1. Tennessee World Affairs Council
Chaos in the Middle East in Context: The
Case of US-Iran Relations
A Special Briefing for the Cookeville
Breakfast Rotary Club
3. Global Literacy
• Colleges & universities – most recently
educated cohort
• Tested on geography, environment,
demographics, US foreign policy, recent
international events, and economics
• 1,203 surveyed, 18-26 year-olds
4. Global Literacy
Significant gaps between what young
people understand about today’s world
and what they need to know to
successfully navigate and compete in it.
Richard N. Haass
President, Council on Foreign Relations
Gary E. Knell
President and CEO, National Geographic
5. Your World Affairs Council
Mission
The mission of the nonprofit, nonpartisan
Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote
international awareness, understanding and
connections to enhance the region’s global stature
and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our
increasingly complex and connected world.
6. Your World Affairs Council
Vision
A well-informed community that thinks critically
about the world and the impact of global events.
7. TNWAC Community
Programs
• Town Halls / Distinguished
Speakers & Ambassadors
Series
• Talk to the Author/Hot Topics
Teleconferences
• Global Dialogue Discussion
Groups
• Global Business Series
• National Conference
8. TNWAC Education Outreach
• Academic WorldQuest – High
Schools
• Academic WorldQuest -
Universities
• Academic WorldQuest –
Young Professionals
• “What in the World?” Weekly
Quiz
• International Careers Panels
9. TNWAC Education Outreach
• Global Scholars Diploma
Program
• Global Dialogue Briefings
• Teacher Development
Seminars
• Global Focus Webcasts
• Model Diplomacy
11. What in the world? Weekly
quiz
• Every Monday at 10 a.m.
• Ten questions ripped from
the news
• @TNWAC #TNWACquiz
• Weekly Winners
• Monthly Prize
• On TNWAC.org and in
email
