Emma Sky will speak at the World Affairs Forum on September 23 at the Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr. Main Library (Ferguson Library), Third Floor Auditorium in Stamford on “Unraveling the Middle East”. The program will begin at 5:45 P.M. with networking and refreshments, followed by the presentation at 6:15. The program will conclude at 7:30 P.M. Emma Sky is Director of Yale World Fellows and a Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute, where she teaches Middle East politics. She is…

Stamford, Conn.-Nov. 4, 2015 –Christoph Gorder, will speak at the World Affairs Forum on November 18 at the Main Library (Ferguson Library), DiMattia Building, Third Floor Auditorium in Stamford on “How Technology is Changing International Aid: The charity: water Story”. The program will begin at 5:45 p.m. with networking and refreshments, followed by the presentation at 6:15 p.m. The program will conclude at 7:30 p.m. Christoph Gorder joined charity: water in 2012 to lead the organization's global water investments in…

David Phillips will speak at the World Affairs Forum on Mar. 16 at the Main Library (Ferguson Library), DiMattia Building, Third Floor Auditorium in Stamford on “Turkey’s Dark Future”. The program, which is partially sponsored by GE Asset Management, will begin at 5:45 p.m. with networking and refreshments, followed by the presentation at 6:15 p.m. The program will conclude at 7:30 p.m. David L. Phillips is Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the…

The World Affairs Forum and Ferguson Library presents, Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies & National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. "Individuals and civil society now participate in global politics in new ways, but sovereign states can do astonishing and terrifying things that no collection of citizens or subjects can carry out. We will all be caught in the fallout as the great powers, and many…

"If this election cycle made one thing evident, it is the fact that we are living in the age of the "30-second sound bite." Unfortunately, it is impossible to discuss a topic as complex as our immigration system in 30 seconds. The tendency to oversimplify this topic has resulted in the perpetuation of many myths about our current immigration laws and regulations. This presentation will separate "fact" from "fiction," and elaborate on some of the problems faced by individuals, families…

Panel on "Refugees and America: Toward an Informed Public Discourse”. Hosted by Ann Richard, Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Populations, Refugees & Migration. Claudia Connor, President & CEO, International Institute of Connecticut. Aleksandr Troyb, Chair of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Moderator: Krishna Patel, Justice Initiatives Director & General Counsel, Grace Farms Foundation. Admission: $20 for members and non-members. Please purchase online in advance at http://www.worldaffairsforum.org/events/refugees-america-toward-an-informed-public-discourse/ or call (203) 356-0340 or email info@worldaffairsforum.org.