on December 23\, 2022. As an accomplished author of six books and a global expert in public affairs and policy\, he brings more than three decades of diverse experience in public service to his current position. \nBefore becoming Consul General\, Mr. Kim held various positions within the Korean government. He served as the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) from July 2019 to December 2020. This appointment followed his secondment to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor in October 2017. \nBeginning in March 2011\, he took on multiple Director-General roles within the ACRC\, leading the Bureaus of Anti-Corruption\, Administrative Appeal\, and Ombudsman. In 2008\, Mr. Kim served as Deputy Secretary to the President for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Economic Affairs and Public Relations Planning. From 2002\, he held various positions at the Korea Independent Commission Against Corruption (KICAC)\, including Chief Director and Director of several divisions. \nBefore focusing on anti-corruption\, he worked for the Korea Fair Trade Commission\, the country's antitrust watchdog. Mr. Kim's career began in 1991 at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs after passing the 34th High Civil Service Examination in 1990. Mr. Kim is married with one daughter. He earned a B.A. in Sociology from Korea University and an M.A. in Public Policy and Management from Ohio State University. \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/whats-next-for-south-korea/
LOCATION:Studio A at CT Public\, 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/South-Koreas-Global-Rise.png
GEO:41.7714726;-72.6999584
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Studio A at CT Public 1049 Asylum Ave Hartford CT 06105 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1049 Asylum Ave:geo:-72.6999584,41.7714726
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250225T201420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T202233Z
UID:10000365-1741089600-1741093200@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Global Trade | A Celebration of International Women's Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:A future-focused conversation on global trade\, tariffs\, and transformation featuring Anne Evans and Dr. Rhona Free. Register today.\nFrom the threat of tariffs and unpredictable new federal “auditors” to supply chain instability\, how will shifting global trade trends reshape the global economy in 2025? \nJoin us for a timely conversation in celebration of International Women’s Day with Anne Evans\, CEO of Universal Strategies\, and Dr. Rhona Free\, President of the University of Saint Joseph on global trade\, tariffs\, and their impact on economies at every level. \nAnne became the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration Director for Connecticut in 2007\, and drove Connecticut’s economic recovery through the recession. She received the Hartford Business Journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. \nAs the world undergoes rapid change\, new national policies are poised to reshape the global economic landscape\, with women playing a pivotal role in this transformation. Don’t miss this chance to gain critical insights into the forces driving the future of global trade and economic policy. \nThe Details:\nWhen: Tuesday\, March 4th | 12:00 PM\nWhere: Virtual | Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge\, RSVP for zoom link\nRegister Today \n\n\n This celebration of International Women’s Day is part of an annual collaboration between the Women’s Leadership Center at the University of Saint Joseph and the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. \n\nFeaturing\nAnne Evans | CEO of Universal Strategies Limited; Board Member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut; and former Director of the International Trade Administration in Connecticut \nAnne founded Universal Strategies in 1999 as an international business\, government relations\, trade and specialty environmental consulting company. \nReturning to the company in 2021 after a 13 year leadership position with the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration\, Anne brings more than 45 years of experience in the global marketplace with senior government and private sector business and trade positions. She has led numerous trade missions worldwide and organized high level business\, trade and procurement events including events at the White House and at USA and foreign embassies. At Universal Strategies Limited she leads a team that specializes in business development\, government relations and international trade with a particular focus on Australia and AUKUS opportunities. \nAnne was recognized by tire industry and awarded the Tire Industry Pioneer Award for her innovation and leadership in waste tire recovery. She was the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner by the Hartford Business Journal. She has been recognized twice by the US Congress for her support of USA businesses and employment of veterans. \nRead more about Anne here. \n\nRhona C. Free | President\, University of Saint Joseph \nRhona C. Free\, Ph.D.\, became the ninth President of the University of Saint Joseph in July 2015. During her time at USJ\, she has guided the deliberations that led to the University’s decision to become fully-coeducational and championed the creation of the Women’s Leadership Center. She has overseen the launch of new academic majors to meet student interests and workforce needs; the consolidation of health care programs onto the West Hartford campus; significant expansion of athletic programs and facilities; the implementation of the Catholic Promise Scholarship program; and completion of numerous capital projects to enhance student life\, campus accessibility\, and educational training facilities including studios\, classrooms\, and laboratories. \nLearn more about Dr. Free here \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/global-trade-iwd-2025/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IWD2025-website.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250123T173317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T181344Z
UID:10000361-1741629600-1741635000@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Monday with CTWAC | March
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, March 10th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Registration required\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nMarch 10th - NATO's Uncertain Future\nApril 14th - *Topic TBA \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\n2024\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration\nDecember 9th – A Rebalancing in the Middle East and the Taiwan Question \n2025\nJanuary 13th – Greenland\, the Panama Canal\, and The Future of Immigration Policy\nFebruary 10th – The End of USAID? \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\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-march/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Second-Mondays.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241023T134759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T132811Z
UID:10000347-1741712400-1741719600@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:The Future of Democracy with the Ambassador of Sweden
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 11th for a Swedish fika coffee hour and conversation with H.E. Urban Ahlin\, Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S. RSVP today.\nGlobal democracy has hit an all-time low\, according to the 2024 Global Democracy Index. At the same time\, U.S. relations with Europe are strained\, with some saying that the souring transatlantic relationship could jeopardize the future of global democracy. \nAs these issues come to a head\, we are thrilled to be joined by H.E. Urban Ahlin\, Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S. As a global economic and cultural powerhouse and NATO’s newest member\, Sweden is ranked the world’s third strongest democracy. \nAmbassador Ahlin was previously the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament and is one of the founding members of the first pan-European think-tank\, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). \nAfter enjoying a traditional Swedish fika coffee social\, we’ll discuss Sweden’s role in the world\, the transatlantic relationship\, and the state of democracy globally. \nThe Details\nWhen: Tuesday\, March 11 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm ET\n5:00PM Fika social | 6:00PM Conversation\nWhere: World Affairs Council of CT | 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford\, CT\nTickets: $25 Member | $35 General Admission \nRSVP today \n\n\n Support global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities \n\nAbout the Ambassador\nHis Excellency Urban Ahlin has served as the Ambassador of Sweden to the United States since September 2023. Ambassador Ahlin most recently served as Sweden's Ambassador to Canada. Prior to that\, he was a member of the Swedish Parliament\, representing the Social Democratic Party. Following the 2014 parliamentary election\, Ambassador Ahlin was elected Speaker of the Swedish Parliament\, Sveriges Riksdag\, for the period 2014-2018. Ambassador Ahlin first became a member of Parliament in 1994. Since then\, he has worked on foreign policy in numerous capacities. He was Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs between 2002 and 2006\, and later Deputy Chair from 2006 to 2014. He has also been a member of the War Delegation\, the Swedish Defence Commission\, and a member of the Committee on European Affairs. \nAs part of his work for the Social Democratic Party\, Ambassador Ahlin served as the party’s Foreign Policy Spokesperson and has also been a member of the party’s Executive Board. In addition\, Ambassador Ahlin is one of the founding members of the first pan-European think-tank\, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)\, which was established in 2007. Ambassador Ahlin is a teacher and graduated from the University of Karlstad with a Master of Science. He is married and has two daughters. \n\nFika with Ambassador Ahlin\nJoin in a traditional Swedish fika – the art of taking a pause to savor coffee and treats with good company. Make a new global connection\, mingle with the Ambassador\, and experience Swedish food and culture. \nFeaturing traditional Swedish pastries\, cookies\, and cakes by Fika Bakery\, a CT-based Swedish-owned company \nLearn about the traditional Swedish Fika: \nHow a Swedish coffee break can boost your wellbeing and performance - BBC REEL - YouTube \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n  \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/ambassador-of-sweden/
LOCATION:CT Public Broadcasting\, Lobby\, 1049 Asylum Avenue\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, US
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Future-of-Democracy-Ambassador-of-Sweden-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20241220T211403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T162014Z
UID:10000359-1741888800-1741896000@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Albanian Spring Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a global spring celebration with friends – on the eve of the Albanian spring festival Dita e Verës. Celebrate the coming of spring with us at Stamford’s renowned Çka ka Qëllu\, a rare museum-style restaurant featuring incredible Albanian cuisine. \nÇka ka Qëllu’s head chef has curated a special tasting menu designed exclusively for guests of the World Affairs Council. Drinks are included. \nJoin us for an evening of great company and indulge in excellent Albanian cuisine and traditions. \nAbout the evening\nWhen: Thursday\, March 13th | 6:00PM – 8:00PM\nWhere: Çka ka Qëllu | 15 Clark St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $95 Members | $110 Non-members | Space extremely limited\, RSVP now \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nDita e Verës\nDita e Verës\, the Albanian spring festival\, is one of Albania’s most important holidays and the country’s largest pagan festival celebrated on March 14th. Dita e Verës translates to “Summer Day\,” and has been celebrated throughout Albania for centuries. \nLearn more about the history of Dita e Verës and the culinary traditions around it: Summer Day (Dita e Verës) 2025 in Albania \n\nAbout Çka ka Qëllu\nÇka ka Qëllu restaurant offers a modern selection of popular dishes and desserts inspired by the rich flavors of Mediterranean cuisine\, highlighting the best of Albanian and Kosovan traditions. \n“Owner Ramiz Kukaj\, who is originally from Kosovo\, said after opening two Çka ka Qëllu locations in New York City…he wanted to introduce his culture to the people in Stamford\, a city that reminds him of Europe.” – Stamford Advocate \nThe owner of “ÇKA KA QËLLU” was inspired to open his restaurant when his son asked him where he could take his friends for authentic Albanian cuisine. After years of collecting 18th and 19th-century Albanian artifacts to decorate the space\, Çka Ka Qëllu is now one of the most unique restaurant/museum experiences in the city. \nLearn more: Çka Ka Qëllu  \n\nSponsored by\nMcCarter & English \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n  \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/albanian-spring-celebration/
LOCATION:Çka ka Qëllu\, 15 Clark St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4.png
GEO:41.0529079;-73.5409691
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Çka ka Qëllu 15 Clark St Stamford CT 06901;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=15 Clark St:geo:-73.5409691,41.0529079
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250207T181649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T201458Z
UID:10000364-1742410800-1742414400@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:The Future of Borders with Edward Alden | WorldNow
DESCRIPTION:In its first few weeks\, the Trump administration announced sweeping changes to immigration policy – from mass deportations and a migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay to suspending asylum and trying to restrict birthright citizenship. What is the cost of these policies – to citizens and noncitizens alike? \nCFR’s Edward Alden joins us on WorldNow with Jim Falk to explain the economic\, social\, and international impact of the new administration’s border policies and mass deportations. \nThe details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, March 19 | 7:00PM ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nRSVP Here \n\n\n \n\nMeet the Author\nEdward Alden is Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Alden's career spans more than three decades in journalism\, think tanks\, and academia. He was the bureau chief for the Financial Times newspaper in Toronto\, Canada\, and Washington\, DC before joining the Council on Foreign Relations in 2007. \nIn addition to his own books and articles\, he has worked with senior US policymakers on in-depth investigations of issues such as US immigration policy\, US trade policy\, border security\, and the future of work. Since 2019 he has also been a visiting professor at Western Washington University\, and he currently writes a column for Foreign Policy. \nMeet the Host\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. Jim also hosts Perspectives Matter\, which airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n\nWhen the World Closed Its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders by Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman \nA detailed exploration of the most sweeping government border closures in human history during the Covid-19 pandemic and the implications for the future of global mobility.\nIn When the World Closed Its Doors\, Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman tell the story of how nearly every country in the world shut its borders to respond to an external threat and explain how this global shock to the system ended up transforming state border policies around the world. \nThey detail the consequences of the COVID border restrictions - couples separated for years\, children blocked from reuniting with their parents\, container ship workers moving essential goods trapped at sea\, pregnant citizens barred from returning home - and explain why governments used their harshest containment measures on those coming from outside. \nThroughout\, Alden and Trautman focus on human stories to show the multiple impacts that states' increasing restrictiveness has had - economic\, demographic\, social\, and political. And the fallout continues: governments left unchecked will continue to restrict borders with little regard to the collateral damage and disruption they cause. \nA sweeping overview of the re-bordering of the world\, both during and after 2020\, this synthetic\, wide-angle view of a singular shock to the international systems of travel and migration highlights why citizens need better protections and governments more robust guardrails. \nGet a copy of When the World Closed Its Doors \n\nHosts & Partners\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the Alaska World Affairs Council\, Colorado Springs World Affairs Council\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, World Affairs Council of Austin\, World Affairs Council of Charlotte\, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads\, World Affairs Council of Houston\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Orange County\, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts\, WorldOregon\, and Perspectives Matter. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/the-future-of-borders-edward-alden-worldnow/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Edward-Alden-event-draft-cover.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250314T191556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T194829Z
UID:10000367-1743422400-1743426000@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Foreign Policy Town Hall with Senator Chris Murphy
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Murphy and fellow citizens across the nation for a town hall on U.S. Foreign Policy. We’ll address the massive changes to the State Department\, the role of the U.S. in conflicts around the world\, and relationships with allies and adversaries alike. \nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, March 31st | 12:00PM ET – 1:00PM ET\nWhere: Virtual | Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge\, RSVP required \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n Hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut in partnership with World Affairs Councils across the nation\, including: Alaska World Affairs Council\, Global Santa Fe\, Global Ties Arizona\, Peoria Area World Affairs Council\, Tennessee World Affairs Council\, Upstate International\, Vermont Council on World Affairs\, Worcester World Affairs Council\, World Affairs Council of Atlanta\, World Affairs Council of Austin\, World Affairs Council of Charlotte\, World Affairs Council of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky\, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, World Affairs Council of Harrisburg\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Miami\, World Affairs Council of Northwest Ohio\, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia\, World Affairs Council of San Antonio\, and the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts. \n\nAbout Senator Murphy\nU.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)\, is a member of the Foreign Relations Committee; the Health\, Education\, Labor\, and Pensions Committee; and the Appropriations Committee. He previously served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives\, representing Connecticut’s fifth congressional district. Before being elected to Congress\, he served for eight years in the Connecticut state legislature. \n\nMission Partners\nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. 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/foreign-policy-town-hall-with-senator-chris-murphy/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Senator-Murphy.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T230255
CREATED:20250306T182331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T203833Z
UID:10000366-1744653600-1744659000@ctwac.org
SUMMARY:Second Monday with CTWAC | April
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, April 14th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Registration required\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nApril 14th - *The Future of Immigration Policy\nMay 12th- *Topic TBA \n*Topics will be announced 1 week prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\n2024\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration\nDecember 9th – A Rebalancing in the Middle East and the Taiwan Question \n2025\nJanuary 13th – Greenland\, the Panama Canal\, and The Future of Immigration Policy\nFebruary 10th – The End of USAID?\nMarch 10th - NATO's Uncertain Future \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\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/
LOCATION:McCarter & English\, LLP\, One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fairfield County
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Second-Mondays-New-Look.png
GEO:41.0550651;-73.5348892
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McCarter & English LLP One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St Stamford CT 06901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St:geo:-73.5348892,41.0550651
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR