Trump-Putin, US-Russia and World Order
The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to host Sharyl Cross, PhD, Director of the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward’s University and Global Policy Scholar at the Kennan Institute, […]
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Yemen: Failed State and Dire Tragedy
Yemen is another front that openly exhibits Iran-Saudi Arabia geopolitical rivalry. History has come full circle: Yemen has become to Saudi Arabia what Vietnam was to the United States. How […]
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World Spins Series: An Assessment of U.S.-China Relations Midway in the Trump Administration
Two years into the Trump Administration, what is the current state of the U.S.-China relationship? The U.S.-China “trade war” has dominated headlines in both the United States and globally throughout […]
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The Shifting Role and Impact of Diplomacy in a World in Disarray
The World Affairs Council of Austin welcomes Nicholas Kralev, Executive Director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy, who will discuss the shifting role and impact of diplomacy in a world […]
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The Firebird: The Elusive Fate of Russian Democracy
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO EUROPEAN TRAVEL LIMITATIONS The World Affairs Council of Austin, the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence at St Edwards University, and Center […]
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Author Lesley Blume among Speakers in August
August -- 6th at 1pm Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World featuring Lesley Blume, award-winning journalist, historian, and New York Times bestselling author // 11th […]
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Walter Isaacson: The Code Breaker – Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race
The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to partner with the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston in hosting David Rubenstein in a discussion with Walter Isaacson on his […]
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Cover to Cover: A Voice Out of Poverty
The World Affairs Councils of America’s Cover to Cover webinar features author Jillian Haslam as she speaks about her new book: A Voice Out of Poverty. A Voice Out of […]
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Cover to Cover – The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan
On the first anniversary of the U.S.-NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover, WACA presents Elliot Ackerman to talk about his experience in the war-ravaged country. Ackerman left the […]
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Diana Negroponte, author of Master Negotiator: James A. Baker, III’s Role at the End of the Cold War
*****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 […]
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Kozmetsky Forum on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence
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 […]
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ONLINE Lincoln, Democracy & The American Experiment with Princeton Professor, Allen Guelzo
Hosted in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe, the World Affairs Council of Austin invites you to this ONLINE event on Lincoln’s birthday with […]
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Afghanistan: Where are we now and what’s next?
In 2021, the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan. What followed was a period of turmoil, as they turned on those who were in the Administration of President Ashraf Ghani […]
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WorldNow: End of Ambition with Steven Cook
What’s next for the U.S. in the Middle East? Join author Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East & Africa at the Council on Foreign Relations, in conversation with Jim […]
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World Now: Human Scale – A Conversation with Lawrence Wright
In his new political thriller The Human Scale, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright tells the story of an Israeli cop and a Palestinian-American FBI agent who join forces to solve […]
