2022 World Affairs Council of the Year
Network of Independent World Affairs Councils of America

Events

Members’ Event | Dinner and Speakers at a Turkish Restaurant | June 27

GLOBAL EATS is the Tennessee World Affairs Council dining out program for current paid members. We’re relaunching this popular program after a pandemic hiatus. Join fellow TNWAC members for an evening of good food, tips on Turkish cooking, good conversation, new information and fun.

Oppenheimer and Existential Threats | Dr. Rachel Bronson | Aug 16

Join this fascinating discussion of "Oppenheimer" the movie and the consequences of creating technology that poses an existential threat to humanity. Dr. Rachel Bronson, President and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the "Doomsday Clock" people, takes us from 1945 to 2023. The clock is ticking.

Town Hall & Book Signing | American Global Leadership | Daniel Runde | Oct 3

"We're at a moment in this period of great power competition, whether or not you want to call it a second Cold War, where the national security imperatives of dealing with a resurgent China and a disruptor in Russia require us to go back to the drawing board on our soft power instruments to respond to this new challenge." -- Daniel F. Runde

UK Ambassador Conversation | Oct 23

The Nashville Chamber’s International Business Council, in partnership with the Tennessee World Affairs Council and Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, invites you to an exclusive conversation with Her Excellency Dame Karen Pierce, Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to the United States.