Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs Awarded Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Grant to Host Japan-U.S. Diplomacy Academy 

November 3, 2025

Knoxville, TN (Nov. 3, 2025) – The Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs (NSFA) at the University of Tennessee’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs has received a grant from the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) to host a Japan- U.S. Diplomacy Academy in Knoxville in the spring.   NSFA will work in partnership with the University’s Japanese Studies program and the Center […]

Muhammad Explores Tariff Implications for the US Distilled Spirits Sector 

March 18, 2025

The University of Tennessee (UT) Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs (NSFA) Affiliate Andrew Muhammad has authored a policy brief examining the implications of recent tariffs on the distilled spirits sector in the United States.  Muhammad’s research indicates that revenue gains from tariffs on spirits may not outweigh potential losses to businesses and consumers. […]

Wiegand Receives Grant from the Stanton Foundation to Develop Nuclear Security Course

December 17, 2024

The University of Tennessee Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) recently received a grant from The Stanton Foundation to support the development of a new course on nuclear security. Dr. Krista Wiegand, Baker School professor and director of the Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs, used the […]

Baker School and Brookings Institution Discuss Foreign Affairs with Bob Corker

November 8, 2024

Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) Professor Krista Wiegand opened the school’s final installment of a lecture series examining key issues at stake during the 2024 presidential election with a simple question. “Why should Americans care about foreign affairs?  The question was posed to Bob Corker, a former […]

NSFA’s U.S.-Japan Diplomacy Academy Fulfills State Department’s Grant Request 

November 6, 2024

Imagine it is 2026. China and Russia have engaged Japan and the United States in combat over Taiwan and the situation is on the verge of escalating to an all-out war. You have been tasked with finding diplomatic and military solutions to prevent war while limiting the conflict’s effect on your country’s economy and national […]