World Affairs Council of Connecticut
World Affairs Council of Connecticut
  • 192
  • 127 928
Jonna Mendez, CIA's Former Chief of Disguise | A Woman's Life in the CIA
Watch bestselling author Jonna Mendez tell her story of being a CIA spy and “contract wife” during the height of the Cold War before she became the CIA’s Chief of Disguise - and the challenges she and other women faced in working for the CIA. In conversation with Jim Falk.
-
WorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. This episode was pre-recorded.
-
Purchase In True Face here: www.jonnamendez.com/in-true-face-book
-
About the author:
Jonna Mendez is a former Chief of Disguise with over twenty-five years of experience as a CIA officer working in Moscow and other sensitive areas. With her late husband Tony Mendez, she is the bestselling coauthor of Argo, The Moscow Rules, and Spy Dust.
-
WorldNow music composed by Zac Harmon and Christopher Troy
-
For more visit: ctwac.org/events/
-
Follow us @ctwac on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
-
To renew your membership or become a member, consider the member levels on our website. Join now so you don’t miss out on events like this: ctwac.org/membership/
Переглядів: 353

Відео

Countdown with Sarah Scoles: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons | WorldNow
Переглядів 677Місяць тому
For fans of Oppenheimer hear science journalist and author Sarah Scoles as she joins us for another episode of WorldNow with Jim Falk on the reality of nuclear weapons in the present day and what it means for our global future. - WorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut with Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the American Council on Germany, World...
CIA Director William Burns | Centennial Celebration of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut
Переглядів 11 тис.Місяць тому
The Centennial Celebration of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut honored a legacy 100 years in the making - as we celebrated a century of connecting Connecticut to the world. Featuring a keynote by Ambassador William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Norah O'Donnell, Anchor & Managing Editor of CBS Evening News. For more about the celebration and our distinguished...
100 Years | World Affairs Council of Connecticut
Переглядів 88Місяць тому
In 2024, the World Affairs Council of Connecticut celebrates a 100-year legacy of connecting Connecticut to the world. For 100 years, we have worked to create a more globally informed and engaged community. We sat down with leaders and friends of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut to offer a glimpse into the history of the Council and a century of impact. - Featuring: Peter G. Kelly: Chai...
Out of the Darkness with Frank Trentmann | The Germans 1942-2022
Переглядів 3002 місяці тому
How can a nation reinvent itself? Hear author Frank Trentmann tell the story of how the German people were able to rebuild after World War II and redefine their place in the world - and what we can learn from it today. In conversation with Jim Falk. - WorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the World Affairs...
Global Changemakers with H.E. Oksana Markarova | International Women's Day 2024
Переглядів 323 місяці тому
On International Women's Day 2024, we were joined once again by H.E. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. She shared with us how the war in Ukraine is impacting its people and human rights globally. In conversation with CTWAC CEO Megan Torrey. This important event represents an ongoing collaboration between the Women’s Leadership Center at the University of Saint Joseph and the W...
Global Changemakers with H.E. Roya Rahmani | International Women's Day 2024
Переглядів 703 місяці тому
Former Afghan Ambassador Roya Rahmani joined us in conversation with CTWAC CEO Megan Torrey to mark International Women’s Day at the University of Saint Joseph. Amb. Rahmani will joined us to discuss the issues facing women in Afghanistan and around the world. Amb. Rahmani has been a leader in the fight for Afghan women’s rights and a champion for women’s rights and economic empowerment globall...
"Our Ancient Faith" with Dr. Allen Guelzo | Lincoln, Democracy, & the American Experiment
Переглядів 2,1 тис.3 місяці тому
On Lincoln’s birthday, award-winning historian and author Allen Guelzo joined us in conversation on the American President whose firm and powerful beliefs in democracy guided him through one of the most tumultuous periods in American history - and how his beliefs continue to shape our country. In conversation with Jim Falk, President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth an...
Senator Richard Blumenthal | Global Security Forum 2023: Tipping Points & Tripwires
Переглядів 865 місяців тому
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) gives remarks at the 2023 Global Security Forum on the state of global security and the war in Ukraine. - This conversation was part of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut’s Global Security Forum 2023: Tipping Points & Trip Wires. Learn more at www.gsf2023.com/ - The Global Security Forum (GSF) convenes the world's top leadership and experts to discuss sec...
"The Sister" with Sung-Yoon Lee | North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World
Переглядів 3,7 тис.7 місяців тому
Author Sung-Yoon Lee introduces us to Kim Yo Jong, the sister and potential successor of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and “the most dangerous woman in the world.” Lee’s book takes us inside the inner circle of North Korea’s mysterious family dynasty - and tells the story of the regime’s top policymaker and chief propagandist who ruthlessly insulted foreign leaders and threatened a n...
U.S.' Role in the World | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 1497 місяців тому
Where will American leadership be most needed in the 21st century? How will the U.S. navigate this shifting security landscape? How will emerging technologies impact the way we think about our national security - and is the U.S. prepared for that future? Two retired generals discuss the role of the U.S. in securing our global future. - This conversation was part of the World Affairs Council of ...
Russia, Ukraine, & the Threat of Nuclear War | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 2 тис.7 місяців тому
Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to be at the forefront of our global community's pressing security concerns. Now in its 20th month, the current state of the war presents a tipping point that will determine the future of European security and international law for decades to come. This powerhouse lineup of security leaders gives us a critical update on the war in Ukraine and discusses the...
21st Century Security with Lockheed CFO Jay Malave | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 1917 місяців тому
Lockheed Martin CFO Jay Malave sits down with CNBC's Morgan Brennan to address security innovations and challenges from the defense industry perspective in a new era of all-domain deterrence. The Tipping Point: The race between the U.S. and global adversaries to harness the best of commercial technology, from 5G to AI and cloud computing. - This conversation was part of the World Affairs Counci...
U.S.-China Tensions & Tipping Points | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 1927 місяців тому
A naval strategist, former Marine Corps leader, and a wargamer explore the all-important U.S.-China relationship and ask whether or not the issue of Taiwan will be a tipping point in global security. - This conversation was part of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut’s Global Security Forum 2023: Tipping Points & Trip Wires. Learn more at www.gsf2023.com/ - Featuring: -Lt. Gen. Terry Robli...
Keynote on Sea Power by Adm. John Richardson, 31st CNO | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 1287 місяців тому
Keynote on Sea Power by Adm. John Richardson, 31st CNO | Global Security Forum 2023
Power in the Age of AI | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 387 місяців тому
Power in the Age of AI | Global Security Forum 2023
Climate Security | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 487 місяців тому
Climate Security | Global Security Forum 2023
Tipping Points with LTG Stephen Twitty (USA, Ret.) | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 887 місяців тому
Tipping Points with LTG Stephen Twitty (USA, Ret.) | Global Security Forum 2023
The Lumumba Plot with Stuart Reid: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
Переглядів 2358 місяців тому
The Lumumba Plot with Stuart Reid: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
The New Space Era with Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Force | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 3268 місяців тому
The New Space Era with Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Force | Global Security Forum 2023
State of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive | Global Security Forum 2023
Переглядів 1,1 тис.9 місяців тому
State of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive | Global Security Forum 2023
Hinge Points: Inside North Korea's Nuclear Program with Dr. Siegfried Hecker
Переглядів 359Рік тому
Hinge Points: Inside North Korea's Nuclear Program with Dr. Siegfried Hecker
Global Changemakers | International Women's Day 2023
Переглядів 92Рік тому
Global Changemakers | International Women's Day 2023
Defense Innovation and Response | Global Security Forum 2022
Переглядів 68Рік тому
Defense Innovation and Response | Global Security Forum 2022
Keynote: Admiral Michael Gilday, 32nd Chief of Naval Operations | Global Security Forum 2022
Переглядів 135Рік тому
Keynote: Admiral Michael Gilday, 32nd Chief of Naval Operations | Global Security Forum 2022
The Revival of Superpower Conflict with David Sanger | Global Security Forum 2022
Переглядів 267Рік тому
The Revival of Superpower Conflict with David Sanger | Global Security Forum 2022
Power in the Pacific | Global Security Forum 2022
Переглядів 95Рік тому
Power in the Pacific | Global Security Forum 2022
European Security, Russia, and Ukraine | Global Security Forum 2022
Переглядів 192Рік тому
European Security, Russia, and Ukraine | Global Security Forum 2022
The Taiwan Question | Global Security Forum 2022: Age of Instability
Переглядів 112Рік тому
The Taiwan Question | Global Security Forum 2022: Age of Instability

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @GeoScorpion
    @GeoScorpion 11 днів тому

    The meat of the video starts at 00:19:00 lol!

  • @user-jw1bl4hq9j
    @user-jw1bl4hq9j 13 днів тому

    MISTER BURNS IS OUTSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE IN MANY AREAS . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏❤️🏅🇺🇸

  • @goldynmyers8587
    @goldynmyers8587 15 днів тому

    CIA was called the OSS now its called the knights of Malta

  • @therealtoni
    @therealtoni 17 днів тому

    I was so inspired by Guelzo's portrait of Lincoln and the Copland performance!

  • @SlamDunkMunk
    @SlamDunkMunk 21 день тому

    Stupendous

  • @barryshaw5660
    @barryshaw5660 24 дні тому

    The CIA is known for his torture program assassination program basically a terrace organization why would anybody want to talk to them that has any humanity.

  • @cherj2076
    @cherj2076 26 днів тому

    Excellent program detailing the covert operations of CIA operatives. Riveting Real life spy stories raise the curtain on clandestine operations taking place everyday in the US and beyond. Sure to enthrall!

  • @williammbuvi8307
    @williammbuvi8307 28 днів тому

    Amazing. Adorable Painting. 🕸🍁🇺🇸

  • @monam2451
    @monam2451 Місяць тому

    We focus very much on trying to expand... the number of Russians that we work with.. And that's actually been very productive. It as if nothing else thoroughly pissed off my Russian counterparts which... So we try to be inventive.

  • @KatyYoder-cq1kc
    @KatyYoder-cq1kc Місяць тому

    NOW on LIFE SUPPORT, please report at the highest level: Cease and desist malicious use of AI: espionage, rape, poisoning, physical cyber attacks, vandalism, death threats, intellectual property theft and collusion with US. I am not your property! Supremacists, terrorists and Communists

  • @heinrichlorenzen8671
    @heinrichlorenzen8671 Місяць тому

    private companies are only interested in profit ......

  • @Watchman-At-The-Gate
    @Watchman-At-The-Gate Місяць тому

    👍

  • @sergeshmash2171
    @sergeshmash2171 Місяць тому

    Oh, no! Evil Putin is going to put nuclear weapons in Belarus! No mention if US nukes throughout Europe and elsewhere, and nuclear armed submarines patrolling the oceans. The arrogant, hypocritical evil of Americans.

  • @flickwtchr
    @flickwtchr Місяць тому

    Nuclear waste after all of these years has STILL not been adequately addressed by the nuclear power industry. Perhaps we owe it to future generations to solve that fundamental issue first before saddling them with today's unresolved radioactive problems. But this argument has been categorically dismissed, so I expect that will be the case going forward.

  • @woonchinglee2991
    @woonchinglee2991 Місяць тому

    Pacific-Altlantic\\ electrical appliances; MAY-24

  • @jasonheath4266
    @jasonheath4266 Місяць тому

    Bill Burns makes me feel fat.

  • @AlphaKingofGlory
    @AlphaKingofGlory Місяць тому

    #PeaceToTheWorld-Chinese wisdom, please. Remember all that you have experienced and witnessed as an ancient people, especially regarding suffering. This wisdom is what the world needs. The Bible refers to China 🇨🇳 as the rider on the black horse holding scales-an allusion, I believe, to your president's statement: "China's desire is to lend Chinese wisdom to the world." The inclusion of WISDOM implies the act of carefully weighing the facts of human history to ensure fair transactions and thoughtful international actions, considering the struggles humanity endured, thus enhancing our journey. Be aware that my leaders and direct supervisors advise against my presence here. Still, they are learning to trust me, as it has not failed to work, and it is GOD WHO IS WITH US. It is written that this would happen so that we can intelligently move forward to the next milestone-cooperation without fear. #Wisdom #Friend #Partners #Leaders #Superpowers #Need #Of #Humanity for us to lead as super.

  • @sashamcleod1
    @sashamcleod1 Місяць тому

    Burns interviews always reassures me that we’re in good hands

  • @justwhenithought
    @justwhenithought Місяць тому

    Director William Burns' interview starts at 19:07.

  • @rlopez11-11
    @rlopez11-11 Місяць тому

    I am not able to receive any emergency services, medical healthcare services, life saving procedures or be able to discuss the war crimes that are being inflicted onto my vulnerable state of being inapparently publicly mutilated. Neither local, state or even federal law enforcement officers and agents are legally able to control to deny me, one human being by the name of Ronald Aaron Lopez, the immediate assistance required according to international law.🆘

  • @rlopez11-11
    @rlopez11-11 Місяць тому

    The list of crimes actively being carried out against my exposed state of being avoided by even attorneys who risk their lives if they were to tell security guards who have predominantly made it nearly impossible for me to make any appointments after games are played with ominous calls to the attorneys with the clear intention of emphasizing that I don't have an appointment after informing them that that was what I had been there to schedule all but one time when finally an 80+ year old international attorney denied the immediate transfer to another country or an embassy within another country as if my life and the life of countless others depended upon it.

  • @rlopez11-11
    @rlopez11-11 Місяць тому

    Rogue military, citizens and frivolous foreign and domestic political asylum seekers with countless premeditated and adaptive criminal motives seem to engage in condoning sedition, terrorism and war crimes against my by alienating and invasive means that violate from peace treaties and foreign policy to laws that govern people being immediately affected in countries who have been able to find out and would never allow themselves to be revealed by national security concerns as a way of conducting terrorism and human rights violations against me, one man and my name is Ronald Aaron Lopez.🆘

  • @rlopez11-11
    @rlopez11-11 Місяць тому

    Rogue military, citizens, law enforcement officers (that's who you represent to me in this distress call) and frivolous foreign and domestic political asylum seekers with countless premeditated and adaptive criminal motives to avoid their/your implications for acts of war in progress (even whoever you are reading this, so that you understand that how imperative it is to not undermine my words to downplay my immediate urgency as the international violations stemming from the war crimes the worst inept criminals who want to frivolously benefit from capable criminals who AVOIDED AND CONTINUE TO AVOID PROSECUTION now seem to engage in conditional terrorism and war crimes against my vulnerable state of being subjected to countless cowardly and elusive ways by mass involvement engaging in alienating and invasive efforts AGAINST ME AS IF IT WERE A PROFESSION, AS IF HUMAN BEINGS ARE EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE OPENLY CAPABLE OF BEHAVING SO COWARDLY AND SADISTIC AFTER KNOWING NOW WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY NOT KNOWN OR UNDERSTOOD WHY THE NEW MOST CULPABLY DEPLORABLE WOULD BE SO INHUMANE TO continue to violate from peace treaties and foreign policy to laws that govern people as if they were proud to carry some parasitic legacy torch or batton to indirectly deny countries my immediate and only legally relevant and required presence in each respective nation and region for what benefits, responsibilities, assets, standards and properties that continue to be targeted by terrorists which continues to be exposed by the many who have been able to find out, allegedly, as being human beings who refused to allow themselves to be either revealed or continue to be made to engage in such personal levels of efforts to commit war crimes to the point of humor, reward or especially stimulation who use the frivolous or false national security concerns when the clear and present threat to this country are whoever is reading this with critical opinions or is even capable of reading it to the end without knowing what human beings are supposed to be repulsed of themselves for being not only the WORST national security breech at this point but being the most grotesque display as a threat to the human race for making the most cowardly and deceptive fatal character flaws and threat to life that I have ever considered or would even be able to imagine prior to arriving in Washington DC.; here, now. MANY SORTS FORMS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND STALKING TO THE POINT OF BEING human rights violations AND WAR CRIMES IN PROGRESS BEING COMMITTED AND REWARDED WITH DISREGARD, AT BEST, against me being that I am one man and my name is Ronald Aaron Lopez EVEN HAVING HEARD THAT I AM NOT WHITE ENOUGH AND NOT BLACK ENOUGH TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED...APPARENTLY BY THE NOT DEAD ENOUGH, PER Se. 🆘

  • @happykitten5695
    @happykitten5695 Місяць тому

    🙏🌍🕊❤‍🔥

  • @williammbuvi8307
    @williammbuvi8307 Місяць тому

    👏👏👏🇺🇸Very Intriguing Discussion 🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @hugothorsen
    @hugothorsen Місяць тому

    I putva like but you did betray me thru your evil case offi ers twice

  • @agio1707
    @agio1707 Місяць тому

    Mr William Burns I’ll be happy to vote for you if you ever consider to run for president 🇺🇸❤️👌 I can’t vote for what we have right now

  • @janklaas6885
    @janklaas6885 Місяць тому

    3📍28:33

  • @SuzanaMantovaniCerqueira
    @SuzanaMantovaniCerqueira Місяць тому

    Being apolitical is interesting uma world where right and left , not the old ones but the newbies are wanting to go so far the extreme side, creating such polarizations unnecessary and dangerous. We need people to talk , listen and understand and communicate with both sides to capture the messages, the ideas, plans and being good help them to become feasible, being infeasible , demove them from such ideas. Being apolitical give us liberty to celebrate great things, independently whatever it’s coming and criticizing as well , whoever is the author. Of course , always offering also suggesting and words of “keep going” and doing better. And be free to discuss inteligence with everyone. Nice presentation. To learn their vision is important as well. Congratulations for the 100 years !

  • @LarisaPetrenko2992
    @LarisaPetrenko2992 Місяць тому

    Great material!

  • @monam2451
    @monam2451 Місяць тому

    Many Russians are open for business too, that's for sure.

  • @amandapeluso4217
    @amandapeluso4217 Місяць тому

    CIA is a terrorist organization. Burns is a criminal

  • @chaudhryshahzadbashir6168
    @chaudhryshahzadbashir6168 Місяць тому

  • @bridge12582
    @bridge12582 Місяць тому

    these type of talks really attract the schizo commentors

  • @gagibakija4825
    @gagibakija4825 Місяць тому

    Why is Burns not in jail?

    • @sashamcleod1
      @sashamcleod1 Місяць тому

      Why would he be in jail? Lol

    • @gagibakija4825
      @gagibakija4825 Місяць тому

      @@sashamcleod1 for lying,for corruption,for deceiving,for protecting criminals....

  • @Pierluigi_Di_Lorenzo
    @Pierluigi_Di_Lorenzo Місяць тому

    19 (!) minutes before Burns appears.

  • @e.c.z
    @e.c.z Місяць тому

    He is a character

  • @Ashley.Hunt.
    @Ashley.Hunt. Місяць тому

    Thank you. Director Burns. Thank you. Papa would be proud of you and DevGru. 😊

  • @Ashley.Hunt.
    @Ashley.Hunt. Місяць тому

    We stand with Ukraine! I miss my Papa Director Burns.

  • @Ashley.Hunt.
    @Ashley.Hunt. Місяць тому

    Hey!! Its my sponsor!!!

  • @Ashley.Hunt.
    @Ashley.Hunt. Місяць тому

    Amen.

  • @stacyMighty
    @stacyMighty Місяць тому

    Very interesting, looking forward to my new home migration in 2026. I am going back home to my country West Indies, Jamaica in 2026 after 44 years.

  • @stacyMighty
    @stacyMighty Місяць тому

    Very interesting

  • @user-wd3gt9dw5z
    @user-wd3gt9dw5z Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @khairulnaeim756
    @khairulnaeim756 Місяць тому

    Huuu...done

  • @khairulnaeim756
    @khairulnaeim756 Місяць тому

    Arrrgg...aurggg...huggggre..

  • @khairulnaeim756
    @khairulnaeim756 Місяць тому

    Dam two bastard missing again

  • @khairulnaeim756
    @khairulnaeim756 Місяць тому

    Fuck debt why not pushing drug production

  • @khairulnaeim756
    @khairulnaeim756 Місяць тому

    Bastard hopefully not you that sell that tech patent... Big fucking if that true

  • @khairulnaeim756
    @khairulnaeim756 Місяць тому

    Yeah got raise... with good speech....