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      • 2019-2020
        • Perspectives on Global Issues with Congressman Jim Cooper | Nov 25
        • Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power | Lunch & Book Signing | Oct 13
        • US Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris| IBC Breakfast | Oct 8
        • Negotiating with North Korea: An Insider’s View | Amb Christopher Hill | Sep 9
        • Why Europe Matters | Amb John C. Kornblum | Sep 4
        • British Consul General Andrew Staunton | Breakfast | Aug 21
        • Chinese Emb Minister Xu Xueyuan On US-PRC Relations | Luncheon | Aug 5
      • 2018-2019
        • Germany & US Confronting Social Disruption | May 23
        • U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump | Ambassadors Bowers, Schlicher & Prof Schwartz | Apr 15
        • Kurdistan Today: No Friends But the Mountains? | Michael McClellan | Mar 20
        • Nuclear Weapons Proliferation in Dangerous Times | Joseph Cirincione | Feb 11
        • Brexit 101: Unraveling A Thorny Issue | Dr. Adam Bronstone | Jan 17
        • EU Consuls-General Roundtable Luncheon | Dec 11
        • Adventures in the Middle East | Col David Des Roches | Nov 26
        • International Economic Outlook | Afshin Molavi | Nov 16
      • 2017-2018
        • Breakfast with Chinese Embassy Economic and Commercial Minister | Jun 28
        • What’s Going On In American Diplomacy? | Ambassadors’ Roundtable | Apr 24
        • Speaker Program | US-Iran Relations | US Amb Frank Wisner | Feb 26
        • Program | Thomas Friedman | Feb 14 | Register Now
        • Program | China Town Hall | Oct 24, 2017
        • Program | Practical Peacebuilding for National Security – Nancy Lindborg | Oct 2
      • 2016-2017
        • Program | President Trump Abroad and a New US Foreign Policy | Jun 28
        • Program | Ambassador Series | ROK Ambassador Ahn Ho-young | Apr 25
        • Program | The Middle East: A Region in Turmoil | Apr 17
        • Program | US-Japan Relations: Culture, Business, Security — Bonds Across Many Sectors | Apr 5
        • Program | Turkey’s Unraveling Democracy & Impact on US-Turkey Relations | Mar 29
        • Program | Ambassadors Schlicher and Bowers on POTUS45’s Foreign Policy | Feb 28
        • Program | Russian-American Relations: From Obama to Trump | Jan 17
        • Program | POTUS 45: Global Challenges for the Next Administration | Nov 9
        • Program | China Town Hall | Oct 18, 2016
        • Program | Iran Project Panel | Sep 19, 2016
        • Program | “America’s Diplomats” | Sep 7, 2016
        • Program | Brexit and the U.S. Economy | Aug 16, 2016
        • Program | Reaching Rising Global Markets | Jul 26, 2016
      • 2015-2016
    • Global Tennessee Podcast
    • Young Professionals
      • Global Young Professional Group – Dec 4 – Von El Rod’s
      • Global Young Professional Events – Nov 3 – Yazoo Taproom
    • Cover to Cover – Talk to the Authors
      • 2019-2020
        • Arab Region After the Uprisings| Hope Harrison | Nov 21
        • After the Berlin Wall | Hope Harrison | Oct 9
        • Gutenberg to Google | Tom Wheeler | Sep 25
        • Art of Counterintelligence | Jim Olson | Aug 22
        • Kim Jung Un | Anna Fifield | Jul 24
      • 2018-2019
        • Japan Rearmed | Sheila Smith | Jun 19
        • Marvin Kalb | May 15
        • Beth Gardiner | Apr 9, 2019
        • Amb William J. Burns | Mar 21, 2019
        • Francis Fukuyama | Jan 24, 2019
        • War on Terror Partners | Dec 20, 2018
        • “The End of Europe” | Aug 10
        • “The Edge of Chaos” | Jul 10, 2018
      • 2017-2018
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Peace Works: America’s Role in a Turbulent World” | Jun 12
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “From Cold War to Hot Peace” | May 15
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Pakistan Under Siege” | Apr 18
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Israeli National Security” | Mar 1
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “The End of Epidemics” | Feb 13
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “A World in Disarray” | Jan 10
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Digital World War” | Dec 14
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “Asia’s Reckoning” | Sep 5
        • Program | Talk to the Author of “The End of Europe” | Aug 10
        • Talk to the Author of “Hot, Hungry Planet” | Jul 18
      • 2016-2017
        • Talk to the Author of “Behind the Lines of Jihad” | Jun 13
        • Talk to the Author of “All Measures Short of War” | May 25
        • Talk to the Author of “China’s Push for Global Power” | Apr 11
        • Talk to the Author of “Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age” On International Women’s Day | Mar 8
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    • Know Now/Hot Topics – Talk With Specialists and Decisionmakers
      • 2019-2020
        • Why Tunisian Elections Matter | Sep 19
        • Terror Networks Aug 13
        • U.S.-Iran Relations Jul 16
      • 2018-2019
        • Global Nuclear Threats with Joe Cirincione Jun 6
        • After the Arctic Ice Melts with Fran Ulmer May 8
        • Qatar Today with H.E. Lolwah Al-Khater Mar 28
      • 2017-2018
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | “Inside Gaza” | May 31
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | Public Health Approach to Violence and Conflict | Apr 24
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | 2018 “Control Risks” | Jan 30
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | Yemen’s Political Future | Dec 19
        • “Know Now” Conference Call | Future of Democracy | Oct 25
      • 2016-2017
    • Global Dialogue
      • 2019-2020
        • War Clouds in the Gulf | Ambassador Bowers | Sep 30
      • 2018-2019
        • China Rising: Storm Clouds in the Western Pacific | Patrick Ryan | Feb 27
      • 2017-2018
        • Program | “U.S. Strategic Weapons and the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review” | Apr 19
        • Program | “Strengthening and Deepening the US-Africa Business & Trade Relationship” | Mar 28
        • Program | Iran and America’s Challenges in the Middle East | Feb 28
        • Program | Trump Foreign Policy: 2018 Geopolitical Goals | Jan 31
        • Program | Political-Military Dimensions of the Korea Crisis | Sep 27
        • Program | US-China Commercial Relations: The Way Forward | Aug 30
        • Program | 2017 Doomsday Clock: 2 1/2 Minutes to Midnight | Jul 26
      • 2016-2017
        • Program | President Trump Abroad and a New US Foreign Policy | Jun 28
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        • International Careers & Jobs Panels @ Lipscomb October 22, 2019
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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Dec 9-15, 2019
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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Dec 9-15, 2019

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Support Your Student Global Awareness Programs | Giving Tuesday
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Support Your Student Global Awareness Programs | Giving Tuesday

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Dec 2-8, 2019
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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Dec 2-8, 2019

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Malcolm Nance and Russia’s Info Warfare Attack on America | Global Tennessee | Ep 33
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Malcolm Nance and Russia’s Info Warfare Attack on America | Global Tennessee | Ep 33

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Perspectives on Global Issues with Congressman Jim Cooper | TODAY
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Perspectives on Global Issues with Congressman Jim Cooper | TODAY

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Global Young Professional Group – Dec 4 – Von Elrod’s Trivia Night
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Global Young Professional Group – Dec 4 – Von Elrod’s Trivia Night

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Conference Call | Arab Region After the Uprisings| Marina/David Ottaway | Nov 21
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Conference Call | Arab Region After the Uprisings| Marina/David Ottaway | Nov 21

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Nov 11-17, 2019

November 11, 2019November 10, 2019 Editor 109 Views 0 Comments

Have you kept up with world news this week? Let’s find out.

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Global Young Professional Group – Dec 4 – Von Elrod’s Trivia Night

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Editor 110 Views 0 Comments

Come on out to Trivia Night at Von El Rod’s with the Global YP Group!

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Community Programs 

Perspectives on Global Issues with Congressman Jim Cooper | Nov 25

November 5, 2019November 25, 2019 Editor 99 Views 0 Comments

Please join us for an evening with Representative Jim Cooper as we talk about U.S. foreign policy, national security and critical global issues confronting America’s leaders.

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Nov 4-10, 2019

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 100 Views 0 Comments

Give to support global affairs awareness programs in the community and in your schools.  Don’t forget to sign up as a World Affairs Council

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Conference Call | Arab Region After the Uprisings| Marina/David Ottaway | Nov 21

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 85 Views 0 Comments

Join us to talk with two of the top expert on the Middle East.

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Global Young Professionals Meetup | Yazoo Taproom | Sunday Evening

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 Editor 58 Views 0 Comments

Inaugural Global Young Professionals Group Meet Up Yazoo Brewing Co. Taproom Sunday, November 3, 2019,  6-8 p.m. Two Pints On Us

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Global Tennessee Podcast | Ambassador John Kornblum | Why Europe Matters | EP 31

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Editor 125 Views 0 Comments

Don’t forget to leave your review of the Podcast at SoundClound.com/tnwac. Thanks! The Tennessee World Affairs Council has been honored

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Oct 28-Nov 3, 2019

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Editor 126 Views 0 Comments

Another tumultuous week in global affairs. Here’s a way to see if you’re keeping up.

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“What In The World? Weekly Quiz” – Oct 21-27, 2019

October 21, 2019October 27, 2019 Editor 64 Views 0 Comments

How’s your global affairs IQ? Take the quiz. (Win a prize?)

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International Careers & Jobs Panels | TUESDAY

October 18, 2019October 22, 2019 Editor 102 Views 0 Comments

Don’t miss this chance to learn about working in global affairs jobs.

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