Our good friends at the US Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) have put together some materials that will get you primed for debate watching on Monday night. There's an excellent video of a panel discussion on the importance of U.S. global engagement to our national and economic security and its impact on Florida's future. The sessions...Read More

Sporting events in Nashville haven't exactly been the focus of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and hockey in Nashville hasn't exactly been a regular Saturday night event given the Predators/NHL labor action. But this offer will change both of those conditions. The Council has been registered in the past with the Predators Foundation -- which...Read More

The vitality of the Tennessee World Affairs Council depends on: the enthusiasm of the volunteers who carry out the programs and functions of the Council and the people who support the work being undertaken by their membership sign-ups and donations. To make membership applications and donations easy to accomplish we have updated the web site...Read More

Join us for a special presentation of the Council's Distinguished Visiting Speaker Program on November 13th. -- The “Arab Spring” and the challenge it presents to American foreign policy and interests across North Africa and the Near East has raised new and complicated questions jumping out of the headlines. There could be no timelier topic...Read More

The Tennessee World Affairs Council announced today that the "Spotlight on Turkey" teachers workshop, phase I of the program, has been rescheduled for April 14, 2012 (vice March 24, 2012). The change was made to permit registration of additional teachers, to reach the program minimum participation level. "Spotlight on Turkey" is a three part program...Read More

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

PROGRAM FEATURES TEACHER WORKSHOP AND FUNDED STUDY TOUR TO TURKEY The World Affairs Councils of America and the Turkish Cultural Foundation selected the Tennessee World Affairs Council to participate in the 2012 "Spotlight on Turkey" program. This will be TN WAC's third year as a participant in an incredible opportunity for Tennessee teachers to attend...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

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