BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//World Affairs Council of Connecticut - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T200000 DTSTAMP:20240809T171307Z 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:20240801T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T203000 DTSTAMP:20240731T145605Z 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:20240625T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T200000 DTSTAMP:20240624T162615Z 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:20240402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T200000 DTSTAMP:20240322T135720Z CREATED:20240306T210156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T135720Z UID:10000325-1712084400-1712088000@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Out of the Darkness with Frank Trentmann | The Germans: 1942-2022 DESCRIPTION:How can a nation reinvent itself? Author Frank Trentmann will join us April 2nd at 7PM EDT to tell the story of how the German people were able to rebuild after World War II and redefine their place in the world – and what we can learn from it today. In conversation with Jim Falk. \nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut with Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the American Council on Germany\, World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, WorldOregon\, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston\, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads\, and the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. \nOrder a copy of Out of the Darkness by Frank Trentmann here. \nThe details:\nWhen: Tuesday\, April 2 | 7:00PM EDT\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: Free | Registration required \n\n\nAbout the Author\n Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck\, University of London\, and at the University of Helsinki. He is the author of Empire of Things and Free Trade Nation\, and has been awarded the Whitfield Prize\, a Moore Distinguished Fellowship at Caltech\, the Austrian Science Book Prize\, the Humboldt Prize for Research\, and in 2023 the Bochum Historians’ Prize. He received his PhD from Harvard University and has taught at Princeton University. He grew up in Hamburg and lives in London. \nAbout the Moderator\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. and Board Vice Chair at Global Santa Fe. Jim 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\nAbout the Book\nOut of the Darkness: The Germans 1942-2022 by Frank Trentmann \nA gripping and nuanced history of the German people from World War II to the war in Ukraine\, including revealing new primary source material on Germany’s transformation. \nIn 1945\, Germany lay in ruins\, morally and materially. Its citizens stood condemned by history\, responsible for a horrifying genocide and war of extermination. But by the end of Angela Merkel’s tenure as chancellor in 2021\, Germany looked like the moral voice of Europe\, welcoming more than one million refugees\, holding together the tenuous threads of the European Union\, and making military restraint the center of its foreign policy. At the same time\, Germany’s rigid fiscal discipline and energy deals with Vladimir Putin have cast a shadow over the present. Innumerable scholars have asked how Germany could have degenerated from a nation of scientists\, poets\, and philosophers into one responsible for genocide. This book raises another vital question: How did a nation whose past has been marked by mass murder\, a people who cheered Adolf Hitler\, reinvent themselves\, and how much? \nTrentmann tells this dramatic story of the German people from the middle of World War II through the Cold War and the division into East and West to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the struggle to find a place in the world today. This journey is marked by a series of extraordinary moral conflicts: admissions of guilt and shame vying with immediate economic concerns; restitution for some but not others; tolerance versus racism; compassion versus complicity. Through a range of voices—German soldiers and German Jews; displaced persons in limbo; East German women and shopkeepers angry about energy shortages; opponents and supporters of nuclear power; volunteers helping migrants and refugees\, and right-wing populists attacking them—Trentmann paints a remarkable and surprising portrait spanning eighty years of the conflicted people at the center of Europe\, showing how the Germans became who they are today.\nPurchase Out of the Darkness here. \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. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/out-of-the-darkness-with-frank-trentmann-the-germans-1942-2022/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Out-of-the-Darkness-website-header-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240308T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240308T124500 DTSTAMP:20240308T141338Z CREATED:20240220T214817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T141338Z UID:10000323-1709898300-1709901900@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Global Changemakers with H.E. Oksana Markarova | IWD 2024 DESCRIPTION:Ambassador Oksana Markarova joins us again this International Women’s Day to share with us how the war in Ukraine is impacting its people and human rights globally. In conversation with CTWAC 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\nThe Details:\nWhen: Friday\, March 8th | 11:45 AM \nWhere: Virtual | Zoom Webinar \nTickets: Free | RSVP for zoom link required \n\nAbout the Ambassador:\nOksana Markarova | Ambassador 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. During 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. \nBy the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 370/2023\, dated July 5\, 2023\, Oksana Markarova was appointed as Ambassador of Ukraine with concurrent accreditation to Antigua and Barbuda. \nMarkarova is married with four children and grandson. \n\nHosted by\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. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/global-changemakers-with-h-e-oksana-markarova-iwd-2024/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IWD-2024-Ambassador-Markarova-Website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T200000 DTSTAMP:20240117T154244Z CREATED:20231213T161234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T154244Z UID:10000249-1707764400-1707768000@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Our Ancient Faith with Allen Guelzo: Lincoln\, Democracy\, & the American Experiment DESCRIPTION:On Lincoln’s birthday\, award-winning historian and author Allen Guelzo will join us in conversation on the American President whose firm and powerful beliefs in democracy guided him through one of the most tumultuous periods in American history – and how his beliefs continue to shape our country. In conversation with Jim Falk. \nHosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut in partnership with Global Santa Fe\, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads\, the Center for Presidential History at SMU\, and the Oregon Historical Society. \nThe details:\nWhen: Monday\, February 12 | 7:00PM ET \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nTickets: Free | Register here \n\nAbout the Author\nAllen C. Guelzo is Senior Research Scholar at the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University. He is the author of several books about the Civil War and early-nineteenth-century American history. He is a recipient of the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize for Military History and has been awarded the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize three times. He lives in Pennsylvania. \nPhoto: Courtesy Sameer Khan\, Fotobuddy \n\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\nAbout the Book\nOur Ancient Faith: Lincoln\, Democracy\, and the American Experiment \nAn intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy\, which guided him through the Civil War and is still relevant today—by a best-selling historian and three-time winner of the Lincoln Prize \n“It is altogether fitting and proper that\, with this meditation on democracy and its most subtle defender\, Allen Guelzo again demonstrates that he is today’s most profound interpreter of this nation’s history and significance.” —George F. Will \nAbraham Lincoln grappled with the greatest crisis of democracy that has ever confronted the United States. While many books have been written about his temperament\, judgment\, and steady hand in guiding the country through the Civil War\, we know less about Lincoln’s penetrating ideas and beliefs about democracy\, which were every bit as important as his character in sustaining him through the crisis. \nAllen C. Guelzo\, one of America’s foremost experts on Lincoln\, captures the president’s firmly held belief that democracy was the greatest political achievement in human history. He shows how Lincoln’s deep commitment to the balance between majority and minority rule enabled him to stand firm against secession while also committing the Union to reconciliation rather than recrimination in the aftermath of war. In bringing his subject to life as a rigorous and visionary thinker\, Guelzo assesses Lincoln’s actions on civil liberties and his views on race\, and explains why his vision for the role of government would have made him a pivotal president even if there had been no Civil War. Our Ancient Faith gives us a deeper understanding of this endlessly fascinating man and shows how his ideas are still sharp and relevant more than 150 years later. \nPurchase Our Ancient Faith here. \n\nHosts & Partners\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 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. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/our-ancient-faith-with-allen-guelzo/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lincoln-Website-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T200000 DTSTAMP:20231107T163451Z CREATED:20231018T195643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T163451Z UID:10000247-1700074800-1700078400@ctwac.org 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. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/the-sister-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-the-world/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/The-Sister-Website-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T200000 DTSTAMP:20230927T171750Z CREATED:20230809T203741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T171750Z UID:10000244-1697050800-1697054400@ctwac.org SUMMARY:The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination DESCRIPTION:Stuart A. Reid\, author of The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination\, joins us to discuss his upcoming book uncovering the truth behind the U.S.-sanctioned assassination of Patrice Lumumba\, the democratically elected leader of a newly independent Congo. \nThe Lumumba Plot is a page-turning spy thriller and a deeply researched historical account of a now-forgotten Cold War moment and a low point in U.S. foreign policy. \nModerated by Jim Falk\, Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair. \nIn partnership with Global Santa Fe\, the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, and the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, October 11th | 7:00 PM\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nRegistration: Free\, required | RSVP here \n\nThe Book\nThe Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination \nA spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo. \n \nIt was supposed to be a moment of great optimism\, a cause for jubilation. Congo was at last being set free from Belgium—one of seventeen countries to gain independence in 1960 from ruling European powers. Just days after the handover\, however\, Congo’s new army mutinied\, Belgian forces intervened\, and its leader Patrice Lumumba turned to the United Nations for help in saving his newborn nation from what the press was already calling “the Congo Crisis.” Dag Hammarskjöld\, the tidy Swede who was serving as UN secretary-general\, quickly arranged the organization’s biggest peacekeeping mission to date. But chaos was still spreading. Frustrated with the fecklessness of the UN\, Lumumba then approached the Soviets for help—an appeal that set off alarm bells at the CIA. To forestall the spread of communism in Africa\, the U.S. sent word to the CIA station chief in Leopoldville\, Larry Devlin: Lumumba had to go. \nWithin a year\, everything would unravel. The CIA plot to murder Lumumba would fizzle\, but he would be deposed in a CIA-backed coup and shot dead by Congolese assassins. Hammarskjöld\, too\, would die\, in a mysterious plane crash\, en route to negotiate a ceasefire with Congo’s rebellious southeast. And a young\, ambitious military officer named Joseph Mobutu\, who had once sworn fealty to Lumumba\, would seize power in Congo with U.S. help and misrule the country for more than three decades. For the Congolese people\, the events of 1960–61 represented the opening chapter of a long horror story. For the U.S. government\, however\, they provided a playbook for future interventions. \nPreorder The Lumumba Plot online here. \n\nAbout the Author\nStuart A. Reid is an executive editor of Foreign Affairs. He has written for The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, Politico Magazine\, Slate\, and other publications. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter. \n\nAbout the Moderator\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\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. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/the-lumumba-plot-the-secret-history-of-the-cia-and-a-cold-war-assassination/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lumumba-plot-website-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T200000 DTSTAMP:20230323T163218Z CREATED:20230309T202830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T163218Z UID:10000239-1679943600-1679947200@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Hinge Points: Inside North Korea's Nuclear Program DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive book talk with Dr. Siegfried Hecker – author of Hinge Points and Director Emeritus of the Los Alamos National Laboratory – as he describes what he saw and heard during his seven visits to North Korea’s nuclear centers from 2004 to 2010. Moderated by Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair\, Jim Falk. \nHosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville and World Affairs of Northern California \n\nThe Details\nWhen: Monday\, March 27th | 7:00PM EDT \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nTickets: Free | RSVP required \n\nThe Book\n \nHinge Points brings readers literally inside the North Korean nuclear program\, explains how the “Hermit Kingdom\,” with the weakest of hands became one of only three countries in the world that might target the United States with nuclear weapons. Hecker goes beyond the technical details―described in plain English from his on-the-ground experience at the North’s nuclear center at Yongbyon―to put the nuclear program exactly where it belongs\, in the context of decades of fateful foreign policy decisions in Pyongyang and Washington. \nDescribing these decisions as “hinge points\,” he traces the consequences of opportunities missed by both sides. Hecker’s unique ability to marry the technical with the diplomatic is well informed by his interactions with North Korean and U.S. officials over many years\, while his years of working with Russian\, Chinese\, Indian\, and Pakistani nuclear officials have given him an unmatched breadth of experience from which to view and interpret the thinking and perspective of the North Koreans. \nPurchase Hinge Points online here. \n\nThe Author\nSiegfried Hecker was at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for 34 years\, including 12 years as director. He was at Stanford University for 17 years\, including 6 years as co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation. He is now part-time professor of practice at Texas A&M University and at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Hecker has worked on nuclear matters for most of his career\, including having visited all countries with declared nuclear weapons programs\, including North Korea. \n\nThe Moderator\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  \n\nHosts & Partners\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. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/hinge-points-inside-north-koreas-nuclear-program/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hinge-Points-header-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T190000 DTSTAMP:20230308T014318Z CREATED:20230119T164313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T014318Z UID:10000235-1678295700-1678302000@ctwac.org 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. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/global-changemakers-2023/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IWD-Facebook-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T200000 DTSTAMP:20230308T014604Z CREATED:20220811T164221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T014604Z UID:10000136-1665687600-1665691200@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Abraham Accords DESCRIPTION:The Abraham Accords\, signed in 2020 between the U.S.\, Israel\, Bahrain\, and the United Arab Emirates\, aimed to normalize relations between the countries and outline regional security concerns.\nOur expert panel will discuss the pivotal role the Accords will play in the future of the region. \nThe Details:\nWhen: Thursday\, October 13th | 7:00 PM\nWhere: Zoom Webinar (link provided with ticket)\nTickets: Free | RSVP required \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration.\n We look forward to seeing you there! \nTICKETS \n \n \n \nIn partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and its Jewish Community Relations Council | UCONN Global \nSpeakers:\nH.E. Ambassador Meron Reuben | Consul General of Israel to New England \nH.E. Ambassador Amna Binzaal Almheiri | Consul General of the United Arab Emirates to New York \nJoseph Lieberman | Former US Senator – CT \nMr. Lieberman was born and raised in Stamford\, CT. Now Senior Counsel at the law firm of Kasowitz\, Benson\, Torres LLP in New York\, Joseph I. Lieberman was for 24 years a member of the U.S. Senate from Connecticut. At the end of his service in January 2013\, he was Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee\, and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee. Through both Committee positions\, he became a leader in protecting the security of the American people and supporting American international leadership. Senator Lieberman is known as a national leader who works across party lines to get things done and who speaks his conscience regardless of the political consequences. Before his election to the Senate in 1988\, Senator Lieberman served 10 years in the Connecticut State Senate and 6 years as Connecticut’s Attorney General. In 2000 he was the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. Senator Lieberman also serves on the board of several nonprofit organizations including the McCain Institute.\nSenator Lieberman is married to Hadassah Freilich Lieberman. Together they have four children and 12 grandchildren. \nRobert Greenway | President and Executive Director\, Abraham Accords Peace Institute \nRobert Greenway has more than 30 years’ experience in public service culminating as the senior U.S. government official responsible for developing\, coordinating and implementing U.S. government policy for all of the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council. Prior to service on the NSC he served as a Senior Intelligence Officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency\, and a combat veteran of the United States Army Special Forces. \nRead Mr. Greenway’s full bio here.  \n \n \n  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/abraham-accords/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-Redo-image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T130000 DTSTAMP:20230308T014945Z CREATED:20220809T185709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T014945Z UID:10000134-1663156800-1663160400@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Kleptocapture DESCRIPTION:From mega-yachts to bank accounts to possible Fabergé eggs – how the US is capturing ill-gotten gains of oligarchs to hurt Putin’s warchest. \nWhat does it take to enforce sanctions against Russia? Featuring the Director of the DOJ’s Kleptocapture Task Force\, Andrew Adams\, learn about how the US-coordinated seizure of Russian oligarchs’ mega-yachts and other assets protects the international order. \nThe Details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, Sept. 14 | 12:00 PM \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nTickets: Free | RSVP required \nTICKETS\n\nAbout the Speaker | Andrew Adams\nDirector\, DOJ Kleptocapture Task Force \nAndrew Adams joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in 2013\, where he worked as a junior AUSA in the Office’s Asset Forfeiture and Violent and Organized Crime Units. Andrew has investigated\, charged\, and tried cases with an emphasis on the integrity of financial institutions; transnational organized crime; sophisticated money laundering operations through both traditional and “crypto” platforms; and cases involving looted antiquities and frauds involving the sale of cultural property. In March of this year\, Andrew was asked to lead the Department of Justice’s sanctions response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/kleptocapture/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/kleptocapture-cover-faberge-eggs.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T123000 DTSTAMP:20210209T221605Z CREATED:20210209T215929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T221605Z UID:10000217-1617192000-1617193800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:China's Digital Currency with Yaya Fanusie DESCRIPTION:China is at the forefront of the world in its development of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). What does this mean for the global financial system? What implications could this new currency have for financial security and privacy in China and around the world? Should the U.S. develop a digital currency of its own? \nWe’re joined by Yaya J. Fanusie\, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) to explore. His research focuses on the national security implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Yaya spent seven years as both an economic and counterterrorism analyst in the CIA\, where he regularly briefed federal law enforcement\, U.S. military personnel\, and White House-level policy makers—including President George W. Bush whom he personally briefed on terrorism threats. \nBring your questions and join in the conversation! \nRSVP \n  \nThis event is part of the State of the World series. \nSubscribe to watch past episodes and get notified about future episodes on your favorite platform: \nCTWAC YouTube Channel | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts | Google Podcasts URL:https://ctwac.org/event/chinas-digital-currency-with-yaya-fanusie/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/China-Digital-Currency.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T124500 DTSTAMP:20210317T214251Z CREATED:20210313T234252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T214251Z UID:10000187-1616068800-1616071500@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Bee Trapped Inside the Window: A deeper dive DESCRIPTION:Now through March 21\, HartBeat Ensemble presents the play\, “Bee Trapped Inside the Window.” Before or after watching the show\, join the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and HartBeat Ensemble for a virtual conversation with the playwright and director. Together\, we’ll explore the play’s themes and the reverberating effects of human trafficking. \nFeaturing:\nPlaywright Saviana Stanescu\nDirector Vernice P. Miller \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET \n \n \n \nMore about the Play:\nBee Trapped Inside The Window explores modern-day slavery’s effect on the lives of three women of different backgrounds and ethnicities in the leafy suburbs of Connecticut. \nMay is an Asian-American in-house domestic worker for a wealthy family with kids; Sasha is a Russian-American corporate executive with a drinking problem; and Mia is Sasha’s black daughter\, who is exploring and gradually understanding her own biracial identity. \nWritten as intercut interior monologues sliding into dialogue\, the play follows Mia’s coming-of-age story over the course of 15 years through her relationships with her mom and her neighbor\, while offering a window into the lives of domestic workers and immigrants. \nBefore or after the discussion\, make sure to pick up your tickets to watch Bee Trapped Inside the Window\, playing virtually February 26 – March 21: https://www.showclix.com/event/bee-trapped-inside-the-window URL:https://ctwac.org/event/bee-trapped-inside-the-window-a-deeper-dive-into-human-trafficking-in-connecticut/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/State-of-the-World-Event-Cover-Images-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T124000 DTSTAMP:20210313T233149Z CREATED:20210313T233104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T233149Z UID:10000188-1615982400-1615984800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Celebration of Saint Patrick's Day DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY \nWith music\, poetry\, and discussion on the Ireland-U.S. partnership \nJoin us for special musical guests\, connections with colleagues across the Atlantic\, and a discussion with the Embassy of Ireland in the U.S. on the partnership between Ireland and the U.S.\, and what’s in store for the bilateral relationship in the year ahead. A partnership of CTWAC and the Ireland-Connecticut Business Council. \nCo-Hosted by\nMegan Clark Torrey\, CEO of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\nConall O Móráin\, Host of That Great Business Show \nFeaturing\nMusic from Patrick Dexter\,\nWith special pre-recorded message from the celebrated cellist\nPoetry Reading by Margaret Gibson\,\nPoet Laureate of the State of Connecticut shares a reading\nDiscussion with Harry Lester\,\nEconomic Counsellor for Trade\, Investment and Innovation\, Embassy of Ireland in the U.S. \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET URL:https://ctwac.org/event/celebration-of-saint-patricks-day/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Saint-Patricks-Day-Cover-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T123000 DTSTAMP:20210222T224914Z CREATED:20210222T224914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T224914Z UID:10000190-1615377600-1615379400@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Myanmar Coup and Threats to Democracy with Amb. Derek Mitchell DESCRIPTION:On February 1\, 2021\, a coup d’état in Myanmar ousted the nation’s democratically elected leaders and returned the state to full military rule. What led to this point? What happens next? Is this coup a sign that democracy is in retreat around the world? \nWe’re joined by Ambassador Derek Mitchell\, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar from 2012-2016\, America’s first ambassador to the country in 22 years. Ambassador Mitchell is currently the President of the National Democratic Institute. \nBring your questions and join us! \nRSVP HERE\n  \nThis event is part of the State of the World series. \nSubscribe to watch past episodes and get notified about future episodes on your favorite platform: \nCTWAC YouTube Channel | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts | Google Podcasts URL:https://ctwac.org/event/myanmar-coup-and-threats-to-democracy-with-amb-derek-mitchell/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-of-the-World-Event-Cover-Images-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T123000 DTSTAMP:20210212T193056Z CREATED:20210209T221225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T193056Z UID:10000222-1614772800-1614774600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:The Domestic Extremist Threat with Seamus Hughes DESCRIPTION:The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that domestic terrorism in the United States is on the rise. What are the roots of this homegrown violence? What are the motivations of these domestic extremist groups? What threat does growing extremism pose to the U.S. and the world? \nWe’re joined by Seamus Hughes\, Deputy Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. He is an expert on terrorism\, homegrown violent extremism\, and countering violent extremism (CVE). \nRSVP\n  \nThis event is part of the State of the World series. \nSubscribe to watch past episodes and get notified about future episodes on your favorite platform: \nCTWAC YouTube Channel | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts | Google Podcasts URL:https://ctwac.org/event/the-domestic-extremist-threat-with-seamus-hughes/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-of-the-World-Event-Cover-Images-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210302T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210302T190000 DTSTAMP:20210225T180225Z CREATED:20210225T164752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T180225Z UID:10000189-1614708000-1614711600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:International Women's Day: Leadership through Crisis DESCRIPTION:Join us for this program in recognition of International Women’s Day to learn more about the leadership styles of women through the pandemic. This 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. \nOur featured guests are Supriya Garikipati and Lynn Ricci. Dr. Supriya Garikipati’s key research interest is in evaluating the interplay between economic policy and gender. She is the co-author of the globally-recognized paper\, “Leading the Fight Against the Pandemic: Does Gender ‘Really’ Matter?” The research evaluated 194 countries and found that COVID outcomes are systematically better in countries led by women. \nLynn Ricci is the President and CEO of the Hospital for Special Care in CT. Throughout the evening’s discussion\, Ms. Ricci will focus on decisions made early in the face of COVID-19\, as well as support she has provided to her staff\, clinicians\, patients\, and their families across the many months of the pandemic. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET \n \n \n \n\n\nGlobal Changemakers: A Celebration of International Women’s Day is an annual partnership of URL:https://ctwac.org/event/international-womens-day-leadership-through-crisis/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IWD-2021.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T123000 DTSTAMP:20210209T221914Z CREATED:20210209T220918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T221914Z UID:10000221-1614168000-1614169800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Iran Deal: Revive\, Renegotiate or Reject? with Trita Parsi\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:The U.S. and Iran are currently in a stalemate. Though the Biden Administration has indicated it intends for the U.S. to rejoin the JCPOA\, the U.S. and Iran are both unwilling to make the first move. \nAs the U.S. and Iran navigate a rocky road ahead\, who will take the first step? Where will the path of negotiations lead? Is there a better deal to be found? Ultimately\, will the deal be recovered\, renegotiated or rejected altogether? \nDive into these questions and more with Trita Parsi\, Ph.D.\, co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft\, award-winning author\, and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. \nRSVP\n  \nThis event is part of the State of the World series. \nSubscribe to watch past episodes and get notified about future episodes on your favorite platform: \nCTWAC YouTube Channel | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts | Google Podcasts URL:https://ctwac.org/event/iran-deal-revive-renegotiate-or-reject-with-trita-parsi-ph-d/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-of-the-World-Event-Cover-Images-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T143000 DTSTAMP:20210212T200848Z CREATED:20210212T200848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T200848Z UID:10000220-1613912400-1613917800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Partner Event! The U.S. & Global Relevance of the Black Lives Matter Movement DESCRIPTION:Partner Event! Greater Hartford (CT) Chapter of The Links\, Incorporated Presents: \nThe U.S. & Global Relevance of the Black Lives Matter Movement \n  \nRSVP Here\n  \n \n  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/partner-event-the-u-s-global-relevance-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-of-the-World-Event-Cover-Images-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T123000 DTSTAMP:20210209T221403Z CREATED:20210209T220523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T221403Z UID:10000219-1613563200-1613565000@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Combating International Human Trafficking with Heather Fischer DESCRIPTION:Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar criminal industry that denies freedom to 24.9 million people around the world.* \nIn the summer of 2020\, the hashtag #SaveTheChildren/#SaveOurChildren coopted global concern over human trafficking to further QAnon conspiracy and misinformation. \nWhen confronted with such a widespread and urgent issue\, how do we decipher fact from fiction? What can we do to combat global human trafficking? \nHeather Fischer is a senior advisor for human trafficking in the Philanthropy sector\, who most recently served as the first-ever White House special advisor for human trafficking. She joins us to discuss the extent of the problem\, what it looks like\, and how we can help end trafficking around the world \n*Definition from the Polaris Project \nRSVP\n  \nThis event is part of the State of the World series. \nSubscribe to watch past episodes and get notified about future episodes on your favorite platform: \nCTWAC YouTube Channel | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts | Google Podcasts URL:https://ctwac.org/event/combating-international-human-trafficking-with-heather-fischer/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-of-the-World-Event-Cover-Images-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T123000 DTSTAMP:20210209T221322Z CREATED:20210204T150848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T221322Z UID:10000184-1612958400-1612960200@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Feminist Foreign Policy with Stephenie Foster DESCRIPTION:What does it mean for a nation to have feminist foreign policy? Should the U.S. join nations such as Sweden\, Canada\, France\, and Mexico in implementing such policies? Does the U.S. want – or need – a feminist foreign policy agenda? \nStephenie Foster\, co-founder and partner at Smash Strategies\, and former senior Advisor in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues\, oversaw the State Department’s efforts to implement the National Action Plan on Women\, Peace\, and Security. \nJoin us as we discuss with Stephenie what a feminist foreign policy is – and why the U.S. may need a comprehensive agenda in order to compete and lead the future. \nRSVP Here URL:https://ctwac.org/event/feminist-foreign-policy-with-stephenie-foster/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-of-the-World-Event-Cover-Images-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T123000 DTSTAMP:20210201T135918Z CREATED:20210201T135529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T135918Z UID:10000213-1612353600-1612355400@ctwac.org SUMMARY:State of the World | Senator Chris Murphy DESCRIPTION:A new administration means a new foreign policy agenda.\n\nSenator Chris Murphy\, member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee\, joins us to address the foreign policy priorities of the United States – from climate change to racial justice and from North Korea to Saudi Arabia – in the midst of a turbulent transition and shifting global landscape.\n\n\n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Wed.\, February 3 | 12:00pm – 12:30pm ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: Free | RSVP required\n\n\nRSVP Here  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/state-of-the-world-senator-chris-murphy/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-of-the-World-Twitter-Posts-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T170000 DTSTAMP:20201210T170457Z CREATED:20201210T170457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201210T170457Z UID:10000203-1608303600-1608310800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Holiday Open House DESCRIPTION:Stop by (virtually\, of course) on Friday\, December 18 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm for a fun happy hour open house with fellow members and board. Bring your favorite festive beverage and get ready for door prizes\, games\, trivia\, and – above all – the chance to connect after a year apart. \nWe can’t wait to see you there. \nThis is a FREE event. Stay for the duration\, or stop by for a quick hello! \nRSVP HERE URL:https://ctwac.org/event/holiday-open-house/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Holiday-Open-House-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T193000 DTSTAMP:20201211T152246Z CREATED:20201211T152246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T152246Z UID:10000211-1607970600-1607974200@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Virtual Town Hall with Senator Murphy | Global Health in the Time of COVID DESCRIPTION:Addressing global health is more important than ever in these pandemic times. \nSenator Chris Murphy is in a position to have a big impact on global health as a member of the Senate subcommittee that funds foreign aid. This will be an opportunity for Connecticut organizations and concerned citizens to hear the Senator’s views and ask him questions on important global health issues. \nRSVP HERE \n  \nThis event is a partnership of: Yale Institute for Global Health\, Fund for Global Health\, Connecticut Public Health Association\, and the World Affairs Council of Connecticut URL:https://ctwac.org/event/virtual-town-hall-with-senator-murphy-global-health-in-the-time-of-covid/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/YouTube-Covers-Thumbnails-22.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T170000 DTSTAMP:20201208T214306Z CREATED:20201208T214306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T214306Z UID:10000201-1607702400-1607706000@ctwac.org SUMMARY:MUN 2020 Closing Ceremonies DESCRIPTION:Our Model United Nations conference usually convenes at University of Hartford for a two-day conference\, but this year\, we went virtual. Though an online UN simulation comes with its challenges\, one of the perks is getting to share the closing ceremonies with our community for the first time! Tune in on Friday to hear each committee’s resolutions to timely global issues\, from security in a pandemic to modern slavery. \nJoin us to celebrate these students’ accomplishments and their innovative responses to crises and more! \nRSVP HERE URL:https://ctwac.org/event/mun-2020-closing-ceremonies/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MUN-Closing-Ceremonies.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T130000 DTSTAMP:20201026T194648Z CREATED:20201026T194648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T194648Z UID:10000090-1603886400-1603890000@ctwac.org SUMMARY:State of the World | Special Election Edition DESCRIPTION:This election is a defining moment for the U.S. and the world. Where do your fellow citizens stand? \nIn this special pre-election conversation\, Council leaders from diverse states across the nation talk will share what it’s like on-the-ground in their communities leading up to the election\, the global issues that their states are most focused on\, and the importance of civil society in this moment. Join us. \nCouncil leaders include:\nDellashon DiCresce\, World Affairs Council of Detroit\, Michigan\nJim Falk\, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, Texas\nTim Horgan\, World Affairs Council of New Hampshire\nMatthew Hughes\, International Relations Council\, Kansas City\, Missouri\nDerrick Olsen\, WorldOregon\, Portland\, Oregon\nPatrick Terrien\, Columbus Council on World Affairs\, Ohio\nXiao Yin Zhao\, World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana\nModerated by Megan Clark Torrey\, World Affairs Council of Connecticut \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1BEFORE THE EVENT:On the day of the event\, before tuning in\, place your order at any of the following local spots and enjoy a great meal while we celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year!\nMention the World Affairs Council or this event when placing your order\, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Council to support this celebration! \nFENG CHOPHOUSE93 Asylum Street\, Hartford\, CT 06103 \nORDER NOWJUICY CAJUN SEAFOOD220 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT 06457 \nORDER NOWKALIUBON RAMEN54 Memorial Road\, West Hartford\, CT 06107 \nORDER NOWSAKURA GARDEN - GLASTONBURY120 Hebron Avenue\, Glastonbury\, CT 06033 \nORDER NOWSAKURA GARDEN - SOUTH WINDSOR800 Evergreen Way\, South Windsor\, CT 06074 \nORDER NOWSHU - FAIRFIELD1795 Post Road\, Fairfield\, CT 06824 \nORDER NOWSHU - HARTFORD156 Shield Street\, West Hartford\, CT 06110 \nORDER NOWSMOKEKING RESTUARANT280 Main Street\, New Hartford\, CT 06057 \nORDER NOWSONG RESTAURANT74 LaSalle Road\, West Hartford\, CT 06107 \nORDER NOW \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/state-of-the-world-special-election-edition/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/YouTube-Covers-Thumbnails-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T123000 DTSTAMP:20201019T213052Z CREATED:20201014T145208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T213052Z UID:10000088-1603281600-1603283400@ctwac.org SUMMARY:The Future of Work with Ravi Kumar\, President\, Infosys DESCRIPTION:Ravi Kumar\, President of Infosys\, on the Future of Work \nIn a time of rapid change\, how will COVID-19 transform the way we work? What does the workplace of the future look like? \nWe are joined by Ravi Kumar\, President of Infosys\, to discuss everything from digital transformation to hiring for potential over pedigree\, our state and national post-pandemic economic recovery\, and more. Moderated by Megan Clark Torrey\, CEO. \nIn partnership with AdvanceCT\, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology\, and Trinity College \nThe Details: \nWhen: Wednesday\, Oct. 21 | 12:00pm – 12:30pm ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: Free | RSVP required \nRSVP Here URL:https://ctwac.org/event/the-future-of-work/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Ravi-Kumar-Cover-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T170000 DTSTAMP:20201014T152717Z CREATED:20201014T144821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201014T152717Z UID:10000087-1602777600-1602781200@ctwac.org SUMMARY:John Brennan\, Undaunted\, in conversation with Janet Napolitano DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Orange County in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and RJ Julia Booksellers present: \nJohn Brennan\, Undaunted\, in conversation with Janet Napolitano \nBrennan pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the Agency\, describing the selfless\, patriotic\, and invisible work of the women and men involved in national security. \nHe also examines the insularity\, arrogance\, and myopia that have\, at times\, undermined its reputation in the eyes of the American people and of members of other branches of government. Through topics ranging from George W. Bush’s intervention in Iraq to his thoughts on the CIA’s controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques to his eye-opening account of the planning of the raid that resulted in Bin Ladin’s death to his realization that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election\, Brennan brings the reader behind the scenes of some of the most crucial moments in recent U.S. history. He also candidly discusses the times he has failed to live up to his own high standards and the very public fallouts that have resulted. \nWith its behind-the-scenes look at how major U.S. national security policies and actions unfolded during his long and distinguished career―especially during his eight years in the Obama administration―John Brennan’s memoir is a work of history with strong implications for the future of America and our country’s relationships with other world powers. \nUndaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies\, at Home and Abroad offers a rare and insightful look at the often-obscured world of national security\, the intelligence profession\, and Washington’s chaotic political environment. But more than that\, it is a portrait of a man striving for integrity; for himself\, for the CIA\, and for his country. \nThe Details:\nWhen: Thursday\, Oct. 15 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: $30 | Ticket holders will receive a copy of Undaunted\, from our friends at CT bookstore\, RJ Julia\, with a bookplate signed by John Brennan\nReserve your ticket here\n\n\n\n\nJohn O. Brennan was one of President Obama’s most trusted national security advisors during all eight years of the Obama Administration\, first as assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism and then as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Brennan had previously worked in the CIA from 1980 to 2005\, where he specialized in Middle Eastern affairs and counterterrorism and served as President Clinton’s daily intelligence briefer. Mr. Brennan received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Fordham University in 1977 and a master’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. \n  \n  \nJanet Napolitano served as the 21st Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013\, under President Barack Obama. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/john-brennan-undaunted-in-conversation-with-janet-napolitano/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Copy-of-Copy-of-Digital-Series-Cover-Images-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T130000 DTSTAMP:20200915T183424Z CREATED:20200915T165152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T183424Z UID:10000083-1601640000-1601643600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Renew America DESCRIPTION:Renew America\nWhat impact does the polarization of U.S. civil society have on the world’s security? How can we reckon with deep divisions within the U.S. in order to create a more united nation and secure world? \nJoin us to discuss these urgent questions and their implications for national and global security. Featuring General Wesley Clark\, (Ret.)\, former Supreme Allied Commander\, Europe\, and special bipartisan guest panel. \nExplore + RSVP URL:https://ctwac.org/event/renew-america/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renew-America_GSF2020.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR