Global Tennessee

On April 19, 2023 TNWAC hosted a seminar featuring women from a variety of national security disciplines to discuss their career paths, experiences and ups and downs of working in the field. Moderator: Deborah Monroe | Senior Defense Intelligence Officer (Ret) Leila Gardner | Assistant Director of Intelligence for Information, Headquarters USMC & USN Reserve Intelligence Officer Safa Shahwan Edwar...

What's it like working in the world? TNWAC hosts a seminar featuring professionals from a variety of occupations to discuss their career paths, experiences and ups and downs of working in international jobs. Dr. Gretchen Neisler - Moderator - University of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs, Director, Center for Global Engagement; Member of Board of Directors, Tennessee World Affairs...

TNWAC had the honor of talking with Her Excellency Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to the United States in January. TNWAC President Patrick Ryan spoke with her about the business interests connecting Ireland and Tennessee and the wider United States, political developments in Ireland and the European Union and the special relationship between Ireland and the United Sta...

The story of the Iraqi Kurds and the establishment of the autonomous zone and the Kurdish Regional Government is a great Middle East epic that continues to play out. The Kurds have sought to carve out their own state amid the turmoil of unfolding regional history. They’ve been gassed and chased into the mountains by Saddam Hussein and attacked by the dangerous terror group ISIS. The Kurds have sto...

The TNWAC and American Council on German series "In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine" presents "One Year Later." Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S...

In Focus: Russia's Invasion | Ukraine Update | The Humanitarian Dimension Jan 25, 2023 The unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine has been catastrophic for the Ukrainian people. Millions of refugees have fled to neighboring nations to the west, horrendous war crimes have been committed in areas controlled by Russian forces and nation-wide attacks against civilian areas and infrastructure have caus...

Veteran Irish diplomat Geraldine Byrne Nason is the Ambassador to the US from the Republic of Ireland. She served as Ireland's Ambassador to the United Nations before assuming her post in Washington in August 2022. (Complete bio in our TNWAC.org archive.) In this interview with TNWAC President Pat Ryan, Ambassador Byrne Nason talks about the transformation in relations -- both Irish-US and Irish-T...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and with Belmont University Center for Global Citizenship, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine via Zoom Putin and Russia’s War: What Makes Putin Tick? with Katja Gloger Journalist and Author Andrew S. Weiss James...

Cyber Threats Across the Spectrum and What's Being Done With Former NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers Former Director National Security Agency and Commander U.S. Cyber Command Tuesday, November 8, 2022 1:30-3:00 p.m. CT With Moderator Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-5th) House Armed Services Committee Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces And Panelists Ms. Casey Santos CIO, Asurion Mr. Paul Connell...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University Center for International Business, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce GLOBAL DIALOGUE SERIES Via Zoom The Geopolitics of Central Asia October 13, 2022 | 1 pm CT A Conversation With Professor John Miglietta With Moderator Professor Thomas Schwartz Professor John Miglietta who teac...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and Belmont University Center for International Business, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg SPECIAL EDITION GLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Ambassador John Kornblum Former U.S. A...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and Belmont University Center for International Business, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce SPECIAL EDITION GLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES via Zoom In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Cold Wars Prof. Thomas A. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of History,...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany in association with Belmont University Center for International Business, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce SPECIAL EDITION GLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES via Zoom The War in Ukraine: How Will This End? Ambassador John Kornblum Former U.S. Ambassador to Ger...

Dr. Roger Kangas, Ph. D. Academic Dean and Professor Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University TNWAC Global Town Hall at Belmont University, March 31, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. CT with Moderator, Dr. Thomas A Schwartz, Ph. D., Distinguished Professor of History of U.S. Foreign Relations, Vanderbilt University Transcript available at TNWAC.org | Support the Tennessee Wor...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and with Belmont University Center for International Business, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce SPECIAL EDITION GLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES via Zoom The Implications and Consequences of Russia’s War in Ukraine Ambassador John Kornblum Former U.S. Ambass...

The Unfolding War in Europe Ambassador John Kornblum Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs March 2, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT with moderator Dr. Breck Walker Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political an...

TNWAC's Global Dialogue speaker series brings insights, perspectives and analyses difficult to come by. We present leading figures in diplomacy, business, military affairs, think tanks, NGOs and elsewhere to help you understand important issues in global affairs. Today we present Ambassador John C. Kornblum War has come. The first major ground invasion of a country in the heart of Europe – cradle...

Global Nashville with Karl Dean provides a spotlight on community leaders tied to international affairs, who talk about their professions and organizations, current developments in Nashville and their views on what makes Nashville a global city. The February 17, 2022 episode featured a conversation with John Scannapieco an attorney who is a partner at Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP in Nashville. Joh...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and Belmont University Center for International Business, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce GLOBAL TOWN HALL Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds -- Ambassador John Kornblum Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs February 15, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m....

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with Belmont University Center for International Business, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Global Nashville with Karl Dean A Conversation with Scott Hamilton Recorded: January 26, 2022 As the world turns attention to the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing we're reminded of past American Olympic glory. We're pleased to s...

Germany, Egypt, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Switzerland, Kenya, Venezuela, Finland, Panama, Costa Rica, Sweden and more. Nashville is home to athletes who have come from around the world. Among the many elements that make Nashville a global city is the athletes from around the world who come to play in the city’s professional sports teams — hockey, soccer, football. Take the Nashville Predators for exa...

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and Belmont University Center for International Business, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce GLOBAL TOWN HALL Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis Ambassador John Kornblum Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs February 1, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT with Dr...

Language Matters A Conversation with Dr. Kathleen Stein-Smith, Distinguished Lecturer and Author with Dr. Debbie Barnard What is the state of foreign language training in the United States? We wanted to know so we asked TNWAC Advisory Board Member and Tennessee Tech University Associate Professor of French, Debbie Barnard to talk to Dr. Kathleen Stein-Smith, noted authority and advocate on the sub...

New World Order: The Middle East Biden Takes Over Amy Tachco Office of Regional and Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State December 17, 2020 @ 5p.m. CT President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take office on January 20 and their administration is likely to be far different from the one led by President Donald Trump.  TNWAC is ple...

Global Nashville with Karl Dean A Conversation With Senator Bob Corker Join us for this important conversation with Senator Bob Corker who served in the Senate from 2009 to 20017. Corker served on the Foreign Relations Committee where he was Chairman from 2015-2019. The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present one of Tennessee's and the country's most knowledgeable individuals on world...