A Conversation on Israel, Iran, Syria, and the Shifting Geopolitics of the Middle East (Webinar) Does it feel like the Middle East is changing faster than you can keep pace with? Join TNWAC and The World Affairs Council of Miami on Thursday, February 6th from 10:30am – 12:00pm CST for a free virtual Distinguished Speaker...Read More
presents Reform in Central Asia: Shifting Frameworks and Dynamics Speaker: Mark Reese began his thirty-year career in Central Asia as the first Peace Corps volunteer to serve in Kokand, Uzbekistan, from 1994-1996. Through the University of Washington, he subsequently established and managed a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program centered around Islamic studies and...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
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
The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present: Women in Peacebuilding: Global Perspectives In partnership with: featuring: Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. About the Speakers: Ana Maria González Forero Ana María González Forero is a passionate defender of ethnic human rights. For 25 years, she has worked...Read More
As we bring 2023 to a close and celebrate our faiths and our holidays may I again extend best wishes from our families to yours for seasons greetings and happy holidays. - Dr. Liane Hentschke, Executive DirectorRead 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
REGISTER NOW The Tennessee World Affairs Council National Council on U.S.-China Relations and the University of Tennessee Knoxville Presents via Zoom China Town Hall Ambassador Nicholas Burns United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China with Jeremy Goldkorn Editor in Chief, The China Project Wednesday, October 11, 2023 VIA ZOOM 5:30 Local Broadcast with...Read More
Join this fascinating discussion of "Oppenheimer" the movie and the consequences of creating technology that poses an existential threat to humanity. Dr. Rachel Bronson, President and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the "Doomsday Clock" people, takes us from 1945 to 2023. The clock is ticking.Read More
CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to Silas McClung at Sewanee for being a master quiz question writer. We invite you to become members of the TNWAC no matter where you live. We welcome our friends from around the country and around the world to be part of our work to inform and inspire our communities...Read More
