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SUMMARY:Global Security Forum 2025 Series | Unraveling Order
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the GSF2025 Series. Throughout the Fall\, national and international leaders will be addressing the Council community in a new\, dynamic series of in person and virtual events. Join us to go behind the headlines on the issues reshaping our world. \nGSF2025: Unraveling Order explores the edge of uncertainty – the threats that emerge when norms collapse and the opportunities that arise when power shifts. We gather the world’s top leaders and minds to ask: when certainty collapses\, what comes next? \n\n\nIntroducing: GSF2025 All-Access Pass (CTWAC Members Only)\nYour ticket to all upcoming in-person and virtual GSF2025 events (excluding dinners and private events) – for just $99. Click the button below to unlock this member-exclusive offer. \nGSF2025 All Access Pass \n\n\n \n\nGSF2025 Events\nCelebrating 250 Years of the U.S. Navy | September 24\, 2025\, Hartford \nSpecial Intelligence Briefing with LTG Robert Ashley\, 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency | October 7\, 2025\, Virtual \nThe Threat of Nuclear Anarchy with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins | October 20\, 2025\, Virtual \nUnraveling Order with David Sanger: Russia\, China\, & the U.S. | October 22\, 2025\, Hartford \nA Conversation with the Ambassador of Mexico | November 6\, 2025\, Hartford \nThe New Global Disorder with Ambassador Michael McFaul | November 12\, 2025\, Virtual \nKeynote: China's Rise and the World Order with Hon. Kevin Rudd\, Australia's Ambassador to the U.S. and 26th Prime Minister | November 18\, 2025\, Hartford \n\nJoin the Community\nWith continuous breaking global news\, Council membership allows you to understand it all. Members gain lower-cost and exclusive access to discussions with foreign and local leaders\, events with experts and opposing views\, and - most essentially - a community of engaged people like yourself. \nBecome a member or renew today and unlock member benefits for the entire 2025 Global Security Forum Series. \n\nGSF2025 Sponsors\n \n\nBecome a GSF2025 Sponsor by contacting Council CEO Megan Torrey at mctorrey@ctwac.org. Unlock exclusive access\, increased visibility\, and shape the future of global security. \n\n\nGSF2025 Presenting Partners\n \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n 
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SUMMARY:Special Intelligence Briefing with LTG Robert Ashley\, 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency | GSF2025
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a member-exclusive live intelligence briefing with LTG Robert Ashley\, U.S. Army (Ret.)\, 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency\, moderated by MG Garrett Yee\, U.S. Army (Ret.). \nGeneral Ashley will share high-level insights on global threats from Iran-Israel tensions to the future of Ukraine\, and from emerging technologies to what national security leaders are watching most closely. Limited audience Q&A will follow this closed-door-style Zoom webinar. \nDon’t miss the return of these two top intelligence leaders and GSF fan-favorite speakers. RSVP today.  \nWhen: Tuesday\, October 7th | 7:00pm – 8:00pm ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge for members* \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n*This event is exclusive to current members of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and GSF Presenting Partners. \nNot a member?\nBecome a member of the World Affairs Council today in order to access this special briefing by selecting the Membership & Virtual Ticket Combo during registration. Or join on our website and consider our additional levels\, including for students\, young professionals\, your household\, or your business\, at ctwac.org/membership/ \n\nIntroducing: GSF2025 All-Access Pass (CTWAC Members Only)\nYour ticket to all upcoming in-person and virtual GSF2025 events (excluding dinners and private events) - for just $99. Click the button below to unlock this member-exclusive offer. \nGSF2025 All-Access Pass \n\n\n \n\nFeaturing\nLTG Robert Ashley\, U.S. Army (Ret.)\n21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency; CEO\, Ashley Global Leadership and Security \nLieutenant General Robert P. Ashley\, Jr. retired from the U.S. Army November 2020 after over 36 years of activity duty service as an intelligence officer. He assumed his last duty position on 3 October 2017 when he became the 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). \nLTG Ashley formerly served as the Army Deputy Chief of Staff\, G-2\, where he was the senior advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff for all aspects of intelligence\, counterintelligence and security. He has commanded at the company\, battalion\, squadron\, and brigade levels with six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a squadron\, brigade commander\, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (J-2).  Other key assignments include the Director of Intelligence\, United States Army Joint Special Operations Command; the Director of Intelligence\, United States Central Command; the Deputy Chief of Staff\, Intelligence\, International Security Assistance Force and Director of Intelligence\, United States Forces\, Afghanistan; and Commanding General and Commandant United States Army Intelligence Center and School Fort Huachuca\, AZ. \nLTG Ashley has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Appalachian State University\, a master’s degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University (formerly known as the Defense Intelligence College) and a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. LTG Ashley is the CEO of Ashley Global Leadership and Security (LLC). \n\nModerated By\n \nMG Garrett Yee\, USA (Ret.)\nVice President\, General Dynamics Information Technology \nGarrett Yee currently serves as a Vice President within the Defense Division at General Dynamics Information Technology. \nPrior to GDIT\, Garrett served in the U.S. Army retiring as Major General. In his final assignment with the Army\, Garrett served at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) where he helped to lead a global organization of approximately 8\,000 military and civilian personnel who plan\, develop\, deliver\, and operate joint\, interoperable\, command and control capabilities and a global enterprise infrastructure in direct support of the president\, secretary of defense\, joint chiefs of staff\, combatant commanders\, Department of Defense components\, and other mission partners across the full spectrum of operations. \nPrior to his assignment at DISA\, Garrett served as the Military Deputy to the Army CIO/G-6 and Senior Information Security Officer in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G6\, Headquarters\, Department of the Army in the Pentagon. Garrett holds a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University\, a master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College\, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Golden Gate University. \n\nThis event is part of the Global Security Forum Series 2025 (GSF2025). GSF2025 is evolving to reach a growing number of attendees and to host more international and national leaders than ever before. GSF has expanded from a one-day gathering into a dynamic series of in-person and virtual events throughout Fall 2025. Learn more and find the full schedule here. \nThe theme of GSF2025 is Unraveling Order. We explore the edge of uncertainty - the threats that emerge when norms collapse and the opportunities that arise when power shifts. GSF2025 gathers the world’s top leaders and minds to ask: when certainty collapses\, what comes next? \n\nJoin the Community\nWith continuous breaking global news\, Council membership allows you to understand it all. Members gain lower-cost and exclusive access to discussions with foreign and local leaders\, events with experts and opposing views\, and - most essentially - a community of engaged people like yourself. \nBecome a member or renew today and unlock member benefits for the 2025 Global Security Forum Series. \n\nThank you to GSF2025 Sponsors\nBecome a GSF2025 Sponsor by contacting Council CEO Megan Torrey at mctorrey@ctwac.org. Unlock exclusive access\, increased visibility\, and shape the future of global security.\nGSF2025 Series Sponsorship Package (PDF) \n \n\nGSF2025 Presenting Partners\n \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n  \n 
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/special-intelligence-briefing-ltg-robert-ashley-gsf2025/
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SUMMARY:The Threat of Nuclear Anarchy with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins | GSF2025
DESCRIPTION:Nuclear risks are rising. At the same time global nonproliferation efforts are unraveling. A Harvard taskforce has just warned of a new “era of nuclear anarchy.” \nAs the temperature of the nuclear threat heats up\, we sit down with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins\, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control & International Security Affairs (2021-2024). Join us for an inside look at these new – and old – threats. \nThe Details\nWhen: Monday\, October 20th | 12:00pm – 12:40pm ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge\, RSVP required | Suggested $20 Donation \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \nIntroducing: GSF2025 All-Access Pass (CTWAC Members Only)\nYour ticket to all upcoming in-person and virtual GSF2025 events (excluding dinners and private events) - for just $99. Click the button below to unlock this member-exclusive offer. \nGSF2025 All-Access Pass \n\n\n \n\nWith Special Guest\nAmbassador Bonnie Jenkins\nFormer Undersecretary of State for Arms Control & International Security Affairs (2021-2024) \nAs the under secretary of state for arms control and international security from 2021 to 2024\, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins oversaw three bureaus: Arms Control\, Deterrence and Stability; International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN); and Political-Military Affairs. In May 2023\, Secretary of State Antony Blinken named Jenkins\, the first African American to serve as an under secretary of state\, as the department’s lead on implementation of AUKUS\, the trilateral security partnership between Australia\, the United Kingdom\, and the United States. \nJenkins served as special envoy for cooperative threat reduction programs in the ISN bureau from July 2009 until January 2017. She coordinated U.S. government efforts alongside international programs that prevent non-state actors from developing chemical\, biological\, or nuclear weapons. She was the State Department’s lead for the President’s Nuclear Security Summits and the U.S. representative to the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction\, and she led diplomatic efforts to promote the Global Health Security Agenda. She was the 2016 ISN nominee for the Secretary of State’s Award for Excellence. \nFrom its inception in 2017 until April 2021\, Jenkins was the founder\, executive director\, and board chair of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security. From 2005 to 2009\, she was the program officer for U.S. foreign and security policy at the Ford Foundation. She also served as counsel on the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission). \nJenkins was a legal adviser to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. She has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law School\, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service\, George Washington University\, the University of Virginia\, the University of Texas at Austin\, and the University of Minnesota. Jenkins designed and led arms control simulations at Stanford University. Jenkins is a retired U.S. Naval Reserve officer. \n\nThis event is part of the Global Security Forum Series 2025 (GSF2025). GSF2025 is evolving to reach a growing number of attendees and to host more international and national leaders than ever before. GSF has expanded from a one-day gathering into a dynamic series of in-person and virtual events held throughout Fall 2025. Learn more and find the full schedule here. \nThe theme of GSF2025 is Unraveling Order. We explore the edge of uncertainty - the threats that emerge when norms collapse and the opportunities that arise when power shifts. GSF2025 gathers the world’s top leaders and minds to ask: when certainty collapses\, what comes next? \n\nJoin the Community\nWith continuous breaking global news\, Council membership allows you to understand it all. Members gain lower-cost and exclusive access to discussions with foreign and local leaders\, events with experts and opposing views\, and - most essentially - a community of engaged people like yourself. \nBecome a member or renew today and unlock member benefits for the entire 2025 Global Security Forum Series. \n\nThank you to GSF2025 Sponsors\nBecome a GSF2025 Sponsor by contacting Council CEO Megan Torrey at mctorrey@ctwac.org. Unlock exclusive access\, increased visibility\, and shape the future of global security.\nGSF2025 Series Sponsorship Package (PDF) \n \n\nGSF2025 Presenting Partners\n \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n 
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/unraveling-order-the-threat-of-nuclear-anarchy-gsf2025/
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SUMMARY:Unraveling Order with David Sanger: Russia\, China\, & the U.S. | GSF2025
DESCRIPTION:RSVP Today\nWith geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty on the rise\, we’re thrilled to bring back David Sanger\, Chief White House & National Security Correspondent for The New York Times\, for this special event of the 2025 Global Security Forum Series. \nA four-time GSF fan-favorite\, David is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of New Cold Wars: China’s Rise\, Russia’s Invasion\, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West. He has been a member of three teams that won the Pulitzer Prize\, including in 2017 for international reporting about Russia’s effort to manipulate the presidential election. \nJoin us on October 22nd at the historic Mark Twain House and hear from one of the top experts in foreign policy and global security. \n\nWednesday\, October 22nd | 7:00-8:00pm | Mark Twain House\, Hartford\, CT\nDoors open 6:30pm\nTickets: $55 General Admission | $40 Member Admission\nThe first 8 people to register will win a free copy of one of David’s books \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n Unlock special member pricing for all GSF2025 events by becoming a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut today. Join on our website or select the membership add-on during checkout. \nIf you are a federal employee who is furloughed\, you are invited to attend this event free of charge. Contact Abby Noyes at noyesa[@]ctwac.org to RSVP. \n\nIntroducing: GSF2025 All-Access Pass (CTWAC Members Only)\nYour ticket to all upcoming in-person and virtual GSF2025 events (excluding dinners and private events) - for just $99. Click the button below to unlock this member-exclusive offer. \nGSF2025 All-Access Pass \n\n\n \n\nFeaturing\nDavid Sanger\nChief White House and National Security Correspondent\, The New York Times \nDavid E. Sanger is the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times and the bestselling author of The Inheritance\, Confront and Conceal\, and The Perfect Weapon. He has been a member of three teams that won the Pulitzer Prize\, including in 2017 for international reporting about Russia’s effort to manipulate the presidential election. A contributor to CNN\, he also teaches national security policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. \n\nThis event is part of the Global Security Forum Series 2025 (GSF2025). GSF2025 is evolving to reach a growing number of attendees and to host more international and national leaders than ever before. GSF has expanded from a one-day gathering into a dynamic series of in-person and virtual events throughout Fall 2025. Learn more and find the full schedule here. \nThe theme of GSF2025 is Unraveling Order. We explore the edge of uncertainty - the threats that emerge when norms collapse and the opportunities that arise when power shifts. GSF2025 gathers the world’s top leaders and minds to ask: when certainty collapses\, what comes next? \n\nThank you to GSF2025 Sponsors\nBecome a GSF2025 Sponsor by contacting Council CEO Megan Torrey at mctorrey@ctwac.org. Unlock exclusive access\, increased visibility\, and shape the future of global security.\nGSF2025 Series Sponsorship Package (PDF) \n \n\nGSF2025 Presenting Partners\n \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n 
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/unraveling-order-david-sanger-gsf2025/
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