Join the Eleanor Crook Foundation, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the World Affairs Council of Austin, and UT Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs for the inaugural Texas Global Food Security Summit. The summit will provide a platform to discuss and promote the unique leadership of the state of Texas in advancing global food […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to feature at our next members-only meeting an evening with Ireland's Consul General Claire McCarthy and Vice Consul Paul Breen. During this special meeting, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about current events in Ireland as well as Ireland's inititiatives in Austin, America and the world. […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to partner with the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's University in offering a presentation by Theodore "Ted" Karasik, PhD, Senior Advisor at Gulf State Analytics. Dr. Karasik will share his perspective on the security challenges in the Middle East, the potential of a Second “Arab Spring” and […]
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 in disarray. Nicholas Kralev is an author, journalist and entrepreneur specializing in diplomacy and international affairs, whose work of more than 20 years has taken […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED The World Affairs Council of Austin is honored to have Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb provide an update on U.S. Air Force operations. Lt. Gen. Webb is the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. He is responsible for the recruitment, training and […]
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 for Russian, East European and Eurasian Sudies at the University of Texas are pleased to present the Kennan Conversation with Andrei Kozyrev. Mr. Kozyrev will […]
World Affairs Council of Austin members have access to several daily webinars during the week of May 4th including: 4th Ambassador (ret.) Bill Taylor, EVP, U.S. Institute of Peace, and Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine 5th Global Leadership in Crisis featuring General (ret.) David Petraeus, Chairman, KKR Global Institute 5th Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of San Antonio and the World Affairs Council of South Texas, invite you to a conversation on […]
July -- 13th at 3:15pm Making Sense of a World in Crisis -- Through the Eyes of a Foreign Policy Expert featuring Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of San Antonio, the University of the Incarnate Word, and the World Affairs Council of South Texas, […]
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 at 10am International Biz Advantage: Austin & Israel featuring Lior Koriat, CEO at Quali; Ze'ev Lavie, VP at the Israeli Chambers of Commerce; and Limor […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to welcome back distinguished author and professor of Government at Austin Community College, Roy E. Casagranda, PhD for a discussion on the State of the Middle East. Attendees will obtain answers to these questions: What has three and of half years of Trump brought the Middle East? […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to host this discussion with the Honorable Rachel McCormick, Consul General of Canada and Brian Haley, Honorary Consul of Canada. Abdallah Mahmoud, […]
In collaboration with the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence at St. Edward's University, the World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to present Andrew S. Natsios, Executive Professor and Director of […]
This will be the Kozmetsky Center for Excellence in Global Finance's sixth annual collaborative multi-year conference series in transatlantic security held in cooperation with the Center for European Studies and […]