World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth

Listen to Council President Jim Falk’s Global I.Q. Minute phone interview with the Professor and Director of the American Studies Center at the American University in Cairo, Dr. Jerry Leach, as it was announced live that Mubarak had resigned.

Has the world entered a new dark age or is it on the verge of a Renaissance? How can Asian empires, Western militaries and wealthy multinational corporations co-exist for a stable and resilient planet? In How to Run the World, bestselling author and geopolitical expert Parag Khanna provides an answer to these questions.

Listen to Council President Jim Falk’s Global I.Q. Minute phone interview with University of Tunisia professor, Akram Khelifa and get exclusive insight from someone on the frontlines of the uprising in Tunisia.

Robert Guest, business editor for The Economist, and Council President Jim Falk take a look at Davos’ global leaders

Council President Jim Falk and Daniel Franklin, executive editor of The Economist, explore The World in 2011 as part of Global I.Q. with The Economist and give an in depth analysis on what to expect in the upcoming year. Join the conversation and submit questions live as Falk and Franklin discuss predictions for the world economy, foreign relations and innovation, as well as trends to watch in technology, business and pop culture.

Canada serves as the United States' leading foreign oil supplier, which makes up 99 percent of its annual oil exports and 16 percent of the total trade between the two nations. More than eight million U.S. jobs depend on Canada – U.S. trade, and nearly 12 million trucks cross the border every year, partly due to the North American Free Trade Agreement. On November 29, His Excellency Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States, spoke on these topics and more.

New York Times bestselling biographer Barbara Leaming has written a riveting political drama of the last ten years of Winston Churchill's public life. In Churchill Defiant, Leaming tells the tumultuous behind-the-scenes story of Churchill's refusal to retire after his 1945 electoral defeat, and the bare-knuckled political and personal battles that ensued.

The Turkish economy outpaces the rest of the world but will domestic tensions threaten its future growth? Turkey’s economy grew an annual 10.3 percent in the second quarter of 2010, matching China’s economy as the fastest growing in the world. However, controversial government policies, media censorship and intensifying conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party are causing fissures among the Turkish people. What does the future hold for Turkey?

Despite the global recession, many emerging countries are experiencing unprecedented growth. China, India and Brazil top this list and are attracting foreign investment as their expanding middle classes look for new ways to spend their incomes.

Why should we be good? What exactly is dharma? With flair, wit and effortless erudition that have made him a bestselling author around the world, Gurcharan Das talks about his own personal search for a more meaningful life.

As the drug war rages on in Mexico, author Ed Vulliamy provides a first-hand look at conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border and people affected by the violence.

C.J. Chivers, senior writer for The New York Times and author of The Gun: The AK-47 and the Evolution of War, speaks to a Council audience about his soon-to-be-released book and the history of the AK-47.

In March, the GAVI Alliance signed a deal with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the governments of five countries - Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Norway - and pharmaceutical companies to supply low-cost pneumonia vaccines for babies in Africa.

The year 2011 will be significant for the United States in Iraq, with all combat troops scheduled to depart the country by December 31. Even so, according to Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the United States must have the “strategic patience to remain engaged” in Iraq for the long term.

As many Latin American countries commemorate the 200-year anniversary of their independence, the region has much to celebrate. The majority of the area’s economies have strengthened in recent times, demonstrating resilience during the global recession because of sound macroeconomic policies and increased foreign investment.