Talk to the Authors – “Burma Spring” – Teleconference Thurs 11/5

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WACA’s November Cover to Cover Author Series will feature Rena Pederson, award-winning journalist and former speechwriter for the Department of State on  The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Struggle for the Soul of a Nation. The call will take place on Thursday, November 5, at 2:00 PM ET. WACA President Bill Clifford will moderate the call.

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Note: The World Affairs Councils of America provides a monthly special program called “Cover to Cover” that features interactive phone conferencing with authors of global affairs related books. We thank them for their support and we are pleased to share this information with you here. [Check the “Cover to Cover” program page and the TNWAC Calendar for future events.]

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NOVEMBER 2015 COVER TO COVER

Historic general elections will take place in Myanmar (Burma) on November 8, 2015. Rena Pederson (Full Bio) brings to light fresh details about the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, the inspiration for the country’s first steps towards democracy. Suu Kyi’s party will be a major contender in the elections, a breakthrough after years of military dictatorship. Using exclusive interviews with Suu Kyi since her release from 15 years of house arrest, as well as recently disclosed diplomatic cables, Pederson uncovers new facets to Suu Kyi’s extraordinary story.

WACA’s November Cover to Cover Author Series will feature Rena Pederson, award-winning journalist and former speechwriter for the Department of State on  The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Struggle for the Soul of a Nation. The call will take place on Thursday, November 5, at 2:00 PM ET. WACA President Bill Clifford will moderate the call.

Cover to Cover Cover to Cover is a monthly program featuring the most influential authors on subjects of national and international importance. Offered as a benefit to all current WACA Member Councils, Cover to Cover conference calls are opportunities for Council leaders, members, and supporters to engage with esteemed authors on critical issues. Cover to Cover authors often welcome invitations to speak at Councils. In short, the WACA National Office covers a topic with an expert so that Councils may discover a speaker and cover the topic in even greater depth in their own communities, spearheading a national conversation. Rena Pederson, is a faculty member at Southern Methodist University. She previously served as Director of Communications for the National Math and Science Initiative and as a Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications at the U.S. Department of State, serving as a senior speechwriter. Pederson received national recognition for her role as a Vice President and Editorial Page Editor at The Dallas Morning News for 16 years. She was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board for nine years and is the author of three books; her book “What’s Next?” was featured on the Oprah Winfrey television show.       2015 Cover to Cover   October 2015 Cover to Cover: The Great Tradeoff: Confronting Moral Conflicts in the Era of Globalization Author Steven R. Weisman is the Vice President at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. September 2015 Cover to Cover: Desert Diplomat: Inside Saudi Arabia Following 9/11  Author Robert Jordan is a diplomat in residence at the Middle East Institute and former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. August 2015 Cover to Cover: The Right Way to Lose a War: America in an Age of Unwinnable Conflicts Author Dominic Tierney is a professor and contributing author to The Atlantic. Listen to a recording of the call here. July 2015 Cover to Cover: Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran Author Nina Ansary is an Iranian-American historian and journalist most known for her work on gender equality in Iran. Listen to a recording of the call here. June 2015 Cover to Cover: Putinism: Russia and Its Future with the West Author Walter Laqueur is a historian and political commentator. Listen to a recording of the call here. May 2015 Cover to Cover: Sudden Justice: America’s Secret Drone Wars Author Chris Woods is an investigative journalist and former senior BBC Panorama producer.Listen to a recording of the call here. April 2015 Cover to Cover: The Powerhouse A Financial Times Top 15 Pick of 2015 Author Steve LeVine is the Washington Correspondent for Quartz. Listen to a recording of the call here. March 2015 Cover to Cover: Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotitations between Washington and Havana A Foreign Affairs Book of the Year Author Peter Kornbluh is a Senior Analyst and Director of the Cuba and Chile Documentation Projects at the National Security Archive. Listen to a recording of the call here. February 2015 Cover to Cover: Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security New York Times Editor’s Choice Author Sarah Chayes is a Senior Associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program and the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment. Listen to a recording of the call here. January 2015 Cover to Cover: Once Upon A Revolution: An Egyptian Story Author Thanassis Cambanis is a journalist specializing in the Middle East and American foreign policy and a fellow at The Century Foundation. Listen to a recording of the call here.   Previously on Cover to Cover December 2014 Cover to Cover: America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder Author Bret Stephens is a foreign affairs columnist and deputy editorial page editor for The Wall Street Journal and 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner. Listen to a recording of the call here. October 2014 Cover to Cover: Outpost: life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy Author Ambassador Christopher R. Hill is Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Listen to a recording of the call here. September 2014 Cover to Cover: The Future, Declassified: Megatrends That Will Undo the World Unless We Take Action Author Dr. Mathew J. Burrows is a Director of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative. Listen to a recording of the call here. August 2014 Cover to Cover: Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy Author Barry Posen is a Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the Security Studies Program at MIT. Listen to a recording of the call here. July 2014 Cover to Cover: No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes Pulitzer Prize finalist, National Book Award finalist, winner of the Ridenhour Prize Author Anand Gopal is a New America Foundation fellow and journalist. Listen to a recording of the call here. June 2014 Cover to Cover: The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World Author Russell Gold is a Senior Energy Reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Listen to a recording of the call here. May 2014 Cover to Cover: The System Worked: How the World Stopped Another Great Depression  Author Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Listen to a recording of the call here. April 2014 Cover to Cover: Following the Leader: Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping Author David M. Lampton is the director of China studies at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Listen to a recording of the call here.   March 2014 Cover to Cover: A Case for Climate Engineering Author David Keith ia a professor of applied physics and professor of public policy at Harvard University. Listen to a recording of the call here. February 2014 Cover to Cover: The Second Arab Awakening And the Battle for Pluralism Author Marwan Muasher is the former Foreign Minister of Jordan and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Listen to a recording of the call here. January 2014 Cover to Cover: Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know Author Peter W. Singer is a senior fellow and director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at Brookings Institution. Listen to a recording of the call here.

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