China’s Use of Armed Coercion to Win Without Fighting Wednesday, September 11th | 12:00pm – 1:00pm Over the past 20 years, China’s international status as a “great power” has become undeniable. China’s “peaceful rise” has included substantial investments in military modernization and an increasingly assertive regional posture. While China has not waged war, it has...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present The Lithuanian Perspective on Russian Aggression in Ukraine via Zoom Wednesday, June 19, 2024 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT Lithuania’s political past and borders have been anything but stable since the 13th century when the semblance of a cohesive state began. Now, with Russia’s war in Ukraine,...Read More
Join us for a conversation with distinguished historian Dr. Thomas Schwartz of Vanderbilt University and Dr. Breck Walker about U.S. foreign policy.Read More
To mark the occasion of visiting distinguished speaker Ambassador Charles Ray’s Tuesday programs in Nashville, TNWAC Chairman Karl Dean and President Emeritus shared their perspective on American diplomacy and its preparation for America’s future on the world stage. This column, their own views, was published in The Tennessean on January 21, 2024. Is American diplomacy...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council seeks to expand civic conversations so the community can be informed and engaged on important issues of the day. One issue for discussion is the United States Foreign Service and the role and function of diplomacy to advance America’s interests abroad. To bring this conversation to our community TNWAC is...Read More
TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT [email protected] PRESENTS DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM LUNCHEON AND GLOBAL TOWN HALL Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service Ambassador Charles Ray U.S. Foreign Service (Retired), Chair, Africa Program and Trustee, Foreign Policy Research Instittute & Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe Tuesday, January 23,...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council seeks to expand civic conversations so the community can be informed and engaged on important issues of the day. One issue for discussion is the United States Foreign Service and the role and function of diplomacy to advance America’s interests abroad. To bring this conversation to our community TNWAC is...Read More
TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT [email protected] AND PRESENT DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER GLOBAL TOWN HALL Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service Ambassador Charles Ray U.S. Foreign Service (Retired), Chair, Africa Program and Trustee, Foreign Policy Research Instittute & Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe Tuesday, January 23, 2024 BELMONT...Read More
GOOD DAY. THE “WHAT IN THE WORLD? WEEKLY QUIZ” WILL END PUBLICATION ON DECEMBER 31, 2023. THANK YOU TO THE LOYAL QUIZ PLAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS PROGRAM SINCE 2016 CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ We invite you to become members of the TNWAC no matter where you live. We welcome our friends...Read More
AND PRESENT DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM In Person General David Petraeus General, U.S. Army (Retired); former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; former Commander U.S. Central Command Author of “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine” with Andrew Roberts with moderator Dr. Breck Walker Luncheon and Book Signing Belmont University, Janet...Read More
