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Check out these upcoming episodes of WorldNow with Jim Falk, which is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and presented in partnership with Councils nationwide, including AKWorld.
Jim Falk is Vice Chairman of the Board of Global Santa Fe, a member organization of the World Affairs Councils of America. He is the host of WorldNow with Jim Falk and the producer and host of The Forum, the weekly public affairs program on KSFR-FM, Santa Fe Community Radio (KSFR.org).
A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Falk led the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth as President and CEO from 2001 to 2021, helping expand the organization’s role as one of the nation’s leading forums for international affairs and public policy. His guests have included diplomats, senior intelligence officials, policymakers, military leaders, scholars, journalists, and bestselling authors from around the world.
Through WorldNow and The Forum, he continues his commitment to fostering informed, civil dialogue on the international, political, social, and cultural issues shaping our world.
The World Ahead: 2027 – With Tom Standage on WorldNow
Each year, The Economist’s The World Ahead series examines the forces expected to shape the year ahead. Covering politics, technology, society, and beyond, the series, edited by Tom Standage, offers an ambitious and wide-ranging look at what’s next.
On December 3, Standage returns to WorldNow with Jim Falk to unpack his predictions for the trends that will define 2027.
Tom Standage is deputy editor of The Economist and editor of its future-gazing annual, “The World Ahead.” Standage directs the newspaper’s digital strategy and the development of new digital products and is the author of seven history books, including Writing on the Wall (2013), The Victorian Internet (1998), and A History of the World in 6 Glasses (2005). He studied engineering and computing at Oxford University and has written for other publications including the New York Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, and Wired.
The Details:
When: Thursday, December 3 | 8:00AM-9:00AM AK
Where: Virtual, Zoom Webinar
Tickets: No charge, RSVP required
Tickets link: https://ctwac.org/event/world-ahead-2027-worldnow/
Big Tech & the Future of War – With Sharon Weinberger on WorldNow
Who will shape the future of war – the Pentagon or Silicon Valley?
Big Tech is transforming the battlefield. Artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, drones, and private technology companies are changing not only how wars are fought, but who holds power over the technologies that define national security.
Sharon Weinberger, author of Valley of Death: How Big Tech is Fueling the Future of War and veteran national security correspondent, joins WorldNow for an inside look at Silicon Valley’s growing influence on the Pentagon – and the technologies that could determine the next era of warfare.
The details:
When: Tuesday, December 8 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm AK
Where: Zoom Webinar
Tickets: No charge, RSVP required
Tickets link: https://ctwac.org/event/big-tech-future-of-war-worldnow/
This event is part of the Global Security Forum 2026 Series: Fault Lines, where leaders, policymakers, strategists, and experts reveal the pressures reshaping global security – and the choices that will define what comes next.