World Affairs Forum

“Afghanistan: A First- Hand View from Kabul”, a free World Affairs Forum Great Decisions event w/Ken Furst, President, Momentum Group, Inc. & Member, Board of Directors World Affairs Councils of America. New Canaan Library, 11/9/12, 7-8:30 pm.

Will Dobson, politics/foreign affairs editor, Slate online, author of The Dictator’s Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy, speaks and signs books at UCONN/Stamford on 11/14, 5:45-7:30 pm. World Affairs Forum, 203-356-0340.

World Affairs Forum presents “The Economic Outlook for Mexico & Latin America” Monday, 10/29, 7 pm, New Canaan Library. Speaker: José Rasco, Sr. Investment Strategist, HSBC Private Bank Americas.

All are invited to a breakfast presentation by Michael Shifter on New Political Alignments in Latin America. This World Affairs Forum event takes place at the Stamford Yacht Club on October 18, 2012.

4th Congressional District candidates Jim Himes & Steve Obsitnik debate foreign policy on 10/10, 7-8:30 pm, Hyatt Regency/Greenwich. World Affairs Forum event cosponsored by Moffly Media, Inc. Free.

Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group/author of Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World appears 9/27, Greenwich Library. Christopher Hyzy, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Trust, BofA Private Wealth Mngt leads Q&A. 203-356-0340.

Ken Zita, president of Network Dynamics Associates, a telecom consulting firm with field experience in over 50 countries, speaks on 9/12 at UCONN/Stamford. World Affairs Forum program, 5:45 – 7:30 pm.

Andrew Wilson, Professor of Strategy & Policy at the U.S. Naval War College, will be the keynote speaker at the World Affairs Forum Annual Meeting and dinner at the Stamford Yacht Club, June 7, 7 pm.

“Indo-Pakistani Relations: An Emerging Economic Power Zone?” with Amb. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, India & Amb. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Pakistan, both permanent representatives to the UN. MasterCard Worldwide, Purchase, NY, 5/10 Info: 203-356-0340.

All are invited to a World Affairs Forum dinner event, Indonesia: South Asian Superpower with Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Dino Patti Djalal. Stamford Yacht Club, 5/16/12, 6:15-9:30 pm.