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SUMMARY:World Affairs Council Business Programs | Global Competency Training
DESCRIPTION:Global Competency Training\nMay 19 and 26\, 2021 at 11:00PM CT\n \nDo you work on a global team? Do you interact with international clients or partners? Are you interested in working more effectively with people from other cultures? \nWHAT \nJoin TNWAC’s friends at the Cleveland Council on World Affairs for a two-part workshop series to develop skills for working more effectively internationally. \nLearning outcomes from the series include: \n\nLearn how to communicate more effectively across cultures\nUnderstand one’s own cultural perspective\nIdentify and gain awareness of underlying dimensions of culture\nRecognize the importance of approaching cultural interactions with an open mind\n\nThe workshop series is designed to build participants’ global competency. The workshops are intentionally interactive and self-reflective. We believe that self-awareness and a willingness to accept diversity and unfamiliarity are the foundation of truly successful cross-cultural interactions over the long-term. Our training is rooted in this philosophical approach\, and it combines interactive and experiential content to invite participants to approach cultural interactions with a more open mind\, while offering well-researched information about cultural nuances. \nWHEN \nThe workshop series will take place over Zoom. \nTraining dates: \n\nMay 19 from 12:00-1:30pm (ET): Understanding Cultural Norms\nMay 26 from 12:00-1:30pm (ET): Developing Cross-Cultural Strategies\n\nAdmission: $250 per person. Registration is required. \nRegistration: This event will be held as a Zoom meeting. Please register at THIS LINK. \nThanks to the Cleveland Council on World Affairs for welcoming TNWAC friends. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you for your support of global affairs awareness and education!\n\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/world-affairs-council-business-programs-global-competency-training-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: Global Supply Chains and Nat'l Security | May 6
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nGlobal Supply Chains and National Security\nMay 6\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nJi Young Choi\nAssociate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-global-supply-chains-and-natl-security-may-6-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: Global Supply Chains and Nat'l Security | May 6
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nGlobal Supply Chains and National Security\nMay 6\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nJi Young Choi\nAssociate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-global-supply-chains-and-natl-security-may-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: Global Supply Chains and Nat'l Security | May 6
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nGlobal Supply Chains and National Security\nMay 6\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nJi Young Choi\nAssociate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-global-supply-chains-and-natl-security-may-6/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Global Dialogue | Dr. Mark Katz on Russia and Iran | May 4
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the George Mason University Schar School Policy and Government and the Wilson Center Kennan Conversations Series  presents\nGlobal Dialogue | Russia & Iran\nA Conversation with Dr. Mark Katz\nProfessor\, Schar School of Policy and Government\n \nWith Host\n \n  \n\nLt. Cmdr. Patrick W. Ryan\, USN(Ret)\nMay 4\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University. He earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of California at Riverside in 1976\, an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in 1978\, and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982. \nHe is the author of The Third World in Soviet Military Thought (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1982)\, Russia and Arabia: Soviet Foreign Policy toward the Arabian Peninsula (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1986)\, Gorbachev’s Military Policy in the Third World (Center for Strategic and International Studies\, 1989)\, Revolutions and Revolutionary Waves (St. Martin’s Press\, 1997)\, Reflections on Revolutions (St. Martin’s Press\, 1999)\, and Leaving without Losing: The War on Terror after Iraq and Afghanistan (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2012). \nDuring 2017\, he was a visiting scholar first at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (January-March)\, and then at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki (April-September). During 2018\, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London (January-March)\, and was then the 2018 Sir William Luce Fellow at Durham University in the UK (April-June). In February 2019\, he was appointed a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. \nLinks to his recent articles can be found on www.marknkatz.com \n \nClick image for video \nForeign policy experts talked about the Middle East roles of China\, Russia\, Iran\, and Syria. Their remarks were part of a larger discussion on Middle East strategy at a day-long Atlantic Council event.The discussion took place in the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that the U.S. would withdraw troops from northern Syria. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\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.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-dialogue-dr-mark-katz-on-russia-and-iran-may-4-3/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Global Dialogue | Dr. Mark Katz on Russia and Iran | May 4
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the George Mason University Schar School Policy and Government and the Wilson Center Kennan Conversations Series  presents\nGlobal Dialogue | Russia & Iran\nA Conversation with Dr. Mark Katz\nProfessor\, Schar School of Policy and Government\n \nWith Host\n \n  \n\nLt. Cmdr. Patrick W. Ryan\, USN(Ret)\nMay 4\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University. He earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of California at Riverside in 1976\, an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in 1978\, and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982. \nHe is the author of The Third World in Soviet Military Thought (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1982)\, Russia and Arabia: Soviet Foreign Policy toward the Arabian Peninsula (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1986)\, Gorbachev’s Military Policy in the Third World (Center for Strategic and International Studies\, 1989)\, Revolutions and Revolutionary Waves (St. Martin’s Press\, 1997)\, Reflections on Revolutions (St. Martin’s Press\, 1999)\, and Leaving without Losing: The War on Terror after Iraq and Afghanistan (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2012). \nDuring 2017\, he was a visiting scholar first at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (January-March)\, and then at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki (April-September). During 2018\, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London (January-March)\, and was then the 2018 Sir William Luce Fellow at Durham University in the UK (April-June). In February 2019\, he was appointed a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. \nLinks to his recent articles can be found on www.marknkatz.com \n \nClick image for video \nForeign policy experts talked about the Middle East roles of China\, Russia\, Iran\, and Syria. Their remarks were part of a larger discussion on Middle East strategy at a day-long Atlantic Council event.The discussion took place in the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that the U.S. would withdraw troops from northern Syria. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\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.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-dialogue-dr-mark-katz-on-russia-and-iran-may-4/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Global Dialogue | Dr. Mark Katz on Russia and Iran | May 4
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the George Mason University Schar School Policy and Government and the Wilson Center Kennan Conversations Series  presents\nGlobal Dialogue | Russia & Iran\nA Conversation with Dr. Mark Katz\nProfessor\, Schar School of Policy and Government\n \nWith Host\n \n  \n\nLt. Cmdr. Patrick W. Ryan\, USN(Ret)\nMay 4\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University. He earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of California at Riverside in 1976\, an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in 1978\, and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982. \nHe is the author of The Third World in Soviet Military Thought (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1982)\, Russia and Arabia: Soviet Foreign Policy toward the Arabian Peninsula (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1986)\, Gorbachev’s Military Policy in the Third World (Center for Strategic and International Studies\, 1989)\, Revolutions and Revolutionary Waves (St. Martin’s Press\, 1997)\, Reflections on Revolutions (St. Martin’s Press\, 1999)\, and Leaving without Losing: The War on Terror after Iraq and Afghanistan (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2012). \nDuring 2017\, he was a visiting scholar first at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (January-March)\, and then at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki (April-September). During 2018\, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London (January-March)\, and was then the 2018 Sir William Luce Fellow at Durham University in the UK (April-June). In February 2019\, he was appointed a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. \nLinks to his recent articles can be found on www.marknkatz.com \n \nClick image for video \nForeign policy experts talked about the Middle East roles of China\, Russia\, Iran\, and Syria. Their remarks were part of a larger discussion on Middle East strategy at a day-long Atlantic Council event.The discussion took place in the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that the U.S. would withdraw troops from northern Syria. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\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.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-dialogue-dr-mark-katz-on-russia-and-iran-may-4-4/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: The End of Globalization | Apr 30
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nThe End of Globalization\nApril 30\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nMelissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D.\nFaculty in Residence\, Capital University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-the-end-of-globalization-apr-30-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: The End of Globalization | Apr 30
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nThe End of Globalization\nApril 30\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nMelissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D.\nFaculty in Residence\, Capital University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-the-end-of-globalization-apr-30/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: The End of Globalization | Apr 30
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nThe End of Globalization\nApril 30\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nMelissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D.\nFaculty in Residence\, Capital University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-the-end-of-globalization-apr-30-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: Role of Int'l Organizations in a Global Pandemic | Apr 23
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nRoles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic\nApril 23\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nGillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue.\n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-role-of-intl-organizations-in-a-global-pandemic-apr-23/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: Role of Int'l Organizations in a Global Pandemic | Apr 23
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nRoles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic\nApril 23\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nGillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue.\n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-role-of-intl-organizations-in-a-global-pandemic-apr-23-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: Role of Int'l Organizations in a Global Pandemic | Apr 23
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nRoles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic\nApril 23\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nGillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue.\n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-role-of-intl-organizations-in-a-global-pandemic-apr-23-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Special Colloquium | Iran: From the Inside Out | Apr 22
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to offer this important global affairs awareness program produced by the International Relations Council\, Kansas City\, a sister organization in the network of World Affairs Councils of America.  \nWe extend special thanks to friends at IRC KC for including TNWAC in this world-class presentation.  \nIran From the Inside Out\n\nThursday\, April 22\, 2021\n9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT\nJoin this special event for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nThe timing of this colloquium is intentional – the US is at a critical juncture. The new Biden administration has rare bipartisan support from Congress – support for a fresh policy that reinstates limits on Iran’s nuclear program\, curtails its ballistic missile program\, and addresses its malign behavior throughout the Middle East – all this coinciding with upcoming presidential elections in the Islamic Republic. \nParticipants include:\n\n\n\nRobin Wright\, USIP – Wilson Center\nHossein Mousavian\, Princeton University\nChris Hoch\, ODNI\nEbtesam Al-Ketbi\, Emirates Policy Center\nBilal Saab\, Middle East Institute\nMartin Indyk\, Council of Foreign Relations\nJon Alterman\, CSIS\nLucille Greer\, Wilson Center\nMark Katz\, George Mason\nFathollah-Nejad\, Brookings Institute\nAlex Vatanka\, Middle East Initiative\nSusan Maloney\, Council of Foreign Relations\nVali Nasr\, Johns Hopkins SAIS\nBarbara Slavin\, Atlantic Council\n\n“Red teaming” is an analytic tool born from past failures to challenge assumptions\, ignore disconfirming evidence\, and disregard alternative perspectives. The resultant red team framework stress-tests strategies and mitigates group think by examining problem sets from myriad perspectives. \nThe goal of Red Teaming Iran: From the Inside Out is to “stress-test” participants’ thinking of the Iranian security challenge by examining it from the eyes of myriad perspectives: the Iranian perspective\, the Middle East perspective\, the P5+1 perspective\, and finally – how these perspective might inform the US perspective. ​ \nFormat: Virtual \n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n9-9:15 a.m. CT: Introduction: Chris Hoch\, National Intelligence Officer for Iran\, ODNI \n9:15-10:15 a.m. CT: Keynote Discussion: The Iranian perspective \n\nHow Does Iran View Itself? (15 minutes) Robin Wright\, USIP – Wilson Center\nHow Does Iran View Its Neighbors? (15 minutes) Hossein Mousavian\, Princeton University\nModerated Q&A (30 minutes) Chris Hoch\, ODNI\n\n10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. CT: Panel 1: Middle East perspective: GCC & Israel \n\nHow Do the GCC View Iran? Ebtesam Al-Ketbi\, Emirates Policy Center\nHow Do the GCC View Iran – An Alternative View? Bilal Saab\, Middle East Institute\nThe Israeli Variable. Martin Indyk\, Council of Foreign Relations \nModerated Q&A Jon Alterman\, Jon Alterman\, CSIS\n\n11:45-12:30 p.m. CT: Lunch break: Student Undergraduate Research presentation \n12:30-2 p.m. CT: P5+1 Perspective: China\, Russia & EU members \n\nChina & Iran. Lucille Greer\, Wilson Center\nRussian & Iran. Mark Katz\, George Mason\nThe EU & Iran. Fathollah-Nejad\, Brookings Institute\nModerated Q&A – Alex Vatanka\, Middle East Initiative\n\n2-3 p.m. CT: Keynote Discussion: Implications to US Strategy & Policy \n\nImplications to the Biden Administration – A Hawkish Perspective\, Susan Maloney\, Council of Foreign Relations\nImplications to the Biden Administration – an Alternative Perspective\, Vali Nasr\, Johns Hopkins SAIS\nModerated Q&A (30 minutes). Barbara Slavin\, Atlantic Council\n\n \n\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.
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CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Special Colloquium | Iran: From the Inside Out | Apr 22
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to offer this important global affairs awareness program produced by the International Relations Council\, Kansas City\, a sister organization in the network of World Affairs Councils of America.  \nWe extend special thanks to friends at IRC KC for including TNWAC in this world-class presentation.  \nIran From the Inside Out\n\nThursday\, April 22\, 2021\n9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT\nJoin this special event for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nThe timing of this colloquium is intentional – the US is at a critical juncture. The new Biden administration has rare bipartisan support from Congress – support for a fresh policy that reinstates limits on Iran’s nuclear program\, curtails its ballistic missile program\, and addresses its malign behavior throughout the Middle East – all this coinciding with upcoming presidential elections in the Islamic Republic. \nParticipants include:\n\n\n\nRobin Wright\, USIP – Wilson Center\nHossein Mousavian\, Princeton University\nChris Hoch\, ODNI\nEbtesam Al-Ketbi\, Emirates Policy Center\nBilal Saab\, Middle East Institute\nMartin Indyk\, Council of Foreign Relations\nJon Alterman\, CSIS\nLucille Greer\, Wilson Center\nMark Katz\, George Mason\nFathollah-Nejad\, Brookings Institute\nAlex Vatanka\, Middle East Initiative\nSusan Maloney\, Council of Foreign Relations\nVali Nasr\, Johns Hopkins SAIS\nBarbara Slavin\, Atlantic Council\n\n“Red teaming” is an analytic tool born from past failures to challenge assumptions\, ignore disconfirming evidence\, and disregard alternative perspectives. The resultant red team framework stress-tests strategies and mitigates group think by examining problem sets from myriad perspectives. \nThe goal of Red Teaming Iran: From the Inside Out is to “stress-test” participants’ thinking of the Iranian security challenge by examining it from the eyes of myriad perspectives: the Iranian perspective\, the Middle East perspective\, the P5+1 perspective\, and finally – how these perspective might inform the US perspective. ​ \nFormat: Virtual \n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n9-9:15 a.m. CT: Introduction: Chris Hoch\, National Intelligence Officer for Iran\, ODNI \n9:15-10:15 a.m. CT: Keynote Discussion: The Iranian perspective \n\nHow Does Iran View Itself? (15 minutes) Robin Wright\, USIP – Wilson Center\nHow Does Iran View Its Neighbors? (15 minutes) Hossein Mousavian\, Princeton University\nModerated Q&A (30 minutes) Chris Hoch\, ODNI\n\n10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. CT: Panel 1: Middle East perspective: GCC & Israel \n\nHow Do the GCC View Iran? Ebtesam Al-Ketbi\, Emirates Policy Center\nHow Do the GCC View Iran – An Alternative View? Bilal Saab\, Middle East Institute\nThe Israeli Variable. Martin Indyk\, Council of Foreign Relations \nModerated Q&A Jon Alterman\, Jon Alterman\, CSIS\n\n11:45-12:30 p.m. CT: Lunch break: Student Undergraduate Research presentation \n12:30-2 p.m. CT: P5+1 Perspective: China\, Russia & EU members \n\nChina & Iran. Lucille Greer\, Wilson Center\nRussian & Iran. Mark Katz\, George Mason\nThe EU & Iran. Fathollah-Nejad\, Brookings Institute\nModerated Q&A – Alex Vatanka\, Middle East Initiative\n\n2-3 p.m. CT: Keynote Discussion: Implications to US Strategy & Policy \n\nImplications to the Biden Administration – A Hawkish Perspective\, Susan Maloney\, Council of Foreign Relations\nImplications to the Biden Administration – an Alternative Perspective\, Vali Nasr\, Johns Hopkins SAIS\nModerated Q&A (30 minutes). Barbara Slavin\, Atlantic Council\n\n \n\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/colloquium-iran-from-the-inside-out-apr-22/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Special Colloquium | Iran: From the Inside Out | Apr 22
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to offer this important global affairs awareness program produced by the International Relations Council\, Kansas City\, a sister organization in the network of World Affairs Councils of America.  \nWe extend special thanks to friends at IRC KC for including TNWAC in this world-class presentation.  \nIran From the Inside Out\n\nThursday\, April 22\, 2021\n9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT\nJoin this special event for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nThe timing of this colloquium is intentional – the US is at a critical juncture. The new Biden administration has rare bipartisan support from Congress – support for a fresh policy that reinstates limits on Iran’s nuclear program\, curtails its ballistic missile program\, and addresses its malign behavior throughout the Middle East – all this coinciding with upcoming presidential elections in the Islamic Republic. \nParticipants include:\n\n\n\nRobin Wright\, USIP – Wilson Center\nHossein Mousavian\, Princeton University\nChris Hoch\, ODNI\nEbtesam Al-Ketbi\, Emirates Policy Center\nBilal Saab\, Middle East Institute\nMartin Indyk\, Council of Foreign Relations\nJon Alterman\, CSIS\nLucille Greer\, Wilson Center\nMark Katz\, George Mason\nFathollah-Nejad\, Brookings Institute\nAlex Vatanka\, Middle East Initiative\nSusan Maloney\, Council of Foreign Relations\nVali Nasr\, Johns Hopkins SAIS\nBarbara Slavin\, Atlantic Council\n\n“Red teaming” is an analytic tool born from past failures to challenge assumptions\, ignore disconfirming evidence\, and disregard alternative perspectives. The resultant red team framework stress-tests strategies and mitigates group think by examining problem sets from myriad perspectives. \nThe goal of Red Teaming Iran: From the Inside Out is to “stress-test” participants’ thinking of the Iranian security challenge by examining it from the eyes of myriad perspectives: the Iranian perspective\, the Middle East perspective\, the P5+1 perspective\, and finally – how these perspective might inform the US perspective. ​ \nFormat: Virtual \n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n9-9:15 a.m. CT: Introduction: Chris Hoch\, National Intelligence Officer for Iran\, ODNI \n9:15-10:15 a.m. CT: Keynote Discussion: The Iranian perspective \n\nHow Does Iran View Itself? (15 minutes) Robin Wright\, USIP – Wilson Center\nHow Does Iran View Its Neighbors? (15 minutes) Hossein Mousavian\, Princeton University\nModerated Q&A (30 minutes) Chris Hoch\, ODNI\n\n10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. CT: Panel 1: Middle East perspective: GCC & Israel \n\nHow Do the GCC View Iran? Ebtesam Al-Ketbi\, Emirates Policy Center\nHow Do the GCC View Iran – An Alternative View? Bilal Saab\, Middle East Institute\nThe Israeli Variable. Martin Indyk\, Council of Foreign Relations \nModerated Q&A Jon Alterman\, Jon Alterman\, CSIS\n\n11:45-12:30 p.m. CT: Lunch break: Student Undergraduate Research presentation \n12:30-2 p.m. CT: P5+1 Perspective: China\, Russia & EU members \n\nChina & Iran. Lucille Greer\, Wilson Center\nRussian & Iran. Mark Katz\, George Mason\nThe EU & Iran. Fathollah-Nejad\, Brookings Institute\nModerated Q&A – Alex Vatanka\, Middle East Initiative\n\n2-3 p.m. CT: Keynote Discussion: Implications to US Strategy & Policy \n\nImplications to the Biden Administration – A Hawkish Perspective\, Susan Maloney\, Council of Foreign Relations\nImplications to the Biden Administration – an Alternative Perspective\, Vali Nasr\, Johns Hopkins SAIS\nModerated Q&A (30 minutes). Barbara Slavin\, Atlantic Council\n\n \n\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/colloquium-iran-from-the-inside-out-apr-22-4/
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SUMMARY:Roundtable | Women's Voices in International Affairs | April 21
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\,  the Peoria Area World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement  present\nWomen at the Table: The Importance of Women’s Voices in International Affairs\nA Conversation On Political\, Economic Issues\n\nWednesday\, April 21\, 2021\n\n12:00-1:00 PM CT\n \n\n\n\n \n*** \n\nWednesday\, April 21\, 2021\n\n12:00-1:00 PM CT\n \nThe participation of women’s organizations and other civil society groups makes a peace agreement 64% less likely to fail. Then why are women only 6% of signatories in major peace processes? This is one of the many questions that the Tennessee World Affairs Council will address this month at our event: Women at the Table: The Importance of Women’s Voices in International Affairs.\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by TNWAC board member\, Ms. Amanda Knarr\, and will cover a range of political and economic topics\, with a specific focus on the importance of including women in peace building initiatives.\n\nHeld on April 21st from 12-1 pm Central Time the panel will feature six distinguished women from around the world\, including Ms. Sharon K. Roberson\, President & CEO of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee; Dr. Marlene Spoerri\, Director of Inclusive Diplomacy and Systems Change at Independent Diplomat; Dr. Jennifer F. Klot\, Partner\, Policy & Praxis for Social Change; Ms. Mary Montague\, European Representative for Mediators Beyond Borders International; Ms. Gwendolyn Myers\, Founder & Executive Director of Messengers of Peace-Liberia Inc.; and Ms. Lorelei Higgins\, Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator\, a Rotary Peace Fellow\, and Positive Peace Activator.\n\nTNWAC thanks Dr. Gretchen Neisler\, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee for sharing opening remarks.\n\nCheck out Amanda Knarr’s conversation with panelist Lorelei Higgins\, introducing the program.\n\nClick for video \n\nAmanda Knarr – Moderator \nAmanda Knarr moved to Nashville from Washington\, DC. She is enjoying her now remote role as a global account manager at Forrester Research\, a market research and consulting company. \nPreviously\, Amanda led the Western Hemisphere for the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)\, a nonpartisan\, U.S.-based organization that works to expand international trade and commerce. Ms. Knarr has been responsible for creating partnerships between business and U.S. government agencies on foreign policy initiatives. She has worked extensively with U.S. and foreign government departments and agencies- both federal and local. International affairs is in her blood and she is an alum of the United Nations\, the U.S. Government\, the Government of the Republic of Chile\, multiple internationally-focused think tanks and nonprofits. \nShe received a Masters of Arts from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University specializing in International Political Economy. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Washington & Jefferson College. She is a proud aunt\, girlfriend and cat mom. She’s also enjoying new socially-distanced hobbies like gardening and Peloton yoga. \nDr. Gretchen Neisler – Welcome \nDr. Neisler became the University of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs and Director\, Center for Global Engagement in 2018. She earned a PhD\, Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. \nDr. Marlene Spoerri \nMarlene Spoerri is Director of Inclusive Diplomacy and Systems Change at Independent Diplomat\, where she leads work to advance women’s political participation in peace processes. Marlene has advised female leaders involved in peace processes in Syria\, Western Sahara\, Libya\, and elsewhere. She is the author of Engineering Revolution: The Paradox of Democracy Promotion in Serbia published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Marlene has a PhD from the University of Amsterdam\, and has published on democratization\, democracy promotion and transitional justice. \nDr. Jennifer Klot \nDr. Jennifer F. Klot has more than 25 years of UN experience working to advance gender equality\, child rights\, and humanitarian action. At the UN\, she led Graça Machel’s 1996 Independent Expert Report on the Impact of Armed Conflict of Children\, and the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 2002 UN Expert Assessment on Women\, Peace\, and Security. These initiatives\, respectively\, resulted in the first-ever UN Security Council Resolutions on Children and on Women\, which created new standards of protection for women and children in armed conflict. \nBetween 2002- 2013\, Dr. Klot was a Senior Advisor on Gender\, Security\, and HIV/AIDS at the Social Science Research Council. Following this\, she was the Vice President\, Health\, of the Social Impact Exchange\, and was subsequently appointed as Plan International’s Representative to the United Nations. Dr. Klot is the founding partner of Policy & Praxis for Social Change\, a consulting group that provides strategic planning and program support to multilateral agencies\, foundations\, and non-profits to advance sustainable development\, social justice\, and gender equality. Dr. Klot holds a doctorate in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. She earned a Master of City and Regional Planning from Cornell University\, and a bachelor’s degree from Douglass College at Rutgers\, the State University of New Jersey. \nSharon K. Roberson \n\n\n\nSharon K. Roberson\, Esq. is a seasoned C – Suite executive. She serves as President and CEO of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee\, the largest domestic violence service provider in Tennessee. Since joining the YWCA\, Sharon has led the expansion of the shelter beds at the Weaver Domestic Violence Center to offer more women and children shelter and care. She has also broadened the agency’s life- saving services\, including adding the only Emergency DV Text Line in Tennessee and implementing a children’s program at Weaver. Under Sharon’s leadership\, the YW has grown all of our school-based programs\, including expanding our Amend Together healthy masculinity program to six other YWCA’s across the country. The YW has also expanded our adult learning center programing and our career services and gained full construction and operational funding for the first-ever pet shelter in the State for pets of domestic violence victims. \n\n\n\nBefore this position\, she served as a Senior Vice President\, General Counsel\, and Secretary for Direct General Corporation. Sharon has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry\, including before Direct\, 17 years with AIG/American General Life and Accident and American General Property supervising employees in various US cities and Manila Philippines. During her career at AIG/American General\, she served as a General Counsel for almost a decade and as COO of various companies. Sharon was a state regulator for over a decade. As a regulator\, she held the position of General Counsel and Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance\, as well as Director of self-insurance and surplus lines. She was appointed by both a democratic and republican governor. \nMary Montague \nMary Montague has over 40 years’ experience in peace building in Northern Ireland. Co- founder of TIDES Training\, she delivered Peace Building and Mediation interventions both in her own country and internationally. In 2001 Mary co-founded TIDES Training a Charitable non-profit Training and Consultancy company. Mary has an established background in community capacity development with particular interest in mediation and conflict resolution. She designed and implemented mediative interventions to address highly contentious and volatile emergency situations. \nMary was a director on highly commended European projects such as TIDES Training of Trainers\, Stepping into Diversity and Building Relationships in Communities. BRIC was one of the first using Systemic Mediative & Restorative Approaches project delivered across N. Ireland in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Rural Development Council.  She is a Restorative Practitioner and has supported the transition of armed groups\, communities\, and civil society towards peace. Mary is the European Representative for Mediators Beyond Borders. She trains and mentors Women leaders from across the world in mediation\, peace building and restorative practice. She is a founding member of Women Waging Peace a global network created at the J.F. Kennedy School of Government\, Harvard University\, Boston\, USA. \nIn 2016 and 2017 she was a visiting Professor at Washington & Jefferson College Washington PA USA delivering classes on mediation and restorative approaches. She lectures on the mediation course  for the Common Security and Defence policy programmes held under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College at The Edward Kennedy Institute\, Maynooth. She is a member of the Kennedy Institute Peace group. \nShe sits on the Northern Ireland Women\, Peace and Security Consultative Group for the implementation of the Irish Government Third National Action Plan for Women\, Peace and Security 2019-2024.She is a member of the Global Peacebuilder Summit\, a forum of 30 eminent peacebuilders from around the world\, providing global discourse on the role of civil society in the field of conflict transformation. \nNational and International Awards \n\nNomination for 2019 Fulbright Prize for International Understanding 2019\nAwarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) Washington & Jefferson College 2018.\nBremen International Peace Prize 2015 for Civic Society Engagement\nMediator of the Year 2015 Mediators Beyond Borders\nLifetime Achievement Award for Peace Building 2014 N.I. Community Relations Council.\n\nGwendolyn S. Myers \nGwendolyn S. Myers has over ten years of experience working in Peace and non- violence education among in and out of school youth. Recently selected and featured as the overall winner of the President’s Awards\, to become 2020 addition to City\, University of London gallery of Extraordinary Women achieving the extraordinary since 1894. Gwen was recognized as Time Magazine 2019 -Top Eight Young Reformers Across the Globe Shaping the World and 2019-Top Seven-African Women Breaking Barriers in Peacebuilding in Africa. She’s the Founder& Executive Director (2008-Present) of a non-profit\, youth-led peacebuilding organization; Messengers of Peace- Liberia Inc managing over one thousand five hundred Young Volunteer Peace Messengers. Her non-profit became the first recipient of President George Manneh Weah National Peace Prize Award 2018 in celebration of the 15 years of unbroken peace in Liberia. She’s a Certified Folke Bernadotte Academy Young Mediator and recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) based in the United States of America and Board of Trustees of a UK based non-profit; Coalition Peace. MA International Politics and Human Rights (2019) from City\, University of London and graduand (2021) for MA Reconciliation and Peacebuilding from University of Winchester\, United Kingdom. \nLorelei Higgins  \nLorelei Higgins is a Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator\, a Rotary Peace Fellow and Positive Peace Activator as well as a Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Program alumna. She has worked on  community-based projects locally and internationally with government agencies\, non-government  organizations and the business sector. These projects have centred on peace and conflict  transformation\, Indigenous matters and the elevation of female voices in leadership. Lorelei has worked  across the globe in communities in Africa\, Asia\, Europe\, North America and South America. \nLorelei is the Community Lead for the City of Calgary’s Anti-Racism Program and  is working to advance The City of Calgary’s commitments to Truth and Reconciliation. \nLorelei has an MBA\, with a specialization in leadership\, and she facilitates asset-based community  development sessions utilizing an appreciative inquiry lens. Lorelei is also a consultant with Mediators  Beyond Borders International. \nLorelei is passionate about creating bold\, open spaces for building peace through cross-cultural learning  and the establishment and nurturing of enduring\, positive relationships. As Mrs Canada 2020 and a  Women in Need Foundation Ambassador\, Lorelei is leading efforts to increase female leadership in  peacebuilding efforts locally and globally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\nTHANKS TO OUR 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/roundtable-womens-voices-in-international-affairs-april-21-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Roundtable | Women's Voices in International Affairs | April 21
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\,  the Peoria Area World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement  present\nWomen at the Table: The Importance of Women’s Voices in International Affairs\nA Conversation On Political\, Economic Issues\n\nWednesday\, April 21\, 2021\n\n12:00-1:00 PM CT\n \n\n\n\n \n*** \n\nWednesday\, April 21\, 2021\n\n12:00-1:00 PM CT\n \nThe participation of women’s organizations and other civil society groups makes a peace agreement 64% less likely to fail. Then why are women only 6% of signatories in major peace processes? This is one of the many questions that the Tennessee World Affairs Council will address this month at our event: Women at the Table: The Importance of Women’s Voices in International Affairs.\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by TNWAC board member\, Ms. Amanda Knarr\, and will cover a range of political and economic topics\, with a specific focus on the importance of including women in peace building initiatives.\n\nHeld on April 21st from 12-1 pm Central Time the panel will feature six distinguished women from around the world\, including Ms. Sharon K. Roberson\, President & CEO of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee; Dr. Marlene Spoerri\, Director of Inclusive Diplomacy and Systems Change at Independent Diplomat; Dr. Jennifer F. Klot\, Partner\, Policy & Praxis for Social Change; Ms. Mary Montague\, European Representative for Mediators Beyond Borders International; Ms. Gwendolyn Myers\, Founder & Executive Director of Messengers of Peace-Liberia Inc.; and Ms. Lorelei Higgins\, Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator\, a Rotary Peace Fellow\, and Positive Peace Activator.\n\nTNWAC thanks Dr. Gretchen Neisler\, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee for sharing opening remarks.\n\nCheck out Amanda Knarr’s conversation with panelist Lorelei Higgins\, introducing the program.\n\nClick for video \n\nAmanda Knarr – Moderator \nAmanda Knarr moved to Nashville from Washington\, DC. She is enjoying her now remote role as a global account manager at Forrester Research\, a market research and consulting company. \nPreviously\, Amanda led the Western Hemisphere for the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)\, a nonpartisan\, U.S.-based organization that works to expand international trade and commerce. Ms. Knarr has been responsible for creating partnerships between business and U.S. government agencies on foreign policy initiatives. She has worked extensively with U.S. and foreign government departments and agencies- both federal and local. International affairs is in her blood and she is an alum of the United Nations\, the U.S. Government\, the Government of the Republic of Chile\, multiple internationally-focused think tanks and nonprofits. \nShe received a Masters of Arts from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University specializing in International Political Economy. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Washington & Jefferson College. She is a proud aunt\, girlfriend and cat mom. She’s also enjoying new socially-distanced hobbies like gardening and Peloton yoga. \nDr. Gretchen Neisler – Welcome \nDr. Neisler became the University of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs and Director\, Center for Global Engagement in 2018. She earned a PhD\, Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. \nDr. Marlene Spoerri \nMarlene Spoerri is Director of Inclusive Diplomacy and Systems Change at Independent Diplomat\, where she leads work to advance women’s political participation in peace processes. Marlene has advised female leaders involved in peace processes in Syria\, Western Sahara\, Libya\, and elsewhere. She is the author of Engineering Revolution: The Paradox of Democracy Promotion in Serbia published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Marlene has a PhD from the University of Amsterdam\, and has published on democratization\, democracy promotion and transitional justice. \nDr. Jennifer Klot \nDr. Jennifer F. Klot has more than 25 years of UN experience working to advance gender equality\, child rights\, and humanitarian action. At the UN\, she led Graça Machel’s 1996 Independent Expert Report on the Impact of Armed Conflict of Children\, and the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 2002 UN Expert Assessment on Women\, Peace\, and Security. These initiatives\, respectively\, resulted in the first-ever UN Security Council Resolutions on Children and on Women\, which created new standards of protection for women and children in armed conflict. \nBetween 2002- 2013\, Dr. Klot was a Senior Advisor on Gender\, Security\, and HIV/AIDS at the Social Science Research Council. Following this\, she was the Vice President\, Health\, of the Social Impact Exchange\, and was subsequently appointed as Plan International’s Representative to the United Nations. Dr. Klot is the founding partner of Policy & Praxis for Social Change\, a consulting group that provides strategic planning and program support to multilateral agencies\, foundations\, and non-profits to advance sustainable development\, social justice\, and gender equality. Dr. Klot holds a doctorate in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. She earned a Master of City and Regional Planning from Cornell University\, and a bachelor’s degree from Douglass College at Rutgers\, the State University of New Jersey. \nSharon K. Roberson \n\n\n\nSharon K. Roberson\, Esq. is a seasoned C – Suite executive. She serves as President and CEO of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee\, the largest domestic violence service provider in Tennessee. Since joining the YWCA\, Sharon has led the expansion of the shelter beds at the Weaver Domestic Violence Center to offer more women and children shelter and care. She has also broadened the agency’s life- saving services\, including adding the only Emergency DV Text Line in Tennessee and implementing a children’s program at Weaver. Under Sharon’s leadership\, the YW has grown all of our school-based programs\, including expanding our Amend Together healthy masculinity program to six other YWCA’s across the country. The YW has also expanded our adult learning center programing and our career services and gained full construction and operational funding for the first-ever pet shelter in the State for pets of domestic violence victims. \n\n\n\nBefore this position\, she served as a Senior Vice President\, General Counsel\, and Secretary for Direct General Corporation. Sharon has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry\, including before Direct\, 17 years with AIG/American General Life and Accident and American General Property supervising employees in various US cities and Manila Philippines. During her career at AIG/American General\, she served as a General Counsel for almost a decade and as COO of various companies. Sharon was a state regulator for over a decade. As a regulator\, she held the position of General Counsel and Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance\, as well as Director of self-insurance and surplus lines. She was appointed by both a democratic and republican governor. \nMary Montague \nMary Montague has over 40 years’ experience in peace building in Northern Ireland. Co- founder of TIDES Training\, she delivered Peace Building and Mediation interventions both in her own country and internationally. In 2001 Mary co-founded TIDES Training a Charitable non-profit Training and Consultancy company. Mary has an established background in community capacity development with particular interest in mediation and conflict resolution. She designed and implemented mediative interventions to address highly contentious and volatile emergency situations. \nMary was a director on highly commended European projects such as TIDES Training of Trainers\, Stepping into Diversity and Building Relationships in Communities. BRIC was one of the first using Systemic Mediative & Restorative Approaches project delivered across N. Ireland in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Rural Development Council.  She is a Restorative Practitioner and has supported the transition of armed groups\, communities\, and civil society towards peace. Mary is the European Representative for Mediators Beyond Borders. She trains and mentors Women leaders from across the world in mediation\, peace building and restorative practice. She is a founding member of Women Waging Peace a global network created at the J.F. Kennedy School of Government\, Harvard University\, Boston\, USA. \nIn 2016 and 2017 she was a visiting Professor at Washington & Jefferson College Washington PA USA delivering classes on mediation and restorative approaches. She lectures on the mediation course  for the Common Security and Defence policy programmes held under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College at The Edward Kennedy Institute\, Maynooth. She is a member of the Kennedy Institute Peace group. \nShe sits on the Northern Ireland Women\, Peace and Security Consultative Group for the implementation of the Irish Government Third National Action Plan for Women\, Peace and Security 2019-2024.She is a member of the Global Peacebuilder Summit\, a forum of 30 eminent peacebuilders from around the world\, providing global discourse on the role of civil society in the field of conflict transformation. \nNational and International Awards \n\nNomination for 2019 Fulbright Prize for International Understanding 2019\nAwarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) Washington & Jefferson College 2018.\nBremen International Peace Prize 2015 for Civic Society Engagement\nMediator of the Year 2015 Mediators Beyond Borders\nLifetime Achievement Award for Peace Building 2014 N.I. Community Relations Council.\n\nGwendolyn S. Myers \nGwendolyn S. Myers has over ten years of experience working in Peace and non- violence education among in and out of school youth. Recently selected and featured as the overall winner of the President’s Awards\, to become 2020 addition to City\, University of London gallery of Extraordinary Women achieving the extraordinary since 1894. Gwen was recognized as Time Magazine 2019 -Top Eight Young Reformers Across the Globe Shaping the World and 2019-Top Seven-African Women Breaking Barriers in Peacebuilding in Africa. She’s the Founder& Executive Director (2008-Present) of a non-profit\, youth-led peacebuilding organization; Messengers of Peace- Liberia Inc managing over one thousand five hundred Young Volunteer Peace Messengers. Her non-profit became the first recipient of President George Manneh Weah National Peace Prize Award 2018 in celebration of the 15 years of unbroken peace in Liberia. She’s a Certified Folke Bernadotte Academy Young Mediator and recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) based in the United States of America and Board of Trustees of a UK based non-profit; Coalition Peace. MA International Politics and Human Rights (2019) from City\, University of London and graduand (2021) for MA Reconciliation and Peacebuilding from University of Winchester\, United Kingdom. \nLorelei Higgins  \nLorelei Higgins is a Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator\, a Rotary Peace Fellow and Positive Peace Activator as well as a Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Program alumna. She has worked on  community-based projects locally and internationally with government agencies\, non-government  organizations and the business sector. These projects have centred on peace and conflict  transformation\, Indigenous matters and the elevation of female voices in leadership. Lorelei has worked  across the globe in communities in Africa\, Asia\, Europe\, North America and South America. \nLorelei is the Community Lead for the City of Calgary’s Anti-Racism Program and  is working to advance The City of Calgary’s commitments to Truth and Reconciliation. \nLorelei has an MBA\, with a specialization in leadership\, and she facilitates asset-based community  development sessions utilizing an appreciative inquiry lens. Lorelei is also a consultant with Mediators  Beyond Borders International. \nLorelei is passionate about creating bold\, open spaces for building peace through cross-cultural learning  and the establishment and nurturing of enduring\, positive relationships. As Mrs Canada 2020 and a  Women in Need Foundation Ambassador\, Lorelei is leading efforts to increase female leadership in  peacebuilding efforts locally and globally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\nTHANKS TO OUR 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.
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SUMMARY:Roundtable | Women's Voices in International Affairs | April 21
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\,  the Peoria Area World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement  present\nWomen at the Table: The Importance of Women’s Voices in International Affairs\nA Conversation On Political\, Economic Issues\n\nWednesday\, April 21\, 2021\n\n12:00-1:00 PM CT\n \n\n\n\n \n*** \n\nWednesday\, April 21\, 2021\n\n12:00-1:00 PM CT\n \nThe participation of women’s organizations and other civil society groups makes a peace agreement 64% less likely to fail. Then why are women only 6% of signatories in major peace processes? This is one of the many questions that the Tennessee World Affairs Council will address this month at our event: Women at the Table: The Importance of Women’s Voices in International Affairs.\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by TNWAC board member\, Ms. Amanda Knarr\, and will cover a range of political and economic topics\, with a specific focus on the importance of including women in peace building initiatives.\n\nHeld on April 21st from 12-1 pm Central Time the panel will feature six distinguished women from around the world\, including Ms. Sharon K. Roberson\, President & CEO of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee; Dr. Marlene Spoerri\, Director of Inclusive Diplomacy and Systems Change at Independent Diplomat; Dr. Jennifer F. Klot\, Partner\, Policy & Praxis for Social Change; Ms. Mary Montague\, European Representative for Mediators Beyond Borders International; Ms. Gwendolyn Myers\, Founder & Executive Director of Messengers of Peace-Liberia Inc.; and Ms. Lorelei Higgins\, Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator\, a Rotary Peace Fellow\, and Positive Peace Activator.\n\nTNWAC thanks Dr. Gretchen Neisler\, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee for sharing opening remarks.\n\nCheck out Amanda Knarr’s conversation with panelist Lorelei Higgins\, introducing the program.\n\nClick for video \n\nAmanda Knarr – Moderator \nAmanda Knarr moved to Nashville from Washington\, DC. She is enjoying her now remote role as a global account manager at Forrester Research\, a market research and consulting company. \nPreviously\, Amanda led the Western Hemisphere for the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)\, a nonpartisan\, U.S.-based organization that works to expand international trade and commerce. Ms. Knarr has been responsible for creating partnerships between business and U.S. government agencies on foreign policy initiatives. She has worked extensively with U.S. and foreign government departments and agencies- both federal and local. International affairs is in her blood and she is an alum of the United Nations\, the U.S. Government\, the Government of the Republic of Chile\, multiple internationally-focused think tanks and nonprofits. \nShe received a Masters of Arts from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University specializing in International Political Economy. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Washington & Jefferson College. She is a proud aunt\, girlfriend and cat mom. She’s also enjoying new socially-distanced hobbies like gardening and Peloton yoga. \nDr. Gretchen Neisler – Welcome \nDr. Neisler became the University of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs and Director\, Center for Global Engagement in 2018. She earned a PhD\, Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. \nDr. Marlene Spoerri \nMarlene Spoerri is Director of Inclusive Diplomacy and Systems Change at Independent Diplomat\, where she leads work to advance women’s political participation in peace processes. Marlene has advised female leaders involved in peace processes in Syria\, Western Sahara\, Libya\, and elsewhere. She is the author of Engineering Revolution: The Paradox of Democracy Promotion in Serbia published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Marlene has a PhD from the University of Amsterdam\, and has published on democratization\, democracy promotion and transitional justice. \nDr. Jennifer Klot \nDr. Jennifer F. Klot has more than 25 years of UN experience working to advance gender equality\, child rights\, and humanitarian action. At the UN\, she led Graça Machel’s 1996 Independent Expert Report on the Impact of Armed Conflict of Children\, and the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 2002 UN Expert Assessment on Women\, Peace\, and Security. These initiatives\, respectively\, resulted in the first-ever UN Security Council Resolutions on Children and on Women\, which created new standards of protection for women and children in armed conflict. \nBetween 2002- 2013\, Dr. Klot was a Senior Advisor on Gender\, Security\, and HIV/AIDS at the Social Science Research Council. Following this\, she was the Vice President\, Health\, of the Social Impact Exchange\, and was subsequently appointed as Plan International’s Representative to the United Nations. Dr. Klot is the founding partner of Policy & Praxis for Social Change\, a consulting group that provides strategic planning and program support to multilateral agencies\, foundations\, and non-profits to advance sustainable development\, social justice\, and gender equality. Dr. Klot holds a doctorate in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. She earned a Master of City and Regional Planning from Cornell University\, and a bachelor’s degree from Douglass College at Rutgers\, the State University of New Jersey. \nSharon K. Roberson \n\n\n\nSharon K. Roberson\, Esq. is a seasoned C – Suite executive. She serves as President and CEO of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee\, the largest domestic violence service provider in Tennessee. Since joining the YWCA\, Sharon has led the expansion of the shelter beds at the Weaver Domestic Violence Center to offer more women and children shelter and care. She has also broadened the agency’s life- saving services\, including adding the only Emergency DV Text Line in Tennessee and implementing a children’s program at Weaver. Under Sharon’s leadership\, the YW has grown all of our school-based programs\, including expanding our Amend Together healthy masculinity program to six other YWCA’s across the country. The YW has also expanded our adult learning center programing and our career services and gained full construction and operational funding for the first-ever pet shelter in the State for pets of domestic violence victims. \n\n\n\nBefore this position\, she served as a Senior Vice President\, General Counsel\, and Secretary for Direct General Corporation. Sharon has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry\, including before Direct\, 17 years with AIG/American General Life and Accident and American General Property supervising employees in various US cities and Manila Philippines. During her career at AIG/American General\, she served as a General Counsel for almost a decade and as COO of various companies. Sharon was a state regulator for over a decade. As a regulator\, she held the position of General Counsel and Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance\, as well as Director of self-insurance and surplus lines. She was appointed by both a democratic and republican governor. \nMary Montague \nMary Montague has over 40 years’ experience in peace building in Northern Ireland. Co- founder of TIDES Training\, she delivered Peace Building and Mediation interventions both in her own country and internationally. In 2001 Mary co-founded TIDES Training a Charitable non-profit Training and Consultancy company. Mary has an established background in community capacity development with particular interest in mediation and conflict resolution. She designed and implemented mediative interventions to address highly contentious and volatile emergency situations. \nMary was a director on highly commended European projects such as TIDES Training of Trainers\, Stepping into Diversity and Building Relationships in Communities. BRIC was one of the first using Systemic Mediative & Restorative Approaches project delivered across N. Ireland in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Rural Development Council.  She is a Restorative Practitioner and has supported the transition of armed groups\, communities\, and civil society towards peace. Mary is the European Representative for Mediators Beyond Borders. She trains and mentors Women leaders from across the world in mediation\, peace building and restorative practice. She is a founding member of Women Waging Peace a global network created at the J.F. Kennedy School of Government\, Harvard University\, Boston\, USA. \nIn 2016 and 2017 she was a visiting Professor at Washington & Jefferson College Washington PA USA delivering classes on mediation and restorative approaches. She lectures on the mediation course  for the Common Security and Defence policy programmes held under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College at The Edward Kennedy Institute\, Maynooth. She is a member of the Kennedy Institute Peace group. \nShe sits on the Northern Ireland Women\, Peace and Security Consultative Group for the implementation of the Irish Government Third National Action Plan for Women\, Peace and Security 2019-2024.She is a member of the Global Peacebuilder Summit\, a forum of 30 eminent peacebuilders from around the world\, providing global discourse on the role of civil society in the field of conflict transformation. \nNational and International Awards \n\nNomination for 2019 Fulbright Prize for International Understanding 2019\nAwarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) Washington & Jefferson College 2018.\nBremen International Peace Prize 2015 for Civic Society Engagement\nMediator of the Year 2015 Mediators Beyond Borders\nLifetime Achievement Award for Peace Building 2014 N.I. Community Relations Council.\n\nGwendolyn S. Myers \nGwendolyn S. Myers has over ten years of experience working in Peace and non- violence education among in and out of school youth. Recently selected and featured as the overall winner of the President’s Awards\, to become 2020 addition to City\, University of London gallery of Extraordinary Women achieving the extraordinary since 1894. Gwen was recognized as Time Magazine 2019 -Top Eight Young Reformers Across the Globe Shaping the World and 2019-Top Seven-African Women Breaking Barriers in Peacebuilding in Africa. She’s the Founder& Executive Director (2008-Present) of a non-profit\, youth-led peacebuilding organization; Messengers of Peace- Liberia Inc managing over one thousand five hundred Young Volunteer Peace Messengers. Her non-profit became the first recipient of President George Manneh Weah National Peace Prize Award 2018 in celebration of the 15 years of unbroken peace in Liberia. She’s a Certified Folke Bernadotte Academy Young Mediator and recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) based in the United States of America and Board of Trustees of a UK based non-profit; Coalition Peace. MA International Politics and Human Rights (2019) from City\, University of London and graduand (2021) for MA Reconciliation and Peacebuilding from University of Winchester\, United Kingdom. \nLorelei Higgins  \nLorelei Higgins is a Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator\, a Rotary Peace Fellow and Positive Peace Activator as well as a Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Program alumna. She has worked on  community-based projects locally and internationally with government agencies\, non-government  organizations and the business sector. These projects have centred on peace and conflict  transformation\, Indigenous matters and the elevation of female voices in leadership. Lorelei has worked  across the globe in communities in Africa\, Asia\, Europe\, North America and South America. \nLorelei is the Community Lead for the City of Calgary’s Anti-Racism Program and  is working to advance The City of Calgary’s commitments to Truth and Reconciliation. \nLorelei has an MBA\, with a specialization in leadership\, and she facilitates asset-based community  development sessions utilizing an appreciative inquiry lens. Lorelei is also a consultant with Mediators  Beyond Borders International. \nLorelei is passionate about creating bold\, open spaces for building peace through cross-cultural learning  and the establishment and nurturing of enduring\, positive relationships. As Mrs Canada 2020 and a  Women in Need Foundation Ambassador\, Lorelei is leading efforts to increase female leadership in  peacebuilding efforts locally and globally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\nTHANKS TO OUR 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/roundtable-womens-voices-in-international-affairs-april-21-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: The Korean Peninsula | Apr 16
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nThe Korean Peninsula\nApril 16\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nMitchell B. Lerner\nProfessor of History\, Ohio State University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-the-korean-peninsula-apr-16-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: The Korean Peninsula | Apr 16
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nThe Korean Peninsula\nApril 16\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nMitchell B. Lerner\nProfessor of History\, Ohio State University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-the-korean-peninsula-apr-16-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: The Korean Peninsula | Apr 16
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nThe Korean Peninsula\nApril 16\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nMitchell B. Lerner\nProfessor of History\, Ohio State University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-the-korean-peninsula-apr-16/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Biden's First 100 Days | Ryan Heath of Politico | Apr 15
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to offer this important global affairs awareness program produced by the Peoria Area World Affairs Council\, a sister organization in the network of World Affairs Councils of America.  \nWe extend special thanks to friends at PAWAC for including TNWAC in this world-class presentation.  \nBiden’s First 100 Days:\nA Foreign Policy Makeover?\n \nRyan Heath\, Political\nAuthor of Global Translations\n\n\nThursday\, April 15\, 2021\n7:00 pm CT\nJoin this special event for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \n \nBiden’s First 100 Days \nRyan Heath\, Senior Editor at Politico \nThursday\, April 15 at 7 pm via Zoom \nThe Peoria Area World Affairs Council and the Tennessee World Affairs Council invite you to join us for this timely conversation with Ryan Heath\, the author of Global Translations\, POLITICO’s global newsletter and podcast. The Biden Administration has not yet reached the end of its first hundred days\, but the bar has definitely been set high. In this lively discussion\, he will take a keen look at this ambitious term\, especially as it pertains to his foreign policy outlook.  \nRyan Heath is the author of Global Translations\, POLITICO’s global newsletter and podcast\, and previously authored POLITICO’s U.N. Playbook\, Brussels Playbook\, and Davos Playbook. Ryan moderated the first presidential debate of the 2019 EU election\, as part of a five year stint in the POLITICO’s European leadership team. He appears on CNN\, NBC and BBC and is the author of two books on politics. Prior to POLITICO\, Ryan wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia\, and worked for the European Commission in Brussels as a presidential speechwriter and later as the Commission’s spokesperson for digital issues. \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/bidens-first-100-days-ryan-heath-of-politico-apr-15-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Biden's First 100 Days | Ryan Heath of Politico | Apr 15
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to offer this important global affairs awareness program produced by the Peoria Area World Affairs Council\, a sister organization in the network of World Affairs Councils of America.  \nWe extend special thanks to friends at PAWAC for including TNWAC in this world-class presentation.  \nBiden’s First 100 Days:\nA Foreign Policy Makeover?\n \nRyan Heath\, Political\nAuthor of Global Translations\n\n\nThursday\, April 15\, 2021\n7:00 pm CT\nJoin this special event for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \n \nBiden’s First 100 Days \nRyan Heath\, Senior Editor at Politico \nThursday\, April 15 at 7 pm via Zoom \nThe Peoria Area World Affairs Council and the Tennessee World Affairs Council invite you to join us for this timely conversation with Ryan Heath\, the author of Global Translations\, POLITICO’s global newsletter and podcast. The Biden Administration has not yet reached the end of its first hundred days\, but the bar has definitely been set high. In this lively discussion\, he will take a keen look at this ambitious term\, especially as it pertains to his foreign policy outlook.  \nRyan Heath is the author of Global Translations\, POLITICO’s global newsletter and podcast\, and previously authored POLITICO’s U.N. Playbook\, Brussels Playbook\, and Davos Playbook. Ryan moderated the first presidential debate of the 2019 EU election\, as part of a five year stint in the POLITICO’s European leadership team. He appears on CNN\, NBC and BBC and is the author of two books on politics. Prior to POLITICO\, Ryan wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia\, and worked for the European Commission in Brussels as a presidential speechwriter and later as the Commission’s spokesperson for digital issues. \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/bidens-first-100-days-ryan-heath-of-politico-apr-15/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Biden's First 100 Days | Ryan Heath of Politico | Apr 15
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to offer this important global affairs awareness program produced by the Peoria Area World Affairs Council\, a sister organization in the network of World Affairs Councils of America.  \nWe extend special thanks to friends at PAWAC for including TNWAC in this world-class presentation.  \nBiden’s First 100 Days:\nA Foreign Policy Makeover?\n \nRyan Heath\, Political\nAuthor of Global Translations\n\n\nThursday\, April 15\, 2021\n7:00 pm CT\nJoin this special event for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \n \nBiden’s First 100 Days \nRyan Heath\, Senior Editor at Politico \nThursday\, April 15 at 7 pm via Zoom \nThe Peoria Area World Affairs Council and the Tennessee World Affairs Council invite you to join us for this timely conversation with Ryan Heath\, the author of Global Translations\, POLITICO’s global newsletter and podcast. The Biden Administration has not yet reached the end of its first hundred days\, but the bar has definitely been set high. In this lively discussion\, he will take a keen look at this ambitious term\, especially as it pertains to his foreign policy outlook.  \nRyan Heath is the author of Global Translations\, POLITICO’s global newsletter and podcast\, and previously authored POLITICO’s U.N. Playbook\, Brussels Playbook\, and Davos Playbook. Ryan moderated the first presidential debate of the 2019 EU election\, as part of a five year stint in the POLITICO’s European leadership team. He appears on CNN\, NBC and BBC and is the author of two books on politics. Prior to POLITICO\, Ryan wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia\, and worked for the European Commission in Brussels as a presidential speechwriter and later as the Commission’s spokesperson for digital issues. \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/bidens-first-100-days-ryan-heath-of-politico-apr-15-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Global Nashville | Karl Dean Talks with Hispanic Chamber Leaders | Apr 13
DESCRIPTION:New Date: April 13\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present\nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\nA Conversation with Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Leaders\n \nDr. Rolando Toyos\, Chairman\n \nYuri Cunza\, President and CEO\nWith Host\n \n\nKarl F. Dean\nFormer Nashville Mayor\nApril 13\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n \n\n\nRolando Toyos\, M.D. \nDr. Toyos is originally from California. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School where he played Varsity Basketball\, Baseball and Football and was a finalist for the CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from The University of California\, Berkeley and Stanford University\, where he was a straight A student. Before beginning medical school\, Dr. Toyos worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach. He won the National Teaching Award from Columbia University for his science curriculum development and his work with at-risk children. He then received his medical degree at the University of Illinois where he was Class President\, graduating with James Scholar Academic Honors and received a community service award for helping Chicago City Public Schools develop a pre-med program for students interested in medicine.  He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University and Chicago Children’s Hospital. Dr. Toyos spent one year performing LASIK at the  Assil Eye Institute in Beverly Hills. \nDr. Toyos is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and specializes in Cataract Surgery\, LASIK\, Glaucoma\, and Dry Eye. He is one of the most experienced surgeons in the country\, completing over 35\,000 cataract surgeries\, 20\,000 glaucoma laser treatments and 25\,000 LASIK surgeries.    He was the first surgeon to combine Laser Cataract Surgery with Aqualase creating a new Laser For Cataract Surgery L4C procedure.  He holds various patents including one for a light based technology used for the treatment of Dry Eye.  Dr. Toyos is the inventor of the procedure Intense Pulse Light IPL for Dry Eye Disease.  Recently the United Nations (UNESCO) honored Dr. Toyos with an Innovation Award.  He has trained hundreds of surgeons both nationally and internationally on surgical techniques\, medications and new technologies. He has authored several papers and books. One book for medical students\, now in its 3rd edition\, was a best seller on college campuses for several years.  His newest book Dry Eye Disease Treatment in the Year 2020 was number 2 on the Amazon Best Sellers List.  He belongs to many professional organizations including the Sports Ophthalmology Society of America (SOSA) of which he is the current president. Dr. Toyos has worked with various professional sports teams and organizations like the NFL\, NBA\, MLB\, and World Boxing Association\, Memphis Grizzlies\, Seattle Mariners\, and Memphis Redbirds to name a few. He has been named one of The Best Doctors and is the only eye surgeon in Tennessee voted Top Doc by Trusted Lasik Surgeons.\n​\nDr. Toyos is involved in the community. He won The Humanitarian Award by the Jazz Foundation of America for providing free surgical care to the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina. He recently won the Leadership Award from National Hispanic Professional Organization. He volunteers his time to Eye Care America\, a national program that provides eye care to the poor. The clinic has completed mission trips to Nicaragua\, Honduras\, Columbia and Haiti. He has been a board member of Ballet Memphis and the Memphis Rock & Soul Museum. He has won several community awards like\, CEO of the Year Inside Memphis Business\, The Memphis Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40\, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Memphis Finest\, and Memphis Magazine’s Who’s Who. Toyos Clinic has been recognized as one the fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine. For fun\, Dr. Toyos loves spending time with his wife and three girls. \n\nYuri Cunza\, President and CEO \nYuri Cunza is a Hispanic media professional\, business and community advocate. He serves as President and CEO of the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce\, and is co-founder of the Spanish language newspaper La Noticia. In 2018 Yuri Cunza was selected to serve on the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors\, serving as Chair of Region VI which represents Alabama\, Florida\, Georgia\, Mississippi\, North Carolina\, Puerto Rico\, South. Carolina\, and Tennessee. \nYuri Cunza is a board member of several local\, regional and national non-profit organizations\, and serves on the Tennessee Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and The Partnership for a New American Economy. He has attended the Mendoza School of Business at University of Notre Dame and Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2013 Yuri Cunza received the NFL’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award\, and in December of 2014 the Outstanding Service to Forward Human Rights Award at Tennessee’s Human Rights Day in Nashville. In 2015\, Cunza received the first\, Avant-Garde MOSAIC Award for the ‘Advancement of Diversity’\, from the AAF-Nashville and since 2010 he has been named to the Nashville Post’s “In Charge” list of business leaders who are writing Music City’s success story. \nGlobal Nashville Host Karl F. Dean \nKarl Dean was the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected on Sept. 11\, 2007 and was re-elected on Aug. 4\, 2011. He completed his second term in office on September 25\, 2015. Dean first held public office when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990\, a post he was re-elected to in 1994 and 1998. He served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007\, when he resigned to run for the office of mayor. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt. Dean was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 2018. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \n\nAbout the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce:\n\nThe Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NAHCC) is the oldest\, longest running Hispanic business association in Tennessee\, promoting the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs. With a membership of more than 300 businesses\, the NAHCC represents their interests in Nashville and surrounding areas connecting entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises\, facilitating strategic alliances\, networking and sharing of business and financial best practices. The NAHCC is one of the first Hispanic chambers in the nation to receive the CTI Minority Chamber Certification Designation issued by the University of Notre Dame and co-signed by the USHCC\, USBC\, USPAACC. The CTI Certification highlights the achievements made by the chamber. The NAHCC is a recipient of the “Chamber of the Year Award” presented by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. For more information visit www.nashvillehispanicchamber.com\n\n\nMore:\nhttps://www.nashvillehispanicchamber.com/about-the-nahcc.html\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Area_Hispanic_Chamber_of_Commerce\nhttps://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2014/10/14/nashvilles-hispanic-community-vibrant-successful/17217061/\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\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.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-nashville-karl-dean-talks-with-hispanic-chamber-leaders-mar-30/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Global Nashville | Karl Dean Talks with Hispanic Chamber Leaders | Apr 13
DESCRIPTION:New Date: April 13\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present\nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\nA Conversation with Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Leaders\n \nDr. Rolando Toyos\, Chairman\n \nYuri Cunza\, President and CEO\nWith Host\n \n\nKarl F. Dean\nFormer Nashville Mayor\nApril 13\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n \n\n\nRolando Toyos\, M.D. \nDr. Toyos is originally from California. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School where he played Varsity Basketball\, Baseball and Football and was a finalist for the CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from The University of California\, Berkeley and Stanford University\, where he was a straight A student. Before beginning medical school\, Dr. Toyos worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach. He won the National Teaching Award from Columbia University for his science curriculum development and his work with at-risk children. He then received his medical degree at the University of Illinois where he was Class President\, graduating with James Scholar Academic Honors and received a community service award for helping Chicago City Public Schools develop a pre-med program for students interested in medicine.  He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University and Chicago Children’s Hospital. Dr. Toyos spent one year performing LASIK at the  Assil Eye Institute in Beverly Hills. \nDr. Toyos is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and specializes in Cataract Surgery\, LASIK\, Glaucoma\, and Dry Eye. He is one of the most experienced surgeons in the country\, completing over 35\,000 cataract surgeries\, 20\,000 glaucoma laser treatments and 25\,000 LASIK surgeries.    He was the first surgeon to combine Laser Cataract Surgery with Aqualase creating a new Laser For Cataract Surgery L4C procedure.  He holds various patents including one for a light based technology used for the treatment of Dry Eye.  Dr. Toyos is the inventor of the procedure Intense Pulse Light IPL for Dry Eye Disease.  Recently the United Nations (UNESCO) honored Dr. Toyos with an Innovation Award.  He has trained hundreds of surgeons both nationally and internationally on surgical techniques\, medications and new technologies. He has authored several papers and books. One book for medical students\, now in its 3rd edition\, was a best seller on college campuses for several years.  His newest book Dry Eye Disease Treatment in the Year 2020 was number 2 on the Amazon Best Sellers List.  He belongs to many professional organizations including the Sports Ophthalmology Society of America (SOSA) of which he is the current president. Dr. Toyos has worked with various professional sports teams and organizations like the NFL\, NBA\, MLB\, and World Boxing Association\, Memphis Grizzlies\, Seattle Mariners\, and Memphis Redbirds to name a few. He has been named one of The Best Doctors and is the only eye surgeon in Tennessee voted Top Doc by Trusted Lasik Surgeons.\n​\nDr. Toyos is involved in the community. He won The Humanitarian Award by the Jazz Foundation of America for providing free surgical care to the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina. He recently won the Leadership Award from National Hispanic Professional Organization. He volunteers his time to Eye Care America\, a national program that provides eye care to the poor. The clinic has completed mission trips to Nicaragua\, Honduras\, Columbia and Haiti. He has been a board member of Ballet Memphis and the Memphis Rock & Soul Museum. He has won several community awards like\, CEO of the Year Inside Memphis Business\, The Memphis Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40\, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Memphis Finest\, and Memphis Magazine’s Who’s Who. Toyos Clinic has been recognized as one the fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine. For fun\, Dr. Toyos loves spending time with his wife and three girls. \n\nYuri Cunza\, President and CEO \nYuri Cunza is a Hispanic media professional\, business and community advocate. He serves as President and CEO of the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce\, and is co-founder of the Spanish language newspaper La Noticia. In 2018 Yuri Cunza was selected to serve on the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors\, serving as Chair of Region VI which represents Alabama\, Florida\, Georgia\, Mississippi\, North Carolina\, Puerto Rico\, South. Carolina\, and Tennessee. \nYuri Cunza is a board member of several local\, regional and national non-profit organizations\, and serves on the Tennessee Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and The Partnership for a New American Economy. He has attended the Mendoza School of Business at University of Notre Dame and Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2013 Yuri Cunza received the NFL’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award\, and in December of 2014 the Outstanding Service to Forward Human Rights Award at Tennessee’s Human Rights Day in Nashville. In 2015\, Cunza received the first\, Avant-Garde MOSAIC Award for the ‘Advancement of Diversity’\, from the AAF-Nashville and since 2010 he has been named to the Nashville Post’s “In Charge” list of business leaders who are writing Music City’s success story. \nGlobal Nashville Host Karl F. Dean \nKarl Dean was the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected on Sept. 11\, 2007 and was re-elected on Aug. 4\, 2011. He completed his second term in office on September 25\, 2015. Dean first held public office when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990\, a post he was re-elected to in 1994 and 1998. He served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007\, when he resigned to run for the office of mayor. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt. Dean was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 2018. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \n\nAbout the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce:\n\nThe Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NAHCC) is the oldest\, longest running Hispanic business association in Tennessee\, promoting the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs. With a membership of more than 300 businesses\, the NAHCC represents their interests in Nashville and surrounding areas connecting entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises\, facilitating strategic alliances\, networking and sharing of business and financial best practices. The NAHCC is one of the first Hispanic chambers in the nation to receive the CTI Minority Chamber Certification Designation issued by the University of Notre Dame and co-signed by the USHCC\, USBC\, USPAACC. The CTI Certification highlights the achievements made by the chamber. The NAHCC is a recipient of the “Chamber of the Year Award” presented by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. For more information visit www.nashvillehispanicchamber.com\n\n\nMore:\nhttps://www.nashvillehispanicchamber.com/about-the-nahcc.html\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Area_Hispanic_Chamber_of_Commerce\nhttps://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2014/10/14/nashvilles-hispanic-community-vibrant-successful/17217061/\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\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.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-nashville-karl-dean-talks-with-hispanic-chamber-leaders-mar-30-4/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Global Nashville | Karl Dean Talks with Hispanic Chamber Leaders | Apr 13
DESCRIPTION:New Date: April 13\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present\nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\nA Conversation with Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Leaders\n \nDr. Rolando Toyos\, Chairman\n \nYuri Cunza\, President and CEO\nWith Host\n \n\nKarl F. Dean\nFormer Nashville Mayor\nApril 13\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n \n\n\nRolando Toyos\, M.D. \nDr. Toyos is originally from California. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School where he played Varsity Basketball\, Baseball and Football and was a finalist for the CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from The University of California\, Berkeley and Stanford University\, where he was a straight A student. Before beginning medical school\, Dr. Toyos worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach. He won the National Teaching Award from Columbia University for his science curriculum development and his work with at-risk children. He then received his medical degree at the University of Illinois where he was Class President\, graduating with James Scholar Academic Honors and received a community service award for helping Chicago City Public Schools develop a pre-med program for students interested in medicine.  He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University and Chicago Children’s Hospital. Dr. Toyos spent one year performing LASIK at the  Assil Eye Institute in Beverly Hills. \nDr. Toyos is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and specializes in Cataract Surgery\, LASIK\, Glaucoma\, and Dry Eye. He is one of the most experienced surgeons in the country\, completing over 35\,000 cataract surgeries\, 20\,000 glaucoma laser treatments and 25\,000 LASIK surgeries.    He was the first surgeon to combine Laser Cataract Surgery with Aqualase creating a new Laser For Cataract Surgery L4C procedure.  He holds various patents including one for a light based technology used for the treatment of Dry Eye.  Dr. Toyos is the inventor of the procedure Intense Pulse Light IPL for Dry Eye Disease.  Recently the United Nations (UNESCO) honored Dr. Toyos with an Innovation Award.  He has trained hundreds of surgeons both nationally and internationally on surgical techniques\, medications and new technologies. He has authored several papers and books. One book for medical students\, now in its 3rd edition\, was a best seller on college campuses for several years.  His newest book Dry Eye Disease Treatment in the Year 2020 was number 2 on the Amazon Best Sellers List.  He belongs to many professional organizations including the Sports Ophthalmology Society of America (SOSA) of which he is the current president. Dr. Toyos has worked with various professional sports teams and organizations like the NFL\, NBA\, MLB\, and World Boxing Association\, Memphis Grizzlies\, Seattle Mariners\, and Memphis Redbirds to name a few. He has been named one of The Best Doctors and is the only eye surgeon in Tennessee voted Top Doc by Trusted Lasik Surgeons.\n​\nDr. Toyos is involved in the community. He won The Humanitarian Award by the Jazz Foundation of America for providing free surgical care to the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina. He recently won the Leadership Award from National Hispanic Professional Organization. He volunteers his time to Eye Care America\, a national program that provides eye care to the poor. The clinic has completed mission trips to Nicaragua\, Honduras\, Columbia and Haiti. He has been a board member of Ballet Memphis and the Memphis Rock & Soul Museum. He has won several community awards like\, CEO of the Year Inside Memphis Business\, The Memphis Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40\, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Memphis Finest\, and Memphis Magazine’s Who’s Who. Toyos Clinic has been recognized as one the fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine. For fun\, Dr. Toyos loves spending time with his wife and three girls. \n\nYuri Cunza\, President and CEO \nYuri Cunza is a Hispanic media professional\, business and community advocate. He serves as President and CEO of the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce\, and is co-founder of the Spanish language newspaper La Noticia. In 2018 Yuri Cunza was selected to serve on the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors\, serving as Chair of Region VI which represents Alabama\, Florida\, Georgia\, Mississippi\, North Carolina\, Puerto Rico\, South. Carolina\, and Tennessee. \nYuri Cunza is a board member of several local\, regional and national non-profit organizations\, and serves on the Tennessee Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and The Partnership for a New American Economy. He has attended the Mendoza School of Business at University of Notre Dame and Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2013 Yuri Cunza received the NFL’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award\, and in December of 2014 the Outstanding Service to Forward Human Rights Award at Tennessee’s Human Rights Day in Nashville. In 2015\, Cunza received the first\, Avant-Garde MOSAIC Award for the ‘Advancement of Diversity’\, from the AAF-Nashville and since 2010 he has been named to the Nashville Post’s “In Charge” list of business leaders who are writing Music City’s success story. \nGlobal Nashville Host Karl F. Dean \nKarl Dean was the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected on Sept. 11\, 2007 and was re-elected on Aug. 4\, 2011. He completed his second term in office on September 25\, 2015. Dean first held public office when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990\, a post he was re-elected to in 1994 and 1998. He served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007\, when he resigned to run for the office of mayor. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt. Dean was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 2018. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \n\nAbout the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce:\n\nThe Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NAHCC) is the oldest\, longest running Hispanic business association in Tennessee\, promoting the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs. With a membership of more than 300 businesses\, the NAHCC represents their interests in Nashville and surrounding areas connecting entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises\, facilitating strategic alliances\, networking and sharing of business and financial best practices. The NAHCC is one of the first Hispanic chambers in the nation to receive the CTI Minority Chamber Certification Designation issued by the University of Notre Dame and co-signed by the USHCC\, USBC\, USPAACC. The CTI Certification highlights the achievements made by the chamber. The NAHCC is a recipient of the “Chamber of the Year Award” presented by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. For more information visit www.nashvillehispanicchamber.com\n\n\nMore:\nhttps://www.nashvillehispanicchamber.com/about-the-nahcc.html\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Area_Hispanic_Chamber_of_Commerce\nhttps://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2014/10/14/nashvilles-hispanic-community-vibrant-successful/17217061/\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \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\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.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-nashville-karl-dean-talks-with-hispanic-chamber-leaders-mar-30-3/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: China's Role in Africa | Apr 9
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nChina’s Role in Africa\nApril 9\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nJoe Parrot\nAsst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-chinas-role-in-africa-apr-9-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions Seminar: China's Role in Africa | Apr 9
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions Seminar Series\n\nChina’s Role in Africa\nApril 9\, 2021\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nJoe Parrot\nAsst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University\nJoin us for a discussion of this important global issue. \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n\n\nGreat Decisions Seminar Series\nMarch 12 – May 6\, 2021 \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council has been invited to offer enrollment in the Great Decisions discussion seminar series organized by our friends in Delaware\, Ohio at Ohio Wesleyan University and Mr. Skip Cornett. We thank them for sharing this opportunity to learn more about critical global issues in these seminars being led by numerous distinguished speakers. \nGreat Decisions is an eight-part global issues conversation developed by the Foreign Policy Association in New York\, a members of the World Affairs Councils of America network\, a sister council to TNWAC. The seminars are supplemented by an excellent guide book offered by FPA.org \nGreat Decisions Seminars \n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) Via Zoom \nMarch 12 – April 30 on Fridays and May 6 on Thursday \n \n\n\nDon’t forget to get the Great Decisions guide book from FPA.org  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for joining the programs. Please do not share that with anyone.   It is your unique link for joining these Foreign Policy educational offerings. You will receive the program link each week by email. \n \nGreat Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book\, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. \n \nGreat Decisions Calendar \nMarch 12 — Persian Gulf Security Issues — Ali Akbar Mahdi\, California State University\, Northridge; Professor Emeritus\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nMarch 19 — Brexit and the European Union — Yannis Stivachtis\, Professor of Political Science & Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech \nMarch 26 — Struggles Over the Melting Arctic — Nathan Amador Rowley\, Associate Professor of Geology and Geography\, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erinn Patrick Nicely\, Ph.D.  Course Instructor – General Education\, Western Governors University \nApril 09 —   China’s Role in Africa — Joe Parrot\, Asst. Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 16 — The Korean Peninsula — Mitchell B. Lerner\, Professor of History\, Ohio State University \nApril 23 —    Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic – Gillian Ice\, Professor and Director of Global Health\, Ohio University \nApril 30 —    The end of globalization? — Melissa Pawlikowski\, Ph.D. Faculty in Residence\, Capital University \nMay 6 (This program will meet on Thursday) — Global Supply Chains and National Security –  Ji Young Choi\, Associate Professor of Politics and Government\, Director of East Asia Studies\, Affiliate Professor of International Studies\, Ohio Wesleyan University \nAdditional Educational Resources – Great Decisions Briefing Book \nThe Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics.You can order the Great Decisions book from the Foreign Policy Association bookstore.  Link \nA much less expensive option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E Reader through these sources.      Amazon   Apple   Kubo   Barnes and Noble  \n\n\n\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/great-decisions-seminar-chinas-role-in-africa-apr-9-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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