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  • Commander Jonathan Norris, Naval Aviator and Foreign Area Officer

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

    Join us for an engaging talk with Commander Jonathan Norris, a distinguished Naval Aviator and Foreign Area Officer. With over 19 years of service, CDR Norris brings a wealth of […]

  • WorldNow: The Future of Borders with Edward Alden

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    Join your fellow World Affairs Council of Austin members for this WorldNow virtual conversation.  In its first few weeks, the Trump administration announced sweeping changes to immigration policy – from mass deportations and a migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay to suspending asylum and trying to restrict birthright citizenship. What is the cost of these […]

  • Africa: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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

    Former Ambassador Larry Andre, currently with the L.B.J. School, previously presented a program on Africa to the World Affairs Council. He will return to discuss a continent that has seen […]

  • World Now: Human Scale – A Conversation with Lawrence Wright

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    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 the murder of an Israeli police chief in the West Bank – set against the backdrop of the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict. Wright joins us on […]

  • Federal Foreign Policy Briefing

    Join the World Affairs Council of Austin and hear from our featured guest speaker, Kiersten Kullenberg, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Outreach Director for Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. Ms. […]

  • Globalist Coffeehouse: Economic Security is National Security

    Khon Thai Kitchen 5800 Burnet Road, Austin, United States

    The global threats to US national security increase day by day, with our adversaries and competitors working together to create chaos and disruption, not just on the military front, but […]

  • World Now: A Tale of Two Kings – Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the Future of Power in the Middle East

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    Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman – de facto ruler of one of the wealthiest states in the Middle East – has positioned himself as a transformative leader. His rule is defined by economic and social change, a close relationship with President Trump, and concerns about human rights abuses and power consolidation. Jordan’s King […]

  • A Conversation with Lawrence Wright

    Join your fellow World Affairs Council of Austin members for a conversation with Lawrence Wright, author, screenwriter, and playwright. Mr. Wright received the Pulitzer Prize for this book, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11." With a degree from American University in Cairo, he has spent time living and reporting on the Middle […]

  • Global Security Forum 2025: Unraveling Order – The Threat of Nuclear Anarchy

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    As the nuclear threat heats up, we sit down with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control & International. As the under secretary of state for arms control and international security from 2021 to 2024, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins oversaw three bureaus: Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability; International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN); and […]

  • Globalist Coffeehouse: The Middle East – Where are We Now?

    Khon Thai Kitchen 5800 Burnet Road, Austin, United States

    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 […]