• Afghanistan: Where are we now and what’s next?

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

    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 […]

  • Global Security Forum 2024

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Connecticut presents the Global Security Forum (GSF), which convenes the nation's top leadership and experts to discuss security and strategy in the decisive decade to come. Panelists will explore areas in which acting now will be vital to advancing our national […]

  • WorldNow: America’s Cold Warrior Paul Nitze and National Security

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    Author James Graham Wilson joins us for another episode of WorldNow with Jim Falk on Paul Nitze, America's most influential national security strategist throughout the Cold War. “This book is not a stale history of an insignificant person. It is a well written, fascinating story centered around a very influential man. It just happens that […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • WorldNow: The Architect of Espionage – The Man Who Built Israel’s Mossad

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    How 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 who transformed the service into the leading force in counterterrorism and espionage it is today. Samuel Katz, bestselling author of The Architect of Espionage: The […]

  • WorldNow: Trillion Dollar War Machine with Bill Hartung

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    The 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 the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, argues that not only is America's high military spending not keeping America safe, but it is endangering both the […]

  • WorldNow: The Future of War

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    On this special edition of WorldNow with Jim Falk, we sit down with Elliot Ackerman, author of 2084: A Novel of the Future of War. What will war look like […]