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THIS PAST WEEK’S EVENTS
YOU MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO MISS IT
Global Nashville with Karl Dean” talks with Bob Rolfe, Tennessee Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development
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In this episode former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talked with Commissioner Bob Rolfe. He heads the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development at a critical time for Tennesseans and the business community. The ECD is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the state, supporting existing companies, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity. Commissioner Rolfe has served as commissioner since March 2017.
Global News Review with Ambassador Dick Bowers, LCDR Patrick Ryan, Dr. Breck Walker and guest co-host Dr. Charles Womack |
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Global News Review Topics for July 21, 2020
This week’s topics:
1 – In Pursuit of a Vaccine
2 – COVID-19
3 – London Calling: Huawei, 5G and the West
4 – October Surprises
5 – The End of World Order and American Foreign Policy
Ambassador Dick Bowers, LCDR Patrick Ryan and Dr. Breck Walker, Ph.D., discuss the top five items in the week’s global news providing commentary and assessments, background and context; and they take your questions and comments. We were pleased to welcome
This week Dr. Charles Womack, MD, joined the conversation about key issues in global news especially his insight and perspectives on COVID-19.
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PAST GLOBAL AFFAIRS EVENTS
DON’T FORGET THESE RECENT PROGRAMS THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ON OUR
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Jul 14, 2020 – Global Dialogue: International Speakers Series with Patrick Ryan. This week “Global Energy” and the book “Crude Oil, Crude Money,” with Thomas Lippman | Watch Here (YouTube) | Listen Here (Podcast)
Jul 14, 2020 – Global News Review with Ambassador Dick Bowers, LCDR Patrick Ryan, Dr. Breck Walker and guest co-host Dr. Thomas Schwartz | Watch Here (YouTube) | Listen Here (Podcast)
Jul 7, 2020 – “Global News Review” with co-hosts Ambassador Dick Bowers USFS(Ret) and LCDR Pat Ryan USN(Ret). Tuesdays 2:00 pm CT Episode with Dr. Breck Walker guest co-host | Watch Here (YouTube) | Listen Here (Podcast)
Jul 7, 2020 “Global Nashville with Karl Dean” talks with Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Frank McCoubrey | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT, July 7, 2020 | Watch Here (YouTube) | Listen Here (Podcast)
Jun 30, 2020 – “Global News Review” with co-hosts Ambassador Dick Bowers USFS(Ret) and LCDR Pat Ryan USN(Ret). Tuesdays 2:00 pm CT, with Dr. Breck Walker guest co-host | Watch Here (YouTube) | Listen Here (Podcast)
Jun 30, 2020 – “U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges Ahead” | Global Dialogue Speakers Program | with Martha Simms, Shawanesh Underwood and Irina Karmanova, U.S. State Department Policy Planning Staff and moderator Professor Thomas Schwartz | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT, | Watch Here (YouTube) | Listen Here (Podcast)
Jun 16, 2020 – “Global News Review” with co-hosts Ambassador Dick Bowers and LCDR Pat Ryan. Tuesday 2:00 pm CT, June 16, 2020 | Video Archive | Podcast
Jun 16, 2020 – “A Conversation with Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute of Peace | Global Dialogue Speakers Program | Tuesday 7:00 p.m. CT, June 16, 2020 | Video Archive | Podcast
Jun 10, 2020 – “Foreign Efforts Undermining Election 2020” | Special Edition: Global Dialogue Speakers Program | with Alliance for Securing Democracy’s Rachael Dean Wilson and David Salvo and moderator Mark Braden | Wednesday 1:00 p.m. CT, June 10, 2020 | Video Archive | Podcast
Jun 9, 2020 – “Global News Review” with co-hosts Ambassador Dick Bowers and LtCdr Pat Ryan. Tuesday 11:00 am CT | Video Archive | Podcast
Jun 9, 2020 – “Global Nashville with Karl Dean” talks with Amr El-Husseini | “Designing an Economic Model for Nashville as a City of the Future” | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT, June 9, 2020 | Video Archive | Podcast
May 26, 2020 – “Global Nashville with Karl Dean” talks with Dr. James Hildreth, MD, President Meharry College | “Covid-19 and Nashville ” | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT | Video Archive | Podcast
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COMING WEEK EVENTS
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Global Nashville with Karl Dean | Bob Rolfe, Tennessee Commissioner, Economic and Community Development
In this episode former Nashville Mayor Dean will talk with the Commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development.
The department is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the state, supporting existing companies, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020 – U.S.-China Relations | Global Dialogue Speakers Program | with Admiral Bill Owens, US Navy Retired, former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT, | Register
Jul 28, 2020 – “Global News Review” with co-hosts Ambassador Dick Bowers USFS(Ret), Dr. Breck Walker, PhD and LCDR Pat Ryan USN(Ret) with guest co-hosts Dr. Susan Haynes, PhD and Ambassador Cindy Courville. Tuesdays 2:00 pm CT | Register
FUTURE EVENTS
MAKE SURE YOU MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR MORE GLOBAL AFFAIRS WEBINARS COMING YOUR WAY FROM TNWAC
Sep 22, 2020 – Saudi Arabia at a Crossroad | Global Dialogue Speakers Program | with David Rundell, author, U.S. Foreign Service (Retired) | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT, | Register
Aug 25, 2020 – “The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump,” with former Secretary of Defense William Perry and Ploughshares Fund Policy Director Tom Collina. 7:00pm CT | Register
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