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 […]
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Global Security Forum 2025: Fireside Chat with LTG Robert Ashley, USA (Ret.)
ONLINEAn online conversation with LTG Robert Ashley, USA (Ret.), 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and MG Garrett Yee, USA (Ret.) About the speakers: Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, […]
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Global Security Forum 2025: Unraveling Order – The Threat of Nuclear Anarchy
ONLINEAs 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 […]
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Globalist Coffeehouse: The Middle East – Where are We Now?
Khon Thai Kitchen 5800 Burnet Road, Austin, United StatesWhat 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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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, and an increasingly insular America – and what it all means for democracy and security in a changing world. In Autocrats vs. Democrats, Ambassador McFaul […]
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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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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 U.S. has declared an armed conflict with Venezuela, increased military pressure in the Caribbean, and accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of heading Cartel de los […]
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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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World Now: 250 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy – The Best & Worst
ONLINEFrom the Marshall Plan, the Louisiana Purchase, and the creation of the United Nations to the bombing of Nagasaki, Indian Removal Act, and the invasion of Iraq, U.S. foreign policy decisions throughout its 250-year history have had an immense impact in reshaping our nation and the world. James Lindsay, Senior Fellow at the Council on […]
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Critical Rare Earth Minerals & Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
ONLINECompetition on critical rare earth minerals has moved to the forefront of the global geopolitical landscape with many policy leaders and industry experts contending that this issue could be the defining feature of the international security and economic system for decades ahead. In April 2026, the World Affairs Council of Austin in collaboration with the […]
