TNWAC This Week September 8, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: This week allow me to share with you the reflections on our times from Bill Clifford, the President of the World Affairs Councils of America, the organization that supports and stitches together the works of the over 90 independent councils like TNWAC across America, from...Read More
TNWAC This Week August 31, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: “America exits Afghanistan,” proclaimed the Washington Post’s front page. Over at the New York Times it was, “U.S. Forces Leave Afghanistan; Evacuation Ends.” So, it’s over. The “forever war” on terrorism in Afghanistan and attempt to build a government and modernize a society lasted six...Read More
College Students Apply Today Student Scholarships Available for World Affairs Councils of America’s (WACA) 2021 National Conference November 16-19 The Tennessee World Affairs Council, as a member of the 90+ council network of WACA, is pleased to announce a scholarship program for undergraduates in Tennessee to participate in the annual conference. WACA National Conference The...Read More
TNWAC This Week August 24, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Let me open with a note of sadness and hope for our friends in the Waverly, Tennessee community. This week’s flash flood has taken many lives and caused catastrophic physical damage to the area. We appreciate all the “Volunteers” who have flocked to the area...Read More
TNWAC This Week August 17, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: “What is the situation right now?” That was the rhetorical question Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Annie Pforzheimer shared with our Dr. Breck Walker when describing America’s challenge in Afghanistan for our Election 2020 series last fall [here]. “There is rampant corruption. That weakens the...Read More
College Students Apply Today Student Scholarships Available for World Affairs Councils of America’s (WACA) 2021 National Conference November 16-19 The Tennessee World Affairs Council, as a member of the 90+ council network of WACA, is pleased to announce a scholarship program for undergraduates in Tennessee to participate in the annual conference. WACA National Conference 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
PRESS RELEASE What’s Ahead in the U.S.-Russia Relationship After the Biden-Putin Summit When United States President Joe Biden and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin met in Geneva on June 16th there was an icy cast on prospects for positive results. Yet, Biden said he did what he came to do. That seemed to have been...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 February 9, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Our 2021 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest global affairs challenge champions have been crowned. A team from the Martin Luther King, Jr., Magnet High School in Nashville took top honors, the CIEE scholarships and a trip to the National Championship match in April. Congratulations to teacher/coach...Read More
