World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
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Listen to this Global I.Q. Minute to hear Jim Falk and His Excellency Yousef al Otaiba, the Ambassador of the U.A.E. to the U.S., discuss the escalating turmoil with Iran and how effective U.S. sanctions are in halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Listen to this Global I.Q. Minute with the Ambassador of Canada to the U.S., His Excellency Gary Doer, and hear his perspective on the Keystone XL Pipeline, its future and more.
The first Global I.Q. of the year features Adrian Wooldridge, Schumpeter columnist, management editor for The Economist and author of Masters of Management who discusses his special report on State Capitalism.
The economy, trade and U.S. business competiveness will be at the forefront during the next several months leading up to the November election.
As a child, William Shawcross listened to recordings of his father, Hartley Shawcross, the chief British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Tribunal, speaking to the court about the atrocities of the Holocaust.
Listen as Council President Jim Falk and Daniel Franklin, executive editor of The Economist, explore The World in 2012 as part of Global I.Q. with The Economist and give an in depth analysis on what to expect in the upcoming year.
An unprecedented discussion with Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III, and Condoleezza Rice.
How concerned should the U.S. be about a nuclear Iran? Is the war in Afghanistan still in our national interest? Listen to this special Global I.Q. Minute with Dr. Condoleezza Rice to hear her insightful perspective on these questions and more.
Jerry P. Lanier is a career diplomat with 26 years of service in the Department of State.
This clever book shows that the difference between tyrants and democrats is just a convenient fiction. Governments do not differ in kind but only in the number of essential supporters, or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with, and the quality of life or misery under them.
In his new book, Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power, Robert Kaplan examines the countries known as “Monsoon Asia” — India, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Burma, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Tanzania.
What is the biggest challenge facing the United States? Listen to this Global I.Q. Minute with Thomas Friedman to hear his opinion and find out what the U.S. can do to overcome this challenge. Thomas Friedman is a New York Times columnist and three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. He was in Dallas on September 22 to discuss his new bestselling book, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back.
Listen as David Butter, Middle East regional director for the Economist Intelligence Unit, and Jim Falk discuss the new challenges and opportunities in the Arab world following unrest.
In Juan William's new book, Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate, he discusses his concern about the deliberate stifling of the candid exchange of views in America today.
How are news organizations adjusting their business models in response to the new digital age? How has the Internet’s rise as a news source affected the business strategies of advertising agencies and media investors?
