Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs? There’s more than you think. Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats, business people, NGO officials, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel.

and   Invite you to attend  2024 CHINA Town Hall  CHINA Town Hall (CTH), a two-part program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level – in our towns, states, and nation, connects Americans around the country with U.S. policymakers and thought leaders on China. Since CTH began […]

NPR’s Frank Langfitt has reported from more than 50 countries and territories since the late 1990s. In a video and audio presentation, Frank recounts the history he’s witnessed through the people he’s met and how that history has shaped today’s challenging geo-political landscape. Frank will explain what he learned driving a free taxi in Shanghai and tracking elephants in South Sudan. He’ll also discuss reporting in Ukraine during Russia’s 2022 invasion and covering the Israel/Gaza war.

The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present China Engagements in Africa and Latin America and the Implications for US Strategic Relations and Interests via Zoom Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT This discussion will focus on Chinese engagements in Africa and Latin America, and the implications for US strategic relations and […]

Dan Bishof, the Department of State’s Director for Eastern Europe, will join the Tennessee World Affairs Council to share insights and exchange views on what factors have influenced U.S. decision-making over the evolution of the war, which has seen Ukraine fight back from the near-loss of Kyiv to recapture significant amounts of its own territory and inflict significant blows on Russia in the Black Sea. Mr. Bishof will discuss the mechanisms the U.S. government has established for tracking and providing oversight of U.S. assistance to Ukraine, and how that assistance impacts the security of not only Ukraine, but also that of Europe and the United States.

The Middle East is at a hinge moment. The old order is collapsing, and a new one has yet to emerge. While the region’s tectonic shifts predate Hamas’s terror attack on Oct. 7, the ensuing conflict in Gaza and its reverberations across the region are the crucible in which the new contours of the Middle East will take shape. USIP's Mona Yacoubian will provide insights on the regional flashpoints that have erupted in the wake of the Gaza conflict as well as the broader implications for a region in a state of enormous flux.

The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present The Lithuanian Perspective on Russian Aggression in Ukraine via Zoom Wednesday, June 19, 2024 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT Lithuania's political past and borders have been anything but stable since the 13th century when the semblance of a cohesive state began. Now, with Russia's war in Ukraine, […]

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in partnership with the Nashville Chamber, and Bass Berry & Sims is proud to present The Road to Washington: NATO at 75 in person Tuesday, July 2, 2024 11:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT Luncheon at Bass Berry and Sims 150 3rd Ave S, Nashville President Biden has invited 31 allied leaders […]

  The Tennessee World Affairs Council, in partnership with The Stimson Center, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, and The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce are proud to present PANEL ON ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE U.S. (TN) Thursday, August 29th I 2:30pm - 3:30pm * Free Event - Registration Not Required […]