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 […]
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 […]
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – University of Tennessee Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) Professor and Director of the Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs Krista Wiegand, PhD, joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Associate Laboratory Director Moe Khaleel, PhD, for a ceremonial signing of a new Memorandum of […]
The Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs’ (NSFA) 2024 – 2025 Foreign Affairs Forums series kicked off last week with Elis Vllasi, senior research associate and lecturer at NSFA, speaking on The Dangers of Modern-Day Disinformation and Propaganda. An expert in analyzing complex challenges emanating in the grey zone as a result of […]
This summer 12 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students followed in the footsteps of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard H. Baker Jr. for the Japan Ambassadors trip. Based in Kobe and Tokyo, the immersive experience is designed to provide students with a unique view of U.S.-Japan relations and Japan’s cultural history. It is presented by […]