Ranked #1

David Axelrod - Believer: My Forty Years in Politics
David Axelrod - Believer: My Forty Years in Politics
Senior Advisor to President Obama (2009-2011); Institute Director, The University of Chicago Institute of Politics
26 Feb 2015
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22mins
Ranked #2

Ambassador Christopher Robert Hill - Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: A Memoir
Ambassador Christopher Robert Hill - Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: A Memoir
Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Former Ambassador to Iraq, Poland, Repub... Read more
17 Nov 2014
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33mins
Ranked #3

Major General James Williams - A Conversation on Iraq, Afghanistan, the Islamic State and Beyond
Major General James Williams - A Conversation on Iraq, Afghanistan, the Islamic State and Beyond
USMC (retired)
16 Sep 2014
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40mins
Ranked #4

A Conversation with Senator Ted Cruz
A Conversation with Senator Ted Cruz
Reach beyond the headlines with the World Affairs Council!
15 Nov 2014
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9mins
Ranked #5

Ben Blink - Freedom and Power in the Digital Age
Ben Blink - Freedom and Power in the Digital Age
Senior Policy Analyst, Google
14 Oct 2014
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28mins
Ranked #6

Contributors' Circle - John Seigenthaler, News Anchor, Al Jazeera America
Contributors' Circle - John Seigenthaler, News Anchor, Al Jazeera America
Introduced by Ambassador James K. Glassman, former executive director, George W. Bush Institute
2 Oct 2014
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38mins
Ranked #7

Erin Meyer - The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
Erin Meyer - The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
Professor and Program Director, INSEAD
12 Aug 2014
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10mins
Ranked #8

Helene Gayle - Pathways to Empowerment: Helping Women Create Real Change
Helene Gayle - Pathways to Empowerment: Helping Women Create Real Change
President and CEO, CARE
15 May 2014
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33mins
Ranked #9

Russell Gold - The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
Russell Gold - The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
Senior Energy Writer, The Wall Street Journal
24 Apr 2014
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29mins
Ranked #10

Public Opinion & White House Decision Making
Public Opinion & White House Decision Making
Mark Penn, Pollster for President Bill Clinton; Jan van Lohuizen, Pollster for President George W. Bush; Moderated by Ma... Read more
16 Apr 2014
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #11

Michael O’Hanlon - Strategic Reassurance and Strategic Resolve in the U.S.-China Relationship
Michael O’Hanlon - Strategic Reassurance and Strategic Resolve in the U.S.-China Relationship
Senior Fellow, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, Brookings Institution
11 Apr 2014
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20mins
Ranked #12

Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming
Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming
Reach beyond the headlines with the World Affairs Council!
18 Feb 2014
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40mins
Ranked #13

Learning from Iraq
Learning from Iraq
Could the creation of a single post-war office solve diplomatic and practical issues before they happen in war-torn nati... Read more
16 Jul 2013
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36mins
Ranked #14

Stealing Secrets--Inside the CIA With the Author of Red Sparrow
Stealing Secrets--Inside the CIA With the Author of Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow is a novel. But how much of it is fiction? Therein lies the tale. Only author Jason Matthews knows. He spent... Read more
5 Jun 2013
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53mins
Ranked #15

Erica Grieder - Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas
Erica Grieder - Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas
Texas Monthly Senior Writer Erica Grieder to the Council with a newly published book whose title promises a different pe... Read more
30 Apr 2013
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40mins
Ranked #16

Rex Tillerson - From Scarcity to Abundance: How Industry Innovation Is Creating a New Era in Energy
Rex Tillerson - From Scarcity to Abundance: How Industry Innovation Is Creating a New Era in Energy
Mr. Tillerson is a member of the executive committee and is a former chairman of the American Petroleum Institute. He is... Read more
18 Apr 2013
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50mins
Ranked #17

International Educator of the Year Award - Creating Innovators
International Educator of the Year Award - Creating Innovators
Tony Wagner has worked for more than thirty-five years in the field of school improvement. He recently accepted a positi... Read more
2 Apr 2013
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39mins
Ranked #18

Conscious Capitalism
Conscious Capitalism
Co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market John Mackey is also the co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism Movement. The fo... Read more
19 Feb 2013
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42mins
Ranked #19

The Art of Intelligence: Lessons From a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service
The Art of Intelligence: Lessons From a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service
The Art of Intelligence draws from the full arc of Crumpton’s espionage and covert action exploits to explain what Ameri... Read more
7 Jun 2012
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1hr
Ranked #20

Stephen Hadley - International Educator of the Year Award Luncheon
Stephen Hadley - International Educator of the Year Award Luncheon
The World Affairs Council is pleased to welcome former National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley, as speaker for its ann... Read more
29 May 2012
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44mins