FilterAllModel United NationsDigital EpisodesGlobal Security ForumLuminary AwardCxC:AmplifiedEventsSort By DateTitleDate Combating Human Trafficking Digital Episodes, State of the World Heather Fischer, senior advisor for human trafficking in the Philanthropy sector, most recently served as the first-ever White... Read More Feminist Foreign Policy Digital Episodes, State of the World Stephenie Foster, co-founder and partner at Smash Strategies, joins Council CEO Megan Torrey to define what a feminist foreign... Read More U.S. Foreign Policy for a New Administration Digital Episodes, State of the World Senator Chris Murphy, (D-CT), member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sits down with Megan Torrey, Council... Read More Luminary Award 2020 | Paul Bucha Luminary Award On Thursday, October 1, we had the honor of celebrating the local, national, and global leadership of Paul Bucha, Recipient... 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Read More Tech, Privacy, and Bias in the COVID Era Digital Episodes The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a new era of technology in health, from digital contact tracing and health data... Read More The Explosion in Beirut Events What does it look like when a state collapses? This question was posed by Steven Cook while reporting on Lebanon one week... Read More A Conversation with Amb. Huang Ping Digital Episodes We discuss China-Connecticut trade, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a vision for our post-pandemic global economy. Read More COVID-19 and Future of Education Digital Episodes We discuss the impact of COVID-19 on education around the world and address questions such as: How will the pandemic... Read More Negotiating U.S. Policy in the Middle East Digital Episodes Today, the U.S. confronts policy challenges, shifting alliances, and escalating tensions in the Middle East. We explore the... Read More Securing the 2020 Election Digital Episodes The 2020 U.S. election is poised to be one of the most consequential in the history of the nation. It is also an election... Read More Syria, Iraq and the US: What's Next? Events Ambassador Robert Ford (ret.), U.S. Ambassador to Syria from 2011-2014 and Emma Sky, Director of the Greenberg World... Read More Global Migration during COVID-19 Digital Episodes The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed or halted migration around the world. At the same time, the U.S. administration last... Read More Building a Resilient World Digital Episodes From the anthrax scare to the HIV/AIDS crisis and pandemic influenza planning, Dr. Garcia has consistently been at the... Read More Coronavirus in Israel: New Opportunities Digital Episodes The coronavirus pandemic has upended lives, economies, and systems across the world. In this special discussion, we discuss... Read More Lafayette Square is Tahrir Square Events We discuss if Lafayette Square is analogous to Egypt's Tahrir Square with Steven Cook and what implications these events... Read More Race, Resistance, and Community Events In this national moment, join us for a discussion on the roots of racism and inequality in our nation, the history of resistance... Read More How Oil Will Shape Our Future Digital Episodes Oil prices are plummeting, energy markets are shifting, and new alliances are forming. Has the collapse of oil prices in the wake... Read More Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S. Digital Episodes Three countries, three different responses to COVID-19. Join us to explore the national COVID-19 responses of Sweden, the U.K... Read More Private Sector Stepping Up Digital Episodes What should we expect from the U.S. private sector during a time of national and global crisis? Join Jeffrey Sonnenfeld for a... Read More Putting the World Back Together CxC:Amplified General John R. Allen (USMC, Ret.), President of The Brookings Institution, joins us for an expert conversation on disrupting the... Read More Leadership During a Global Crisis CxC:Amplified How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect global security and policy in the years ahead? How can leaders rise to the challenge... Read More CxC: Amplified Kickoff | Council Leaders CxC:Amplified A message from Council leaders across the country setting the stage for the week-long Ideas Summit, CxC:Amplified... Read More India, China, and Global Supply Chains Digital Episodes See how COVID-19 may shift the economic trajectories of two major economies, India and China, and what this might mean for supply... Read More Iran's Pathway to the Bomb? Digital Episodes With tensions between Iran and the U.S. at a boiling point, and continual escalation on the horizon, will COVID-19... 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Digital Episodes We talk with Esam Boraey, student leader of the Egyptian Revolution in the World Affairs Council of Connecticut's debut global... Read More Model United Nations 2019 | Opening Address Model United Nations Model United States student President Olivia Zhang addresses over 1,100 student delegates at the opening of the CTWAC MUN 2019... Read More Power & Leadership: Projection v. Protec... Global Security Forum The shifting ways in which global power is exerted, extended and withdrawn will define the future security landscape of our world... Read More Prolonged Wars in the Middle East Global Security Forum Both the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars bring up broader issues about the effects of prolonged war on a nation and what state-building... Read More Keynote with Gen. John Allen (USMC,... Global Security Forum General John Allen (USMC, Ret.), President of The Brookings Institution, delivers the keynote address of the Global Security... 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Is cyber warfare the main battleground of the future?... Read More The Return of Nuclear Arms Racing? Global Security Forum With President Trump and President Putin discussing modernizing their respective nuclear arsenals, are we likely... Read More Model United Nations 2017 | Promo Video Model United Nations On December 1 and 2, 1,000 high school students from more than 35 schools across Connecticut convened to debate... Read More MUN 2017 Closing Ceremonies Model United Nations Model United Nations student President Abishek Malani closes the CTWAC MUN 2017 session with a message to all delegates and... Read More
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