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SUMMARY:Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea's Nuclear Program | Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive discussion featuring Siegfried Hecker\, author of Hinge Points\, on his firsthand account from inside North Korea’s nuclear program\, and moderated by Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair\, Jim Falk. \nHosted by the Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse in Santa Fe\, NM and Global Santa Fe \nThis will be an in-store presentation\, live-streamed on Zoom. \n\nThe Book \n \nHinge Points brings readers literally inside the North Korean nuclear program\, joining Siegfried Hecker to see what he saw and hear what he heard in his visits to North Korea from 2004 to 2010. 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. The result has been that successive U.S. administrations have been unable to prevent the North\, with the weakest of hands\, from becoming one of only three countries in the world that might target the United States with nuclear weapons. 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 or call the store to order. \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\nWhat: Livestreamed discussion and Q&A on author Siegfried Hecker’s book\, detailing his visits inside North Korea’s nuclear centers. \nWhen: Thursday\, February 9th | 6:00PM MST | 4:00PM EST \nWhere: Zoom and in-person at the Collected Works Bookstore \nTickets: Zoom registration | RSVP required \n\nHosts \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.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/hinge-points-an-inside-look-at-north-koreas-nuclear-program-book-talk/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T120000
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SUMMARY:Partner Event | The World Ahead: 2023
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Tom Standage\, Deputy Editor at The Economist\nEach year\, The Economist publishes “The World Ahead” series: an informed prediction of the major themes that will dominate the coming year. Spanning topics from politics to technology to sociology and more\, this series edited by Tom Standage is as ambitious as it is awe-inspiring. On December 14\, Standage rejoins the Council to discuss his publication’s analysis for 2023. \n“The World Ahead” is one of the most prestigious launches in The Economist’s annual publishing calendar. This future-gazing publication prepares audiences for the year to come with mind-stretching insights and expert-level analysis. Written by The Economist correspondents and editors alongside globally recognized public figures\, it is regarded as essential reading by individuals\, professionals\, and policymakers alike. It circulates in more than 90 countries\, in 24 languages\, to a world audience in excess of 2.8 million people. \nThe Details: \nWhen: Wednesday\, December 14\, 2022 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Time Zone: America/Chicago\nEastern Time: Wednesday\, December 14\, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nWhere: Virtual Event \nTickets: Free | RSVP Required \nRegister \n\nAbout the Speaker: \nTom Standage is deputy editor of The Economist and editor of its future-gazing annual\, “The World Ahead.” Standage directs the newspaper’s digital strategy and the development of new digital products and is the author of seven history books\, including “Writing on the Wall” (2013)\, “The Victorian Internet” (1998) and “A History of the World in 6 Glasses” (2005). He studied engineering and computing at Oxford University and has written for other publications including the New York Times\, Daily Telegraph\, The Guardian and Wired. \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. Additionally\, Jim co-hosts The McCuistion Program\, a public affairs program\, that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and honorary consul of Morocco. \n\nHosted by:\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nIn partnership with:
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/partner-event-the-world-ahead-2023/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:U.S.-China Relations: Foreign Trade Policy and Business Update
DESCRIPTION:What are the current U.S.-China relations under the Biden administration and how has it impacted trade? And how have China’s closed borders impacted U.S. businesses and their supply chains? \nJoin us as we speak with Ambassador Paul W. Speltz (Ret.)\, Chairman and CEO of Global Strategic Associates\, LLC.\, and Jeffrey Goldstein\, Owner of Onward Global\, about the way forward for U.S.-China trade relations and business. \nThis event is in partnership with the Connecticut China Council\, Inc. \n  \nAbout the speakers \nJeffrey Goldstein\, Owner of Onward Global \nJeffrey Goldstein is owner of Onward Global\, an independent contracting practice providing international start-ups\, brands and retailers leadership support scaling and managing their sourcing\, manufacturing and ethical compliance in Asia.   \nChina based 12+ years\, Jeffrey has helped companies build strategic partnerships\, maximize profitability\, and mitigate operational risks across their supply-chains in China\, Vietnam\, Cambodia\, Bangladesh\, Myanmar and India.  This has included the identification and training of 300+ factories\, overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars in procurement\, and developing dozens of innovative consumer and industrial goods successfully launched at retail. \nPrior to starting Onward Global in 2017\, Jeffrey directed global operations for a leading lifestyle goods company servicing customers such as Columbia Sportswear\, Target\, Walmart and Dell.   \nJeffrey received an MBA from Tongji University in Shanghai (’16) and studied Chinese Politics & Diplomacy at Fudan University in Shanghai (’08) and Peking University in Beijing (’06). He received a BA in International Studies from the University of Denver (’08). \n  \nAmbassador Paul W. Speltz\, Chairman and CEO\, Global Strategic Associates\, LLC \nAmbassador Paul W. Speltz is the Chairman and CEO of Global Strategic Associates\, LLC.  For over 40 years\, Paul has lived and worked in Asian business and finance\, both in the private and public sectors. \nImmediately before launching GSA\, Paul served as the President of Kissinger Associates\, Inc. Prior to that\, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to and Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila. In this role\, Paul represented the United States extensively throughout Northern\, Southern and Central Asia to expand regional trade\, promote financial cooperation\, and increase private sector lending and financing activity. In 2004\, United States Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow designated Paul the Financial and Economic Emissary to The People’s Republic of China\, in which capacity Paul spearheaded the U.S. government’s economic and financial cooperative initiatives with China. \nPrior to serving as Ambassador\, Paul spent 20 years as a prominent member of the international business community. He served as Managing Director of Global Operations for New York-based Bluestone Capital and as a Senior Director and Advisor on Asian geopolitical activities for United Technologies Corporation (UTC). In 1972\, Paul started his own business in China and Asia\, which over the years first merged with ATC International and\, in 1981\, sold to Citicorp. Following the sale\, Paul stayed with Citicorp in China and Asia as Vice President.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/us-trade-with-china/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T170000
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SUMMARY:Model UN | 2020 Conference
DESCRIPTION:While this year may look at little different\, the World Affairs Council of Connecticut continues to bring students across the state the same high quality topics and debate – now in a virtual format for the 2020 CTWAC Model UN! \nUnited Nations Tours and Briefings: Each student will be able to participate in a virtual UN tour and briefing set up by CTWAC. \nPosition Papers and Resolutions: Students will submit position papers that will be posted as blogs on the CTWAC website. This is to allow delegates to interact with each other prior to debate. Resolutions are optional and the top resolutions will be sent to all participants in the committee (via google docs) to be reviewed prior to debate. \nTopics: \nDisarmament and International Security | Security During a Pandemic\nEconomic and Financial | Building Economic Equity in Post-crisis Scenarios\nSocial\, Humanitarian\, and Cultural | Modern Slavery\nWorld Health Organization | Vaccine distribution and access\nFood and Agricultural Organization | Sustainable Food and Agriculture\nHistorical Crisis Committee | Battle of Thermopylae\nSecurity Council \nParticipation: Due to size limitations in the virtual format\, we will allow teams of students only up to 2. Students can participate through their school club\, but if your school does not have a club this year\, students may participate individually or on teams of up to 2 individual students per committee. You will indicate this when registering. \nRegistration: Contact Nicole Struth\, Education Director\, at nstruth@ctwac.org \n 
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/model-un-2020-conference/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T163000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Model UN: Water Scarcity
DESCRIPTION:May 7th – Water Scarcity\nThis 90-minute simulations\, hosted via Zoom\, put you in the middle of the action debating some of today’s most pressing global issues. \nEvery continent in the world is impacted by water scarcity at least 1 month out of the year. How do we work together to protect this precious resource? \nREGISTER HERE\nRegister by Tuesday\, May 5th \n  \nWho can participate? \nThese virtual simulations are for high-school student delegates only. Previous Model UN experience preferred. If you have any questions about participation\, contact Nicole Struth\, Education Director\, at: nstruth@ctwac.org \nWhat is Virtual Model UN? \nAs a delegate\, you will represent a country of your choice and work with your peers from around the state to find a resolution to critical global concerns. \nHow does it work? \nThese virtual face to face simulations will take place at 3:00 pm. Information regarding country selections\, resolutions\, and online debate procedure will be sent to you upon registration.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/virtual-model-un-water-scarcity/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T150000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Model UN: Nuclear Deterrence
DESCRIPTION:April 30th – Nuclear Deterrence\nThis 90-minute simulations\, hosted via Zoom\, put you in the middle of the action debating some of today’s most pressing global issues. \n9 countries have nuclear weapons capabilities. Does deterrence work\, or should all weapons be eliminated? \nREGISTER HERE\nRegister by Tuesday\, April 28th \n  \nWho can participate? \nThese virtual simulations are for high-school student delegates only. Previous Model UN experience preferred. If you have any questions about participation\, contact Nicole Struth\, Education Director\, at: nstruth@ctwac.org \nWhat is Virtual Model UN? \nAs a delegate\, you will represent a country of your choice and work with your peers from around the state to find a resolution to critical global concerns. \nHow does it work? \nThese virtual face to face simulations will take place at 3:00 pm. Information regarding country selections\, resolutions\, and online debate procedure will be sent to you upon registration.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/virtual-model-un-nuclear-deterrence/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200423T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200423T163000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Model UN: Refugee Crisis
DESCRIPTION:April 23rd – The Refugee Crisis\nThis 90-minute simulations\, hosted via Zoom\, put you in the middle of the action debating some of today’s most pressing global issues. \nGlobal conflict has displaced over 65 million people. How will you ensure the safety of the refugee population\, while sharing the responsibility to care for the vulnerable? \nREGISTER HERE\nRegister by Tuesday\, April 21st \n  \nWho can participate? \nThese virtual simulations are for high-school student delegates only. Previous Model UN experience preferred. If you have any questions about participation\, contact Nicole Struth\, Education Director\, at: nstruth@ctwac.org \nWhat is Virtual Model UN? \nAs a delegate\, you will represent a country of your choice and work with your peers from around the state to find a resolution to critical global concerns. \nHow does it work? \nThese virtual face to face simulations will take place at 3:00 pm. Information regarding country selections\, resolutions\, and online debate procedure will be sent to you upon registration.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/virtual-model-un-refugee-crisis/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T120000
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SUMMARY:US vs. China: Competition for Credibility and a Cure
DESCRIPTION:The contentious U.S.-China relationship has just found a new battleground: the coronavirus. Bring your lunch and your questions and join Richard Fontaine\, CEO\, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)\, to discuss what the coronavirus means for U.S.-China cooperation\, competition\, and the power struggle for global leadership. Moderated by CEO\, Megan Torrey. \nThis discussion is FREE. Registration required. \nRegister Here
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/us-vs-china-competition-for-credibility-and-a-cure/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T180000
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SUMMARY:Syria\, Iraq\, and the U.S.: What's Next?
DESCRIPTION:Free Event! Spots limited. Click here to RSVP. \n\n \n  \nFree Event! Spots limited. Click here to RSVP. \n\nFeaturing Robert S. Ford\, Ambassador (Ret.)\nAmbassador Robert Ford is a scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington\, DC and a fellow Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs where he teaches about U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East. \nFord was the U.S. Ambassador to Syria from 2011 to 2014. For his defense of human rights in Syria he received the Profile in Courage award from the John F Kennedy Library in Boston in 2015. Ford also served as the Political Affairs Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad 2004-2006 where he helped American efforts to facilitate establishment of a new\, permanent Iraqi government. He was Deputy Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad 2008 – 2010 where he led a team that prepared the plans for the longer-term U.S. diplomatic presence in Iraq used by the Obama administration. He was the U.S. Ambassador in Algeria 2006 – 2008 where he strengthened bilateral cooperation in the rule of law and education sectors. He also served in Bahrain\, Cameroon\, Egypt\, Turkey and Washington. Before joining the diplomatic service he was a volunteer teacher with the Peace Corps in Morocco 1980 – 1982. \nFord speaks English\, Arabic and French and appears regularly in US\, European and Arabic media. He has published articles in the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, and Foreign Affairs among others and has given guest lectures at Harvard\, Princeton\, MIT\, UCLA\, Tufts\, Johns Hopkins and other schools in the U.S. and Canada. Ford was featured in the book The Ambassadors: America’s Diplomats on the Front Lines\, by Paul Richter\, recently released in late 2019. \n  \nEmma Sky\, Yale University\nEmma Sky is director of Yale’s Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program and a Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute\, where she teaches Middle East politics. She is the author of the highly acclaimed The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq (2015) and In a Time of Monsters: Travelling in a Middle East in Revolt (2019). \nSky served as advisor to the Commanding General of US Forces in Iraq from 2007-2010; as advisor to the Commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2006; as advisor to the US Security Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process in 2005; and as Governorate Co-ordinator of Kirkuk for the Coalition Provisional Authority\, 2003-2004. Prior to that\, Sky worked in the Palestinian territories for a decade\, managing projects to develop Palestinian institutions; and to promote co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians. In addition\, Emma has provided technical assistance on poverty elimination\, human rights\, justice public administration reform\, security sector reform\, and conflict resolution in the Middle East\, South Asia and Africa. \nSky has published numerous articles including in The New York Times\, Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, Politico\, Atlantic\, Slate\, Survival\, Center for a New American Security\, US Institute of Peace\, the Guardian\, and the Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Sky was educated at Oxford (UK)\, Alexandria (Egypt)\, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) and Liverpool (UK). Sky is an Officer of the British Empire. \n  \nQuestions? Please contact Amanda Jolly\, VP\, Programs\, at (860) 241-6118 or ajolly@ctwac.org.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/syria-iraq-and-the-u-s-whats-next/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T123000
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SUMMARY:Global Security in a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Bring your lunch and join us live to talk the national and global security implications of the coronavirus with David Sanger\, National Security Correspondent\, The New York Times: from the global competition to develop a vaccine to how this may impact our technology landscape. \nThis discussion is FREE. Registration required. Register through the link below. \nRegister Here
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/global-security-in-a-pandemic/
LOCATION:Zoom
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