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SUMMARY:The Middle East After the Iran War: A New (Dis)Order Emerging?
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n \nThe 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 region but for the world. The conflict has reverberated in significant ways: U.S. and Israeli strikes have inflicted major damage on Iran\, while Iran’s de facto control over the Strait of Hormuz and its ability to strike its Arab Gulf neighbors have enhanced its asymmetric leverage\, potentially reordering regional power dynamics.    \nThe Middle East’s changing order heralds a time of greater volatility\, dynamism\, and uncertainty. Currently\, this transformative moment is marked by deepening conflict. Yet\, it also holds the potential for new opportunities for peace and prosperity. In this volatile mix\, spoilers one day can become champions for peace the next—and vice versa. Understanding the dynamics at play in the Middle East\, the motivations of the region’s key stakeholders\, and the inherent risks and opportunities embodied in the changing order will be critical to ensuring that the region ultimately embarks on a path toward peace and prosperity. \n————– \nTuesday\, September 15 I 11:00am-1:00pm\n* Luncheon Event *\nVenue:  \nBass Berry & Sims – 21 Platform Way S\, Suite 3500\, Nashville\, TN 37203 \n    \n    \n    \n        Register Now    \n    \n  \n\n \nFeatured Speaker: Mona Yacoubian\, Director and Senior Advisor of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)\n \nMona Yacoubian is Director and Senior Advisor of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She has more than thirty years of experience working in the Middle East and North Africa\, with a focus on conflict analysis\, governance and stabilization challenges\, and conflict prevention. She was previously vice president of the Middle East and North Africa Center at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)\, where she managed field programming in Iraq\, Libya\, and Tunisia as well as Washington\, D.C.–based staff. In 2019\, she served as executive director of the congressionally appointed Syria Study Group. From 2014 to 2017\, Yacoubian served as deputy assistant administrator in the Middle East Bureau at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)\, where she had responsibility for programming across Syria\, Jordan\, Lebanon\, and Iraq. Prior to joining USAID\, Yacoubian was a senior adviser at the Stimson Center and a special adviser on the Middle East at USIP. \nFrom 1990 to 1998\, Yacoubian served as the North Africa analyst in the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Her opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times\, Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, and various other outlets\, and she has testified to Congress six times. Yacoubian was a Fulbright scholar in Syria\, where she studied Arabic at the University of Damascus from 1985 to 1986. She has held an international affairs fellowship with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and is a CFR member. She earned a master’s in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s in public policy from Duke University. \n\n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/the-middle-east-after-the-iran-war/
LOCATION:Bass\, Berry & Sims – New Location\, 21 Platform Way South\, Suite 3500\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Over the Horizon at BNA
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nA 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 million annual passengers. MNAA is proud to serve the community at both the Nashville International Airport and John C. Tune Airport® (JWN®)\, in more ways than just air travel. Discover how completed improvements from BNA® Vision and New Horizon programs have given Nashville a solid foundation and flight plan for executing what is Over the Horizon at BNA. \n  \nWednesday\, September 30\, 2026 I 11:00am-1:00pm\n* Luncheon Event *\nVenue: \n \n21 Platform Way South – 23rd FloorNashville\, TN 37203 \n    \n    \n    \n        Register Now    \n    \n– \n\n \nFeatured Speaker: Douglas E. Kreulen\, A.A.E. (President and CEO\, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority)\nDoug Kreulen is president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority\, responsible for both Nashville International Airport® (BNA®) and John C. Tune Airport® (JWN®). Kreulen joined the airport authority in 2012 and was named president & CEO in December 2017. \nBefore joining MNAA\, Kreulen served four years as director of Operations for the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority. Prior to beginning his career in the commercial aviation sector\, Kreulen served in the United States Air Force for 27 years. \nAn Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.)\, Kreulen is active in a variety of civic organizations including the Airports Council International – North America Large Hub Committee (Chair)\, American Association of Airport Executives Policy Review Council\, Tennessee Association of Air Carrier Airports (President)\, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation Board of Directors\, Auburn University Aviation Advisory Board\, and is an alum of both Leadership Huntsville and Leadership Nashville. \nKreulen earned Master of Science degrees from National War College and Troy University and a Bachelor ofScience from Auburn University. \n_____________________________________________________________________________
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/over-the-horizon-at-bna/
LOCATION:Pinnacle Financial Partners\, 21 Platform Way South - 23rd Floor\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:All the Presidents’ Wars | 25 Years of America’s War on Terror with Peter Bergen (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION: \n  \nHow did the War on Terror reshape America – and the world? \nPeter 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 and their lasting consequences: from the rise of ISIS and the Taliban’s return to Afghanistan to today’s war with Iran. \nThursday\, October 8 I 6:00pm – 7:00pm CT\nRegister Here \n \n\n \nFeatured Speaker: Peter Bergen\n \n  \nPeter Bergen is the author of seven books\, including Manhunt\, one of three New York Times bestsellers. Bergen is vice president at New America\, professor at Arizona State University\, and CNN national security analyst. \nHe is the author of All the Presidents’ Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror\, available September 8th\, 2026. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFeatured Moderator: Jim Falk\n \n  \nJim Falk is Vice Chairman of the Board of Global Santa Fe\, a member organization of the World Affairs Councils of America. He is the host of WorldNow with Jim Falk and the producer and host of The Forum\, the weekly public affairs program on KSFR-FM\, Santa Fe Community Radio (KSFR.org). A member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, Falk led the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth as President and CEO from 2001 to 2021\, helping expand the organization’s role as one of the nation’s leading forums for international affairs and public policy. His guests have included diplomats\, senior intelligence officials\, policymakers\, military leaders\, scholars\, journalists\, and bestselling authors from around the world. Through WorldNow and The Forum\, he continues his commitment to fostering informed\, civil dialogue on the international\, political\, social\, and cultural issues shaping our world. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/all-the-presidents-wars/
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SUMMARY:Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages with Brett McGurk (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nBrett 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. \nMcGurk led U.S. diplomacy on some of the region’s most consequential challenges\, offering a rare firsthand look at the negotiations and decisions that continue to shape the Middle East today. \nThursday\, October 15 I 6:00pm – 7:00pm CT\nRegister now\n \n\nFeatured Speaker: Brett McGurk\n \nBrett McGurk served as a top national security advisor under Presidents George W. Bush\, Barack Obama\, and Donald Trump. He has been involved in U.S. military strategy\, diplomacy\, and foreign policy for nearly two decades\, most recently as Obama and Trump’s envoy leading the campaign to defeat ISIS. He served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2001 to 2002\, and was at the Court on the morning of 9/11\, a day that changed history and his life. McGurk is currently the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute\, where he teaches and lectures on presidential decision-making in wartime.He is the author of the forthcoming book Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7 Hostages\, available October 6th\, 2026. \nFeatured Moderator: Jim Falk\n \nJim Falk is Vice Chairman of the Board of Global Santa Fe\, a member organization of the World Affairs Councils of America. He hosts WorldNow with Jim Falk and produces and hosts The Forum\, the weekly public affairs program on KSFR-FM\, Santa Fe Community Radio (KSFR.org). A member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, Falk led the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth as President and CEO from 2001 to 2021\, helping expand the organization’s role as one of the nation’s leading forums for international affairs and public policy. His guests have included diplomats\, senior intelligence officials\, policymakers\, military leaders\, scholars\, journalists\, and bestselling authors from around the world. Through WorldNow and The Forum\, he continues his commitment to fostering informed\, civil dialogue on the international\, political\, social\, and cultural issues shaping our world. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/inside-the-race/
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