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SUMMARY:The Sister: The Most Dangerous Woman in the World
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 15th as author Sung-Yoon Lee introduces us to Kim Yo Jong\, the sister and named successor of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and “the most dangerous woman in the world.” \nLee’s book takes us inside the inner circle of North Korea’s mysterious family dynasty\, and tells the story of the regime’s top policymaker and chief propagandist who ruthlessly insulted foreign leaders and threatened a nuclear weapons strike. \nModerated by Jim Falk. \n\nThe details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, Nov. 15 | 7:00PM ET \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nTickets: Free\, required | RSVP here \n\nAbout the author:\nSung-Yoon Lee \nSung-Yoon Lee is a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Previously\, he taught Korean history at Tufts University. He has written on the politics of the Korean peninsula for numerous publications including The New York Times\, Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He has testified as an expert witness at the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearings on North Korea policy and has advised senior leaders\, including the President of the United States. \n\nAbout the moderator:\nJim Falk \nJim Falk\, President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, retired in March 2021 after serving as the organization’s president since 2001. 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 and honorary consul of Morocco. \n\nAbout the book\nThe Sister: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong\, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World by Sung-Yoon Lee \nThis first book on Kim Jong Un’s increasingly powerful sister\, tapped to be his successor\, offers jaw-dropping insights into the latest generation of North Korea’s secretive and murderous dynasty. \nThe first woman ever to issue the threat of a nuclear weapons strike is not even officially a head of state. Kim Yo Jong is the sister of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and\, as their murderous regime’s chief propagandist\, internal administrator\, and foreign policymaker\, she is the most powerful woman in North Korean history. Cruel but charming\, she threatens and insults foreign leaders with sardonic wit\, issuing proclamations and denunciations in her own name\, a first for any woman in the Korean royal family. She memorably called the South Korean Defense Minister “a senseless and scum-like guy” before going on to promise South Korea “a miserable fate little short of total destruction and ruin”. A princess by birth with great expectations for her macabre kingdom\, she was brought up to believe it is her mission to reunite North Korea with the South or die trying. She’s ruthless and incredibly dangerous. \nThe Sister\, written by Sung-Yoon Lee\, a scholar of Korean and East Asian studies and a specialist on North Korea\, is a fascinating\, authoritative account of the mysterious world of North Korea and its ruling dynasty—a family whose lust for power entails the brutal repression of civilians\, a missile program that can reach the continental US\, and the constant threat of global havoc. \nOrder The Sister here. \n\nHosts & Partners\n \n\nStay Globally Involved\nAs 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. \nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. Join now to access exclusive events and discounted pricing. \nIf you want to check your membership status\, email Abby at anoyes@ctwac.org or log in on the membership site.
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SUMMARY:Premiere: State of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive
DESCRIPTION:Watch the full conversation here. \nThe war in Ukraine is arguably at its most critical tipping point.  \nHaving won their survival by resisting Russian advances at the beginning of the war\, the Ukranian people are now engaged in a hard-fought counteroffensive to liberate the rest of their territory and citizens. \nOur Fellow Jonah Gosnay sat down with Dr. Fred Kagan to discuss the current state of the counteroffensive and our role in setting up Ukraine for success. \nPremiering: Friday\, September 15 | 4:00 PM | Live on our Youtube channel \nClick here to be notified for the premiere. \n\nThis conversation was recorded as part of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut’s 2023 Global Security Forum: Tipping Points & Tripwires. Register and learn more at www.gsf2023.com. Join us on September 21 and 22.  \n\nFeaturing: \nDr. Fred Kagan | Director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute \nFrederick W. Kagan\, author of the 2007 report Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq\, is one of the intellectual architects of the successful “surge” strategy in Iraq. He is the director of AEI’s Critical Threats Project and a former professor of military history at the US Military Academy at West Point. His books range from Lessons for a Long War (AEI Press\, 2010)\, coauthored with Thomas Donnelly\, to the End of the Old Order: Napoleon and Europe\, 1801-1805 (Da Capo\, 2006). \n\nAbout the 2023 Global Security Forum \nFrom the disruptive potential of AI to Russian threats of nuclear war\, Global Security Forum 2023 will focus on areas that will be critical tipping points for global security in the coming decade. How can we identify these tipping points and prepare for an uncertain future? Learn more at gsf2023.com.  \n\nStay globally involved\nAs a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events\, low ticket prices\, 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. \nTo renew your membership or become a member\, consider the member levels on our website. Join now so you don’t miss out on exclusive events like this. \nIf you want to check your membership status\, email Abby at anoyes@ctwac.org or log in on the membership site.
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SUMMARY:A Celebration of Peruvian Cuisine
DESCRIPTION:**This event is sold out. To join the waitlist\, please call us at (860) 241-6118 or email us at info@ctwac.org. \n\nThe World Affairs Council of Connecticut has teamed up with the Consulate General of Peru in Hartford to celebrate the culinary excellence of Peru at the James Beard-nominated Coracora restaurant.\nJoin us for dinner with the Consul General of Peru in Hartford\, Elvis Tuesta\, and engage in culinary diplomacy with members of our community over an exquisite selection of traditional Peruvian dishes. \nThe evening includes a welcome by Consul General Elvis Tuesta\, followed by remarks from Deputy Consul General Gonzalo Rivera on Peru’s culinary excellence. \n\n\n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, May 24th at 6:00 PM \nWhere: Coracora Restaurant | 162 Shield St. West Hartford \nTickets: $70 | Required | Availability is extremely limited \nTickets available here \n\nThe Restaurant\n\n \nCoracora is a family-owned restaurant\, with its owners and head chef hailing from Coracora\, Peru.\nThe restaurant is a nominee and finalist for the James Beard Foundation award for “Outstanding Restaurant\,” one of only five in the country. \nChef Macarena Ludena and owner Grecia Ludena have prepared an exclusive menu for our members\, showcasing the best dishes of their acclaimed cuisine. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoracora in the news\nCoracora restaurant in West Hartford celebrates James Beard nomination – CT Public \nCoracora restaurant in West Hartford named ‘gastronomy ambassador’ by Peruvian consul – Record Journal \nGovernor\, State and Local Officials Celebrate Coracora\, the West Hartford Restaurant Named a James Beard Finalist – Weha.com \n\n\n\nThe culinary excellence of Peru\nPeruvian food recently emerged as one of the most acclaimed cuisines in the world\, with its diverse global influences and creative use of local ingredients. \nLima\, Peru is considered by many the gastronomic capital of the Americas\, with many of its restaurants recognized in the World’s 50 Best in the last decade. \nRead more about Peruvian Cuisine here.  \n\n\nStay globally involved\nAs a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events\, low ticket prices\, 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. \nTo renew your membership or become a member\, consider the member levels on our website. Join now so you don’t miss out on exclusive events like this. \nIf you want to check your membership status\, email Abby at anoyes@ctwac.org or log in on the membership site.
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SUMMARY:American Journalists Covering China
DESCRIPTION:Hear Mike Chinoy\, former Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN\, address the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts at a luncheon in Springfield on his new book: Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People’s Republic.  \nThe Details\nWhen: Tuesday\, March 21 | 12:00PM \nWhere: The Student Prince | 8 Fort Street\, Springfield\, MA \nTickets: $45 – includes lunch | RSVP required by March 14\, 2023 | Tickets \n*For dietary restrictions please call 413-733-0110 or email Cyd Melcher at cmelcher@wacwestma.org \nAbout the Speaker\nMike Chinoy is a nonresident senior fellow at the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California. He spent twenty-four years as a foreign correspondent for CNN\, serving as the network’s first Beijing bureau chief and senior Asia correspondent. Before joining CNN\, Chinoy worked for CBS News and NBC News. He won Emmy\, Dupont\, and Peabody awards for his coverage of China. \nReporting on China has long been one of the most challenging and crucial of journalistic assignments. Foreign correspondents have confronted war\, revolution\, isolation\, internal upheaval\, and onerous government restrictions as well as barriers of language\, culture\, and politics. Nonetheless\, American media coverage of China has profoundly influenced U.S. government policy and shaped public opinion domestically and around the world. Assignment China tells the story of how American journalists have covered China—from the civil war of the 1940s through the COVID-19 pandemic—in their own words. \n\nHosted by\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nStay Globally Involved\nAs a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events\, low ticket prices\, 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. \nTo become a member\, consider the member levels on our website. \nIf you are a member – thank you! Make sure you stay involved by renewing your membership or inviting others to join you. To check your membership status\, email Abby at anoyes@ctwac.org or log in on the membership site.
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SUMMARY:Global Changemakers | International Women's Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:Global Changemakers: Women & the Fight for Freedom \nJoin us on Wednesday\, March 8 at 5:15PM ET for this virtual program in recognition of International Women’s Day. We’re highlighting Global Changemakers leading the global fight for freedom\, democracy\, and women’s rights. These three remarkable women will discuss the current state of the fight for freedom in Ukraine\, Afghanistan\, and Iran; and their role as a changemaker. Moderated by Council CEO Megan Torrey. \nThis important event represents an ongoing collaboration between the Women’s Leadership Center at the University of Saint Joseph and the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. \n\nFeaturing:\nH.E. Oksana Markarova | Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States  \nSince before the war in Ukraine began\, Ambassador Markarova has been a remarkable advocate for her country to the U.S. government\, garnering nationwide and bipartisan support for Ukraine in its fight for freedom and democracy. \nH.E. Adela Raz | Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Nations \nAmbassador Raz was Afghanistan’s first female Ambassador to the UN and the last Ambassador of the former Afghan government to the United States. She unofficially maintained her role for six months after the government she represented ceased to exist to offer help to displaced Afghans: unpaid and unaffiliated with the Taliban. She has since been an advocate for women’s rights in Afghanistan and is the Director of Princeton University’s Afghan Policy Lab. \nRoya Hakakian\, an Iranian-American Jewish journalist and former refugee\, will return to the Council to talk about the state of women’s rights in Iran. \n\nThe Details\nWhen: Wednesday\, March 8th | 5:15 PM \nWhere: Zoom Livestream \nTickets: Free | RSVP Required | Register here \n\nThe Speakers\nH.E. Oksana Markarova \nAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States \nOksana Markarova was appointed the Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA and arrived in DC on Apr 20\, 2021. She served in Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance in 2015-2020 as First deputy Minister and Government commissioner on investments and then since 2018 as a Minister of Finance. During her time at the Ministry she was a co-author of Ukraine’s macroeconomic revival program\, has conducted unprecedented fiscal consolidation leading to deficit to GDP of 2% and debt to GDP reduction to below 50%\, introduced midterm budgeting\, gender oriented budgeting as well as negotiated\, structured and coordinated successfully two IMF programs and other IFI cooperation programs. \nDuring her tenure she and her team has also created UkraineInvest government promotion agency\, Ukrainian Startup fund and an eData ecosystem of government public finance portals including spending.gov.ua\, openbudget.gov.ua and analytical instrument BOOST\, which opened the majority of the public finance data to the public and increased Ukraine in all major international data transparency ratings. \nPrior to career in public service Mrs. Markarova spent 17 years working in private equity and financial advisory having leadership roles in ITT investment group\, Western NIS Enterprise Fund\, Chemonics and and World bank\, as well as founded Archidata startup electronic archive company in between service positions in 2020. \nOksana Markarova serves at the Boards of UkraineHouse DC foundation in Washington DC\, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy\, Ukrainian Development Foundation and supports Ukrainian Catholic University and Ukrainian Press Museum-Archive. \nShe holds BS and MS degrees in Environmental Science from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine and MPA in public finance from Indiana University with academic excellency and best international student awards. \nMarkarova is married with four children and grandson. \n\nH.E. Adela Raz \nFormer Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations; former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the U.S. \nTwitter: @AdelaRaz \nAmbassador Adela Raz served as the last Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States. Prior to that Amb. Raz served as the first female Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations.  At the U.N.\, Amb. Raz was the Vice President of the 75th session of the General Assembly\, and was also appointed by the President of U.N’s General Assembly to serve as the co-coordinator on COVID-19-related initiatives. \nBefore her arrival at the U.N. Amb. Raz was the Deputy Foreign Minister in Afghanistan. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA\,) she managed the regional and economic cooperation portfolios and led the two major platforms: the Regional Economic Cooperation Conferences on Afghanistan and the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process. On behalf of MFA\, she helped to manage and coordinate the Brussels (2016) and Geneva (2018) Donor Conferences on Afghanistan and led the negotiations on the outcome documents. \nIn 2013\, she served as the first female Deputy Spokesperson and Director of Communications for President Hamid Karzai. \nShe began her career with the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and continued to work in a variety of positions at various international development organizations in the U.S. and Afghanistan. \nAmb. Raz holds a Master of Arts degree in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University\, and a Bachelor of Arts\, with honors\, with triple majors on International Relations\, Political Science\, and Economics from Simmons University in Boston. She also earned a certificate in International Development from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. \n\nRoya Hakakian \nRoya Hakakian is an Iranian American Jewish journalist\, lecturer\, and writer. Born in Iran\, she came to the United States as a refugee and is now a naturalized citizen. She is the author of several books\, including an acclaimed memoir in English called Journey From the Land of No\, Assassins of The Turqoise Palace\, and A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious. \nHer opinion columns\, essays and book reviews appear in English language publications like the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal and NPR’s All Things Considered\, among many others. She has collaborated on over a dozen hours of programming for leading journalism units in network television\, including CBS 60 Minutes. She currently serves as an editorial board member of World Affairs. An active thinker of foreign relations\, Roya is a founding member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. She has been featured in the Washington Post and the US News and World Report\, among other publications. In the book\, Political Awakenings by University of California at Berkeley’s Professor Harry Kreisler\, she has been highlighted “among the most important activists\, academics\, and journalists of her generation.” Roya is the author of two collections of poetry in Persian\, and is listed among the leading new voices in Persian poetry in the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. Her poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies around the world\, including La Regle Du Jeu\, Strange Times My Dear: The Pen Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature. \n\nHosted by\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nWith generous support from \n \n  \n  \n\nStay Globally Involved\nAs a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events\, low ticket prices\, 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. \nTo become a member\, consider the member levels on our website. \nIf you are a member – thank you! Make sure you stay involved by renewing your membership or inviting others to join you. To check your membership status\, email Abby at anoyes@ctwac.org or log in on the membership site.
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