BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Tennessee World Affairs Council - ECPv6.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Tennessee World Affairs Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.tnwac.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Tennessee World Affairs Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240124T003000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240124T013000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20231212T040055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T193348Z UID:36157-1706056200-1706059800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Ambassador Charles Ray | Town Hall | American Diplomacy | Jan 23 DESCRIPTION:TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR@TNWAC.ORG \n  \nRegister Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER GLOBAL TOWN HALL\nBlueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service\n\nAmbassador Charles Ray\nU.S. Foreign Service (Retired)\, Chair\, Africa Program and Trustee\, Foreign Policy Research Instittute & Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 23\, 2024\nBELMONT UNIVERSITY \nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:30 Program \nYou’re Invited to Sponsor Ambassador Ray’s Visit – Contact Dr. Liane Hentschke (executivedirector@TNWAC.org) \nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador Charles Ray | Jan 23\n \nIn Association With \n \n\n\nBackground \n\nThe report Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service makes important and often new recommendations to improve serious weaknesses of US diplomacy\, including division of responsibility\, lack of ability to respond with agility to crisis\, and limitations in continuing professional education so essential and required of other professions like law\, teaching\, and the military.  The report\, managed by Arizona State University (ASU) and funded by the Una Chapman Cox Foundation provides detailed recommendations and costs.  The Academy is now undertaking consultations with Congress and the State Department to seek implementation of the report’s recommendations.  Members of Congress are addressing the issue as Senators Bill Hagerty and Ben Cardin did recently at Meridian House. As part of this effort\, the Academy wants to broaden the public discussion of diplomacy and the need for change. \n\nAbout Ambassador Charles Ray \nCharles Ray retired from the US Foreign Service in 2012 after a 30-year career. Prior to joining the Foreign Service\, he spent 20 years in the US Army\, retiring with the rank of Major. During his army career\, he did two tours in Vietnam\, served in Military Intelligence\, Special Operations and Public Affairs\, with assignments in Germany\, Korea\, Vietnam\, and Panama\, as well as several posts in the United States. \nDuring his 30 years in the Foreign Service\, he was posted to China\, Thailand\, Sierra Leona\, Vietnam\, Cambodia and Zimbabwe. He served as deputy chief of mission in Sierra Leone\, was the first US consul general in Ho Chi Minh City\, Vietnam\, and served as ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe. In 2005\, he was diplomat in residence at the University of Houston (TX)\, and from 2006 to 2009 served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs and director of the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office. \nSince his retirement from public service in 2012\, he has been a fulltime freelance writer\, lecturer and consultant\, and has done research on leadership and ethics. He is the author of more than 200 books of fiction and nonfiction. His book Ethical Dilemmas and the Practice of Diplomacy addresses the gray area of conflicting values in the diplomatic service. Ray is a trustee and chair of the Africa Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is a frequent contributor to several online news sites and is an avid photographer and artist whose work has  ppeared in a number of publications. \nHe is a member of AFSA\, the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs\, the American College of National Security Leaders\, the Association of Black American Ambassadors\, the American Academy of Diplomacy\, and a member of the board of the Cold War Museum. \nHe has a B.S. in business administration from Benedictine College\, Atchison\, KS\, an M.S. in systems management from the University of Southern California\, and an M.S. in national security strategy from the National War College\, National Defense University. In 2001\, he received the Thomas Jefferson Award from American citizens Abroad (ACA) for his work in support of American business in southern Vietnam and in 2009 he was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. \n\nBackground on the American Academy of Diplomacy \nNow in its 40th year\, the Academy is a private\, non-profit\, non-partisan association of over 350 elected members whose distinguished careers have served to promote\, strengthen\, and advance U.S. diplomacy across a wide range of global issues. The Academy’s mission is to support and strengthen U.S. diplomacy and enhance public appreciation of its critical role in advancing the national interest. In pursuit of its goals\, the Academy supports programs that help current and future diplomats and others respond to a world undergoing change\, highlights past achievements and future opportunities for U.S. diplomacy\, advocates for the resources needed to conduct an effective foreign policy\, and fosters constructive debate on the best use of U.S. diplomatic assets. \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/ambassador-charles-ray-american-diplomacy-jan-23/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ray-Town-Hall-Feaured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240120T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240120T013000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20240111T011606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T173951Z UID:36312-1705708800-1705714200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Town Hall | Ambassador Rafaela | Jan 19 TEST DO NOT SEND DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nIn Person \nWhat I Like About Nashville\n \nAmbassador Rafaela\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nFriday\, January 19\, 2024\n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:30 Program \nGlobal Town Hall | Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson | Mar 14\n\n \n\n\nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador Rafaela | Jan 19\n \n\n  \nAbout Rafaela \n\nXXXXX \nXXXXX \nXXXXX \nXXXXX \n  \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/town-hall-ambassador-rafaela-jan-19-test-do-not-send-2/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ray-Town-Hall-Feaured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230823T050821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191959Z UID:35421-1701367200-1701370800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Webinar | Open A.I.: Data Access and Risks | Paul Maguire | Nov 30 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nREGISTER TODAY\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nGLOBAL DIALOGUE \nvia Zoom\nOpen A.I.: Data Access & Risks\n\n\n\n\n \nPaul Maguire\nEntrepreneur\, Investor and Founding President and CEO of Knowmadics \nThursday\, November 30\, 2023\n12:00-1:00 CT\n\nDistinguished entrepreneur\, inventor and founder and CEO of Knowmadics talks about A.I. and dual issues of democratization of data and access through these open source AI models and the risk open source AI models pose because in the wrong hands they are sufficient enough to defeat a number of systems to create mischief. \n  \nA.I.: Man Out of the Loop | Paul Maguire | Nov 8
\n \n\n\nAbout Paul Maguire \nPaul Maguire is CEO and Co-Founder of Knowmadics\, Inc\, an innovative solutions provider. A serial entrepreneur\, Mr. Maguire co-founded Knowmadics with Claire Ostrum in 2013\, where he continues his track record of growing small businesses to successful acquisition. Prior to Knowmadics\, Mr. Maguire served as President of Ultra Electronics ProLogic\, where he managed the integration of small government IT contractor ProLogic following its 2008 acquisition by Ultra Electronics\, as well as two other acquisitions worth a combined $128M. He had earlier served as ProLogic’s Vice President of Business Development and Strategy\, driving the company’s growth from $1.7 million to $50 million+ over seven years\, and ultimately leading to its acquisition. \nMr. Maguire previously worked at Autometric as a project\, program\, and product line manager with both P&L management and sales target responsibilities. His product led Autometric’s 33% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over seven years\, which led to Autometric being acquired by the Boeing Company in 2000. Mr. Maguire has more than 12 years of Board experience\, and currently sits on the Boards of Knowmadics and professional services firm Markon Solutions. He frequently speaks as a subject matter expert on the uses of commercial technology at the United States Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security events\, and at international conferences on Security and Counter Terrorism. Mr. Maguire holds multiple patents and is the principal author of two U.S. Military Remote Sensing User Guides for Multi-spectral Imagery. He also served for eight years in the U.S. Navy\, including as an Iraqi Analyst during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. \n\n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/webinar-a-i-man-out-of-the-loop-paul-maguire-nov-8/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-11-30-maguire-ai.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T003000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T014500 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230615T185050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T174127Z UID:34986-1701304200-1701308700@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Ambassador William Taylor | Town Hall | Ukraine & War in Europe | Nov 29 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nIn Person \nWar in Europe\n\nAmbassador William B. Taylor\nVice President\, Russia and Europe\, U.S. Institute of Peace\nFormer United States Ambassador to Ukraine\nwith Moderator\n\nDr. Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023\n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:45 Program \nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador William Taylor | Nov 29\n \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Ambassador William B. Taylor \nAmbassador William B. Taylor is vice president\, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2019\, he served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. During the Arab Spring\, he oversaw U.S. assistance and support to Egypt\, Tunisia\, Libya and Syria. He served in Jerusalem as the U.S. government’s representative to the Mideast Quartet. He served in Kabul in 2002 and in Baghdad in 2004. \nIn the 1990s\, Ambassador Taylor coordinated U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley. \nAmbassador Taylor is a graduate of West Point and Harvard’s Kennedy School and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany. \n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/ambassador-william-taylor-town-hall-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-nov-29/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-11-29-taylor-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T003000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T014500 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230615T185050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T174153Z UID:44220-1701304200-1701308700@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Ambassador William Taylor | Town Hall | Ukraine & War in Europe | Nov 29 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nIn Person \nWar in Europe\n\nAmbassador William B. Taylor\nVice President\, Russia and Europe\, U.S. Institute of Peace\nFormer United States Ambassador to Ukraine\nwith Moderator\n\nDr. Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023\n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:45 Program \nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador William Taylor | Nov 29\n \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Ambassador William B. Taylor \nAmbassador William B. Taylor is vice president\, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2019\, he served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. During the Arab Spring\, he oversaw U.S. assistance and support to Egypt\, Tunisia\, Libya and Syria. He served in Jerusalem as the U.S. government’s representative to the Mideast Quartet. He served in Kabul in 2002 and in Baghdad in 2004. \nIn the 1990s\, Ambassador Taylor coordinated U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley. \nAmbassador Taylor is a graduate of West Point and Harvard’s Kennedy School and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany. \n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/ambassador-william-taylor-town-hall-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-nov-29-4/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-11-29-taylor-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T030000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20231019T152453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T035909Z UID:35864-1701264600-1701313200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Breakfast Conversation | Former Amb to Ukraine William Taylor | Nov 29 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND \n \nPRESENT \n\n\nA BREAKFAST CONVERSATION \nWITH \n\nAmbassador William B. Taylor\nVice President\, Russia and Europe\, U.S. Institute of Peace\nFormer United States Ambassador to Ukraine\nFirst Bank\n1221  Broadway (11th Floor)\, Nashville \nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023\n7:30-9:00 a.m. \n  \nBreakfast Conversation | Ambassador William Taylor | Nov 29
\n \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAbout Ambassador William B. Taylor \nAmbassador William B. Taylor is vice president\, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2019\, he served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. During the Arab Spring\, he oversaw U.S. assistance and support to Egypt\, Tunisia\, Libya and Syria. He served in Jerusalem as the U.S. government’s representative to the Mideast Quartet. He served in Kabul in 2002 and in Baghdad in 2004. \nIn the 1990s\, Ambassador Taylor coordinated U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley. \nAmbassador Taylor is a graduate of West Point and Harvard’s Kennedy School and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany. \n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/breakfast-conversation-former-amb-to-ukraine-william-taylor-nov-29/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-11-29-taylor-breakfast.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231110T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231110T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230531T172128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T174505Z UID:34905-1699639200-1699642800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Luncheon | Gen David Petraeus | Book Signing | Nov 10 DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED\n  \nRegister Now \n \nAND\n\nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM \nIn Person \nGeneral David Petraeus\n\n\n \nGeneral\, U.S. Army (Retired); former Director\, Central Intelligence Agency; former Commander U.S. Central Command\nAuthor of “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine” with Andrew Roberts \n\n\nLuncheon and Book Signing\nBelmont University\, Janet Ayers Conference Center\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nFriday\, November 10\, 2023\n12:00-1:00 p.m. CT \nREGISTRATION HAS CLOSED\n  \n. \nBook Signing \nIn connection with General Petraeus’ presentation we will have a book signing of “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.” \nAbout “Conflict” \nTwo leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine\, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past—and anticipate in the future—in order to navigate an increasingly perilous world. \nIn this deep and incisive study\, General David Petraeus\, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq\, during the Surge\, and Afghanistan and former CIA director\, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts\, explore over 70 years of conflict\, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past.Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise\, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have been repeated time and again\, and the challenge\, for statesmen and generals alike\, of learning to adapt to various new weapon systems\, theories and strategies. Among the conflicts examined are the Arab-Israeli wars\, the Korean and Vietnam Wars\, the two Gulf Wars\, the Balkan wars in the former Yugoslavia\, and both the Soviet and Coalition wars in Afghanistan\, as well as guerilla conflicts in Africa and South America. Conflict culminates with a bracing look at Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine\, yet another case study in the tragic results when leaders refuse to learn from history\, and an assessment of the nature of future warfare. Filled with sharp insight and the wisdom of experience\, Conflict is not only a critical assessment of our recent past\, but also an essential primer of modern warfare that provides crucial knowledge for waging battle today as well as for understanding what the decades ahead will bring. \n\n\nAbout David Petraeus \nGeneral\, U.S. Army (Retired); former Director\, Central Intelligence Agency; former Commander U.S. Central Command \nGeneral David H. Petraeus (US Army\, Ret.) (New York) is a Partner at KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute\, which he established in May 2013. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and OneStream\, a Strategic Advisor for Sempra and Advanced Navigation\, a personal venture investor\, an academic\, and the co-author (with British historian Andrew Roberts) of “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine” (October\, 2023). \nPrior to joining KKR\, General Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military\, culminating his career with six consecutive commands as a general officer \, five of which were in combat\, including command of the Surge in Iraq\, command of U.S. Central Command\, and command of coalition forces in Afghanistan. Following retirement from the military and after Senate confirmation by a vote of 94-0\, he served as Director of the CIA during a period of significant achievements in the global war on terror\, the establishment of important Agency digital initiatives\, and substantial investments in the Agency’s most important asset\, its human capital. General Petraeus graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy and is the only person in Army history to be the top graduate of both the demanding U.S. Army Ranger School and the U.S. Army’s year-long Command and General Staff College. He also earned a Ph.D. in international relations and academics from Princeton University. General Petraeus taught both subjects at the U.S. Military Academy in the mid-1980s\, he was a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Honors College of the City University of New York from 2013 through 2016\, and he was for 6 years a Judge Widney Professor at the University of Southern California and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center. He is currently a Visiting Fellow and Lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson Institute\, Co-Chairman of the Global Advisory Council of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars\, Senior Vice President of the Royal United Services Institute\, and a Member of the Trilateral Commission\, Council on Foreign Relations\, and the Aspen Strategy Group\, as well as a member of the boards of the Atlantic Council\, the Institute for the Study of War\, and over a dozen veterans service organizations. He is also a LinkedIn Top Voice. Over the past 20 years\, General Petraeus was named one of America’s 25 Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report\, a runner-up for Time magazine’s Person of the Year\, the Daily Telegraph man of the year\, a Time 100 selectee\, Princeton University’s Madison Medalist\, and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 public intellectuals in three different years. General Petraeus has earned numerous honors\, awards\, and decorations\, including four Defense Distinguished Service Medals\, the Bronze Star Medal for Valor\, two NATO Meritorious Service Medals\, the Combat Action Badge\, the Ranger Tab\, and Master Parachutist and Air Assault Badges. He has also been decorated by 14 foreign countries and he is believed to be the only person who\, while in uniform\, threw out the first pitch of a World Series game and did the coin toss for a Super Bowl. \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/gen-david-petraeus-book-event-and-lunch-nov-10/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-11-10-petraeus.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231003T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231004T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230522T221429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T174756Z UID:34849-1696370400-1696377600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Town Hall & Book Signing | American Global Leadership | Daniel Runde | Oct 3 DESCRIPTION:“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 \nRegister Now \n \nand \n \npresent \nREGISTER NOW\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM \nGlobal Town Hall & Book Signing\nAMERICAN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP\nIn Person \n \nDaniel F. Runde\nCenter for Strategic and International Studies Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director\, Project on Prosperity and Development and Author of “American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power” \nwith moderator \n \nProfessor Amy Sayward\nExecutive Director\, The Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)\nProfessor of History\, Middle Tennessee State University \nGlobal Town Hall & Book Signing\nBelmont University\, Barbara Massey Rogers Boardroom \nTuesday\, October 3\, 2023\n5:00 p.m. CT – Registration\, Networking\n5:30 p.m. CT – Global Town Hall\n6:30 p.m. CT – Book Signing \n&lt;br data-mce-bogus=”1″&gt;&lt;br data-mce-bogus=”1″&gt;&lt;br data-mce-bogus=”1″&gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/2cxj7PHLoU0HIthOa2uvbQ”&amp;amp;gt;Global Town Hall &amp;amp;amp; Book Signing | Daniel Runde: Restoring American Global Leadership | Oct 3&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />
\n \n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/2cxj7PHLoU0HIthOa2uvbQ”&gt;Global Town Hall &amp; Book Signing | Daniel Runde: Restoring American Global Leadership | Oct 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />
\n \n\n\n\n\n\nParking is available in Belmont’s Inman Garage (P1 on Map)\nCampus Map Link\nInman elevator to 2nd floor. Turn left and cross pedestrian bridge to Barbara Massey Rogers Building. Elevator to 4th floor. Follow signage.\n. \nBook Signing \nFollowing the Global Town Hall\, Mr. Runde will sign copies of his book\, “American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Softpower.” Books will be available for purchase. \nAbout the Book \nIt’s time for America to get back in the international leadership game. \nWhat should our global strategy look like in an age of renewed great power competition? And what must America offer to a newly empowered developing world when we’re no longer the only major player? \nIn The American Imperative\, international development expert Daniel Runde makes the case for building a new global consensus through vigorous internationalism and the judicious use of soft power. Runde maps out many of the steps that we need to take––primarily in the non-military sphere––to ensure an alliance of stable and secure\, like-minded\, self-reliant partner nations in order to prevent rising authoritarian powers such as China from running the world. \n\n\nAbout Daniel F. Runde \nDaniel F. Runde is a senior vice president\, director of the Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD)\, and holds the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)\, a leading global think tank. \nMr. Runde also served as the acting director for the CSIS Americas Program from 2020-2022. His work is oriented around U.S. leadership in building a more democratic and prosperous world. Among his many other contributions\, Mr. Runde was as an architect of the BUILD Act\, contributed to the reauthorization of the U.S. EXIM Bank in 2018\, and was an architect of Prosper Africa\, a U.S. government initiative to deepen the United States’ commercial and development engagement in Africa. He has been a leading voice on the role and future of the World Bank Group and U.S. leadership in the multilateral system. \nPrior to CSIS\, Mr. Runde held leadership roles at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank Group. Earlier in his career\, Mr. Runde worked in commercial banking at Citibank in Argentina and in investment banking at Alex. Brown & Sons. \nMr. Runde was granted the Officer’s Cross in the Order of Isabel la Católica\, a Spanish civil order. Currently\, he serves on the board of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)\, the Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF)\, Spirit of America\, and the Ashesi University Foundation. Mr. Runde is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee. He is also a columnist for The Hill and hosts a CSIS podcast series\, Building the Future: Freedom\, Prosperity\, & Foreign Policy with Dan Runde. \nMr. Runde is also the author of the book The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power (Bombardier Books\, 2022). He previously chaired two U.S. government advisory committees: the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid at USAID and the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee at the U.S. EXIM Bank. Fluent in Spanish\, he graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College and holds a master’s in public policy from Harvard University. \nScroll down for Daniel Runde’s videos. \nAbout Professor Amy Sayward \nAmy L. Sayward is Executive Director of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) and professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University. She specializes in international history with a focus on the United Nations.  Amy’s publications include The Birth of Development: How the World Bank\, Food and Agriculture Organization\, and World Health Organization Changed the World\, 1945-1965 (Kent State University Press\, 2006) and The United Nations and International History (Bloomsbury\, forthcoming).  She is also the proud recipient of the 2002 Stuart Bernath Article Prize for “Seeing Diplomacy through Bankers’ Eyes: The World Bank’s Diplomacy toward the Anglo-Iranian Oil Crisis and the Aswan High Dam.”  Amy has a long tradition of service to SHAFR that has included work on program and prize committees and the Diplomatic History editorial board; she is deeply honored to have been chosen in 2015 to serve as the organization’s Executive Director. \nDiscussing “American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Softpower” \n \nA Sample of Congressional Testimony Discussion by Daniel F. Runde \n \nThe Sustainable Development Goals and Recovery from Covid-19 \n \nA New Alliance for Promoting Democracy & Prosperity in the Americas \n  \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS \n \nTHANKS TO DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER SERIES PARTNERS \n \nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/restoring-american-global-leadership-daniel-runde-town-hall-book-signing-oct-3/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-10-03-runde-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231003T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231003T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230824T134437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T174841Z UID:35432-1696348800-1696356000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Luncheon | Daniel Runde | American Global Leadership | Oct 3 DESCRIPTION:“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 \nRegister Now \n \nand\n \nInvite You\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM \nAMERICAN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP\nBUSINESS LUNCHEON \n \nDaniel F. Runde\nCenter for Strategic and International Studies Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director\, Project on Prosperity and Development and Author of “American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power” \nLuncheon and Book Signing\nTuesday\, October 3\, 2023\nHosted by Bass\, Berry & Sims\, PLC\n150 3rd Ave S\, Nashville\, TN 37201\n11:00 a.m. CT – Registration\, Networking\n11:30 a.m. CT – Lunch/Program\n12:30 p.m. CT – Book Signing \nBook Signing \nThe program fee includes lunch and a copy of “American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Softpower.” Mr. Runde will sign copies of the book following the program. \n  \nBusiness Luncheon | Daniel Runde: Restoring American Global Leadership | Oct 3



\nBusiness Luncheon | Daniel Runde: Restoring American Global Leadership | Oct 3\n \n  \nAbout the Book \nIt’s time for America to get back in the international leadership game. \nWhat should our global strategy look like in an age of renewed great power competition? And what must America offer to a newly empowered developing world when we’re no longer the only major player? \nIn The American Imperative\, international development expert Daniel Runde makes the case for building a new global consensus through vigorous internationalism and the judicious use of soft power. Runde maps out many of the steps that we need to take––primarily in the non-military sphere––to ensure an alliance of stable and secure\, like-minded\, self-reliant partner nations in order to prevent rising authoritarian powers such as China from running the world. \n\n\nAbout Daniel F. Runde \nDaniel F. Runde is a senior vice president\, director of the Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD)\, and holds the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)\, a leading global think tank. \nMr. Runde also served as the acting director for the CSIS Americas Program from 2020-2022. His work is oriented around U.S. leadership in building a more democratic and prosperous world. Among his many other contributions\, Mr. Runde was as an architect of the BUILD Act\, contributed to the reauthorization of the U.S. EXIM Bank in 2018\, and was an architect of Prosper Africa\, a U.S. government initiative to deepen the United States’ commercial and development engagement in Africa. He has been a leading voice on the role and future of the World Bank Group and U.S. leadership in the multilateral system. \nPrior to CSIS\, Mr. Runde held leadership roles at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank Group. Earlier in his career\, Mr. Runde worked in commercial banking at Citibank in Argentina and in investment banking at Alex. Brown & Sons. \nMr. Runde was granted the Officer’s Cross in the Order of Isabel la Católica\, a Spanish civil order. Currently\, he serves on the board of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)\, the Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF)\, Spirit of America\, and the Ashesi University Foundation. Mr. Runde is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee. He is also a columnist for The Hill and hosts a CSIS podcast series\, Building the Future: Freedom\, Prosperity\, & Foreign Policy with Dan Runde. \nMr. Runde is also the author of the book The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power (Bombardier Books\, 2022). He previously chaired two U.S. government advisory committees: the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid at USAID and the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee at the U.S. EXIM Bank. Fluent in Spanish\, he graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College and holds a master’s in public policy from Harvard University. \nDiscussing “American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Softpower” \n \nA Sample of Congressional Testimony Discussion by Daniel F. Runde \n \nThe Sustainable Development Goals and Recovery from Covid-19 \n \nA New Alliance for Promoting Democracy & Prosperity in the Americas \n  \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS \n \nTHANKS TO DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER SERIES PARTNERS \n \nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/luncheon-daniel-runde-restoring-american-global-leadership-oct-3/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-10-03-runde-LUNCHEON.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230927T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230927T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230917T184724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191959Z UID:35658-1695834000-1695837600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Webinar | In Focus Series: Ukraine | Putin's Mercenaries | Medical Frontline | Sep 27 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nREGISTER TODAY\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nGLOBAL DIALOGUE \nvia Zoom\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine\nHumanitarian Dimension: The Healthcare Frontline\nand\nThe Wagner Mercenaries: Conversation with Award Winning Documentarian\n \n\n\n\n\nEwa Galica\nJournalist and Director of the film\, “The Wagner Group: Putin’s Mercenaries”\nDavid Kaiser\nHealthcare Specialist and Volunteer\, Alliance for Innovation (AFI)\nwith moderator\nPatrick Ryan\nPresident Emeritus\, Tennessee World Affairs Council\n  \nWednesday\, September 27\, 2023\n12:00-1:00  CT (GMT-5)\nRussia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Ewa Galica & David Kaiser
\n \n\n\nTNWAC presents Ewa Galica\, award-winning documentary director of “The Wagner Group. Putin’s Mercenaries” and David Kaiser\, medical services volunteer supporting Ukraine’s wounded military and civilians. \n\n\n\nAbout Ewa Galicia \n\nEwa Galica is a graduate of the University of Warsaw. She began her journalism career in 2007 at the American television station NBC News in London. She has been associated with TVN and TVN24 for 13 years. She is the author of documentaries distinguished with awards at the World Media Festival in Hamburg: Uwolnić kapitana (Free the Captain) about the case of Captain Andrzej Lasota\, who was held in a Mexican prison for almost two years\, and Sąd biskupi i sekret papieski (The Bishop’s Court and the Pope’s Secret) in which Mariusz Milewski\, molested as a child by a priest\, reveals the secrets behind how the Church justice system operates. \nAbout “The Wagner Group: Putin’s Mercenaries” \nTrailer | Warning: Contains violent scenes \nDirector’s Statement \nThe film reveals the true face of the head of the Wagner Group\, Yevgeny Prigozhin\, who himself admits that his mercenaries “will win over Ukraine\, and later over NATO and the whole world”\, leaving no doubt how dangerous this organization is not only for Ukraine but also for all of us. \nAll the interlocutors of the director\, Ewa Galica\, pursue their goal with great determination: to reveal the details of the functioning of the Wagner Group\, which\, in their opinion\, threatens Western democracies. In the beginning\, the Wagner Group was a closely guarded secret\, Putin’s secret project\, today it is an officially registered company and is becoming more and more dangerous by the day. Former mercenaries appearing in the film: Alexander and Marat\, and the Russian dissident Vladimir\, risk their lives to tell about the crimes of the Wagnerians and the details of recruiting new mercenaries. They hope that by releasing this information\, the Wagner Group will be recognized as a terrorist organization worldwide. The film was made thanks to their courage. \nSynopsis \nThe illegal in Russia private military company “Wagner Group” rose in popularity during the war in Ukraine. In The Wagner Group. Putin’s Mercenaries documentary Ewa Galica talks to former Wagner Group mercenaries who fled to the West\, disagreeing with the group’s methods of operation. The film also features a Russian dissident who risks his life by revealing information concerning executions within the group\, crimes committed by its members\, and their contracts. The work contains previously unpublished footage of the Wagner Group members\, shot during the fighting on the Ukrainian front. \n“The Wagner Group. Putin’s Mercenaries” sheds light on the activities of the Wagner Group\, a private mercenary army created by Yevgeny Prigozhin\, nicknamed “Putin’s cook.” Initially\, the group guarded the interests of the Kremlin wherever Russia could not send a regular army. It operated in Africa and the Middle East\, where it was famous for its brutality and ruthlessness. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the first defeats of Putin’s army\, they were engaged in operations at the front. The film features the Wagnerians\, former mercenaries of the Wagner Group\, who fled to the West\, refusing to agree to its methods of operation. The document also features a Russian dissident who risks his life by revealing information about internal executions\, new mercenaries and their contracts. The film is illustrated with previously unpublished recordings of Wagnerians made during the fighting on the Ukrainian front and the recruitment process of Wagnerians in Russian prisons documented with hidden cameras. \nAbout David Kaiser \nDavid Kaiser is a medical specialist and volunteer who helps facilitate treatment for Ukrainian military and civilian casualties in Poland and in Ukraine\, especially amputees\, through an array of organizations supporting the humanitarian needs of victims of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. \nKaiser is a former Captain Infantry\, United States Army\, 1968-1971\, served as Combat military advisor to the Vietnamese\, psychological operations\, and instructor in tactics and jungle warfare. Team leader- Mobile Advisory Team I-19\, 1969-1970\, Que Son\, Viet Nam. He brings comprehensive “know how” in the development and operations of new medical initiatives. Mr. Kaiser has developed and operated integrated health care delivery systems including for Health Maintenance Organisations (HMO)\, Consolidated Medical Group Practices\, Hospitals\, and Medical Marketing in the USA\, Central and Eastern Europe. Medical delivery\, physician governance and reimbursement mechanisms continue to evolve into comprehensive and complicated systems. Mr. Kaiser has been influential in implementing many comprehensive delivery initiatives into the infrastructure where health delivery is a major concern. \nBackground \nWith the beginning of the war in Ukraine\, including the armed military response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine\, global leaders have partnered to support a significant increase in wartime injuries and casualties. Individuals with polytrauma and major limb amputation constitute one of the most severe injuries. \nReports from the Ministry of Health\, Ukraine confirms that 500+ soldiers\, civilians\, and children with limb amputations need prosthetic\, orthotic\, and mental health care. An immediate need has been identified for the development of programs to support these individuals with complex polytrauma. This includes individuals with two or more “trauma” diagnoses\, including but not limited to major limb amputation\, traumatic brain injury\, spinal cord injury\, and emotional\, physiological\, and psychological trauma. \nWhile many military casualties and trauma instances are known\, we know many civilian adults and children who have also experienced severe trauma\, including loss of a limb\, other life-altering injuries\, and psychological trauma. \nOpportunity \nEncouraged the Ministry of Health\, Ukraine (which is responsible for wartime rehabilitation)\, The Ukrainian National Guard\, Baylor College of Medicine\, the Polish government healthcare system\, and ‘Alliance for Innovation (AFI)\, a US/Polish entity focused on healthcare delivery and trauma treatment\, have established a rehabilitation center of excellence in Poland to manage short and long-term patient care. \nBaylor’s team includes experts from Center for Prosthetic & Orthotic Care and Clinical Innovation\, the H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation\, and the Center for Global Health. AFI’s team includes medical professionals\, retired military experts\, logistic experts\, and Not for Profit (NPO) staff. \nThis opportunity has resulted in an advanced team to establish the prosthetic and rehabilitation components various settings in Poland that will be set to treat individuals with amputation\, polytrauma\, PTSD\, and other rehab needs. \n• Long-term care will be coordinated with local prosthetists and orthotists from Poland and Ukraine\, with Baylor’s clinicians working closely with the local teams\, including Ottobock Poland (global prosthetic company)\, to address the acute and long-term challenges. \n• Establishing a state-of-the-art clinic and laboratory will be designed to provide the best available care to the victims of the war in Ukraine and the surrounding regions. \n• The operational team includes academic faculty and clinicians\, military operation specialist\, wartime physicians\, and local/global leaders with support from the Ukrainian and Polish Ministries of Health\, the Ukrainian National Guard\, and multiple governmental\, humanitarian\, NPOs\, academic\, and private organizations. \n• This center will originate in Poland’s CSK MSWiA (Sziptala Kliniczznego Ministry of Interior Hospital) located in Warsaw. It will provide prosthetic\, orthotic\, psychological\, physical medicine\, orthopedics\, musculoskeletal\, and polytrauma rehab in line with these specialties and targeted therapies for rehabilitation and restoration. \n• Other hospitals and rehabilitation facilities in addition to the one in Warsaw have offered their services. \nOther Involvement and Support: \nAugust Mission provided logistical support\, and Operation Walk Chicago offered to provide wheelchairs for the patients. Also\, the Virginia Commonwealth University and Denver\, Colorado’s Craig Hospital for Traumatic Brain Injury/Neurological Disorder\, and others may send volunteers\, while the University of Massachusetts’ Spalding Rehabilitation Center may provide a telemedicine solution to the project. \nThe first patients arrived in Warsaw in mid-November 2022 and were immediately housed in a hotel annex on the hospital campus. \nThe first two soldiers lost their left arms during combat operations in March and April\, 2022 in Mariupol. After amputation\, one was also a prisoner of war for 1 an ½ months until the first prisoner swap. \nThey were identified by the National Guard of Ukraine\, necessary papers processed including the signature of Informed consent previously developed by our legal team in English\, Polish\, and Ukrainian; this to agree to transportation cross-border\, sharing of medical records\, and treatment protocols. \nOnce settled in the hotel\, Ottobock was with them the following day to meet and explain the prosthesis process\, demonstrate expectations\, take measurements\, and arrange for follow up meeting for fittings and training. \nThe following day\, Alliance of Innovation met to provide psychological evaluation and assessment for future needs. \nA patient advocate to interface for communication\, other needs such as washing clothes\, access to television in Ukrainian and hair cut would interface for other amenities. \nThese soldiers were properly fitted\, trained\, informed of procedures for follow-up\, and the onsite team returned them to their homes and families just before Christmas. \n\n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS \n \nTHANKS TO DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER SERIES PARTNERS \n \nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 AND CO-WINNER OF THE COUNCIL OF THE YEAR (2022) \n \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/webinar-in-focus-series-ukraine-sep-27/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-27-ukraine-kaiser-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230629T013028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T175146Z UID:35013-1692205200-1692208800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Oppenheimer and Existential Threats | Dr. Rachel Bronson | Aug 16 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nREGISTER TODAY\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nGLOBAL DIALOGUE \nvia Zoom\n“Oppenheimer”: What Does The Story Tell Us About Existential Threats Then and Now\n\n\n\n\n \nDr. Rachel Bronson\nPresident and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists \nWednesday\, August 16\, 2023\n12:00-1:00 CT\n  \nRegister Now\n  \nThe Bulletin keeps track of the “Doomsday Clock\,” and every January reminds us how close we are to midnight. This year the clock ticked closer. \nA time of unprecedented danger: It is 90 seconds to midnight\nJanuary 2023 “Doomsday Clock” Statement \n\nOne attendee will be selected to receive a copy of “American Prometheus: The Trimuph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer\,” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwood\, the biography behind the movie\, “Oppenheimer.” \n \n“American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer\, “father of the atomic bomb\,” the brilliant\, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the awesome fire of the sun for his country in time of war. Immediately after Hiroshima\, he became the most famous scientist of his generation-one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century\, the embodiment of modern man confronting the consequences of scientific progress. \n“He was the author of a radical proposal to place international controls over atomic materials-an idea that is still relevant today. He opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb and criticized the Air Force’s plans to fight an infinitely dangerous nuclear war. In the now almost-forgotten hysteria of the early 1950s\, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup\, and\, in response\, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis Strauss\, Superbomb advocate Edward Teller and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover worked behind the scenes to have a hearing board find that Oppenheimer could not be trusted with America’s nuclear secrets. \n“American Prometheus sets forth Oppenheimer’s life and times in revealing and unprecedented detail.” \n–Amazon \n\n\nAbout Dr. Rachel Bronson \n\nRachel Bronson is the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. She oversees the publishing programs\, management of the Doomsday Clock\, and a growing set of activities around nuclear risk\, climate change\, and disruptive technologies. Before joining the Bulletin\, Bronson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She also taught “Global Energy” as an adjunct professor at the Kellogg School of Management. \nPrior to moving to Chicago\, Bronson served as senior fellow and director of Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Earlier positions include senior fellow for international security affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies\, fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs\, and adjunct professor at Columbia University. Bronson’s book\, Thicker than Oil: America’s Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia (Oxford University Press\, 2006)\, has been translated into Japanese and was published in paperback in June 2008. \nHer writings have appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy\, Foreign Affairs\, The National Interest\, The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Huffington Post\, and The Chicago Tribune. She has appeared as a commentator on numerous radio and television outlets\, including National Public Radio\, CNN\, al Jazeera\, the Yomiuri Shimbun\, “PBS NewsHour\,” “The Charlie Rose Show\,” and “The Daily Show.” Bronson has served as a consultant to NBC News and testified before the congressional Task Force on Anti-Terrorism and Proliferation Financing\, Congress’s Joint Economic Committee\, and the 9/11 Commission. \nBronson is a board director of the American University of Iraq Foundation and a board member of the Francis W. Parker School. She has served as co-chair of Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Producer Guild\, and as a board member of the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Bronson was named by Today’s Chicago Woman magazine as one of 100 Women to Watch (2012)\, 20 Women to Watch by Crain’s Chicago Business (2008)\, a Carnegie Corporation Scholar (2003)\, and a Glamour Magazine “Wow Woman” (2002). She is a member of the International Women’s Forum\, the Council on Foreign Relations\, the Economic Club of Chicago and the Pacific Council. She earned a BA in history at the University of Pennsylvania and a MA and PhD in political science from Columbia University in 1997. \n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/oppenheimer-and-existential-threats-dr-rachel-bronson-aug-16/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-08-16-bronson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230719T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230719T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230630T164334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191959Z UID:35064-1689786000-1689789600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Webinar | Saudi-US Relations: The Defense & National Security Piece | Jul 19 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nREGISTER TODAY\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nGLOBAL DIALOGUE \nvia Zoom \nSaudi-U.S. Relations: The Defense and National Security Piece\n \n\n\n\n\n\nCommodore Abdulateef Al Mulhim\, Royal Saudi Navy (Retired)\n\nVice President Saudi Consulting Services-SaudConsult and Columnist at The Arab News and Alyaum Newspapers\n  \n \nProfessor David Des Roches\nNear East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) at National Defense University\nand Colonel\, U.S. Army (Retired)\nWednesday\, July 19\, 2023\n1200 CT | 1300 ET | 2000 SAST\n&amp;amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/Wa_dQvJV_t2oN1EBcle34w”&amp;amp;gt;Webinar | Saudi-U.S. Relations: The National Security and Defense Piece&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \nWhen President Franklin Roosevelt met King Abdulaziz\, founder of Saudi Arabia\, in the Suez Canal during World War II\, there was no talk of oil for security. The leaders discussed their mutual interests in the context of the world of 1945\, but the longstanding conventional thinking about the relationship was not the basis for building ties. So says Professor David Des Roches\, Army combat veteran\, who served numerous tours in the Middle East and now specializes in the Arabian Peninsula at the Defense Department’s Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. He notes there’s a shortfall in the knowledge of the history of America’s security interests with the Kingdom. \nThe lack of detail in that knowledge is a point also made by Commodore Abdulateef al Mulhim who served a career in the Royal Saudi Navy and who is a consultant and commentator on global affairs\, especially the U.S.-Saudi relationship. The deep ties and shared interests\, he says\, are little understood as he points to the successful partnership in the Cold War\, in tackling regional security challenges and in serving as a reliable provider of global energy resources. Mulhim\, who received his undergraduate education at the State University of New York Maritime College\, notes that the liberation of Kuwait and other American military operations in the region would not have been possible with the close partnership. \nThe U.S.-Saudi ties span many dimensions: political\, military\, economic\, cultural\, academic and more. However\, the conversation in the U.S. about America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia is generally focused on leadership issues. Former American Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chas Freeman likened it to a marriage that had its ups and downs but had staying power based on the mutual benefit. The national security partnership\, said Des Roches\, was very good\, adding\, until Jamal Khashoggi. The brutal murder of the journalist put the conduct of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the spotlight amid accusations he ordered the crime. The White House has worked to move forward but a number of issues remain. Meanwhile\, the strategic importance of the relationship\, the “tough neighborhood” American military forces continue to engage in\, and the interest in the stability and safe availability of Arabian Peninsula energy supplies make it important to understand that piece of U.S.-Saudi ties. \nJoin TNWAC in a Global Dialogue Zoom Webinar featuring Commodore Abdulateef al Mulhim and Professor David Des Roches with moderator\, Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President on July 19 at 12:00 pm Central Time\, 1:00 pm Eastern Time and 8:00 pm Saudi Arabia Standard Time to discuss the historical context and more. \nWe’ll explore these questions and more\, and your questions too: \n\nWhat is the current state of the mil-to-mil partnership?\nWhat is the significance of GCC partners signing the Abraham Accord with Israel?\nWhat is the impact of Riyad’s improved relations with Russia and China?\nWhat is the impact of Riyad’s improved relations with Iran?\nHow has the Saudi-led alliance’s war in Yemen affected U.S. ties?\nHow can the U.S. and Saudi Arabia improve mutual security interests in the Gulf?\n\nAbout Abdulateef al Mulhim \nAbdulateef Al Mulhim is Vice President at Saudi Consulting Services-Saudi Consult. He served in the Royal Saudi Navy for over 27 years reaching the rank of Commodore. He was commissioned following his undergraduate education at the State University of New York Maritime College in New York City. Commodore al Mulhim served in numerous operational and staff assignments in the Saudi Royal Navy including duties in the United States. He has been active in talking about Saudi-US relations at conferences and in the media in the U.S. and in the Middle East. He has been a regular columnist for newspaper including the widely read English language “Arab News” and Alyaum newspapers. \nAbout David Des Roches \nDavid B. Des Roches is Associate Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) at National Defense University\, where he specializes in countries of the Arabian Peninsula\, Gulf Cooperation Council Regional Security\, Border Security\, Weapons Transfers\, Missile Defense\, Counterinsurgency\, Terrorism and emerging trends. \nHe joined NESA in 2011 after serving the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy in numerous positions\, including as Director of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula\, the DoD liaison to the Department of Homeland Security\, the Senior Country Director for Pakistan\, the NATO Operations Director (where he drafted the NATO comprehensive approach directive)\, the Deputy Director for Peacekeeping\, and the spokesman for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.  Prior to that\, he served in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy as an International Law Enforcement Analyst and Special Assistant for Strategy. \nProfessor Des Roches has lectured at the Qatari Staff College\, the Saudi War College\, and is the author of numerous articles and chapters on Gulf security. He is the editor of The Arms Trade\, Military Services and the Security Market in the Gulf: Trends and Implications (Berlin: Gerlach\, 2016)\, and a contributing author of the NATO curriculum on counterinsurgency [Link] as well as the NATO curriculum on counterterrorism  [Link].   He regularly presents at various Washington and international think tanks on Middle East and security issues. \nProfessor Des Roches holds advanced degrees from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies and Kings College London\, which he attended as a British Marshall Scholar.  He also holds an advanced degree from the U.S. Army War College\, and a bachelor of science degree from the United States Military Academy\, West Point\, where he was selected to Phi Kappa Phi. He is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute\, the US Government education center for senior civil servants. He is a non-resident academic fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington\, a non-resident senior fellow at the Gulf International Forum\, and senior international affairs fellow at the National Council on US Arab Relations. \nHe had a thirty year career in the US Army and Army reserve\, serving in conventional and special operations parachute units as well as on the Joint Staff\, the US Special Operations Command staff\, and deployed to Bosnia and Afghanistan\, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He retired as a Colonel and is a Ranger and Master Parachutist. \nProfessor Des Roches is a regular commentator on regional affairs on various Arabic and English language television networks including Sky News Arabia\, al-Hurra\, al-Jazeera\, al-Araby\, and al-Mayadeen\, and on radio networks such as the Voice of America. \n\n\n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/saudi-us-relations-the-defense-national-security-piece-jul-19/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Saudi-Featured-Image-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230428T222441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191835Z UID:34778-1684947600-1684951200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Russia's Invasion of Ukraine | Ambassador John Kornblum | May 24 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nSPECIAL GLOBAL DIALOGUE SERIES \nIN FOCUS: RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE\nvia Zoom \n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs\nwith moderator \n \nPatrick W. Ryan\nPresident\, Tennessee World Affairs Council\nWednesday\, May 24\, 2023\n@ 12:00 p.m. CT\nRegister Now\n\n\nWar in Europe | Amb John Kornblum | Mar 16\n \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nPatrick Ryan \nPatrick Ryan is President and founder of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. In 2007 Ryan organized a group of concerned citizens to launch Tennessee’s first World Affairs Council\, to bring global awareness education programs and resources to communities and schools in the state. Ryan served 26 years in the United States Navy as an enlisted Submariner\, Surface Warfare officer and Intelligence Officer. Post-retirement he opened a newsletter publishing business focused on Middle East Affairs. Ryan also serves as President of the Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association. \nRegister Now \nPREVIOUSLY IN OUR “IN FOCUS” SERIES\nVideo\n \nTranscript\nPodcast\nTNWAC Podcasts are available wherever you get your Pods. Just look for “Global Tennessee” \n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-ambassador-john-kornblum-may-24/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/230524-Kornblum-FI2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20221122T190016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:32249-1681921800-1681927200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Careers | Women in National Security | Apr 19 DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \nRegister Now \n  \n \n \nWomen in National Security Careers\nTNWAC hosts a seminar featuring women from a variety of national security disciplines to discuss their career paths\, experiences and ups and downs of working in the field. \nPress releases\, newsletter notes and other materials to promote these panels on your campus and among your networks. TNWAC.org/Careers \nVia Zoom \nApril 19\, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT \nRegister Now \n  \nModerator \n\nDeborah Monroe\n Senior Defense Intelligence Officer (Ret) \n \nLeila Gardner\nAssistant Director\, U.S. Marine Corps HQ Deputy Commandant for Information\n& USN Reserve Intelligence Officer \n \nSafa Shahwan Edwards\nDeputy Director of Cyber Statecraft\, Atlantic Council \n \nMaureen Page\nResearch Director\, Defense Intelligence Agency \n\nModerator \nDeborah Monroe \nMs. Monroe served as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1994 to 2021. Prior to retirement in 2021\, she was the Senior US Defense Liaison Officer at Royal Air Force Base Wyton as part of her assignment to the the UK Ministry of Defence Directorate for Intelligence. From 2013 to 2016\, she served as the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) Senior Intelligence Officer assessing the impact of the compromise classified information on Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence and Operations capabilities. From 2011 to 2013\, Ms. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Office\, and as the Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Center. From August 2010 to March 2011\, she was Intelligence Chief for the first DoD Information Review Task Force which was charged with assessing the impact of the leak of classified reporting to WikiLeaks. Ms. Monroe served in a number of additional positions within DIA: Acting-Chief of the Defense Intelligence Open Source Program Office; Deputy Chief of the 200-member Counterproliferation Support Office (CPT); Executive Assistant to VADM Jake Jacoby\, Director\, DIA; and in a variety of positions in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence\, J2. \nMs. Monroe’s civilian awards include: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional Achievement Medal; DIA Director’s Award; DIA Award for Exceptional Civilian Service; and the DoD Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model Award. Ms. Monroe received an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1999; an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 1994; and a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1987.  She currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee where she volunteers with the Tennessee World Affairs Council and is active in the local community. \n\n\nLeila Gardner \nMs. Gardner is the Assistant Director\, Headquarters Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Information \nAs the Assistant Director of Intelligence she manages the Headquarters Intelligence Branches and provides professional intelligence management and policy support to assist the Director of Intelligence (DIRINT) and the Deputy Commandant for Information (DCI) in the conduct of Marine Corps Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps\, Defense\, and National Intelligence Communities. Prior to her selection as the Assistant Director\, she served as the USMC Intelligence Mission Manager and advised the DCI\, the DIRINT\, and the Marine Corps Intelligence\, Surveillance\, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) on all aspects of strategic\, operational\, and tactical intelligence\, including current and future programs. While on a Joint Duty Assignment with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)\, Ms. Gardner was the Deputy Research Director for Military Capabilities from September 2018-September 2019 and from February 2017 to August 2018\, she served at the Mission Manager for Europe Eurasia at DIA. From October 2019 to October 2020 Ms. Gardner spent a year on active duty as a Navy Commander as a Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense-Intelligence at RAF Wyton’s Pathfinder Five Eyes Facility. Prior to joining DIA on a Joint Duty Assignment in February 2017\, she was the Senior Advisor to the Director of Intelligence for Analysis and Production\, Headquarters Marine Corps. In that position she represented the Marine Corps as the senior intelligence analyst and provided policy and management guidance on intelligence analysis and production in order to assist the Director of Intelligence in the conduct of Service Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps\, Defense\, and National Intelligence Communities. \nMs. Gardner was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader (DISL) in September 2011. Her areas of responsibility include Advancing Analysis across the Marine Intelligence Enterprise\, the Unified Intelligence Strategies\, National Intelligence Estimates\, and strategic planning. She was assigned to the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) from 2000-2010 where she held various analytic and leadership positions including threat analysis and regional specialist. Her areas of concentration included cultural intelligence\, irregular warfare\, and the need to utilize open source material to provide intelligence products at the lowest classification level. In October 2010 she assumed the duties as the N2\, Director of Analysis\, for the KENNEDY Irregular Warfare Center at the Office of Naval Intelligence. \nMs. Gardner began her intelligence career in 2000 at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity where she served in a number of analytic positions including the Balkans\, Horn of Africa\, and Russia regional analysis. In addition to her duties as Senior Associate Mission Manager\, Ms. Gardner is a commissioned intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. She was commissioned in 2003 after having served 10 years as an enlisted Marine Corps intelligence specialist in the Marine Corps Reserve. Her personal decorations include the Bronze Star\, Joint Service Commendation medal (oak leaf in lieu of second award)\, Navy Commendation medal \n\n\n\n\n\n\n(gold star in lieu of second award)\, Joint Service Achievement medal and Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal. \nMs. Gardner is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a Master of Science in Military Studies degree from Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She received her Intelligence Community Officer designation in 2009. \nSafa Shahwan Edwards \nSafa Shahwan Edwards is the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative under the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab). In this role\, she manages the administration and external communications of the Initiative\, as well as the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge\, the Initiative’s global cyber policy and strategy competition. \nSafa holds an MA in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and a BA in Political Science from Miami University of Ohio. Safa is of Bolivian and Jordanian heritage and speaks Spanish and Arabic. \n\nMaureen Page \nDISL\, Research Director\, Defense Intelligence Agency \nMs. Page leads the planning\, execution\, and oversight of intelligence research and analytic tradecraft within the Directorate for Analysis. She oversees the development of analytic tradecraft guidance\, leads analytic outreach programs\, guides DIA’s product evaluation and analytic lessons learned efforts\, and develops the Defense Intelligence Enterprise’s Program of Analysis. She previously served as the Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst (SDIA) for Executive Production\, the SDIA for U.S. European Command\, and the SDIA for Europe and NATO within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center. She was appointed to the Defense Intelligence Senior Level in November 2013. \nHailing from New Jersey\, Ms. Page attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and studied at Harvard College from which she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies. After college\, Ms. Page attended the London School of Economics and Political Science and graduated with a Master of Science degree with merit in Comparative Politics. \nMs. Page joined DIA in 2003 as an analyst. From 2005 to 2007\, she worked in the White House Situation Room where she served as the Senior Duty Officer providing direct intelligence support to the President of the United States. From 2008 to 2010\, she served on the National Intelligence Council (NIC) as the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Europe. During this rotation\, she orchestrated two National Intelligence Estimates. After completing the NIC rotation\, Ms. Page retuned to DIA as the Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe and NATO from 2011 until 2013. In this capacity\, she briefed the President of the United States on a key intelligence topic in mid-2011. In 2012\, Ms. Page became the Europe Division Chief within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center. \nMs. Page received the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2019. She previously received the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Award from the Office of Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award twice. She is a four-time recipient of DIA’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award. \nMs. Page resides with her husband\, Matthew\, formerly an analyst at State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. They have three children: Teddy\, Jack\, and Anna. \n\n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \n \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/careers-women-in-national-security-apr-19/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-04-19-careers-security-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20221122T185253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T175827Z UID:32245-1681317000-1681322400@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:International Careers Panel | April 12 DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \nRegister Now\n \nInternational Career Panel\nSpring 2023\n  \nTNWAC hosts a seminar featuring professionals from a variety of occupations to discuss their career paths\, experiences and ups and downs of working in international jobs. \n  \nVia Zoom \nApril 12\, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT \n  \nRegister Now \n  \nModerator \n \nDr. Gretchen Neisler \nUniversity of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs\, Director\, Center for Global Engagement; Member of Board of Directors\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \nPanelists \n \nTerrance Fluker – U.S. Peace Corps\, Tennessee Regional Recruiter \nSaúl Hernández – U.S. State Dept. Foreign Service Officer and Southeast Diplomat in Residence \nSabrina Miller – SVP\, Pinnacle Financial Partners\, former Foreign Exchange Manager \nRachel Bowen Pittman – Executive Director\, United Nations Association\, USA \n  \nRegister Now \n  \nGretchen Neisler | Moderator \nGretchen Neisler\, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee\, works with faculty\, staff\, students and key stakeholders to understand and deepen their engagement as global citizens. Dr. Neisler has successfully managed over $120 million in grant funding to support the work of international research and development. Gretchen believes higher education must support students in understanding their role as global citizens and use the institutional strength of knowledge creation to solve global challenges the world faces. Additionally\, she feels the role of higher education in a community is to understand its societal needs and work collaboratively to meet those needs. Gretchen has worked for 20 years to build global networks that enhance research productivity and preparing a new generation of leaders to take the world’s stage by understanding that problems span geographic boundaries. Her passion is derived from the belief that science has the power to positively impact society and higher education is vital to sharing this knowledge with community stakeholders. Gretchen is an experienced leader with strengths in organizational change and team development. She holds a PhD. in higher education administration from Michigan State University. \nTerrance Fluker \nTerrance Fluker became the Tennessee Regional Recruiter for the Peace Corps in December 2022.  He has a M.S. in Media Management from Arkansas State University and brings a media background of over 30 years in radio management and programming to the position.  Terrance believes in the basic tenets of the Peace Corps and works to build its profile and awareness of the amazing opportunities the Corps has to offer to residents of Tennessee.  Fluker and his wife Kimberly have been married for 27 years and reside in Nashville. \nSaúl Hernández \nSaúl Hernández is a career Foreign Service Officer with over eighteen years of experience at the U.S. Department of State. He is the Diplomat in Residence for the Southern region\, recruiting diverse talent for career and student program opportunities with the U.S. Department of State. \nSaúl was previously the Director for the Outreach and Communications Unit and the Public Diplomacy Incubator Unit in the Office of Policy\, Planning\, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. He led a team that engages with Congress to advocate for public diplomacy resources for the Department\, develops communications strategies for our 4\,000 public diplomacy practitioners worldwide\, and manages digital outreach to the 700\,000 members of the Young African Leaders Initiative Network and the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Network. \nSaúl’s other Department of State assignments include Lima\, Peru\, where he served as the Press Officer; Washington\, DC\, where he served as the Digital Media Advisor for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and as a Media Relations Officer for the Washington Foreign Press Center; Tbilisi\, Georgia\, where he served as the Cultural Affairs Officer; and Prague\, Czech Republic\, and Bogotá\, Colombia\, where he served as a Consular Officer. \nSaúl earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining the Department of State\, he worked as an information technology consultant and software developer in the Atlanta area. \nSabrina Miller \nSabrina Miller is a senior vice president with Pinnacle’s commercial banking team in Nashville\, TN\, responsible for providing distinctive service and effective advice to business and private banking clients. Before joining the firm in 2022\, Miller was a senior vice president with the Truist Commercial Banking division in Nashville\, where she worked for nearly ten years focusing on for-profit and not-for-profit clients. Prior to relocating to Nashville from New York\, she spent eight years on Wall Street focusing on foreign exchange markets and was a relationship manager\, foreign exchange specialist at Bloomberg L.P. \nSabrina earned her bachelor’s degree with cum laude honor at the University of Mississippi with a double major in banking & finance and international business. \nSabrina services on the board of directors and finance committee for The Martha O’Bryan Center and is past board treasurer. She is a Class 63 alumna of the Young Leaders Council. Originally from Brazil\, Sabrina moved to the United States at age 17 when she was recruited by The University of Mississippi on an NCAA division 1 tennis scholarship and became a naturalized citizen in December of 2013. \nSabrina is a Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council Board of Directors. \nRachel Bowen Pittman \nThroughout her career\, Rachel Bowen Pittman has been committed to the idea that individuals\, when brought together and motivated around a common vision\, can be strong catalysts for change toward a brighter\, more just\, and more sustainable future. \nAs Executive Director of UNA-USA\, Rachel leads a grassroots advocacy movement of more than 20\,000 Americans in 225+ chapters who are dedicated to supporting the work of the United Nations in their communities\, on campuses\, and on Capitol Hill. She guides the UNA-USA’s strategic work and key partnerships\, directs the UNA-USA Fellowship Program\, oversees membership expansion\, and spearheads important advocacy initiatives to help the United States advance the far-reaching goals of the United Nations. Rachel has been with the UNA-USA—a component of the United Nations Foundation—for more than seven years. Previously as Senior Director of Membership and Programs\, she managed the UNA-USA’s national programs and events\, including the annual Global Engagement Summit at UN Headquarters\, Global Leadership Summit in Washington\, D.C.\, and UN Day events across the United States. She also led a successful nationwide fundraising campaign to provide education to youth in refugee camps around the world. \nPreviously\, Rachel served on the leadership teams of several professional associations representing lawyers\, surgeons\, regulators\, and engineers. In those positions\, she strengthened membership programs\, directed rebranding initiatives\, and secured agreements with national associations representing China\, Korea\, Argentina\, India\, Peru\, Egypt\, and Mexico. Rachel holds a B.S.B.A in international business from American University and an MBA in marketing from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in the Washington\, D.C. metro area. \n \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/2023-international-careers-panel/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-04-12-career-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211649 CREATED:20230316T212531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T175938Z UID:34517-1680210000-1680220800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Tennessee-Japan Forum | Implications of Ukraine War on Asia | Mar 30 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to share an announcement from our friends at the Japan-America Society of Tennessee about an important event they are hosting. This program should be of interest to TNWAC members and friends. \nTNWAC Member Benefit: You can receive $25 off the $50 cost for non-JAST members if you are a current or new TNWAC Member. Contact pat@tnwac.org for discount code. \n \n\n\n \nRegister Now \nTNWAC Member Benefit: \nYou can receive $25 off the $50 cost for non-JAST members if you are a current or new TNWAC Member. Contact pat@tnwac.org for discount code. \n \n \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/tennessee-japan-forum-implications-of-ukraine-war-on-asia-mar-30/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-16-at-4.30.04-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230308T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230308T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20230108T173814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:33970-1678298400-1678302000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Kurdistan Region Developments | Rep to US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Mar 8 DESCRIPTION:TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022 \nRegister Now \n\n\nDISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES\nvia Zoom\nKurdistan Region Developments\nThe View from the KRG Rep to the United States\n \nHon. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman\n  \nMarch 8\, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. CT\nWith Moderator \n\nLCDR Patrick Ryan\, USN (Ret)\nFounding President\, TNWAC \nRegister Now\n\nThe story of the Iraqi Kurds and the establishment of the autonomous zone and the Kurdish Regional Government is a great Middle East epic that continues to play out. The Kurds have sought to carve out their own state amid the turmoil of unfolding regional history. They’ve been gassed and chased into the mountains by Saddam Hussein and attacked by the dangerous terror group ISIS. The Kurds have stood up courageously against their opponents. \nThe Iraqi Kurds and the United States have had a long history of cooperation and sadly\, at times\, abandonment. The aspirations of the people of Kurdistan took shape in the 2017 independence referendum as the coalition battle against ISIS was winding down. The referendum won with 92% of Kurds voting to free the region from Baghdad’s authority. However\, the central government through a Supreme Court ruling\, quashed the initiative. The KRG continues its close relationship with Washington as it continues to navigate a tough neighborhood\, wedged among its Iraqi neighbors and Turkey\, Iran and Syria. The KRG has been very well represented in Washington by the Hon. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman. TNWAC is pleased to host her for a conversation about the relationship with the U.S. and developments in Kurdistan and the region. Join us. \n\nBayan Sami Abdul Rahman \nKurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States \nBayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States of America. \nKey to her role are strengthening ties between Kurdistan and the United States\, advocating her government’s position on a wide array of political\, security\, humanitarian\, economic\, and cultural matters and promoting coordination and partnership. Prior to her US appointment in 2015\, Ms. Abdul Rahman was the High Representative to the United Kingdom. She was elected to the Leadership Council of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 2010. \nBefore her career in public service\, Ms. Abdul Rahman worked as a journalist for 17 years. She began her career on local newspapers in London and won the Observer Newspaper’s Farzad Bazoft Memorial Prize in 1993\, which led her to work at The Observer and later at the Financial Times. She worked for the FT in Britain and in Japan\, where she was Tokyo Correspondent. \nHer late father\, Sami Abdul Rahman\, was a veteran of the Kurdish freedom movement\, joining the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1963 and playing a critical leadership role in the Kurdish and Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein’s regime. He held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and General Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Sami Abdul Rahman was killed alongside his elder son Salah and 96 others in a twin suicide bombing in 2004. \nMs. Abdul Rahman was born in Baghdad. Her family briefly lived in Iran in the mid-1970s before moving to Britain in 1976. She is a history graduate from London University. \nPatrick W. Ryan \nPatrick Ryan is founding President of the Tennessee World Affairs Council (2007). He served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years (1972-1998) as a Submariner\, Surface Warfare Officer and Intelligence Officer. Ryan founded Ryan & Associates\, a publisher of newsletters on international affairs (1999-2015). He also is founding President of the Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association (tennsub.org). \n  \n\n  \n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/UIWFuNKSqdQxGClymSLZVg”&gt;In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Anna Novosad | A Ukrainian Perspective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
\n<span id=”mce_marker” data-mce-type=”bookmark” data-mce-fragment=”1″>​</span> \n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/kurdistan-region-rep-to-us-bayan-sami-abdul-rahman-feb-22/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-03-08-kurdistan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20221110T125350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180339Z UID:32148-1675018800-1675026000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Practice Match Jan 29 | Academic WorldQuest High School Global Affairs Challenge DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\nPractice Match #2\n \nJanuary 29\, 2023 @ 1:00pm Via Zoom\nAcademic WorldQuest teams join us for the first of two practice matches to prepare for the 2023 Tennessee Championship match. \nThe January 29th match will be via Zoom and will give teams an opportunity to become familiar with the competition format and work through questions from the ten topics being considered. \nOn January 29th you will compete on topics 6-10 from the 2023 Study Guide. \n6. Current Events I *\n7. Country in Focus: Ethiopia\n8. The Future of Supply Chains\n9. Battle of the Century: Autocracy vs. Democracy\n10. Current Events II \n*Current events in lieu of “Great Decisions” which will be a topic at the April National Championship match\nTeachers and teams who have already registered will be sent an email with the Practice Match Zoom info. If you have not already registered for the 2023 Academic WorldQuest challenge please do today. \nRegister HERE. \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n\n2023 Academic WorldQuest Global Challenge\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The championship match (Mar 2023) will be in person at Belmont University. The two practices sessions will be virtual. \nRecent WorldQuest seasons have been impacted by Covid-19 measures. There are no restrictions in place as of September 2022 but TNWAC will ensure compliance with CDC\, WACA and other appropriate steps should public health concerns arise. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 2023 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. Covid-19 restrictions may limit venue availability. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \n \nPlans for 2022-23 \nDates \n\nDECEMBER 4\, 2022 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART I (optional) via Zoom | Topics 1-5\nJANUARY 29\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART II (optional) via Zoom | Topics 6-10\nMARCH 5\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University | check in at 12:30p\nAPRIL 27-30\, 2023 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2023 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes  \nStudents. TNWAC will announce student prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \nTeachers. In recognition of the role teachers play in the advancement of global literacy in the classroom TNWAC will award grants to the teacher sponsors of the top three teams in the TNWAC Championship match. The grants can be used by the teachers for global affairs related materials in the classroom. \nFirst Place Team Teacher – $500.00\nSecond Place Team Techer – $250.00\nThird Place Team Teacher – $250.00 \nResources \nLinks to the Study Guide\, Teachers Guide\, Operations Information and flyers are contained in THIS LINK. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2023 Topics\n1. Securing the Future of the World’s Wildlife\n2. The Arctic Council: Frozen Cooperation\n3. Atrocity Prevention and Accountability\n4. Combating Global Food Insecurity\n5. Economic Sanctions – A Double-Edged Sword\n6. Great Decisions\n7. Country in Focus: Ethiopia\n8. The Future of Supply Chains\n9. Battle of the Century: Autocracy vs. Democracy\n10. Current Events \n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale from the Foreign Policy Association. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match where Great Decisions will be used as a topic.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/practice-match-jan-29-academic-worldquest-high-school-global-affairs-challenge/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-01-29-worldquest-practice-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230125T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20221229T180933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:33916-1674669600-1674673200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia's Invasion | Ukraine Update | The Humanitarian Dimension DESCRIPTION:Update: Elena Byrd and Dr. Madeleine Byrd will join the program. They served as volunteers at a Ukrainian refugee center in Warsaw\, Poland for months following the invasion. \nRegister Now \n \n\n\n\nSPECIAL EDITION \nDISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES \nvia Zoom \nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion\nUkraine Update: The Humanitarian Dimension\n \nAnna Novosad\nFormer Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine and Member of Parliament and Education Activist in the Midst of a War \n \nElena Byrd & Dr. Madeleine Byrd\nVolunteers\, Ukrainian Refugees Center\, Warsaw\, Poland \nJanuary 25\, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. CT\nwith moderator \n\nLCDR Patrick Ryan\, USN (Ret)\nFounding President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n  \nRegister Now \n  \nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | A View from Kyiv \nThe unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine has been catastrophic for the Ukrainian people. Millions of refugees have fled to neighboring nations to the west\, horrendous war crimes have been committed in areas controlled by Russian forces and nation-wide attacks against civilian areas and infrastructure have caused extreme hardships in cities large and small. We continue our “In Focus” series on Russia’s invasion with a conversation with 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. \n<br data-mce-bogus=”1″><br data-mce-bogus=”1″><a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/jNDPVkNgBNYkMQeVpfk3Kw”>War in Europe | Amb John Kornblum | Mar 16</a><br />\n \n\nAnna Novosad \nUkraine | Educational Activist & Minister of Education and Science 2019-2020 \nAnna Novosad is a Ukrainian educational activist. She used to serve many years in various positions at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine\, including being a Minister in 2019-2020. Anna contributed and led the comprehensive school reform in Ukraine\, as well as was a leader of the higher education funding reform. Currently Anna leads various projects that aim at education access renewal in Ukraine amidst the war. \nElena and Madeleine Byrd \nMother-daughter duo\, Mrs. Elena and Dr. Madeleine Byrd have spent most of the past year volunteering in Warsaw\, Poland\, providing humanitarian aid and medical services to Ukrainian refugees. Following the outbreak of war\, Madeleine and Elena began volunteering at a major refugee center in Warsaw where they assisted in the development of the refugee center’s “Medical Point.” Through many months of working in the “Medical Point\,” they have come to better understand the vast medical and resource needs of refugees. They gained additional experience as community volunteers for other medical\, educational\, and humanitarian services\, with a focus on children displaced by war. \nElena Camacho Byrd \nElena Camacho Byrd\, born in Lausanne\, Switzerland\, grew up in Cuba before she and her family fled during the Cuban Revolution to move to the United States. Elena received a BA in English and Sociology\, as well as a Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She studied Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. She received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Elena spent over fifteen years working in public health writing grant proposals and assisting physicians in patient care\, primarily in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  In the United States\, she has served as a teacher and tutor for students of all ages. She is now an active volunteer in the Nashville community\, where she is a long-term Board member of the Tennessee Poison Center. Elena is fluent in English and Spanish. She is married to Barney Byrd\, and has three grown children. \nDr. Madeleine Byrd\, M.S.\, M.D. \nMadeleine Elizabeth Byrd\, M.S.\, M.D. was born and raised in Nashville\, Tennessee\, where she attended The Harpeth Hall School. Madeleine received her B.A. in neuroscience from The University of Pennsylvania. She completed her Master’s in Pharmacology and M.D. at Georgetown University. Madeleine has strong family ties to medicine on both sides of her family\, and is a fourth generation “Dr. Byrd” in Nashville. Madeleine has wanted to be a pediatrician since age 7\, inspired by her maternal grandmother who was a pediatrician and global public health specialist. After graduating from medical school\, she went to Charleston\, South Carolina for pediatric residency training. Madeleine has a lifelong passion for pediatrics and public health. Most recently\, Madeleine has served as a volunteer physician for Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw\, Poland. \n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/in-focus-russias-invasion-anna-novosad-a-ukrainian-perspective-jan-25-online/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-01-25-novosad-ukraine.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230117T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20230117T163304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:34080-1673982000-1673985600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Talk to the Author | "The American Imperative" by Daniel Runde DESCRIPTION:TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022 \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now \n \nand the World Affairs Councils of America present \n\n\n\nCover to Cover\nYour Conversation with Authors\nDaniel F. Runde \nSenior VP\, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) \nAuthor of “The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power” \nJanuary 17\, 2023 @ 1:00 pm CST \n \n \n  \nSupport TNWAC and Global Affairs Education In Our Schools \nRegister Now \n&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/UIWFuNKSqdQxGClymSLZVg”&amp;amp;amp;gt;In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Anna Novosad | A Ukrainian Perspective&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
\n&amp;amp;lt;span id=”mce_marker” data-mce-type=”bookmark” data-mce-fragment=”1″&amp;amp;gt;​&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; \n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/talk-to-the-author-the-american-imperative-by-daniel-runde/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Runde-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20221110T123638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180829Z UID:32137-1670180400-1670187600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Practice Match Dec 4 | Academic WorldQuest High School Global Affairs Challenge DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\nPractice Match #1\n  \nRegister Now \n  \n \nDecember 4\, 2022 @ 1:00pm Via Zoom\nAcademic WorldQuest teams join us for the first of two practice matches to prepare for the 2023 Tennessee Championship match. \nThe December 4th match will be via Zoom and will give teams an opportunity to become familiar with the competition format and to work through questions from the ten topics being considered. \nOn December 4th you will compete on topics 1-5 from the 2023 Study Guide. \n1. Securing the Future of the World’s Wildlife\n2. The Arctic Council: Frozen Cooperation\n3. Atrocity Prevention and Accountability\n4. Combating Global Food Insecurity\n5. Economic Sanctions – A Double-Edged Sword \nTeachers and teams who have already registered will be sent an email with the Practice Match Zoom info. \nIf you have not already registered for the 2023 Academic WorldQuest challenge please do today. \nRegister HERE. \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n\n2023 Academic WorldQuest Global Challenge\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The championship match (Mar 2023) will be in person at Belmont University. The two practices sessions will be virtual. \nRecent WorldQuest seasons have been impacted by Covid-19 measures. There are no restrictions in place as of September 2022 but TNWAC will ensure compliance with CDC\, WACA and other appropriate steps should public health concerns arise. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 2023 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. Covid-19 restrictions may limit venue availability. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \n \nPlans for 2022-23 \nDates \n\nDECEMBER 4\, 2022 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART I (optional) via Zoom | Topics 1-5\nJANUARY 29\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART II (optional) via Zoom | Topics 6-10\nMARCH 5\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University | check in at 12:30p\nAPRIL 27-30\, 2023 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2023 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes  \nStudents. TNWAC will announce student prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \nTeachers. In recognition of the role teachers play in the advancement of global literacy in the classroom TNWAC will award grants to the teacher sponsors of the top three teams in the TNWAC Championship match. The grants can be used by the teachers for global affairs related materials in the classroom. \nFirst Place Team Teacher – $500.00\nSecond Place Team Techer – $250.00\nThird Place Team Teacher – $250.00 \nResources \nLinks to the Study Guide\, Teachers Guide\, Operations Information and flyers are contained in THIS LINK. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2023 Topics\n1. Securing the Future of the World’s Wildlife\n2. The Arctic Council: Frozen Cooperation\n3. Atrocity Prevention and Accountability\n4. Combating Global Food Insecurity\n5. Economic Sanctions – A Double-Edged Sword\n6. Great Decisions\n7. Country in Focus: Ethiopia\n8. The Future of Supply Chains\n9. Battle of the Century: Autocracy vs. Democracy\n10. Current Events \n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale from the Foreign Policy Association. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match where Great Decisions will be used as a topic.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/practice-match-academic-worldquest-high-school-global-affairs-challenge/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-12-04-worldquest-practice.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221121 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20221018T145729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180854Z UID:31957-1668578400-1668923999@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Global Affairs Conference | WACA National Conference | WashDC | Nov 16-19 DESCRIPTION:Your World Affairs Council is a member of the 90+ network of grassroots public service educational nonprofits dedicated to informing our communities about the world. Every November council members and the public are invited to the National Conference of the World Affairs Councils of America. \nThe conferences are a unique blend of distinguished speakers\, networking and offsite visits to think-tanks\, diplomatic outposts and other organizations. There’s plenty of opportunity to network with others who are concerned about global affairs in the luxury of the historic Mayflower Hotel in downtown Washington\, D.C. \nYou’re invited to this fabulous gathering in our nation’s capital. Don’t miss it. \n[If you’re going let us know. Email pat@tnwac.org] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-affairs-conference-waca-national-conference-washdc-nov-16-19/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-10.28.45-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221114T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20221110T170114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180944Z UID:32153-1668438000-1668441600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Putin and Russia’s War: Putin and Russia’s War: What Makes Putin Tick? | Nov 14 | Zoom DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \n\n\n\n\n\nand with Belmont University Center for Global Citizenship\, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine\nvia Zoom \nPutin and Russia’s War\n \nwith \n \nKatja Gloger\nJournalist and Author \n\nAndrew S. Weiss\nJames Family Chair and Vice President for Studies\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace \nMonday\, November 14\, 2022 \n@ 9:00 a.m. CT\n\n\n\nIt is being reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Bali next week to participate in the G20 Summit. This was confirmed overnight by Moscow’s embassy to Indonesia. At the same time\, we are seeing reports that the Kremlin is withdrawing its troops from Kherson\, the only regional capital it managed to capture since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February. The retreat from Kherson is one of the most serious blows to Russia in Putin’s war. Just a month ago\, he declared that Kherson and three other regions in Ukraine are part of the Russian nation at an event in Moscow’s Red Square. \nJoin us for a discussion with Putin biographers and Russia experts Katja Gloger and Andrew S. Weiss about the war in Ukraine. \n\nJournalist and author Katja Gloger studied Eastern European History and Political Science in Hamburg and Moscow and has an MBA from Purdue University\, Indiana. She started her career as a news reporter for German Television ARD. As Moscow Bureau Chief for Stern magazine she witnessed the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia. She also worked as Foreign Editor for Stern magazine – with a focus on Russia\, international affairs\, and security policy. She also served as Stern’s Senior Political Correspondent in Washington\, DC\, from 2004 until the end of 2008. Since 2009\, she has served on the magazine’s editorial board. \nMs. Gloger won the prestigious German Henri Nannen Award for Best Documentary Reporting in 2010. She is a Board member of the German section of Reporters Without Borders\, a human rights organization defending the freedom of the press\, and a member of the Atlantik-Brücke. She has published several books on Russia\, including Putin’s World: The New Russia\, Ukraine\, and the West. \n\nAndrew S. Weiss (ACG Young Leader) is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, where he oversees research on Russia and Eurasia. His graphic novel biography of Vladimir Putin\, Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin\, will be published by First Second/Macmillan in November 2022. \nPrior to joining Carnegie\, he was director of the RAND Corporation’s Center for Russia and Eurasia and executive director of the RAND Business Leaders Forum. Mr. Weiss’s career has spanned both the public and private sectors. He previously served as director for Russian\, Ukrainian\, and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council staff\, as a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff\, and as a policy assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush. \n\nPreviously in the In Focus series: \n\n\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Kornblum\, Velikova\, Walker | Aug 25 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Cold Wars | Prof Thomas Schwartz | Aug 18 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion | Anna Novosad | A Ukrainian Perspective | Jul 21 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nRussia’s Invasion | Amb John Kornblum | Is This The New Normal? | Jul 7 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nRussia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Humanitarian Crisis | Tamara Demuria | June 29 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nThe War in Ukraine: How Will this End? | Amb John Kornblum | Dr. Liana Fix | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nWar in Europe | Dr. Roger Kangas | Mar 31 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nImplications and Consequences of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Mar 16 | Video | Transcript \n\nThe Unfolding War in Europe | Mar 2 | Video | Transcript\nWar in Europe | Feb 25 | Video | Transcript\nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine | The Crisis Unfolds | Feb 15 | Video | Transcript\nGermany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Feb 1 | Video | Transcript\nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Jan 17 | Video | Transcript \n\n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/putin-and-russias-war-nov-14-zoom/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-12-04-worldquest-practice-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20220808T193810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181011Z UID:31534-1667935800-1667941200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Cyber Threats Panel | Admiral Rogers | Former NSA Director | Nov 8 DESCRIPTION:Contact us today to sponsor this program.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for Global Citizenship \nin association with the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nSPECIAL EDITION \nGLOBAL DIALOGUE PANEL SERIES \nIn Person \nCyber Threats Across the Spectrum and What’s Being Done\n With Former NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers\n \nFormer Director National Security Agency and Commander U.S. Cyber Command\nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \n1:30-3:00 p.m. CT \nConference Room\, Janet Ayres Academic Center at Belmont University \n\n\nWith Moderator \n\nCongressman Jim Cooper (TN-5th)\nHouse Armed Services Committee\nChair\, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces\nAnd Panelists \n\nMs. Casey Santos\nCIO\, Asurion\n\nMr. Paul Connelly\nVP Information Protection and Security at HCA Healthcare\n\nDr. Brandon Prins\nPolitical Science Department Head\, University of Tennessee Knoxville\n\nCurtis Clan\nChief Information Security Officer\nState of Tennessee \n\nCyber Threats Panel | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8
The threat of malicious cyber activities against the United States – governments\, businesses and individuals – will be on the agenda as Navy Admiral Michael Rogers talks with the Nashville community. Rogers\, a retired four-star\, completed his 37 years in uniform serving four years as Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the United States Cyber Command. \nAdmiral 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. \nThe 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\, State of Tennessee. \nThe panel will follow a luncheon at Belmont featuring Admiral Rogers\, and is set for the conference room at Belmont’s Janet Ayres Conference Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \n\nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n\n&amp;amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”&amp;amp;gt;War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic &amp;amp;amp; Economic Perspective | Aug 25&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org  \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/admiral-michael-rogers-former-nsa-director-nov-8/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rogers-Panel-2-Flyer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20221006T134744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181031Z UID:31863-1667928600-1667934000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Luncheon | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8 DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION CLOSED\n  \nSponsor This Program \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for International Business \nin association with the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nLUNCHEON \nIn Person \nA Conversation With Former NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers\n \nFormer Director National Security Agency and Commander U.S. Cyber Command\nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \n11:30 a.m. CT Registration/Networking \n12:00 p.m. Lunch\, Remarks\, Q and A \nVenue: Massey Board Room\, Massey Business Center\, Belmont University\, Nashville \nREGISTRATION CLOSED \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/g1qtvuj96swDNAJESm588Q”>Luncheon | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8</a><br />\n \n\nWhat has the United States learned about cyber security threats and how is it prepared to respond? How do we ensure the nation’s competitive ability in the 21st century? These are among the topics the former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command\, will address at a November 8\, 2022 luncheon at Belmont University. \nAdmiral Michael Rogers\, a retired Navy four-star\, served over three decades as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer\, leading to appointment as America’s top cryptology and cyber DoD official. Rogers led that effort for four years directing the Defense Department’s cyber security mission. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship invite you to join Admiral Rogers at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. CT on November 8th. This is your opportunity for first-hand insights and perspectives on the cyber threats facing the U.S. government\, businesses and individuals from the expanding universe of virtual threats. \nThe luncheon will be followed by a panel discussion with Admiral Rogers moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper featuring government\, industry and academia experts. The luncheon is set for the Massey Board Room in Belmont’s Massey Business Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \n\nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \nRegistration Details Forthcoming \n\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”&gt;War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic &amp; Economic Perspective | Aug 25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org  \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/luncheon-former-nsa-director-adm-michael-rogers-nov-8/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rogers-Lunch-Flyer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221110 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20221006T170755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181131Z UID:31865-1667887200-1667973599@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Cyber Threats Programs | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8 DESCRIPTION:Contact us today to sponsor this program.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nSPECIAL EDITION \nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER SERIES \nIn Person \nConversations With\nAdmiral Michael Rogers\nFormer Director National Security Agency/Commander U.S. Cyber Command  \n \nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \nBelmont University\n11:30-1:00 Luncheon\n[ Details / Registration ] \n1:30-3:00 Panel\n[ Details / Registration ] \nFind out how you can sponsor these events. [Link] \n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/pm2s4vNn5GPgvUuvD9R2Nw”&gt;Town Hall at Vanderbilt | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \nDescription of Luncheon\nMassey Boardroom\, Massey Business Center\nBelmont University\nNovember 8\, 2022 | 11:30am-1:00pm \nWhat has the United States learned about cyber security threats and how is it prepared to respond? How do we ensure the nation’s competitive ability in the 21st century? These are among the topics the former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command\, will address at a November 8\, 2022 luncheon at Belmont University. \nAdmiral Michael Rogers\, a retired Navy four-star\, served over three decades as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer\, leading to appointment as America’s top cryptology and cyber DoD official. Rogers led that effort for four years directing the Defense Department’s cyber security mission. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship invite you to join Admiral Rogers at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. CT on November 8th. This is your opportunity for first-hand insights and perspectives on the cyber threats facing the U.S. government\, businesses and individuals from the expanding universe of virtual threats. \nThe luncheon will be followed by a panel discussion with Admiral Rogers moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper featuring government\, industry and academia experts. The luncheon is set for the Massey Board Room in Belmont’s Massey Business Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \nDescription of Panel\nJanet Ayres Academic Center – Conference Center\nBelmont University\nNovember 8\, 2022 | 1:30pm-3:00pm \nThe threat of malicious cyber activities against the United States – governments\, businesses and individuals – will be on the agenda as Navy Admiral Michael Rogers talks with the Nashville community. Rogers\, a retired four-star\, completed his 37 years in uniform serving four years as Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the United States Cyber Command. \nAdmiral 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. \nThe 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. \nThe panel will follow a luncheon at Belmont featuring Admiral Rogers\, and is set for the conference room at Belmont’s Janet Ayres Conference Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \nAbout TNWAC\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council is a non-partisan\, independent\, non-profit educational association supported by funding from individuals and corporate member dues\, foundations and contributions. By serving as a regional center for education and discussion of world affairs\, TNWAC provides leadership for global thinking. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n\n&amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”&amp;gt;War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic &amp;amp; Economic Perspective | Aug 25&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/cyber-town-hall-former-nsa-director-rogers-nov-7/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rogers-Compilation-Flyer-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20220920T130545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181153Z UID:31759-1665684000-1665687600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Geopolitics of Central Asia | Prof. John Miglietta DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL DIALOGUE SERIES \nVia Zoom \nThe Geopolitics of Central Asia\n \nOctober 13\, 2022 | 1 pm CT\nA Conversation With Professor John Miglietta\n \nWith Moderator\nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\n \n  \n\n\nProfessor John Miglietta who teaches international politics at Tennessee State University recently completed a year in Tajikistan as a Fulbright Scholar. In this Global Dialogue he will discuss the geography of the region\, the politics and governments of the region and how these countries emerged from the Soviet Union. He will conclude by discussing the roles of China\, Russia\, and the US. Distinguished historian Professor Thomas Schwartz will moderate the conversation. \nUnderstanding developments in Central Asia is key to understanding developments in Russia and China and American interests in the region. \nProfessor John Miglietta \nJohn Miglietta is a political scientist who focuses on the study of American foreign policy in the Middle East with an emphasis on international security issues. He is the author of American Alliance Policy in the Middle East\, 1945-1992 (Rowman and Littlefield\, 2002). This is a study of the dynamics of U.S. alliances in the region focusing on Iran\, Israel\, and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Miglietta also has research interests in studying American foreign policy in Central Asia\, as well as weapons proliferation. \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz \nThomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, with related interests in American politics\, the history of international relations\, Modern European history\, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang\, 2020). The book has received considerable notice and acclaim. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n \n\nWar in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic & Economic Perspective | Aug 25
\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/geopolitics-of-central-asia-prof-john-miglietta/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-10-13-miglietta.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220623T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220624T010000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20220616T020552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181722Z UID:31244-1656025200-1656032400@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Discussion | Henry Kissinger with Prof Thomas Schwartz | Jun 23 | In Person DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council and\n\nThe Nashville Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the \nAmerican Council on Germany\ncordially invite you to a\nReception and Discussion with\n \nDr. Thomas A. Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University\n \n“Kissinger at 99: Historical Reflections on \n20th-Century America’s Most Famous Diplomat” \nThursday\, June 23\, 2022\n6:00 to 8:00 p.m.\nBoard of Trust Room \nVanderbilt Student Life Center\n310 25th Ave. S.\nNashville\, TN 37240\nComplimentary Parking on Campus at the 25th Avenue Parking Garage. There is a $35 charge to attend this event. REGISTER by June 19\n\n\n\n\nThomas A. Schwartz\, who is a member of the TNWAC and was an ACG Young Leader in 1989\, is a Distinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. He is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, modern European history\, and biography. \nDr. Schwartz’s most recent book\, Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography  (Hill and Wang)\, has received considerable notice and acclaim. He is also the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991) – which received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations\, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award\, given by the Truman Presidential Library – and Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard\, 2003)\, which examined the Johnson administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. Dr. Schwartz is also the co-editor\, together with Matthias Schulz\, of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \n\n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/henry-kissinger-thomas-schwartz/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/featured-image-Schwartz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T183000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20220517T034304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181757Z UID:31182-1653498000-1653503400@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Lunch with Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall | May 25 | In-Person DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a networking and discussion luncheon event with Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\nin association with Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce International Business Council presents \n\n\n\n\n\nAMBASSADOR SERIES\nIN PERSON\nUnited States-Ireland Relations\n \nAmbassador Daniel Mulhall\nAmbassador of Ireland to the United States \nWednesday\, May 25\, 2022 \nBaker Donelson\n1600 West End Avenue\nNashville\, TN 37203 \n12:00 Networking/Lunch\n12:30 Program\n1:30 Adjourn \n \n\nThe IBC\, in partnership with the Center for International Business at Belmont University and the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, invites you to join us for a special conversation with Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S.\, Mr. Daniel Mulhall. \nDaniel Mulhall took up duty as Ireland’s 18th Ambassador to the United States in August 2017. He was born and brought up in Waterford and undertook his undergraduate and post-graduate studies at University College Cork where he specialized in modern Irish history. Read full bio \n\nThank you for your support to make our public service work possible. \n\n\nPhoto credit Marty Katz/washingtonphotographer.com \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/lunch-with-ambassador-of-ireland-daniel-mulhall-may-25-in-person/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/220525-Amb-Mulhall.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211650 CREATED:20220131T185507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182012Z UID:43082-1648652400-1648656000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Why Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”\nwith Gary Garfield\nformer Chairman\, President & CEO\, Bridgestone Americas \n\nWhat: Seminar on “Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 30\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nWhy Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield\n \n\nGary Garfield \nRetired Chairman\, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas\, Inc. Garfield initially joined Bridgestone Americas in the legal department in 1991\, eventually rising to the position of Vice President\, General Counsel\, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas. In March 2010\, he was promoted to Bridgestone Americas’ CEO and President\, and in January 2016 he was named as Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas. Over the last years\, he also was promoted to a series of executive positions within Bridgestone Corporation\, ultimately culminating in the position of Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ parent company\, Bridgestone Corporation. \nHe has been Director of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce since July 03\, 2014 and served as an Independent Director of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. since June 2015. He serves as a Director of Firestone Diversified Products\, LLC\, the Tennessee Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation\, the Nashville Ballet and the Middle Tennessee Council\, Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He has been the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Board of Trustees since January 2011. Since 2011\, he has also served on the Board of Visitors for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. \nIn 2012\, Mr. Garfield was named National Chair for the Take Steps Be Heard walk program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He was a 2013 member of the Greater Nashville Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association and is serving as the 2015 Heart Walk Chairman. \nMr. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wittenberg University and his Juris Doctor from Cincinnati University. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/why-climate-change-is-a-business-matter-gary-garfield-3/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-03-30-garfield.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR