TNWAC This Week
June 17, 2021
Dear Members and Friends:
It has been a watershed week for the Biden Administration and U.S. foreign policy. The whirlwind agenda of summits with allies and adversaries have advanced the White House goals of: ensuring stability through leadership in international organizations like the G-7 and NATO, restoring confidence in American behavior and resolutely pushing back against a continually belligerent Russia under Vladimir Putin.
We look forward to sharing insights, perspectives and analysis of specialists in the coming weeks and months through our virtual programs and online content.
This week we have a long list of programs being offered around the World Affairs Councils of America network. Today you can talk with WACA President Bill Clifford in a foreign policy “mashup,” tackling a variety of current global issues. Also join the conversation hosted by WAC Charlotte, featuring General David Petraeus, on the questions surrounding America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
And this MUST SEE. If you missed the live stream of our Global Dialogue on Tuesday with Rick Steves, put that on your to-do list. It was a terrific program with Amanda Knarr of TNWAC’s Board moderating an important conversation about travel and knowing the world. Check it out, details below.
Wishes for a safe and prosperous week ahead.
Sincerely,
Patrick W. Ryan
Founding President, TNWAC
MARK THE CALENDAR
- Foreign Policy Mashup: Partisanship, Civics and Meeting Global Challenges with WACA President Bill Clifford | Jun 17 5pm
- America’s Longest War: What U.S. Withdrawal Could Mean for Afghanistan and Global Security with General David Petraeus | Jun 17 1pm CT | Partnering with WACC
- Global Security Forum | Oct 1-2 | Registration/Details TBA
- National Conference of the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA’s 35th Anniversary) | Nov 17-19
A CONVERSATION WITH RICK STEVES
Travel authority Rick Steves talked with TNWAC Board Member Amanda Knarr Tuesday evening in a terrific conversation about: the impact of Covid-19 on international travel; prospects for post-pandemic travel; how travel affects people and their fears and ideas about the world; experiences and favorites of a legendary traveler and the value of travel and World Affairs Councils toward knowing the world. This is a MUST SEE program and you can watch it on our YouTube.com/TNWAC channel [here] or listen on our Podcast, wherever you get your Pods and on SoundCloud.com/TNWAC. [More]
AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL | GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS
Last month, President Biden announced that the US would be withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. Biden’s decision comes after an administration review of US options in Afghanistan, where peace talks have failed to advance and the Taliban remains a potent force despite two decades of efforts to defeat the militants and establish stable, democratic governance. The war has cost trillions of dollars in addition to the lives of more than 2,000 US service members. At least 100,000 Afghan civilians have been injured or killed. However, Washington is strongly divided on whether the withdrawal was the right decision. Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as we host General (ret.) David Petraeus, Director of the KKR Institute and former Commander of CENTCOM, ISAF, and Director of the CIA on Thursday, June 17, 2021. In collaboration with World Affairs Council of Charlotte. [Details/Register]
COMPETING FOR THE FUTURE
Your World Affairs Council is pleased to be a partner with the Connecticut World Affairs Council in offering the 2021 Global Security Forum: Competing for the Future, coming to you on October 1-2, 2021. At this forum generals, experts, and foreign leaders will convene to address the most critical global security issues of today and the opportunities of tomorrow. Look forward to details on this tremendous program and mark your calendar to participate. Learn more about the GSF HERE.
YOU SHOULD SPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS
We invite businesses, organizations and individuals to sponsor these events. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. Your sponsorship also highlights your commitment to education and global affairs awareness in the community. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353, [email protected]
THIS WEEK AROUND THE NETWORK OF WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS
THANKS TO THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA FOR COORDINATION OF WEEKLY PROGRAMS FROM AROUND THE NETWORK
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH
THE MISSION of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
