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World Order, Challenges, Transition, Chaos? Western and Global Perspectives on Conflict in Ukraine

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On February 24, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine resulting in major population displacement, thousands of civilian and military casualties, jeopardizing global energy and food supplies and threatening potential escalation of clashes involving a major world nuclear power.  Please join our partners at the Kozmetsky Center on Monday September 26, 2022 at 12:00 noon for the forum entitled “World Order, […]

Diana Negroponte, author of Master Negotiator: James A. Baker, III’s Role at the End of the Cold War

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*****EVENT CANCELLED *** We are pleased to feature Diana Villiers Negroponte as our special guest speaker.   Author and professor, Diana Negroponte has focused on the Cold War and how it ended. In between teaching at Fordham, George Washington and Georgetown Universities, she researches and writes. In 2015 the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies offered […]

Germany’s Zeitenwende: Setting New Priorities in Foreign, Security, and Energy Policy

EVENT FILLED TO CAPACITY Austin

In collaboration with the German-Texan Heritage Society and the American Council on Germany, the World Affairs Council of Austin invites you to meet Ambassador (ret.) Stefan Schlüter and learn more about Germany’s Zeitenwende: Setting New Priorities in Foreign, Security, and Energy Policy.   Abassador (ret.) Stefan Schlüter served in the German Foreign Office until the […]

Globalist Coffeehouse: Latin American Relations – Where is the U.S. now and what is its role in the future?

Shoal Creek Saloon 909 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, United States

Recently, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken toured Latin America to reaffirm its commitment to the allies amid concerns that neglect of the hemisphere has let China make economic inroads. He hopes that Latin America's new leaders will continue to maintain a free-enterprise-friendly approach to nurture U.S. ties. Meanwhile, many counties have their own challenges to consider. […]

Globalist Coffeehouse: The Global Food Crisis – what are the solutions?

Shoal Creek Saloon 909 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, United States

As we enter a season of “culinary extravagance” we should perhaps think about the food crisis that is impacting people throughout the world. In 2021 acute food security affected 193 million people globally, and in North Africa, almost half - a million people are facing starvation and death. The U.S. provides $2 billion annually or […]

Kozmetsky Forum on Global Political Risk, Emerging Markets and Finance Featuring Yves Dubus, Belgian Trade and Investment Commissioner

St. Edwards University, Mabee Ballroom, Ragsdale Building 3001 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, United States

The World Affairs Council of Austin and the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward’s University host a series of Forums on Global Investment, Finance, Emerging Markets and Geopolitical Risk. Our next Forum will feature Yves Dubus, Belgian Trade and Investment Commissioner. Mr. Dubus is a Belgian career diplomat since 2008. He […]

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Kozmetsky Forum on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence

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The World Affairs Council of Austin and the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward’s University host a series of Forums on Global Investment, Finance, Emerging Markets and Geopolitical Risk. Our next Forum will feature Amir Husain, CEO of Sparkcognition. Amir Husain is an entrepreneur, inventor, technologist, and author based in Austin. […]

Connexions Conference on Global Media in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

Sid Richardson Hall Bass Lecture Hall 2315 Red River St, Austin, TX, United States

#Connexions will create an international space for discourse on modern media and technology in state affairs to help address the critical need for informed and expert leadership in the information sphere, promoting a safer and healthier digital environment that in turn shapes the direction of history. Of main focus will be the chaos of information […]

Religion-Policy/Security Nexus Project Series: Religious Freedom, Human Rights and Geopolitics

St. Edwards University, Carter Auditorium 3001 S. Congress Ave, Austin, TX, United States

The World Affairs Council of Austin invites you to join us for the final Kozmetsky Center program with featured speaker Nury Turkel, Chair of the U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom and Chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project for the Religion-Policy/Security.  This session will focus on issues of human rights, religious freedom and geopolitics. Nury […]

Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World

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The World Affairs Council of Austin in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Orange County invite you to join this webinar featuring Joshua Kurlantzick, senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is the author, most recently, of Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign To Influence Asia and […]

The Future of Joint Combined Operations: Large-Scale Combat Operations in the Late 21st Century

Neill-Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, United States

The World Affairs Council of Austin invites you to attend a presentation by LTG Ross Coffman, Deputy Commanding General of the Army Futures Command, on the future of warfare in the 21st century. The Army Futures Command is headquartered in Austin, with over 26,000 personnel world worldwide working on modernization priorities. The AFC  leads a continuous transformation […]

The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter with Shannon O’Neil

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The World Affairs Council of Austin in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Orange County invite you to join this webinar featuring Shannon K. O’Neil, vice president, deputy director of studies, and the Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. O'Neil will be explain […]

“Nothing to See Here, Folks”: The U.S. – China Relationship in 2023

Neill-Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, United States

The already deeply strained relationship between the United States and China has been particularly rocky in 2023. Bilateral controversies over the Chinese balloon, Taiwan, TikTok, and Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia, among other developments, have exacerbated tensions and prompted speculation by some that the United States and China could be headed for serious conflict. David […]

Globalist Coffeehouse: China – What’s Next?

5820 Burger and Taphouse 7032 Wood Hollow Dr, Austin, TX, United States

We will be meeting in person at the 5820 Burger and Taphouse. This month's topic is: China: What's next? What will be China’s role in the global economy and geopolitics in general, over the next decades? There is the South China Sea and the potential for conflict over Taiwan. But there is also “soft power” […]

Global Security Forum

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The Global Security Forum (GSF) convenes the nation's top leadership and experts to discuss security and strategy in the decisive decade to come. Panelists will explore areas in which acting now will be vital to advancing our national and global security interests. Agenda: 7:30 am CT      Welcome and Opening Remarks 2:00 pm CT […]

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