“What in the World” Quiz | Oct 19
Good morning and welcome to this week’s edition of the Tennessee World Affairs Council’s “What in the World” Quiz. Good luck. Winners, answers on Wednesday.
World Affairs Town Hall Provides Afghan Conflict Context
A Council Town Hall at Belmont featured General Keith Huber, US Army (Ret), on the topic of “Afghanistan in Context.” Here’s the story.
Remembering 9/11 and Putting Afghanistan in Context
On the occasion of this anniversary we remind our members, friends of the Council and members of the community that we will host a town hall program about Afghanistan and America’s role there on Monday evening at Belmont University.
Event | LtGen Keith M. Huber | Sep 14, 2015 | Afghanistan
Join us on September 14th to hear Lt General Keith Huber talk about developments in Afghanistan. The event is free, open to the public and hosted at Belmont University, Nashville.
WACA Weekly – June 8, 2015
The World Affairs Councils of America national office shares information about happenings around the network of Councils through the WACA Weekly newsletter.
National Conference | America & The World – Vali Nasr Opening Keynote
TNWAC is pleased to provide transcripts from the 2014 World Affairs Councils of America National Conference in Washington, DC. The opening keynote remarks from Dr. Vali Nasr, moderated by Amb Paula Dobriansky set the scene for two days of symposia addressing “America and the World.”
Global Focus – Rami Khouri – Aug 20, 2014 – Crises in the Middle East (Transcript)
TNWAC’s Global Focus talked with distinguished columnist, author, scholar and commentator Rami Khouri from the American University in Beirut about the crises sweeping the Middle East. From the Islamic State terrorists to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians Mr. Khouri provided insights and perspectives on these critical national security and foreign policy issues.
Event | Monthly Author Conference Call – July 31
Join World Affairs Council members in a conference call with author Anand Gopal on July 31 to talk about the book “No Good Men Among the Living,” about America, the Taliban and the war through Afghan eyes. Sign up for call check-in info.
Council Leaders Visit Consul General Kato of Japan
A delegation of Tennessee World Affairs Council board members recently paid a call on Consul-General of Japan Motohiko Kato to update him on the group’s work in global awareness education.
Girl Rising
Today Malala Yousafzai spoke. It was her 16th birthday and her audience was the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon and a global audience through the YouTube video that went viral.. ..We’re sharing this with you today because you should know about her story. You should also know that the Tennessee World Affairs Council has two programs coming up that you should attend. They are film screenings of “Girl Rising” and “Not My Life.” They are both powerful documentaries that tell important stories from around the world and from not so far away.