THESE TWO PROGRAMS WERE EXCELLENT. BOTH WERE SMART, CONCISE AND ANSWERED ALL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE POINT. THESE PROGRAMS SHOULD KEEP OUR AUDIENCE CONNECT AND EXCITED TO BEING PART OF THE WORLD AFFAIRES COUNCIL, DESERT CHAPTER.

Very interesting presentation and it is great that all the tech stuff is now working and working well. The idea of a presentation on Iran is a great one and I hope WACD will be able to arrange that.

Thank you for your comments, Paul. Ken Gause is not only knowledgeable but as you pointed out also presents well. His presentation is part of a series of virtual programs over the past two months which have proven to be most popular. Our Premier Speakers Series for members only which starts in October this year covers topics from an analysis of the presidential election (November 22nd) to media and disinformation, US-China relations, climate change, the future of Pax Americana and much more. You will be receiving information on these programs as well.

In the meantime we are working with Ken Gause on an Iran speaker and hope to be able to do so.

Using Chess as the paradigm for outlining how countries formulate their strategic military and diplomatic engagements helped me to understand the information Ken Gause provided.
Would greatly applaud more presentations of this type, involving other countries on our watch lists.

Excellent presentation. There was an answer for every question, well thought out and very knowledgable.

Would like to see a similar presentation on Iran with the presenters collegue.

Sheldon Hellin

Couldn't agree more with your assessment, Lance. Ken Gause spoke to us here in Rancho Mirage eighteen months ago as part of our Premier Speakers Series - you will receive information on our sterling 2020/21 lineup beginning in October - and packed the room at Thunderbird Country Club.

Thanks for participating in our programs.

Overall outstanding presentation and Q&A session. Good balance in time allotted for both, about equal. Mr. Gause's commentary was substantive, informative and much appreciated regarding the present and near future political, economic and military facets of North Korea. Also, his responses to questions asked were to-the-point and insightful, especially regarding: (a) the different strategies used by the Obama and Trump administrations and why neither were particularly effective; (b) the China factor; and (c) North Korea's nuclear capability and intent.

The Zoom connectivity worked well. This virtual perspective did not require an accompanying slide presentation. The expertise and intuition of Mr. Gause was quite visible.

As a footnote, in the near future, a similar session on Iran would be quite welcome, driven by the views of one of Mr. Gause's colleagues as cited.

We thought this was absolutely the best WAC presentation we have seen. Ken presented an analysis and view of the North Korean regime and the controlling forces within the regime. This is the best of what WAC does; a look at the world that is not available elsewhere. Ken was very clear in his analysis and made his points very succinctly and easy to understand.