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SUMMARY:The Future of Joint Combined Operations: Large-Scale Combat Operations in the Late 21st Century
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe Army Futures Command is headquartered in Austin\, with over 26\,000 personnel world worldwide working on modernization priorities. The AFC  leads a continuous transformation of  Army modernization in order to provide future war-fighters the concepts\, capabilities and organizational structures they need to dominate a future battlefield. It integrates daily with entrepreneurs\, scientists\, academia and businesses to make the discoveries required to design and field the future military force of the 21st century. \nLTG Ross Coffman has had a 30 year in the military\, where has served at the tactical\, operational and strategic levels in the United States and overseas.  Previous to being selected as the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Futures Command\, he has led Army efforts in Saudi Arabia\, Bosnia\, Europe\, Haiti\, Kuwait\, Iraq and the U.S.  LTG Coffman’s civilian education includes an MBA from Embry Riddle University and a graduate fellowship at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. \n\n \nParking at Neill-Cochran House House Museum: Free in the museum lot\, accessible via 23rd between Leon and San Gabriel; additional street parking available.
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/the-future-of-warfare/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geopolitics
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SUMMARY:Rainforests in Austin
DESCRIPTION:Rainforests in Austin? Not the first thing you think of when you think of Austin.\n\nThe Rainforest Partnership\, works directly with indigenous and local communities as guardians and economic participants to support sustainable liveliehoods\, thriving biodiversity\, and very importantly long-term forest protection. This organization has a global impact and it was founded and organized right here in Austin\, Texas.\n\nTo learn more about how\, why\, what this organization does\, and how you can get involved\, plan to attend a fascinating presentation hosted by SWAN Impact Angel Network\, Rainforest Partnership\, and the World Affairs Council of Austin on Thursday\, June 15\, 2023. Please register to attend.\n  \n \nParking at Neill-Cochran House House Museum: Free in the museum lot\, accessible via 23rd between Leon and San Gabriel; additional street parking available. \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/rainforests_in_austin/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:educational,rainforests
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SUMMARY:World Affairs Councils of Austin and San Antonio Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun summertime joint event between WAC San Antonio and Austin in New Braunfels! Bring your friends and enjoy a cold beer! Solude!  \n \n 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/world-affairs-councils-of-austin-and-san-antonio-social/
LOCATION:Krause’s Cafe\, 148 S Castell Ave\, New Branfels\, TX\, 78130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Social
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SUMMARY:Victoria Australia Trade Update
DESCRIPTION:Join the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the World Affairs Council of Austin as we welcome Nigel Warren\, Commissioner to the Americas in the State Government of Victoria\, Australia. \nDon’t miss this excellent opportunity to discuss foreign direct investment and trade facilitation of Australian companies into the Austin region. Help us welcome our Australian guest! \nNigel Warren is joint Commissioner to the Americas\, responsible for LATAM and west coast USA. Warren was a former Australian Consul-General in the US who also held Senior Trade Commissioner roles in San Francisco and Santiago\, Chile. He is also a member of the Council on Australia Latin America Relations and held foreign investment and trade roles across America for more than 20 years. Prior to this role\, Warren held executive positions at the Australian National Science Association CSIRO. \nLight hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/victoria-australia-trade-update/
LOCATION:Austin Chamber of Commerce\, 535 E. Fifth Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americas,Austin Center for Global Trade,Australia
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SUMMARY:The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter with Shannon O'Neil
DESCRIPTION: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 why regionalization\, not globalization\, has been the biggest economic trend of the last forty years. \nShannon K. O’Neil is an expert on global trade\, supply chains\, Mexico\, Latin America\, and democracy. Dr. O’Neil has lived and worked in Mexico and Argentina. She was a Fulbright scholar and a justice\, welfare\, and economics fellow at Harvard University\, and has taught Latin American politics at Columbia University. Before turning to policy\, Dr. O’Neil worked in the private sector as an equity analyst at Indosuez Capital and Credit Lyonnais Securities. \nDr. O’Neil is the author of The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter (Yale University Press\, October 2022)\, which chronicles the rise of three main global manufacturing and supply chain hubs and what they mean for U.S. economic competitiveness. She also wrote Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico\, the United States\, and the Road Ahead (Oxford University Press\, 2013)\, which analyzes the political\, economic\, and social transformations Mexico has undergone over the last three decades and why they matter for the United States. Dr. O’Neil is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and a frequent guest on national broadcast news and radio programs. She has often testified before Congress and regularly speaks at global academic\, business\, and policy conferences. \nDr. O’Neil is a member of the board of directors of the Tinker Foundation. She holds a PhD in government from Harvard University\, an MA in international relations from Yale University\, and a BA from Yale University.
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/the-globalization-myth-why-regions-matter-with-shannon-oneil/
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CATEGORIES:Business,Geopolitics,Global Trade
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SUMMARY:Globalist Coffeehouse: The Future of Warfare in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:We will be meeting in person in the semi-private dining room at the Shoal Creek Saloon\, 909 N. Lamar. This month’s topic is:  \nThe Future of Warfare in the 21st Century. \nThe wars of the 21st century – how will they be fought? In the last 20 years\, for the U.S. and our allies\, the focus was counter-terrorism and insurgency\, primarily in the broader Middle East. Now the focus is on great power competition – referring to Russia and China. With the outbreak of hostilities\, there would be massive cyber-attacks on both sides – jamming satellites and cutting vital undersea cables that carry data. We know that AI will also play a major role\, but in what capacity? \nWhat actions might initiate such a confrontation? What initiatives could prevent such an event in the first place? What is the future role of international institutions both humanitarian/economic and quasi-military\, from the UN and the EU to NATO and ASEAN? Some experts say that the solution is close consultation and collaboration with our allies in prioritizing the “right technologies” with the speed and scale to deter a great-power war. But given the difficulties in reaching a consensus for establishing priorities in democracies\, would we be able to transition in time? \nPlease join us at the Shoal Creek Saloon for what will be a very interesting discussion. \n \nFor more details contact: \nEllen Murry\, Co-chair\, of the Globalist Coffeehouse: ellen.murry@yahoo.com \nPolina Anastassieva\, Co-chair\, of the Globalist Coffeehouse: polina@wacaustin.org 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/globalist-coffeehouse-the-future-of-warfare-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:Shoal Creek Saloon\, 909 N. Lamar Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Social
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