TNWAC This Week August 24, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Let me open with a note of sadness and hope for our friends in the Waverly, Tennessee community. This week’s flash flood has taken many lives and caused catastrophic physical damage to the area. We appreciate all the “Volunteers” who have flocked to the area...Read More
TNWAC This Week August 17, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: “What is the situation right now?” That was the rhetorical question Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Annie Pforzheimer shared with our Dr. Breck Walker when describing America’s challenge in Afghanistan for our Election 2020 series last fall [here]. “There is rampant corruption. That weakens the...Read More
A global affairs awareness service provided by the Tennessee World Affairs Council CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to quiz master Keira Larson for this week’s quiz. LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN Joseph Mendenhall, Bedford, TX Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA David Hillinck, Huntsville, AL Kevin O’Brien, Washington, IL Katie Grandelli, Washington, DC Angela...Read More
TNWAC This Week June 10, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: This week our eyes are on Europe as President Biden goes abroad for his first international visit. In January the new Administration laid out their priorities as: Covid-19, economic recovery, social justice, climate change and infrastructure. However, built into the Oval Office’s daily grind is...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present Global Dialogue The Power of Diplomacy with Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall Ambassador-in-Residence, Atlantic Council and Former Chief of Protocol of the United States at the White House and Author of “Protocol: The Power...Read More
TNWAC This Week May 25, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: This week we look forward to the celebration of Memorial Day. For most it’s a three day weekend filled with parties and the introduction to a new summer — one no longer marked with 100% of social distancing and masking. The pandemic lockdown is mostly...Read More
TNWAC This Week May 18, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: You may have been among those searching for gas stations that had not run out of gas last week as the Southeast grappled with the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, supplying about half of the gasoline stocks needed on the U.S. East Coast. It occurred...Read More
TNWAC This Week May 11, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Thank you to the friends who gave on the Big Payback day last week to support the World Affairs Council. We appreciate your generosity and the support you show for our mission — to bring the world to our community. This week we continue to...Read More
TNWAC This Week May 4, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: We’re hoping you are well and that the ready availability of Covid-19 vaccinations has eased your worries some. Like many others we have always looked forward to the next travel adventures in the USA and abroad. Next week we’ll talk more about the joys of...Read More
TNWAC This Week April 27, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: The Internet has blown up with global affairs programming of every stripe. Our World Affairs Council along added 90 virtual programs to the inventory of international speakers, panels, seminars and other forums. The 90+ councils of the World Affairs Councils network produces an incredible amount...Read More
