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Global I.Q. Podcast
The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth talks with some of the world's foremost thinkers, writers, and diplomats in this interview series. New episodes released weekly.
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Realtime Report: Iran and Israel
A VIRTUAL event, featuring Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute Paul Salem and moderated by interim CEO of the Council Jim Falk.
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Marc J. Sievers, former U.S. Ambassador to Oman | Robert Jordan, Diplomat in Residence at SMU
Liz Brailsford, Marc J. Sievers, and Robert Jordan sit down for a conversation ahead of our event "Middle East Alliances: What’s in the Crystal Ball?"

Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine
Liz Brailsford and Ihor Terekhov sit down for a conversation ahead of our event "Kharkiv’s Story: Leadership, War, and the Fight for Democracy."

Cullum Clark, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director
Liz Brailsford and Cullum Clark sit down for a conversation ahead of our event "The U.S. National Debt: How Does It Affect Foreign Policy?"

Liz Truss, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Liz Brailsford and Liz Truss sit down for a conversation ahead of our event "A Conversation with Liz Truss: Why Global Leadership Matters."

Jeffrey Toobin, Lawyer, Author, and Chief Legal Analyst for CNN
Liz Brailsford and Jeffrey Toobin sit down for a conversation ahead of our event "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy."

David Rohde, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Author, and Senior Executive Editor at NBC News
Liz Brailsford and David Rohde sit down for a conversation ahead of our International Educator of the Year Awards Luncheon.

John J. Sullivan, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia
Liz Brailsford and John J. Sullivan sit down for a conversation ahead of our event "On the Frontlines: Service to Country, Moscow, and the West’s Glob...

Mike Rawlings Endowed Lecture 2024
More than half of the world’s countries are democratic and 2024 has become the election year, with 49% of the world’s population going to the voting b...

American Foreign Policy Toward Ukraine, Russia And Nato Beyone 2024
Featuring Panelists: Brookings Institution Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe Fiona Hill; George W. Bush Institut...

Election Echoes - Tracing The Evolution & Future Of Democracy
On June 11, Susan Glasser joins us for a discussion about the evolution and future of democracy with Jeremi Suri of the University of Texas. Glasser a...

2024 Elections - Challenges Facing U.S. Foreign Policy
The 2024 election has ramifications that extend beyond our border. As the country approaches a Trump vs. Biden rematch, the two candidates have opposi...

Morning With The President Of Kosovo - A Dialogue On Leadership And Global Engagement
Kosovo is in a fight for state recognition, and next month the Council of Europe will vote to include or exclude Kosovo. Despite the fact that 12 of i...

Navigating The Political Climate
Is the U.S. upholding the ideals of democracy? In 2022, 161 million Americans were registered to vote and that number is expected to rise in the upcom...

NEW COLD WARS China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, And America’s Struggle To Defend The West
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989 followed by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. For many in the West, this represented the end of the Cold War...

How The Best Did It
Throughout U.S. history there are presidents whose qualities separated them from the rest and propelled them to the highest office Washington’s honest...

03 - 28 - 2024 International Educator Of The Year Award Luncheon (Keynote Speech)
KEYNOTE – Salvatore A. Giunta
Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta distinguished himself at the risk of his life in the Korengal Valley, Afghan...

The Shifting Geopolitics Of Cyber Conflict - American Strategy In A Time Of Change
Cyberspace is like the Wild West – a vast and lawless land. Both cyber warfare and cyberweapons have been used in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Rapid techn...

Ordering Disorder - Governing The World To Come
Since Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been in power, Russia and China have been each other’s biggest cheerleaders. Director of China Power Project...

Unity In Diversity - Empowering Women Everywhere
In 2023, 39.1% of all U.S. businesses were owned by female entrepreneurs. The number of women elected in congressional leadership has increased by 15%...

Strains Of Freedom - Jazz Diplomacy And The Paradox Of Civil Rights
“America’s secret weapon is a blue note in a minor key,” proclaimed the New York Times. In the late 1950’s, President Eisenhower looked to fight the C...

The Impact Of Global Conflict On Economic Sustainability
War is catastrophic for nations and can bring businesses to a complete halt. When Russia attacked Ukraine, U.S. companies such as McDonald’s and Starb...

Pulse On Politics - Mark McKinnon On The Upcoming Elections
Part of the Dialogues for Democracy Series
Forty countries will hold major elections in 2024, including Taiwan, Russia, Mexico, and the U...

Global Political Leadership - In Search Of Synergy
Even though globalization has become a negative concept for some, the reality is that there is no going back. While the politics of globalization are...

The Evolution Of Warfare From 1945 To Ukraine Featuring General David Petraeus
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.) served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2011-2012 and as co...

2023 Benac Human Dignity For All Lecture
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Sam Brownback currently serves as co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit, is a senior fellow at Glob...

Globalizing U.S. Cultural & Ethical Standards
In this year’s Gail Koppman History Lecture Series, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Summit just a few weeks ago revealed th...

Ambassador Of Belgium
ABOUT THE AMBASSADOR
His Excellency, Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Belgian Ambassador to the United States The Ambassador represents His Majesty...

Real Time Report - Israel Hamas Conflict
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Do you believe in the importance of international education and connections? The nonprofit World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth...

Workforce - AI And Human Collaboration
Kevin Cassidy is currently the director and representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations for the International Labour Organizati...

The World Ahead - 2024 With Tom Standage
Each year, The Economist publishes “The World Ahead” series: an informed prediction of the major themes that will dominate the coming year. Spanning t...

Democracy Awakeing - Notes On The State Of America
Boston College Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson supplies her 1.2 million Substack subscribers with her interpretation of history and curren...

K - Diplomacy - Soft Power, Global Impact (new)
Soft power – the ability to shape the preferences and behaviors of others through attraction and persuasion, rather than coercion, holds a significant...

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
“To deeply know and understand others is a way of life,” observes New York Times bestselling author David Brooks in his upcoming book, How to Know a P...

Texas Leadership - An Evening With Congressman Allred
Congressman Colin Allred is currently serving his third term as the U.S. Representative for Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. Allred was born and ra...

Four Battlegrounds - Power In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
In 2018 word broke out that Alphabet Inc’s Google, reacting to employee outrage, would not renew its contract with the Pentagon for Project Maven. Pro...

2023 International Women Of Courage
Every year the U.S. Department of State International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award recognizes women from across the globe who have demonstrated excep...

Sumners Civics Lecture - The Bill Of Obligations- The Ten Habits Of Good Citizens
President & CEO of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass joins the Council to discuss his latest publication The Bill of Obligations: The Ten...

THE AGE OF OUR DISCONTENT
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson argues in her best-seller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents that race in America can be compare...

Never Give An Inch With The Honorable Mike Pompeo, 70th United States Secretary Of State
The Honorable Mike Pompeo is the 70th Secretary of State (2018-2021). Previously, he served as the Director of the CIA from 2017-2018. Pompeo graduate...