College Students Apply Today Student Scholarships Available for World Affairs Councils of America’s (WACA) 2021 National Conference November 16-19 The Tennessee World Affairs Council, as a member of the 90+ council network of WACA, is pleased to announce a scholarship program for undergraduates in Tennessee to participate in the annual conference. WACA National Conference The...Read More
College Students Apply Today Student Scholarships Available for World Affairs Councils of America’s (WACA) 2021 National Conference November 16-19 The Tennessee World Affairs Council, as a member of the 90+ council network of WACA, is pleased to announce a scholarship program for undergraduates in Tennessee to participate in the annual conference. WACA National Conference The...Read More
TNWAC This Week July 28, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: There’s a meeting of the TNWAC Board of Directors today. These community leaders have joined the effort to promote global literacy, recognizing the importance it plays in the civic life of our cities, regions and the State of Tennessee. I’d like to thank and recognize...Read More
TNWAC This Week July 7, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: I hope you had an enjoyable Independence holiday and your ear drums are intact. In Nashville we had quite a celebration with 350,000 people visiting for music and a spectacular fireworks show. It seems there’s a lot of pent up desire to get back to...Read More
TNWAC This Week June 22, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: This week the World Affairs Councils of America, the umbrella for the association of our over 90 independent councils, published our Weekly Quiz in their newsletter. We’re pleased to share our challenging test of global news awareness with our sister councils. [Link] That milestone in...Read More
PRESS RELEASE What’s Ahead in the U.S.-Russia Relationship After the Biden-Putin Summit When United States President Joe Biden and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin met in Geneva on June 16th there was an icy cast on prospects for positive results. Yet, Biden said he did what he came to do. That seemed to have been...Read More
Global News Review – February 3, 2021 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....Read More
Holiday Gift Giving Made Easy Give Them A Gift They’ll Appreciate All Year Long Membership in the Tennessee World Affairs Council Membership – Basic Benefits Newsletters / Member-only events / Discount to fee events / Webinars, Podcasts & Teleconferences / Magazine & Book Discounts / International Travel / Complimentary “Daily Chatter” Newsletter / Members-only...Read More
Election 2020: Global Issues: Trade, Climate, Globalization A panel of distinguished speakers with panel chair: Dr. Jeffrey Overby, PhD. Climate: Gary Garfield, former CEO Bridgestone Americas (Confirmed) Globalization: Dr. Richard Wike, PhD, Director Global Attitudes Research, Pew Research Center (Confirmed) Trade: Dr. Erica Owen, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at...Read More
Foreign Policy Challenges: Russia, North Korea, and Afghanistan 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) Svetlana Savranskaya, PhD., [Russia] Senior Analyst, National Security Archive (Confirmed) Ambassador Christopher...Read More
