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        • Kurdistan Reg Govt Rep to the US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Apr 2
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        • Perspectives on Global Issues with Congressman Jim Cooper | Nov 25
        • Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power | Lunch & Book Signing | Oct 13
        • US Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris| IBC Breakfast | Oct 8
        • Negotiating with North Korea: An Insider’s View | Amb Christopher Hill | Sep 9
        • Why Europe Matters | Amb John C. Kornblum | Sep 4
        • British Consul General Andrew Staunton | Breakfast | Aug 21
        • Chinese Emb Minister Xu Xueyuan On US-PRC Relations | Luncheon | Aug 5
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        • Germany & US Confronting Social Disruption | May 23
        • U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump | Ambassadors Bowers, Schlicher & Prof Schwartz | Apr 15
        • Kurdistan Today: No Friends But the Mountains? | Michael McClellan | Mar 20
        • Nuclear Weapons Proliferation in Dangerous Times | Joseph Cirincione | Feb 11
        • Brexit 101: Unraveling A Thorny Issue | Dr. Adam Bronstone | Jan 17
        • EU Consuls-General Roundtable Luncheon | Dec 11
        • Adventures in the Middle East | Col David Des Roches | Nov 26
        • International Economic Outlook | Afshin Molavi | Nov 16
      • 2017-2018
        • Breakfast with Chinese Embassy Economic and Commercial Minister | Jun 28
        • What’s Going On In American Diplomacy? | Ambassadors’ Roundtable | Apr 24
        • Speaker Program | US-Iran Relations | US Amb Frank Wisner | Feb 26
        • Program | Thomas Friedman | Feb 14 | Register Now
        • Program | China Town Hall | Oct 24, 2017
        • Program | Practical Peacebuilding for National Security – Nancy Lindborg | Oct 2
      • 2016-2017
        • Program | President Trump Abroad and a New US Foreign Policy | Jun 28
        • Program | Ambassador Series | ROK Ambassador Ahn Ho-young | Apr 25
        • Program | The Middle East: A Region in Turmoil | Apr 17
        • Program | US-Japan Relations: Culture, Business, Security — Bonds Across Many Sectors | Apr 5
        • Program | Turkey’s Unraveling Democracy & Impact on US-Turkey Relations | Mar 29
        • Program | Ambassadors Schlicher and Bowers on POTUS45’s Foreign Policy | Feb 28
        • Program | Russian-American Relations: From Obama to Trump | Jan 17
        • Program | POTUS 45: Global Challenges for the Next Administration | Nov 9
        • Program | China Town Hall | Oct 18, 2016
        • Program | Iran Project Panel | Sep 19, 2016
        • Program | “America’s Diplomats” | Sep 7, 2016
        • Program | Brexit and the U.S. Economy | Aug 16, 2016
        • Program | Reaching Rising Global Markets | Jul 26, 2016
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      • 2019-2020
        • Why Nationalism | Dr. Yael Tamir | Feb 19
        • Squandering the Cold War Victory| Andrew Bacevich | Jan 14
        • Arab Region After the Uprisings| Hope Harrison | Nov 21
        • After the Berlin Wall | Hope Harrison | Oct 9
        • Gutenberg to Google | Tom Wheeler | Sep 25
        • Art of Counterintelligence | Jim Olson | Aug 22
        • Kim Jung Un | Anna Fifield | Jul 24
      • 2018-2019
        • Japan Rearmed | Sheila Smith | Jun 19
        • Marvin Kalb | May 15
        • Beth Gardiner | Apr 9, 2019
        • Amb William J. Burns | Mar 21, 2019
        • Francis Fukuyama | Jan 24, 2019
        • War on Terror Partners | Dec 20, 2018
        • “The End of Europe” | Aug 10
        • “The Edge of Chaos” | Jul 10, 2018
      • 2017-2018
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Peace Works: America’s Role in a Turbulent World” | Jun 12
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “From Cold War to Hot Peace” | May 15
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Pakistan Under Siege” | Apr 18
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Israeli National Security” | Mar 1
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “The End of Epidemics” | Feb 13
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “A World in Disarray” | Jan 10
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Digital World War” | Dec 14
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Asia’s Reckoning” | Sep 5
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “The End of Europe” | Aug 10
        • Talk to the Author of “Hot, Hungry Planet” | Jul 18
      • 2016-2017
        • Talk to the Author of “Behind the Lines of Jihad” | Jun 13
        • Talk to the Author of “All Measures Short of War” | May 25
        • Talk to the Author of “China’s Push for Global Power” | Apr 11
        • Talk to the Author of “Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age” On International Women’s Day | Mar 8
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        • Why Tunisian Elections Matter | Sep 19
        • Terror Networks Aug 13
        • U.S.-Iran Relations Jul 16
      • 2018-2019
        • Global Nuclear Threats with Joe Cirincione Jun 6
        • After the Arctic Ice Melts with Fran Ulmer May 8
        • Qatar Today with H.E. Lolwah Al-Khater Mar 28
      • 2017-2018
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | “Inside Gaza” | May 31
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | Public Health Approach to Violence and Conflict | Apr 24
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | 2018 “Control Risks” | Jan 30
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | Yemen’s Political Future | Dec 19
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | Future of Democracy | Oct 25
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        • War Clouds in the Gulf | Ambassador Bowers | Sep 30
      • 2018-2019
        • China Rising: Storm Clouds in the Western Pacific | Patrick Ryan | Feb 27
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        • Program | “Strengthening and Deepening the US-Africa Business & Trade Relationship” | Mar 28
        • Program | Iran and America’s Challenges in the Middle East | Feb 28
        • Program | Trump Foreign Policy: 2018 Geopolitical Goals | Jan 31
        • Program | Political-Military Dimensions of the Korea Crisis | Sep 27
        • Program | US-China Commercial Relations: The Way Forward | Aug 30
        • Program | 2017 Doomsday Clock: 2 1/2 Minutes to Midnight | Jul 26
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        • Program | President Trump Abroad and a New US Foreign Policy | Jun 28
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Kurdistan Reg Govt Rep to the US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Apr 2
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Kurdistan Reg Govt Rep to the US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Apr 2

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Great Decisions Teacher Training Institute | Apply Now
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Great Decisions Teacher Training Institute | Apply Now

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2020 Qatar Essay/Video Contest | Feb 21 Deadline
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2020 Qatar Essay/Video Contest | Feb 21 Deadline

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Feb 10-16, 2020
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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Feb 10-16, 2020

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Global YP Meet Up Wednesday, Iran Conversation
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Global YP Meet Up Wednesday, Iran Conversation

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Conference Call | Why Nationalism | Dr. Yael Tamir | Feb 19
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Conference Call | Why Nationalism | Dr. Yael Tamir | Feb 19

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Kurdistan Reg Govt Rep to the US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Apr 2
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Kurdistan Reg Govt Rep to the US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Apr 2

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Feb 10-16, 2020
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Kurdistan Reg Govt Rep to the US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Apr 2

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Join us for an evening with the Kurdistan Reglonal Government Rep to the USA Bayan Samar Abdul Rahman.

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Great Decisions Teacher Training Institute | Apply Now

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Teachers, don’t miss this opportunity.

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2020 Qatar Essay/Video Contest | Feb 21 Deadline

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Editor 57 Views 0 Comments

Don’t miss this opportunity to visit Qatar. You’re one essay or video away.

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Feb 10-16, 2020

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Editor 37 Views 0 Comments

You could be this months quiz prize winner. Make sure you’re a TNWAC member to be eligible.

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Global YP Meet Up Wednesday, Iran Conversation

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 Editor 28 Views 0 Comments

Welcome to the Tennessee World Affairs Council Young Professional Group The Young Professionals group of the Tennessee World Affairs Council

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Conference Call | Why Nationalism | Dr. Yael Tamir | Feb 19

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Editor 31 Views 0 Comments

Join us on this phone call with Dr. Yael Tamir to talk about the phenomenon of nationalism in global politics.

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Special Episode | Coronavirus: Health and Commercial Implications | Podcast Ep 37

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Editor 21 Views 0 Comments

LISTEN to this special episode of our Podcasts for insights on the Coronavirus pandemic’s medical and commercial implications.

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Canada’s Consul General Nadia Theodore on Trade and Relations | Podcast Ep 35

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Editor 29 Views 0 Comments

President Trump signed the USMCA last week. Hear from the Canadian Consul General for the Southeast US on the agreement’s

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Feb 3-9, 2020

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Editor 56 Views 0 Comments

How well are you keeping up? Take our weekly global affairs quiz to find out.

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International Careers & Jobs Panel Tennessee Tech University | Mar 30

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Editor 75 Views 0 Comments

Join us for a great evening talking with global affairs professionals about working in the world.

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