Global Focus Webcast | Aug 20 | Rami Khouri – Crises in the Middle East

Join us on August 20th for our inaugural Global Focus Webcast as we talk live — with your participation — with distinguished columnist, scholar and commentator Rami Khouri from Beirut about the crises besetting the Middle East. Here’s how to join the conversation. (Don’t forget to vote at www.150daysofgiving.com!)

Weekly World News Update, August 6, 2014

Check out the Weekly World News Update for this week. Analysis of the continued conflict in Gaza, Turkey’s upcoming election, relations with Russia, and more. Plus, articles on U.S. foreign policy, communication freedom, global health, and a historical perspective on today’s conflicts.

Event | Monthly Author Conference Call – July 31

Join World Affairs Council members in a conference call with author Anand Gopal on July 31 to talk about the book “No Good Men Among the Living,” about America, the Taliban and the war through Afghan eyes. Sign up for call check-in info.

TNWAC Global Update: Syria – “Cumberland Viewpoint” Sep 1

Tennessee World Affairs Council President Patrick Ryan was recently invited to the “Cumberland Viewpoint” radio show in Cookeville to talk about the US foreign policy crisis concerning Syria and reaction to the reported use of chemical weapons against civilians.