2022 World Affairs Council of the Year
Network of Independent World Affairs Councils of America

Programs This Week | Sep 17 Edition

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Join us this week for insightful programs hosted by your World Affairs to inform our community about global issues and challenges.
Don’t miss tonight’s special Election 2020 panel on Afghanistan, North Korea and Russia.

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In Association with the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg

Foreign Policy Challenges: Afghanistan, North Korea, Russia

Sep 17, 2020 @ 5:30-7:00 pm CT

Panel Chair: Dr. Breck Walker, PhD

  • DAS Annie Pforzheimer [Afghanistan] U.S. Foreign Service (Ret) Rank of Minister Counselor, former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan; former Deputy Chief of Mission, Kabul, Afghanistan (Confirmed)
  • Ambassador Christopher Hill [North Korea] U.S. Foreign Service (Ret); Chief Advisor to the Chancellor for Global Engagement; former Asst Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; former Ambassador to four countries including South Korea (Confirmed)
  • Svetlana Savranskaya, PhD., [Russia] Senior Analyst, National Security Archive (Confirmed)

NEXT WEEK

Global Issues: Climate, Globalization and Trade

Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:30-7:00 pm CT

Panel Chair: Dr. Jeff Overby

  • Mr. Gary Garfield, former CEO Bridgestone Americas – Climate
  • Dr. Richard Wike, PhD, Director Global Attitudes Research, Pew Research Center – Globalization
  • Professor Erica Owen, PhD., Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020 @ 7pm CT

Join former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean in his conversation with
Global Young Professionals

This episode of GNKD presents conversations with Global Young Professionals organizers and  TNWAC Board Members to preview the Fall 2020 calendar of programs for Nashville area young professionals.

Global News Review 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 @ 1pm CT

Join our team of Ambassador Dick Bowers, Dr. Breck Walker and LCDR Patrick Ryan for expert analysis of current global developments.

Give Dick, Breck and Pat 45 minutes and they’ll give you the world. Analysis and entertaining commentary on the top events and issues leading global news reports. Hard to find insights and perspectives from diplomacy, academia and intelligence.

This week’s topics:

1 – TikTok outcome / Corporate buy-out of US operations / Role of Trump administration
2 – The World Needs a Better World Health Organization
3 – The Mediterranean: Sea of Troubles

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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.