TNWAC This Week March 9, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week? The unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine slogs into a third week and the war criminal in the Kremlin is backed into a corner. Vladimir Putin’s likely hoped for lightning strike into Kyiv to decapitate the Zelensky government and subjugate the country...Read More
A global affairs public service provided by the Tennessee World Affairs Council CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to quiz master Patrick Ryan and @TNWAC News Editor Campbell Lahman for this week’s quiz. LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA Basil G. Smith, Jacksonville, FL Catherine Kelly, Nashville, TN Roger French, Washington, IL Tim Stewart,...Read More
TNWAC This Week March 1, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week? Your World Affairs Council continues to bring you insights, perspectives and analyses on the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin and Russia. We’re fortunate to have Ambassador John Kornblum join us regularly for his take on developments. Kornblum is an eminent...Read More
Great Decisions Discussion Group Great 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. You can get the book and videos at the...Read More
TNWAC This Week February 15, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week? A question that doesn’t really need to be asked as the world is watching the start of war in Europe. A Russian invasion of Ukraine, which appears imminent, would upend decades of peace and stability on the continent that propelled two...Read More
Japan-America Society of Tennessee Public Awareness Initiative Impact: Japanese Business Investment in Tennessee In association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council PDF Version Verbatim Transcript A Conversation with John Scannapieco Former Chairman, Japan-America Society of Tennessee Partner, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP Video Recording on the JAST YouTube Channel Patrick Ryan [00:01:36] Hello, I’m Patrick...Read More
Japan-America Society of Tennessee Public Awareness Initiative Impact: Japanese Business Investment in Tennessee In association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council PDF Version Verbatim Transcript A Conversation with John Gregory Former Director of Asian Development Tennessee Economic and Community Development Video Recording on the JAST YouTube Channel Patrick Ryan [00:02:16] Hello, I’m Patrick Ryan of...Read More
Japan-America Society of Tennessee Public Awareness Initiative Impact: Japanese Business Investment in Tennessee In association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council PDF Version Verbatim Transcript A Conversation with Randy Boyd President of the University of Tennessee Former Commissioner of Tennessee’s Economic and Community Development Department Video Recording on the JAST YouTube Channel Patrick Ryan [00:00:23]...Read More
The 2022 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge To all High School teachers: As you start a new semester in 2022 and are thinking of ways to challenge your students to increase their global literacy and knowledge of international affairs, IT’S NOT TOO LATE to participate in the Tennessee World Affairs Council global...Read More
Updated: Dec 28, 2021 The 2022 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge 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...Read More
