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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T160000 DTSTAMP:20260417T093836 CREATED:20221005T201304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181219Z UID:31850-1665414000-1665417600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine | Germany\, Russia\, and Ukraine: How does this Conflict End? | Oct 10 DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\nand the American Council on Germany \n\n\n\n\n\nin association with Belmont University Center for International Business\, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present via Zoom \n\n\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine\nGermany\, Russia\, and Ukraine: How does this Conflict End?\n \nDr. Liana Fix\n CFR Fellow for Europe\, Council on Foreign Relations\n \nLieutenant General Ben Hodges\nFormer Commanding General\, United States Army Europe\n\nMonday October 10\, 2022 @ 10:00 am CT\nThis program is provided by the American Council on Germany. \n \n\nThe West has shown unity and commitment to Ukraine that would not have been forecast a year ago. The post-Cold War institutions are proving resilient and Putin’s desire to divide the democratic Allies has paradoxically bolstered the unity and resolve within NATO\, the European Union\, and the international community writ large. But\, as temperatures drop and heating (and electricity) prices rise\, will this unity hold? The government in Berlin may come under renewed pressures following the decision by the Kremlin to halt natural gas exports. \n\n\nOn the battlefield\, Ukraine’s army is gaining momentum but much of the land it has recaptured in the east and the south of the country has been raised and abandoned. The Russian Defense Ministry says it has 200\,000 new recruits\, but they have yet to be seen. And\, the U.S. commitment to provide more military aid to Ukraine has heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow – with Russia’s Ambassador to the Unites States calling this an “immediate threat” to Moscow.  \n\n\nThe American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council are continuing their series of virtual events titled In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine to provide continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order. Join us on Monday\, October 10 for a discussion with security experts Dr. Liana Fix and Lieutenant General Ben Hodges about the war in Ukraine. \n\n\nWar in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic & Economic Perspective | Aug 25
\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Liana Fix is a CFR Fellow for Europe\, based in Washington\, DC. Previously\, she served in the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian\, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe\, European security\, arms control\, and German foreign policy. She will be focusing on transatlantic policy toward Russia while at GMF. Dr. Fix has published widely in academia\, thinktanks\, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate degree from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nLieutenant General Ben Hodges served as Commanding General\, United States Army Europe from 2014 to 2017 before his retirement from the Army in early 2018. General Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions including Tactics Instructor; Chief of Plans\, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Chief of Staff\, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army; and Commander\, NATO Allied Land Command (İzmir\, Turkey). \nAfter his first assignment as an Infantry Lieutenant in Garlstedt\, Germany\, he commanded Infantry units at the Company\, Battalion\, and Brigade levels in the 101st Airborne Division\, including Command of the First Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2003-2004). His other operational assignments include Chief of Operations for Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2005-2006) and Director of Operations\, Regional Command South in Kandahar\, Afghanistan (2009-2010). \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/in-focus-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-germany-russia-and-ukraine-how-does-this-conflict-end-oct-10/ CATEGORIES:Global Nashville,Stimson Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220923T020000 DTSTAMP:20260417T093836 CREATED:20220825T133906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181241Z UID:31625-1663884000-1663898400@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine | Ukraine and US Ambassadors | Sep 22 DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nin association with the \nPeoria Area World Affairs Council\n\n\n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present \nvia Zoom and In Person at the Peoria Area World Affairs Council \nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine\n \nAmbassador Oksana Markarova\nUkraine Ambassador to the United States \n \nAmbassador John Herbst\nUnited States Ambassador to Ukraine (2003-2006) \n\nSeptember 22\, 2022 @ 5-9 pm CT\nSimulcast Via Zoom during Peoria Area World Affairs Council Dinner  \n  \n\nThis program is provided by the Peoria Area World Affairs Council. \nRegistration is through the PAWAC web site. They offer free tickets to WAC members (Honor System) but ask for a donation to offset expenses from all. Please support World Affairs Councils with your generous gift. \n \n\nWar in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic & Economic Perspective | Aug 25
\n \n\n\nBiographies \nAmbassador Oksana Markarova \nOksana Markarova was appointed the Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA and arrived in DC on Apr 20\, 2021. She served in Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance in 2015-2020 as First deputy Minister and Government commissioner on investments and then since 2018 as a Minister of Finance. During her time at the Ministry she was a co-author of Ukraine’s macroeconomic revival program\, has conducted unprecedented fiscal consolidation leading to deficit to GDP of 2% and debt to GDP reduction to below 50%\, introduced midterm budgeting\, gender oriented budgeting as well as negotiated\, structured and coordinated successfully two IMF programs and other IFI cooperation programs. During her tenure she and her team has also created UkraineInvest government promotion agency\, Ukrainian Startup fund and an eData ecosystem of government public finance portals including spending.gov.ua\, openbudget.gov.ua and analytical instrument BOOST\, which opened the majority of the public finance data to the public and increased Ukraine in all major international data transparency ratings. \nPrior to career in public service Mrs. Markarova spent 17 years working in private equity and financial advisory having leadership roles in ITT investment group\, Western NIS Enterprise Fund\, Chemonics and and World bank\, as well as founded Archidata startup electronic archive company in between service positions in 2020. \nOksana Markarova serves at the Boards of UkraineHouse DC foundation in Washington DC\, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy\, Ukrainian Development Foundation and supports Ukrainian Catholic University and Ukrainian Press Museum-Archive. \nShe holds BS and MS degrees in Environmental Science from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine and MPA in public finance from Indiana University with academic excellency and best international student awards. \nMarkarova is married with four children and grandson. \n\nAmbassador John Herbst \n\n\n\nAmbassador John E. Herbst is senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and served for thirty-one years as a foreign service officer in the US Department of State\, retiring at the rank of career minister. He was US ambassador to Ukraine from 2003 to 2006\, when he worked to enhance US-Ukrainian relations\, help ensure the conduct of a fair Ukrainian presidential election\, and prevent violence during the Orange Revolution. Prior to that\, he was ambassador to Uzbekistan (2000-03)\, where he played a critical role in the establishment of an American base to help conduct Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He also promoted improved US-Uzbek relations\, in part by encouraging the government in Tashkent to improve its human rights record. \nIn his last four years at the State Department\, he served as the coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization\, leading the US government’s civilian capacity in societies in transition from conflict or civil strife\, and to provide support to countries at risk of instability. He oversaw the establishment of the Civilian Response Corps of the United States\, the US civilian rapid response force for reconstruction and stabilization operations overseas. \nAmbassador Herbst previously served as US consul general in Jerusalem; principal deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large for the Newly Independent States; the director of the office of independent states and commonwealth affairs; director of regional affairs in the Near East Bureau; and at the embassies in Tel Aviv\, Moscow\, and Saudi Arabia. \nHe most recently served as director of the center for complex operations at National Defense University. He has received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award\, the Secretary of State’s Career Achievement Award\, and the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award. Ambassador Herbst has written book chapters\, articles\, and op-eds on stability operations in Central Asia\, Ukraine\, and Russia. His writings have appeared in the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Atlantic\, the National Interest\, and Foreign Policy. He has been a frequent guest discussing the Ukraine crisis on television and radio.  \nAmbassador Herbst earned a bachelor of science in foreign service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service\, Phi Beta Kappa\, and a master of law and diplomacy\, with distinction\, from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He also attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Bologna Center.  \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/in-focus-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-ukraine-and-us-ambassadors-sep-22/ CATEGORIES:Global Nashville,Stimson Center END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR