In partnership with Belmont University and The Center for Global Citizenship Election 2024 Panel (Town Hall) The upcoming Presidential election is historic in so many ways, and historically divisive in terms of the campaigns being waged and the narrow margins likely in the battleground states that will determine the ultimate outcome. Our very distinguished group of panelists...Read More
In partnership with Rhodes College Presents “NATO AT 75: THE WAY AHEAD “ Thursday, November 14, 2024 I 5:30pm – 7:30pm ** free event ** Rhodes College (Buckman Hall in Blount Auditorium) 2000 North Parkway – Memphis, TN 38112 SPEAKERS: Major General William Hickman – US Army (Retired) Hickman served 36 years in the United States Army,...Read More
China’s Use of Armed Coercion to Win Without Fighting 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 frequently resorted to what the US State...Read More
In partnership with The Stimson Center, the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, presents “The Importance and the Impact of the Strategic Partnership between the US and South Korea” Join us for a panel discussion on the status, future, and importance of the upgraded alliance between the US and South...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