WINNER OF WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF THE YEAR FOR 2022 FROM AMONG THE 95 COUNCILS OF THE WAC NETWORK Help celebrate the Tennessee World Affairs Council’s 16th anniversary this month, by becoming a member and a donor to support global education in the public interest. What’s up?  In Case You Missed It In Focus: Russia’s...Read More

TNWAC DEPENDS ON YOU FOR ITS SUPPORT. JOIN OR CONTRIBUTE Your Tennessee World Affairs Council was named Council of the Year by the 96-member World Affairs Councils of America! The 2022-23 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge* Practice Session II Via Zoom January 29, 2023 Topics 6-10 Join us for the second of two...Read More

The 2022-23 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Session 1 Via Zoom December 4, 2022 Topics 1-5 Join us for the first of two practice sessions of the WorldQuest challenge. Registered teams and those considering participation in the March 5, 2023 Championship Match are invited. The second practice match (Topics 6-10) is set...Read More

The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match #1 December 4, 2022 @ 1:00pm Via Zoom Academic WorldQuest teams join us for the first of two practice matches to prepare for the 2023 Tennessee Championship match. The December 4th match will be via Zoom and will give teams an opportunity to...Read More

Thank you for your support. TNWAC is a public service bringing you global affairs awareness and education! Tennessee World Affairs Council’s Academic WorldQuest championship team cracked the Top Ten in competition with World Affairs Councils of America network teams in Washington, DC. Students from the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology (GSMST) represented TNWAC...Read More

Thank you for your support. TNWAC is a public service bringing you global affairs awareness and education! THIS WEEK @ TNWAC March 22, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week?  The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the threats of escalation and expansion of the conflict and the global implications dominate the news...Read More

TNWAC This Week March 9, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week?  The unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine slogs into a third week and the war criminal in the Kremlin is backed into a corner. Vladimir Putin’s likely hoped for lightning strike into Kyiv to decapitate the Zelensky government and subjugate the country...Read More

TNWAC This Week March 1, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week? Your World Affairs Council continues to bring you insights, perspectives and analyses on the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin and Russia. We’re fortunate to have Ambassador John Kornblum join us regularly for his take on developments. Kornblum is an eminent...Read More

TNWAC This Week February 15, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week? A question that doesn’t really need to be asked as the world is watching the start of war in Europe. A Russian invasion of Ukraine, which appears imminent, would upend decades of peace and stability on the continent that propelled two...Read More

Thank you for your continuing support. Help us celebrate 15 years of TNWAC’s global awareness programs this month. A Message from TNWAC Board Chair Jim Shepherd and Vice Chair Karl Dean Greetings, friends. As we look around the world we find a community of nations beset with a relentless pandemic that has taken 5.4 million...Read More