Admiral Rogers will lead a panel discussing cyber threats hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship at 1:30 p.m. CT, November 8, 2022. The panel will be moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. The cyber threat panel will feature speakers representing industry, government and academia including: Ms. Casey Santos, CIO of Asurion; Mr. Paul Connelly, VP Information Protection and Security at HCA Healthcare, Dr. Brandon Prins, Political Science Department Head, University of Tennessee Knoxville; and Curtis Clan, Chief Information Security Officer, for the State of Tennessee.

Thank you for your support to make our work possible.  The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and with Belmont University Center for Global Citizenship, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine via Zoom Putin and Russia’s […]

The World Affairs Councils of America is excited to welcome all of you to the WACA 2022 Conference: Navigating a Fractured World this November 15-18 at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC! Register and visit our conference website for regular updates on our developing agenda, distinguished speakers and special actvities.

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 […]

TNWAC's series on the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Ambassador John Kornblum, providing insights and perspectives on the political, diplomatic, military and strategic developments.

TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022 and the World Affairs Councils of America present Cover to Cover Your Conversation with Authors Daniel F. Runde Senior VP, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Author of "The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power" January 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm CST   […]

TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022   Presents In Person IBC Lunch with Ambassador of Ireland to the USA, Her Excellency Geraldine Byrne Nason January 19, 2023 @ 12:00-1:30 p.m. CST Baker Donelson 1600 West End Avenue, 21st Floor Nashville, TN 37203 Luncheon Discount for TNWAC Members Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason assumed her […]

TNWAC is pleased to present Anna Novosad, former Minister of Education and Science from Ukraine and an education activist working to rebuild and restore schools and education infrastructure. She will join us from Kyiv where she is among her countrymen under constant Russian bombardment.

Here's your chance to check out the Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge. This practice match will feature topics 6-10 of WorldQuest. Check the TNWAC resource page: TNWAC.org/worldquest for more information on forming a team and getting in the Quest.

TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022 Presents In Person IBC Breakfast: A Conversation With Canadian Consul General James K. Hill  February 2, 2023 @ 8:00-9:30 a.m. CST   Baker Donelson 1600 West End Avenue, 21st Floor Nashville, TN 37203     Canada Trade Fact Sheet "The Canada–U.S. relationship is deeply rooted in our […]

TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES via Zoom Kurdistan Region Developments The View from the KRG Rep to the United States Hon. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman   March 8, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. CT With Moderator LCDR Patrick Ryan, USN (Ret) Founding President, TNWAC The story of the Iraqi […]

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany SPECIAL GLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES IN FOCUS: RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAIN via Zoom The War in Ukraine: European Perspectives Ambassador John Kornblum Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs with Dr. Liana Fix Fellow for Europe, Council […]