TNWAC This Week September 21, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: The world turns its eyes to mid-town Manhattan and the headquarters of the United Nations this week for the opening of the General Assembly and remarks from world leaders including President Joe Biden. Yesterday Biden met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres who said, “The...Read More
September 21 is the International Day of Peace. Today we’re pleased to share a message and a challenge from the United States Institute of Peace. The Peace Day Challenge exists to raise the profile of the International Day of Peace and to affirm peace as a real alternative to the violence we see every...Read More
A global affairs awareness service provided by the Tennessee World Affairs Council CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to quiz masters Keira Larson and Patrick Ryan and @TNWAC News Editor Campbell Lahman for this week’s quiz. LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS Steve Lawrence, Morristown, TN Robert Kapanjie, Peoria, TN Deanna Kendall, Nashville, TN Allison Hodgkins, Yarmouth, ME...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
A global affairs awareness service provided by the Tennessee World Affairs Council CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to quiz master Keira Larson for this week’s quiz. LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS Pete Griffin, Nashville, TN Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN Joseph Mendenhall, Bedford, TX Basil G. Smith, Jacksonville, FL Christine Laemmar-Faber, Brookfield, WI David Hillinck, Huntsville, AL...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with Belmont University Center for International Business, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia present Global Dialogue On Travel: A Conversation with Rick Steves Travel Writer, Author, Activist and Television Personality With Host Amanda Knarr Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council...Read More
A global affairs awareness service provided by the Tennessee World Affairs Council CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to quiz master Patrick Ryan for this week’s quiz. LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN Barbara Gubbin, Jacksonville, FL Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN Lee Maki, Peoria, IL Peter Sharadin, Blandon, PA Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN Basil...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
A global affairs awareness service provided by the Tennessee World Affairs Council CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to quiz master Pat Ryan for this week’s quiz. LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS Angela Weck, Peoria, IL Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN Steve Freidberg, Boston, MA Jim Shepherd, Nashville, TN Anne Wasse-Lyon, Savannah, GA Patricia Miletich, Nashville, TN Judy...Read More
A global affairs awareness service provided by the Tennessee World Affairs Council CLICK IMAGE FOR QUIZ Thanks to quiz master Pat Ryan for this week’s quiz. LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WINNERS Youness Mizmani, Casablanca, Morocco Kathy Ingleson, Brentwood, TN Charles Bowers, Nashville, TN David Hillinck, Huntsville, AL Austin Travis, Nashville, TN Yezzie Dospil, Nashville, TN Peter...Read More
