The Constitution provides power to both the President and the Congress in making United States foreign policy but it is not always clear who has the decisive voice and how the process works. The role Congress plays will be examined in a seminar featuring Dr. George Ingram, Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition...Read More
Academic WorldQuest is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TN WAC) and the national network of World Affairs Councils. It is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. The TN WAC is organizing a WorldQuest competition for Tennessee high school students to encourage global affairs awareness...Read More
We are pleased to announce a National High School Essay Contest on the Republic of Azerbaijan in partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA) National Office and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation for the 2011-2012 year. Ten Student Winners will be invited by WACA to participate in a two week-Study Tour of Azerbaijan. The...Read More
Get the world at your desktop on Friday, January 20th with this month's edition of Global I.Q. with The Economist. The first Global I.Q. of the year features Adrian Wooldridge, Schumpeter columnist and management editor for The Economist who will discuss his forthcoming special report on State Capitalism. Go beyond the pages with the World...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to announce its participation in the 2012 National High School Essay Contest on the Republic of Azerbaijan, sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Ten students from the network of World Affairs Council, which includes the TN WAC, will be selected for...Read More
Your generous donation to the Tennessee World Affairs Council annual fund will go a long way to increasing global affairs education opportunities in our schools and communities. Donate to the Annual Fund of TNWAC.. click here. The Tennessee World Affairs Council is managed and operated by a group of volunteers -- we have no paid...Read More
Did you know that the Tennessee World Affairs Council web site is in the Amazon affiliate network? What does that mean? If you are going to shop on Amazon.com -- where you can find just about anything -- and link to the Amazon.com web site from the TNWAC web site, by clicking on one of...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to share an essay by Dr. Lori Murray, President and CEO of the World Affairs Councils of America, which addresses a critical lack of attention among American citizens and politicians to international affairs. She correctly points out that there is no separation between domestic and foreign affairs in...Read More
"..The expanded interest in our programs has given the Council a statewide calling that carried with it the need to expand the membership base and the corporate sponsorship base. With those requirements in mind, the Council was extremely fortunate in forging a partnership with the Center for International Business at Belmont University in Nashville. From...Read More
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Middle East expert Thomas Lippman will speak at Belmont University on Monday, November 7 at 6:30 in a symposium open to the public. Lippman is an author, scholar and commentator on Middle East affairs and will explore the challenges for American foreign policy in the region focusing on Saudi Arabia in 2011 "From...Read More
