TNWAC This Week July 20, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Here we go again. The world is looking at a third Covid-19 wave. That’s the richer nations of the world. The lesser developed nations are still wrestling with the first wave. In the United Kingdom, it was billed as “Freedom Day,” time to celebrate the...Read More
TNWAC This Week July 14, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: It’s Bastille Day, the national day celebration in France. It’s observance, so close to our celebration of Independence, reminds us of the connections our two countries have had since the beginning of our Republic. It easily comes to my mind, having once served aboard the...Read More
TNWAC This Week July 7, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: I hope you had an enjoyable Independence holiday and your ear drums are intact. In Nashville we had quite a celebration with 350,000 people visiting for music and a spectacular fireworks show. It seems there’s a lot of pent up desire to get back to...Read More
TNWAC This Week June 22, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: This week the World Affairs Councils of America, the umbrella for the association of our over 90 independent councils, published our Weekly Quiz in their newsletter. We’re pleased to share our challenging test of global news awareness with our sister councils. [Link] That milestone in...Read More
TNWAC This Week June 17, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: It has been a watershed week for the Biden Administration and U.S. foreign policy. The whirlwind agenda of summits with allies and adversaries have advanced the White House goals of: ensuring stability through leadership in international organizations like the G-7 and NATO, restoring confidence in...Read More
TNWAC This Week June 10, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: This week our eyes are on Europe as President Biden goes abroad for his first international visit. In January the new Administration laid out their priorities as: Covid-19, economic recovery, social justice, climate change and infrastructure. However, built into the Oval Office’s daily grind is...Read More
TNWAC This Week June 2, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: The Memorial Day weekend air travel numbers set pandemic-era records across the country. There’s a great pent up desire to get out, to visit family and friends, and to get back to checking off those bucket list travel destinations. Last month the European Union announced...Read More
TNWAC This Week May 25, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: This week we look forward to the celebration of Memorial Day. For most it’s a three day weekend filled with parties and the introduction to a new summer — one no longer marked with 100% of social distancing and masking. The pandemic lockdown is mostly...Read More
TNWAC This Week May 18, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: You may have been among those searching for gas stations that had not run out of gas last week as the Southeast grappled with the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, supplying about half of the gasoline stocks needed on the U.S. East Coast. It occurred...Read More
TNWAC This Week May 11, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Thank you to the friends who gave on the Big Payback day last week to support the World Affairs Council. We appreciate your generosity and the support you show for our mission — to bring the world to our community. This week we continue to...Read More
