Presents Energy to Expand Our Global Impact The global economic impact of the Tennessee Valley region has never been more evident, as national and international companies and emerging industries are flourishing here. As the region’s energy supplier, the Tennessee Valley Authority is partnering with local, regional, and state leaders to attract these industries. Through these...Read More

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,...Read More

The Tennessee World Affairs Council presents: Global Eats: UZBEKISTAN An Evening at OSH Restaurant and Grill  Wednesday, May 22, 2024 6:00 p.m. CT 216 Thompson Lane, Nashville     With Mark Reese: Founding Director for the Center for Regional Studies at the United States Naval Academy, Mark established programs centered around Islamic studies and curricula...Read More

PRESENTS In Person at Belmont University Monday, May 06, 2024 5:30 Registration and Networking6:00-7:00 Keynote Address   Ukraine: How it Can Win, and Why it Matters to the United States Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 rattled the international order that the United States helped establish and lead since World...Read More

The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present Gaza and its Regional Reverberations: A Crucible for the Emerging Order in the Middle East?   via Zoom Tuesday, May 21, 2024 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT The Middle East is at a hinge moment. The old order is collapsing, and a new one has yet to...Read More

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...Read More

AND PRESENT In Person at Belmont University Thursday, April 11, 2024 5:30 Registration and Networking6:00-7:00 Keynote Address Eyewitness to History: Lessons from Two Decades Covering the World 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...Read More

AND PRESENT DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL In Person China and U.S. Interests in the Indo Pacific Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, USMC (Ret) at Belmont University Barbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room, 1900 Belmont Blvd., Nashville Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:30 Registration and Networking 6:00-7:30 Program The global security situation today is increasingly...Read More

The Tennessee World Affairs Council International Careers Panel via Zoom Wednesday, April 3, 2024 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CT   PANELISTS:  Dr. Sarah F. Gardial, Louis Fintor, Penelope Thomas, Soo Koo MODERATOR: Dr. Gretchen Neisler   Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and...Read More

China’s Use of Armed Coercion to Win Without Fighting Wednesday, September 11th | 12:00pm – 1:00pm Over the past 20 years, China’s international status as a “great power” has become undeniable. China’s “peaceful rise” has included substantial investments in military modernization and an increasingly assertive regional posture. While China has not waged war, it has...Read More