For three decades, Joseph Biden has served on the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee. When he became Chairman in January, he immediately held high-profile hearings on Iraq, and the Committee passed a resolution to stop George Bush from sending more American troops to Iraq.

For five long years in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-Communist crusade dominated the American scene, terrified politicians, and destroyed the lives of thousands of our citizens.

The Axis of Information is Changing: News from the Middle East featuring David Marash, Chief Washington Anchor for Al-Jazeera English.

Alan Dershowitz discusses the balance between costs and benefits that he believes the United States must strive for and how it relates to the wartime strategies of prevention and preemption.

Stephen Kinzer presents his most recent book Overthrow, America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq.

Alvin Toffler, Author of Future Shock and The Third Wave; and, an adviser to military and intelligence communities, corporations, and governments worldwide on advances in technology, politics, economics, and society.

The American Military 'Fiasco' in Iraq with Thomas Ricks speaking at the World Affairs Council of Northern California.

Acclaimed author and security expert Max Boot explores how innovations in weaponry and tactics have not only transformed how wars are fought and won but also have guided the course of human events, from the formation of the first modern states 500 years ago, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the coming of al-Qaeda.

The Global Philanthropy Forum presents A Conversation with Ted Turner.

A conversation with U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer about U.S. policy on Iraq.

This November the nation has the chance to vote for members of the next Congress.

When one-half of the world's children are growing up hungry and unhealthy, Bellamy says, (and) when whole villages are being emptied by AIDS, we've failed to deliver on the promise of childhood.'

George Lucas is honored for his global vision at the World Affairs Council's Annual Dinner 2006.

Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam featuring Mark Bowden.

The World Affairs Council welcomes Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his first official visit to San Francisco as he returns to the birthplace of the United Nations to discuss the past, present, and future of US-UN relations.

For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma - through sanctions and tourist boycotts - only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship.

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff speaks before an audience at Philadelphia's Union League.

How the U.S. Can Ensure Energy Supply for the Future with the President of Shell Oil Company John Hofmeister speaking at the World Affairs Council of Connecticut.

Rajiv Chandrasekaran discusses Imperial Life in the Emerald City.

For the last 9 years, Kavita N. Ramdas has led the Global Fund for Women, the world's largest grantmaking foundation exclusively devoted to advancing women's rights.

Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem discuss The Women's Media Center, their non-profit media organization.

In her first all-new work of literary travel writing since Bella Tuscany, Frances Mayes ventures beyond Tuscany with A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller.

In his 1999 book, Disposable People, Kevin Bales brought to light the existence of modern slavery and described how, nearly two hundred years after the slave trade was abolished, global slavery stubbornly persists.

Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo discusses From Genocide to Abu Ghraib: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil.

The next president, whether Democrat or Republican, will face the daunting task of repairing America's core relationships and tarnished credibility after the damage caused during the past seven years.