2022 World Affairs Council of the Year
Network of Independent World Affairs Councils of America
As NATO celebrates its 75 years of Collective Defense, the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) will host a discussion featuring Major General William Hickman, US Army (retired), a veteran with extensive NATO experience. The event will focus on NATO’s evolution since the Cold War and its current focus on a 360-degree approach to deterrence and defense. The discussion will revolve around the NATO 2022 Strategic Concept and the 2023 Strategic Foresight Analysis, both important documents outlining the Alliance’s future. He assisted in drafting NATO’s first Military Strategy since the Cold War, started the initial work for NATO’s Warfighting Capstone Concept, and represented ACT in NATO’s Defense Planning focused on long-term military capabilities.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 I 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
* Luncheon Event *
Bass, Berry & Sims
150 3rd Ave. South Suite 2800
Nashville, TN 37201
Major General William Hickman – US Army (Retired)
Hickman served 36 years in the United States Army, much of which was spent deployed to Europe and the Middle East. He commanded troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. In 2005-2006, he was a senior leader in the Train and Assist Command in Iraq. In 2007-2008, he commanded troops during the surge in Baghdad. He finished his Army service, first as the deputy commander of US Army Central in Kuwait, supporting operations across the Middle East with an emphasis on Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
His final assignment was as the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy at the Allied Command Transportation, Norfolk, Virginia. Since retiring from the US Army, Hickman has published a political science textbook, Understanding the US Military, as a co-editor. Additionally, as a Lecturer in Political Science, he co-taught a Vanderbilt undergraduate class on the Iraq War (Spring Semester 2024).
Hickman earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the ROTC program. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
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