Globalist Coffeehouse: The Middle East – Where are We Now?
What is the region’s future, starting with Gaza and the West Bank? What will be the role of the US and countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt? The […]
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Ukraine and Innovation at the Edge
Join your fellow World Affairs Council of Austin members for Ukraine and Innovation at the Edge featuring Ross Guieb, Executive Director for the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex at […]
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World Music as Soft Power
Neill-Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, United StatesMusic is a versatile and significant tool in diplomacy, serving as a universal language that crosses cultural and linguistic boundaries. Music also serves as a soft power instrument, enhancing a […]
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WorldNow: The New Global Disorder with Ambassador Michael McFaul
ONLINEFormer U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins us on WorldNow with Jim Falk to explore the global rise of autocracy, new challenges posed by an assertive Russia and China, […]
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10th Annual Passport to the World Festival
Austin Central Library 710 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX, United StatesJoin members of the World Affairs Council of Austin and Austin Sister Cities International on Saturday, November 15 from 12:00pm - 4pm at the Austin Central Library (710 W Cesar […]
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Globalist Coffeehouse: US Currency & Its Global Influence
5280 Burger and Taphouse 7032 Wood Hollow Dr, Austin, TX, United StatesIn 1785, the US adopted the dollar sign as its official currency. Just three years later, in 1789, the very first dollar bill was issued. By 1791, Alexander Hamilton established the […]
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Member Holiday Party
Join us at the World Affairs Council of Austin Member Holiday Party! Invitations have been sent to our members. If you would like to renew your membership, visit: www.wacaustin.org/membership
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WorldNow: The World Ahead 2026 with The Economist’s Editor Tom Standage
ONLINEEach 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 […]
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Venezuela and the U.S.: What Comes Next?
ONLINEGunboat diplomacy, armed conflict, or all-out regime change? As tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela continue to rachet up, all outcomes and more seem to be on the table. The […]
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America’s Changing Strategic Assumptions about China: Implications for the Bilateral Relationship
In his talk, David Firestein will examine how key U.S. assumptions about China and strategic aspirations and intentions have changed over the last ten to fifteen years and analyze and assess the […]
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WorldNow: The Architect of Espionage – The Man Who Built Israel’s Mossad
ONLINEHow did Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, come to be one of the world’s most notorious and prominent players in global intelligence? Just look to Meir Dagan, the Mossad’s former director […]
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WorldNow: Trillion Dollar War Machine with Bill Hartung
ONLINEThe U.S. spends nearly a trillion dollars on its military each year, more than any other nation. Is it really keeping us safe? Bill Hartung, author and senior fellow at […]
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Globalist Coffeehouse: China in the First Decades of the 21st Century
5280 Burger and Taphouse 7032 Wood Hollow Dr, Austin, TX, United StatesNEW DATE: February 4th In the decades to come, what will China's role be in the global world order? The relationship with the U.S. has been one of competition but […]
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WorldNow: The Great Firewall with Yi-Ling Liu
ONLINEJournalist Yi-Ling Liu takes us behind the Great Firewall to the reality of 30 years of surveillance and censorship on the Chinese Internet. Thirty years ago, the world began to […]
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Austin Sister Cities Overview Featuring Kristie Bryant
Neill-Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, United StatesJoin the World Affairs Council of Austin as we welcome Kristie Bryant, Chair of the Austin Sister Cities International. Ms. Bryant is also Chair of the Austin Oita Sister Cities […]
