World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth

In the wake of the global recession, governments around the world, including the U.S., are under intense pressure to trim their budgets to combat growing deficits. Listen as Micklethwait discusses the role of the state.

In Sex and War, Malcolm Potts traces the evolution of war, terrorism and the subjugation of women throughout human history. He explains how relatively simple strategies can help the biology of peace win out over the biology of war and lays out a roadmap to make war less likely in the future and less brutal when it does occur.

What change will the next decade bring for the world’s most powerful militaries? What are the new battlegrounds of the 21st century? Thomas Keaney addresses these and other questions on the changing role of the world’s military.

A panel discussion on Afghanistan, featuring two experts with different perspectives on the country and the U.S.’ involvement.

What ideas, leaders, countries and challenges will shape the next decade? Will America’s influence on the world diminish or grow stronger? Back by popular demand, George Friedman will give his analysis of what to expect in the coming years and talk about his latest book, The Next Decade.

What is the one thing the U.S. should be concerned about for the next ten years? What is the end game in Iran? Hear what George Friedman, CEO of STRATFOR and author of the just published best seller, The Next Decade, has to say about these questions and more in this Global I.Q. Minute.

In Adam Segal’s latest book, Advantage: How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge, he explains the challenges the United States faces and focuses on what drives innovation, what constrains it and what advantages we have to leverage.

What is the future for the monarchies in the Middle East? How widespread are the protests in Iran and is there a chance the current regime can be overthrown? Iranian-American Scholar Dr. Abbas Milani spoke on this and more in this special Global I.Q. Minute.

The international community remains concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, especially considering that Iran has ignored a number of sanctions put in place by the United Nations and United States. In the midst of all of the uncertainty, Iranian-American Scholar Abbas Milani sees a new generation rising up that will turn this troublesome tide.

John Parker, globalization correspondent for The Economist, and Council President Jim Falk take a look at The Economist's special report "Feeding the World."