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

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Visiting Speakers
PRESENTS     Wednesday, January 15, 2025 I 11:15am – 12:45pm at Bradley (11th Floor) 1221 Broadway Ste. 2400 Nashville, TN 37203 Speaker: As Consul General, Rachel Galloway is the senior UK official in the Atlanta Consulate General, which is a subordinate office to the Embassy. The Consul General represents the UK government and is...
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The Tennessee World Affairs Council Presents "The Middle East on Fire" at Belmont University, on March 18, 2025 from 11:15am - 1:00pm, featuring Mona Yacoubian from The United States Institute of Peace.
Presents The Middle East on Fire The Middle East is witnessing the almost total collapse of deterrence as both state and non-state actors take huge risks amid the region’s deepening cycles of conflict and violence. Continued escalation lays bare the reality of a region that has grown profoundly more perilous since Hamas’s October 7 terror...
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Click for video Click for Podcast or visit “Global Tennessee” series wherever you get your Pods What’s at stake? “As this war moves into its second full winter, policymakers worldwide should acknowledge the unavoidable reality that the outcome in Ukraine will significantly determine whether our children’s and grandchildren’s world will be governed by laws or...
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Click for video The Tennessee World Affairs Council hosted General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret), for a discussion about his new book, “Conflict.” In a one-hour conversation with moderator Professor Thomas Schwartz, Petraeus covered strategic thinking and leadership, current military conflicts and questions on a variety of related topics from the luncheon audience at Belmont...
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