Through youth diplomacy programs, cultural exchange, and global conversations, we connect Santa Fe to the world.
LIVE EVENTS
THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF AI: A HUMANITIES PERSPECTIVE
Samuel Baker, Ph.D.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 5:30pm – 7pm (doors open at 5:30pm; talk begins at 6:00 pm)
Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe
$25 members/$40 non-members
Join Global Santa Fe for a timely and thought-provoking talk and interview with Samuel Baker, Ph.D., on “The Promise and Peril of AI: A Humanities Perspective.” As artificial intelligence promises to rapidly reshape our economy, politics, and daily life, Dr. Baker will explore both its transformative potential and its ethical, cultural, and social risks, offering a humanities-driven perspective on one of the defining technologies of our time.
Samuel Baker, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin and a co-founder of the Good Systems Ethical AI Texas Grand Challenge, which he chaired in 2021-22. He currently leads the Good Systems “Living and Working With Robots” research team, and is a principal organizer of the Alliance for Interdisciplinary AI, a consortium of university AI ethics programs. His research topics include AI safety, human-AI interaction, generative AI and creative labor, harmful traits in AI companions, and literary close reading as a benchmark task for evaluating artificial intelligence. He previously co-led the “Bad AI and Beyond” project, examining how media representations shape public understanding of AI, and has helped organize a series of other cross-disciplinary initiatives exploring the societal impacts of emerging technologies.
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VIRTUAL EVENT – RECORDINGS
THE IRAN WAR: WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT COMES NEXT
Steven Cook (CFR), Ambassador Deborah Jones and Beth Sanner (CNN)
Steven Cook, Amb. Deborah Jones and Beth Sanner draw on their years of experience for an insightful conversation on the war on Iran. With so much uncertainty surrounding the negotiations, their views provide rarely heard context on how we got to where we are today and what may happen next. This conversation was recorded on April 20 for KSFR’s The Forum and WorldNow, hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut.
If you missed the live program, you can listen to the recording of THE IRAN WAR on WorldNow with Jim Falk HERE.
ROGUE STATES: LEARNING FROM THE PAST
A Conversation with Diplomatic Historian Matthew Frakes
In our conversation, Matthew Frakes, author of Rogue States: The Making of America’s Global War on Terror, takes us back to the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidencies—when policies forged in that era help explain, in part, what we’re witnessing today in Iran and, earlier this year, in Venezuela.
Listeners will also hear a short archival clip of George H. W. Bush and Margaret Thatcher speaking to reporters at the Aspen Institute on August 2, 1990, just as Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait was unfolding, a moment that would help shape the future U.S. approach to state-sponsored aggression.
If you missed the live program, you can listen to the recording of ROGUE STATES on WorldNow with Jim Falk HERE.
GLOBEMASTER DOWN: SOVIET ESPIONAGE AND THE DOOMED AMERICAN ATTEMPT TO SNEAK NUKES INTO EUROPE
Tod Robberson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist
If you missed the live program at Collected Works, Jim and Todd recorded another brief conversation which you can listen to on Apple Podcasts HERE.
Signed copies of Globemaster Down are available at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, 505-988-4226.
International Visitor Leadership Program Forecast
Global Santa Fe is delighted to partner with the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) on two exchange programs this year. As part of this collaboration, we will coordinate individual homestays for each delegate and design a customized eight-day program tailored to the specific theme of each delegation. These programs will also incorporate cultural and community-based activities that advance the objectives of the exchange. Global Santa Fe will also organize congressional outreach and, whenever possible, arrange meetings with Members of Congress or their district staff in Santa Fe.*
If you are interested in volunteering to accompany the delegation to one of their professional meetings or cultural activities, please contact: molly@globalsantafe.org.
- Soloman Islands/Cultural Preservation – 2026 Dates to be confirmed
*As a legislative branch agency, COIL is not subject to the Office of Management and Budget’s grants-related guidance applicable to executive branch departments and agencies.
Connecting Santa Fe to the World
Our intellectual and cultural leadership empowers our members, students, and communities to be more informed and connected in three ways:
WE IGNITE DIALOGUE AND CITIZEN DIPLOMACY
Elevating global knowledge, ideas, and actions, Global Santa Fe provides year-round dialogues featuring world-class speakers in innovative formats. These are balanced, broad-based presentations, panels, live streams, film screenings, and more, on compelling global issues. Through Dialogue & Diplomacy, we expose participants to points of view that illustrate a deeper story.
WE FACILITATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH INTERNATIONAL LEADERS
In partnership primarily with the U.S. Department of State, we welcome international leaders to New Mexico every year. Our visitors dialogue about professional challenges, investments, culture, international relations, and more, to create an authentic connection that spreads from Santa Fe to the world. The power of sharing our experiences and stories with one another builds lasting friendships and helps us discover that we are not so different after all.
WE ELEVATE GLOBAL AWARENESS AND OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CITIZEN DIPLOMATS IN NEW MEXICO THROUGH ENGAGING STUDENTS
Expanding horizons for students in Santa Fe and across New Mexico, Global Santa Fe exposes students to critical global currents and sparks their curiosity. They learn about world affairs through our speakers and international leaders and may apply for scholarship opportunities for foreign study and travel. This elevated global discourse propels our best young minds into educational and career pathways that benefit Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the world.
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