The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board awarded Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs Director Krista Wiegand a Fulbright Specialist Program award to complete a project in the Philippines at Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU). Wiegand will spend the next month completing a project that aims to exchange […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]