For decades, global commerce was built on a simple premise: optimize for efficiency. Businesses designed supply chains to move products faster, cheaper, and more predictably—fueling unprecedented economic growth and global connectivity. But today's world operates by a different set of rules. Geopolitical shifts, technological disruption, climate events, and evolving customer expectations have fundamentally […]
The Middle East is at a “hinge moment,” a period of transformative change where the old order is collapsing, and a new, region-driven multipolar order is emerging. The war with Iran is the most dramatic and consequential development shaping this emerging order; its trajectory and outcome will be definitive not only for the […]
A look at how Nashville International Airport® (BNA®) is working to meet demand over the next 10 years and beyond. With the New Horizon capital program well underway, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) is looking decades into the future as travel to and from the city, region, and state through BNA surpasses 40 […]
How did the War on Terror reshape America – and the world? Peter Bergen, the journalist who conducted the first televised interview with Osama bin Laden in 1997 and author of All the Presidents' Wars, joins WorldNow with Jim Falk to examine the decisions of four U.S. presidents over 25 years of conflict […]
Brett McGurk, former White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa and author of Brink (available Oct. 6, 2026), takes us inside the high-stakes negotiations to free the October 7 hostages and secure a ceasefire in Gaza. McGurk led U.S. diplomacy on some of the region's most consequential challenges, offering a […]
China. Defense. AI. Energy. The resources powering global competition. Critical minerals are becoming a defining fault line in global security. From advanced weapons and defense systems to AI, energy, and emerging technologies, access to these resources is increasingly tied to national power and security. Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the CSIS Critical Minerals Security […]
Global Eats: Mexican Cuisine - An Evening at Mesero Nashville Tuesday, October 20 I 5:30pm - 7:30pm Our "Global Eats" events offer a unique cultural and culinary experience that brings the world to your plate. Join us as we explore authentic cuisines from around the globe at local restaurants, featuring rich, exotic flavors. […]
The past 18 months have witnessed significant disruption in the post-WWII trade and security relationship between the United States and Germany, and Europe more broadly. Questions surrounding U.S. support for Ukraine, growing pressure for Europe to assume greater financial and political leadership within NATO, and tensions over tariffs and trade are reshaping a […]
The statecraft of John F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill, with its emphasis upon standing up to dictators and forestalling the threat of nuclear war, has become relevant once more following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The lessons of the 1930s and the 1960s, rather than being of academic interest, have become fearsomely relevant. Joel Nelson's […]
The Kurdish people have played an important role in the history and politics of the Middle East, while their relationship with the United States has evolved through decades of regional conflict, cooperation, and changing geopolitical priorities. This panel will examine the recent history of U.S. engagement with the Kurdish people, U.S. policy toward Kurdistan, […]
An investment can clear every financial and regulatory hurdle and still depend on decisions its owner cannot control. A foreign export license, a maintenance provider, access to finance, or a critical transport route can determine whether an asset keeps operating. As geopolitical competition reaches into everyday business, ownership alone tells us less than we […]
For two and a half centuries, the United States has faced a challenging world. Some of its responses have advanced U.S. interests and values. Others have not. The Council on Foreign Relations asked members of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, the world’s foremost organization dedicated to the scholarly study of the history […]
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