Tennessee World Affairs Council

War in Europe | Ambassador John Kornblum
2022-02-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
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The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with Belmont University Center for International Business, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
SPECIAL EDITION
GLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES
via Zoom
War in Europe

Ambassador John Kornblum
Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
February 25, 2022 @ 12:00 p.m. CT

This special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you.

QUESTIONS?
Include your questions for Ambassador Kornblum when you register.

You can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th, February 1st and February 25th TNWAC conversations about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel.

Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process), Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp, Technologies AG, Bayer AG, Russell Reynolds, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, the American Academy in Berlin, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964, and he has been the recipient of many awards, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.

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THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

“Post-Olympic China's Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn
2022-02-23 16:00 - 17:00
Global Summit Series
Presented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council
“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”
with Jeremy Goldkorn

and Moderator

Professor Marieta Velikova
What: Seminar on “Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”
When: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m.
Where: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University, Massey Business Center, Room 103.
How: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation.
Belmont students should attend in person.
“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn

Jeremy Goldkorn
Editor in Chief, SupChina.com; Co-host, Sinica Podcast
Jeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003, he founded the website and research firm, Danwei, which tracked Chinese media, markets, politics, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council.
Marieta Velikova
Director of the Center for International Business and Professor of Economics, Jack C. Massey College of Business, Belmont University and Member TNWAC Board of Directors Dr. Velikova received her undergraduate degree from the People’s Friendship University of Russia. Her M.A. in Financial Economics and Ph.D. in Applied Economics were both earned at Mississippi State University, where she worked as a research assistant, academic tutor, and instructor of economics. She teaches economics and international business courses in Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business, where she also advises members of SIFE, Students in Free Enterprise, and has been involved in the creation of the IB Society, an organization for students interested in international studies. Her research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics; however, her primary area of specialization is the effectiveness of deposit insurance coverage in the international banking system, including U.S. banks. An article she authored, entitled “Real Deposit Insurance Coverage at U.S. Banks,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching.
Source and for more: Belmont.edu

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THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum
2022-02-15 16:00 - 17:00
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The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with the
American Council on Germany
and Belmont University Center for International Business, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
GLOBAL TOWN HALL
via Zoom
Russia’s Threat to Ukraine:
The Crisis Unfolds

Ambassador John Kornblum
Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
February 15, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT
with Moderator

Dr. Steven E. Sokol
President, American Council on Germany

This special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you.
Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum

The conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany, Steven Sokol.
QUESTIONS?
Send your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org

You can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th and February 1st TNWAC conversations about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel.

Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process), Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp, Technologies AG, Bayer AG, Russell Reynolds, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, the American Academy in Berlin, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964, and he has been the recipient of many awards, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.
Steven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC), and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin.

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We invite businesses, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs.
For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353, pat@tnwac.org
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THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH
THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum
2022-02-01 16:00 - 17:00
Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!

The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with the
American Council on Germany
and Belmont University Center for International Business, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
GLOBAL TOWN HALL
via Zoom
Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis

Ambassador John Kornblum
Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
February 1, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT
with

Dr. Liana Fix
Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund Washington office
And Moderator

Dr. Steven E. Sokol
President, American Council on Germany

This special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you.
Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum

When President Joe Biden met the press on January 19th he was candid when addressing consequences for Russia if it attacked Ukraine. “It depends on what [Putin] does as to what extent we’re going to be able to get total unity on the NATO front.” The White House quickly cleaned up what he “meant” to say. In the days since official statements continue to stress NATO solidarity but questions remain.
For example British aircraft carrying weapons to Ukraine flew “around” Germany sparking media questions about Berlin being onboard for support to Kiev, despite Defense Ministry denials it restricted the flights. That was followed by the resignation of Germany’s Navy chief over controversial remarks about the threat to Ukraine. Writing for the Center for European Policy Analysis, Oxana Schmies spoke of “Germany’s paralyzing fear of war,” and warned that for the new government it was “worryingly clear that forging a united Russia policy is difficult and marred by underlying disagreement. [Link]
As the prospects of Russian provocation and action against Ukraine reach the boiling point it’s a fair question to ask where Germany “is,” as the United States and allies lean forward in deterrence and preparation for response.
To address this question we turn to Ambassador John Kornblum, preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe, and Germany in particular.
Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process), Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin.
The conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany, Steven Sokol.
QUESTIONS?
Send your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org

You can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th TNWAC conversation about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel and you can read the transcript.

Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process), Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp, Technologies AG, Bayer AG, Russell Reynolds, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, the American Academy in Berlin, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964, and he has been the recipient of many awards, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.
Dr. Liana Fix is a Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Washington office, while on sabbatical from the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe, European security, arms control, and German foreign policy. She will be focusing on transatlantic policy toward Russia while at GMF. Dr. Fix has published widely in academia, thinktanks, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate degree from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Steven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC), and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin.

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We invite businesses, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs.
For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353, pat@tnwac.org
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SPONSOR THIS PROGRAM

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THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH
THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum
2022-01-17 16:00 - 17:00
Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!

The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with
Belmont University Center for International Business, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the American Council on Germany present
GLOBAL TOWN HALL
via Zoom
Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds

Ambassador John Kornblum
Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
January 17, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT

Moderator

Professor Thomas Schwartz
Distinguished Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
This special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you.
Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum on U.S. & Europe Response

Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed crosshairs on Ukraine, a country he sees as linked to Russia and the people of Ukraine as “one people” with Russians. To back up this fixation with repairing a “historic injustice” Moscow has amassed an invasion force of over 100,000 troops and supporting armor and aircraft near the border with Ukraine. President Biden, leading the West’s response, has threatened “massive consequences” to a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
American and Russian diplomats are set to meet in Geneva on January 10th followed by discussions with NATO and then the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). However, the lines are drawn. Putin is demanding an end to NATO’s eastward expansion, to include Ukraine, and Biden and the West say there will be a very high economic price to pay as well as increased deployments on NATO’s eastern flank.
What is the context for this provocation and what are the U.S. and Allies prepared to do? TNWAC has asked Ambassador John Kornblum to join us from Berlin for a conversation about the crisis — how we got to where we are and what are the courses of action ahead for the U.S. and Europe.
Ambassador Kornblum is a preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe, and Germany in particular.
The conversation will be guided by Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. Thomas Schwartz, of Vanderbilt University.

Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process), Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp, Technologies AG, Bayer AG, Russell Reynolds, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, the American Academy in Berlin, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964, and he has been the recipient of many awards, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.
Thomas Schwartz
Distinguished Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
Thomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States, with related interests in American politics, the history of international relations, Modern European history, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang, 2020). The book has received considerable notice and acclaim. Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance, self-serving ego, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.” Earlier in his career, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard, 1991), which was translated into German, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein, 1992). This book received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award, given by the Truman Presidential Library. He is also the author of Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard, 2003), which examined the Johnson Administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter, (Cambridge University Press, 2009).
More about Schwartz

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We invite businesses, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs.
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THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH
THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match | Dec 5
2021-12-05 19:00 - 22:00
Updated: Nov 19, 2021

The 2022 Anne Smedinghoff
Academic WorldQuest
HS Global Affairs Challenge

ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022
PRACTICE MATCH
DECEMBER 5, 2021 @ 1PM CT
VIA ZOOM
Match details TBA
To participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below. TNWAC will contact all schools that pledge teams about participation in the Practice Match.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST
The Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available.
The TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE.

WorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system.
The Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition, other arrangements will be made. However, as of November 1, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person, with appropriate safety measure in place.

The top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington, D.C., April 29-30, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace.
The Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies, think tanks, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives.

WorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program.
Plans for 2021-2022
Dates

PLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE
DECEMBER 5, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom.
DECEMBER 6, 2021-JANUARY 14, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
JANUARY 15-JANUARY 31, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)
JANUARY 23, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom
FEBRUARY 6, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University
APRIL 28-29, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington, DC for visits to international institutions.
APRIL 29-30, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday), hosted at the United States Institute of Peace

Notes

Teams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.
Students are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.

Carlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country.
The national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year, along with their parents, teachers, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience.
Prizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match.

Academic WorldQuest 2022 Topics

Where Climate and Migration Meet
Afghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention
A Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work
CDC and the Global Health Agenda
Technology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?
Great Decisions *
21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies
Working for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam
Insecurity in China’s Neighborhood
Current Events

* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.)
Study Guide
The AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page.

For more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at <pat@tnwac.org >

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH

THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

"Global Nashville with Karl Dean," guest Ralph Schulz, Nashville Chamber
2021-11-10 01:00 - 01:45
The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with
Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Global Nashville with Karl Dean
A Conversation with Ralph Schulz, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce President
Tuesday, November 9th at 7:00pm CT

Ralph Schulz
President, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Karl F. Dean
Global Nashville | Belmont President L. Gregory Jones

Global Nashville explores the issues and developments that mark the city and region as part of the global network. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talks with community leaders about their insights and perspectives.
Join him on November 9th as he talks with Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce President Ralph Schulz to talk about business developments in the region. We should mention here our thanks to Mr. Schulz for standing in as a guest host of the “Global Nashville” program. In August he interviewed Butch Spridon, head of the Nashville Convention and Visitor Corporation. [Link]
Mr. Schulz was a “Global Nashville” guest in January 2021 [Link] and in April 2020 [Link], talking about Nashville businesses’ resilience in the face of Covid and new developments in the community from international investments to the prospects for immigration to the area.
On Tuesday, November 9th, Mr. Schulz will be back with updates on the broad array of business issues in the region and his insights and perspectives on the global agenda in Nashville.

“Global Nashville with Karl Dean,” guest Ralph Schulz, Nashville Chamber

ABOUT RALPH SCHULZ

President and CEO, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Ralph Schulz was named president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce by the Chamber’s board of directors in November 2006, following a 30-year career in nonprofit management, marketing and fundraising. In taking the position, he accepted a leadership role at one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest business federations, an organization dating back to its founding in 1847. More HERE

PREVIOUS GLOBAL NASHVILLE APPEARANCES
Global Nashville | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Convention and Visitor Chief Butch Spyridon
August 31, 2021
https://youtu.be/oyegJy7N018
The metrics were clear before the pandemic crushed global hospitality. Nashville and Tennessee were experiencing a boom in the tourism sector. The #1 leisure destination in the United States, according to Global Traveler’s Leisure Lifestyle Awards. Reader’s Choice Award for Best Cities in the U.S., according to Conde Nast. A record-high $23 billion in visitor spending in the state in 2019 and trending higher, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Travel in Tennessee generated 195,000 jobs and $1.92 billion in state and local tax revenue — saving Tennesseans in costs for public services. Nashville’s attraction to visitors is global. The daily attraction of world-class music venues, cultural activities, sporting events and more, not to mention the city’s mega-events are magnets for foreign visitors. Among the main industries that drive the economy, tourism is emblematic of international outreach and bridge building among the tens of thousands of foreign visitors who come to Tennessee and Nashville.
Global Nashville with Karl Dean – Ralph Schulz
January 19, 2021
https://youtu.be/nHN_qGMJMSY
There’s no shortage of issues impacting Nashville’s and Middle Tennessee’s well-being. On Tuesday evening, January 19th former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talked with Ralph Schulz, community leader and head of the Nashville Chamber. Join us for this review of important issues affecting you and your neighbors: the impact of the pandemic on business and the economy; the 2nd Avenue bombing aftermath and effects on the hospitality industry and the downtown; effects of new policies in the Biden Administration on immigration, trade and more; the situation for small businesses shuttered or in hibernation as a result of COVID; and much more.
“Global Nashville with Karl Dean” talks with Nashville Chamber’s Ralph Schulz
April 14, 2020
https://youtu.be/C7yhssJD3_A
In this episode Karl Dean, former Nashville Mayor, talks with Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Ralph Schulz about the business environment in Nashville during this time of pandemic. What sectors are impacted the most and in what ways? How has the global economy and business relocations that are important to the region be affected? How are Nashville businesses and Nashvillians looking at the prospects for recovery?

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Japan's Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall
2021-11-02 23:00 - 2021-11-03 00:00 | Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C, 1803 15th Ave S,, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States
The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with
Belmont University Center for International Business, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and Sister Cities of Nashville
GLOBAL TOWN HALL
H.E. Koji Tomita
Ambassador of Japan to the United States

November 2, 2021
Registration: 5:30pm CT
Program: 6:00-7:00pm CT
In Person
Belmont University
Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C
1803 15th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
Join us for this special presentation by the World Affairs Council. Ambassador Koji Tomita is a seasoned diplomat — 30 years in Japan’s foreign service — and he will talk about the U.S.-Japan relationship, economic developments, strategic challenges and much, much more.
Don’t miss this chance to hear his insights and perspectives and pose your questions to the Ambassador.
COVID Protection Measures
Vaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours. Distancing among audience seating as feasible. Masks per Belmont policy.
Japan’s Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall

Read about the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a column by TNWAC President Patrick Ryan, in “The Tennessean.” [Link]
Excerpt:
The United States has long been a Pacific power but is focusing new attention on the importance of the region – political, economic and in defense and security. In our State, meanwhile, the relationship with Japan is flourishing to the great benefit of both Tennesseans and our Japanese partners…
…On November 2nd, Nashville will host the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita and his wife in a visit hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council. That evening he will talk with the community at a Global Town Hall at Belmont University about the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japanese relationship, and everyone is invited.
Ambassador Tomita is likely to speak to more than the importance of national security and business relations. A key strength is the people-to-people ties. Whether it’s the Southern hospitality shown Japanese business people and their families in Tennessee cities and towns, the exchanges of students and teachers, or the gift of cherry trees, symbolizing the bonds of friendship, there are scores of ways Tennesseans and Japanese are connected.
Our welcome for Ambassador and Mrs. Tomita on November 2nd will be one more expression of that friendship and you should join us at the Town Hall to make that welcome.
ROOM LOCATION/PARKING — LINK

More About Ambassador Tomita

2021
Present

2019
Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea

2018
Ambassador, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit

2015
Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel

2013
Director-General, North American Affairs Bureau

2012
Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC

2012
Minister for Political Affairs, Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC

2009
Deputy Director-General (North American Affairs Bureau and Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau)

2006
Minister (Head of Political Section), Embassy of Japan, UK

2004
Minister (Head of Political Section), Embassy of Japan, Seoul

2003
Director, Policy Coordination Division, Foreign Policy Bureau

2001
Director, National Security Policy Division, Foreign Policy Bureau

1999
Director, Second International Organizations (OECD) Division, Economic Affairs Bureau

1997
Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD, Paris

1981
Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

International Career Panel: Women in International Business | Oct 27
2021-10-27 22:30 - 2021-10-28 00:00
The Tennessee World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement

in association with
Belmont University Center for International Business, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages
International Careers Panel – Fall 2021
Women in International Business
October 27, 2021
6:30pm-8:00pm ET / 5:30pm-7:00pm CT
MODERATOR

Lucy Buck, Haslam Scholars Program, University of Tennessee

Beth-Ann Martorello, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB)

Masami Tyson, Global Director of FDI and Trade, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)

Lulu Lim Copeland, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant

Robin Reliford, Head of Health and Safety, WorldStrides

Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs? There’s more than you think. Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats, business people, NGO officials, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel.
Join us on October 27th for a conversation with a distinguished panel of women working in global business fields. They will share with you what preparation they undertook to pursue their careers, what the day to day life is like in their jobs and the pros and cons of the work they undertake.
OUR PANEL
Lucy Buck, Moderator
Lucy Buck is a senior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville studying supply chain management and business analytics with a concentration in international business. Lucy is a member of the Haslam Scholars Program, the premier honors program at the university. She also serves as the President of the International Business Club and the Vice President of the Management Society. Having spent her childhood living in Singapore and Bangalore, India, Lucy is fascinated by foreign affairs and is working toward having an international career in her future.
Beth-Ann Martorello, Senior VP, Chief Audit Officer, Alliance Bernstein (AB)
Beth-Ann Martorello is a Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB). There she directs the global internal audit activities (IA) of AB and its subsidiaries. With a global audit team (US, Europe & Asia), she is responsible for identifying and evaluating the financial, operational, technological, and regulatory risks associated with the firm’s buy-side and sell-side business activities. Beth-Ann also directs the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing process in support of the firm’s SOX 404 certification requirement. During her tenure at AB, she has performed infrastructure, application, operational and financial audits, has conducted several fraud investigations, developed the Quality Assurance Program, drafted the Internal Audit procedure manual, performed internal quality assessment reviews of AB’s IA and other IA departments, and developed/implemented training/on-boarding programs, and IA applications. Beth-Ann is an Executive Sponsor of Synergy Nashville, the Women’s Employee Resource Group at AB.
Before joining AllianceBernstein, Beth-Ann was with Barclay’s Internal Audit Department, where she served in various positions, including Support and Development, and as IT Audit Associate. She graduated from NYU with a BA in History. She holds a Certification of Control Self-Assessment, Certification of Information System Audit, Certification of Risk and Information System Control and is accredited in Quality Assurance. Beth-Ann serves on the board of Nashville Cares and as Vice President for the IIA Nashville Chapter.
Masami Tyson, Global Director of FDI and Trade, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)
Masami Izumida Tyson joined the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018 as the Global Director of FDI and Trade. Her primary duties include: managing the international offices which identify companies from around the globe interested in doing business in Tennessee; supporting the business development team to recruit international companies to Tennessee and cultivating relationships with such companies; and developing relationships with various international agencies, diplomatic channels and organizations in order to promote economic development in the State of Tennessee. She is also the State’s contact for any issues relating to trade.
Masami was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan and has lived in Nashville, Tennessee for most of her adult life. Prior to holding her current position, Masami held various attorney positions at global companies including Nissan North America as well as at a law firm. She has her B.A. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School. She is married to Dr. Rich Tyson, a native of the U.K. and they have three children, Joel, Julia and Mei.
Lulu Lim Copeland, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant

Lulu Lim Copeland is an independent economic and workforce development consultant and the executive director of TN-China Network. She was the Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development at Chattanooga State Community College, with more than twenty years of experience in workforce development projects. Prior to joining Chattanooga State, Lulu was the Engineering and Documentation Manager at Olan Mills for 13 years, she also served as adjunct faculty with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. Lulu is very active in the Chattanooga-area business and education communities. Lulu supports Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce programs and projects, including as a board member of the Chamber’s International Business Council. She received her MS in Engineering Management and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a certificate of architecture design from City College of New York.

Lulu is originally from Taipei, Taiwan. She immigrated to the US in 1971. She currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Robin Reliford, Head of Health and Safety, WorldStrides
Robin Reliford leads domestic and international health, safety, and crisis management for WorldStrides, monitoring world events, implementing emergency protocols and procedures and working closely with executive management on policy development and compliance. A lawyer by training, Robin has been a key voice in international education risk management since she first entered the field. She is a sought-after presenter on health and safety topics at national and international conferences, and regularly shares best practices through her participation as a member of groups like the Overseas Advisory Council (OSAC) Academic Working Group and Pulse: Higher Educational International Health and Safety Professionals.
Robin works closely with WorldStrides’ Tour Central and field operations teams around the world, as well as partners like George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine and WorldAware, who have helped us to build the best health and safety infrastructure in the field of educational travel and study abroad. She received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her B.A. from West Chester University. She resides in Austin, Texas.

TNWAC’s Professions Across the Spectrum — representing multiple occupational fields — is set for October 6, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT.
TNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT.
TNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info.
TNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program.

CHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS

Women In International Law

Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department

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THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

Conversation with Belmont President Jones | "Global Nashville with Karl Dean"
2021-10-27 00:00 - 00:30
The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with
Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Global Nashville with Karl Dean
A Conversation with Belmont University President L. Gregory Jones
October 26 at 7:00pm CT

Karl F. Dean

Belmont President L. Gregory Jones
Global Nashville | Belmont President L. Gregory Jones

Global Nashville explores the issues and developments that mark the city and region as part of the global network. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talks with community leaders about their insights and perspectives.
Join him on October 26th as he talks with Belmont University’s new President, Dr. L. Gregory Jones, about his ideas on global engagement and the mission of Belmont to produce citizens ready for the world.
About Dr. L. Gregory Jones
Known for his entrepreneurial leadership and fundraising ability, Dr. Greg Jones served as the longtime dean of Duke Divinity School from 1997-2010 and again from 2018 until becoming Belmont’s president on June 1, 2021. Between 2010 and 2018, he served in a variety of roles, including vice president and vice provost for global strategy at Duke University and also as provost and executive vice president of Baylor University. In addition, he has served in advisory and strategic roles with several foundations and educational institutions in the United States as well as in Armenia.
During his time at Duke Divinity, Jones strengthened the School’s financial trajectory, diversified the faculty and staff and led a strategic planning process that garnered great enthusiasm for the school’s future, all while setting new records for gifts to the Annual Fund and to the Divinity School overall. In addition, he currently serves as a senior fellow at Leadership Education, which he founded, and senior fellow at the Fuqua-Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics, both at Duke University. He is passionate about re-shaping cultures within and across organizations and has coined the term “traditioned innovation” to capture how he re-frames complex challenges to seize significant opportunities.
Jones’ tenures as dean were marked by significant growth in Duke Divinity School. More than $102 million was raised under his leadership in The Campaign for Duke (1998-2003), and major new initiatives begun during his tenure include the Center for Reconciliation, the Thriving Rural Communities Program, the Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation, the Clergy Health Initiative, the Reynolds Program in Church Leadership and numerous international partnerships, especially with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, the United Methodist Church in Cote d’Ivoire, and the Center for Reconciliation’s Great Lakes Initiative which embraces the central-east African region. As Duke’s Global Strategist, he led initiatives in China and India as well as helped to engage work in Singapore.

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THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.

China Town Hall | Local Connections, National Reflections | Oct 19
2021-10-19 22:00 - 2021-10-20 00:30
The Tennessee World Affairs Council

in association with
Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present

October 19, 2021 – 5:00-7:30 pm CT

From Washington, DC
Fareed Zakaria
CNN Worldwide Host and Author
From Nashville, Tennessee
Moderator
Patrick W. Ryan
LCDR, USN (Ret); Founding President, TNWAC
Professor Thomas Schwartz
Distinguished Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
John Scannapieco
Attorney, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist
Jeremy Goldkorn
Editor in Chief, SupChina.com; Co-host, Sinica Podcast
China Town Hall | Local Connections, National Reflections | Oct 19

CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria will be the featured speaker for CHINA Town Hall 2021, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our cities, towns, and communities. From supply chains to national security, new technologies to climate change, the future of both countries will be determined by their relations with one another and the global community.
Join the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations on Tuesday, October 19 for a virtual event and Q&A with one of America’s leading foreign policy commentators, as he examines the challenges and opportunities for both countries as they confront the most critical issues of the 21st century.
The National Committee is proud to partner with a wide range of institutions and community groups, including colleges and universities, world affairs councils, and trade and business associations to bring this important national conversation to local communities around America for the 15th consecutive year.
The “local connections” portion of the China Town Hall includes a panel of distinguished Nashvillians who are experts in U.S. foreign policy and U.S. China relations. Starting at 5:30pm CT they will provide background, context, and analysis, and will take you questions during the half-hour program prior to the Zakaria virtual presentation. They will return to continue the conversation at 7:00pm CT.
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria hosts Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide and is a columnist for The Washington Post, a contributing editor for The Atlantic, and a bestselling author.
Fareed Zakaria GPS is a weekly international and domestic affairs program that airs on CNN/U.S. and around the world on CNN International. Since its debut in 2008, it has become a prominent television forum for global newsmakers and thought leaders.
Interviews on Fareed Zakaria GPS have included U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Other past guests include military officials such as Gen. David Petraeus and Adm. Michael Mullen; corporate leaders such as Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi; and other public figures like Bill Maher and Bono. The program earned the prestigious Peabody Award in 2011 and has received multiple Emmy nominations.
Zakaria has regularly hosted primetime specials for CNN Worldwide, such as “Blindsided: How ISIS Shook the World,” “Why Trump Won,” and “Putin: The Most Powerful Man in the World.” He frequently contributes his thoughtful analysis of world events and public affairs to CNN.com; Fareed’s Global Briefing, a daily digital newsletter; and other programming across CNN’s multiple platforms.
More about Zakaria
Thomas Schwartz
Distinguished Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
Thomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States, with related interests in American politics, the history of international relations, Modern European history, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang, 2020). The book has received considerable notice and acclaim. Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance, self-serving ego, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.” Earlier in his career, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard, 1991), which was translated into German, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein, 1992). This book received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award, given by the Truman Presidential Library. He is also the author of Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard, 2003), which examined the Johnson Administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter, (Cambridge University Press, 2009).
More about Schwartz
John Scannapieco
Attorney, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist; Member of the Board, Tennessee World Affairs Council
John Scannapieco assists both US and foreign businesses engaged in the global economy. For more than three decades, he has provided strategic guidance and counsel to businesses and individuals regarding their existing global operations or to those contemplating global expansion.
John’s practice is focused on cross-border transactions. He assists domestic and foreign clients in connection with the sale or disposition of assets, as well as the negotiation and drafting of distribution, manufacturing, employment and agency agreements throughout the world, including the United States, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. He also advises companies that are contemplating pursuing a strategy in China, as well as companies that are currently doing business in China or with Chinese businesses. In addition, John assists US manufacturing companies with their activities overseas and foreign companies desiring to expand operations to the US. He works with US-based health care companies in a number of foreign jurisdictions, including China, Europe, Central and South America and the Caribbean. John has also worked with several companies in connection with the expansion of their global workforce.
John serves as Honorary Consul from Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Tennessee. He has been involved in TerraLex and Mackrell International, two leading international legal networks. Through his involvement in these organizations, he routinely helps clients locate resources, including legal, financial accounting or other assistance, to complete transactions or to resolve disputes throughout the world.
Jeremy Goldkorn
Editor in Chief, SupChina.com; Co-host, Sinica Podcast
Jeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003, he founded the website and research firm, Danwei, which tracked Chinese media, markets, politics, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council.

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THE 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.
THE VISION of the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
