Monday, May 19
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Registration Required Below
Join our popular Great Decisions series, an international relations discussion group that meets in person at the Library. This 8-session course, designed by the Foreign Policy Association, focuses on the most pressing issues of our time. The discussions will be moderated by members of the Library’s World Affairs Forum. Read the Foreign Policy Association briefing book before each session and engage in lively discussions.
The World Affairs Forum meets on the first and third Monday of the month at the Library. Participants are encouraged to attend in person to fully participate in the discussion; however, an option for individuals to join virtually via Zoom is available. All registered participants will receive a Zoom link on the day of the meeting.
Dates and Topics
- February 3 – AMERICA AT A GLOBAL CROSSROADS
- February 17 – THE EVOLUTION OF U.S. LEADERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
- March 3 – NAVIGATING U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS IN TENSE TIMES
- March 17 – INDIA: BETWEEN CHINA, THE WEST, AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH
- April 7 – INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE COOPERATION IN AN ERA OF GEOPOLITICAL TURMOIL
- April 21 – THE FUTURE OF NATO AND EUROPEAN SECURITY
- May 5 – AI AND AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY
- May 19 – AMERICAN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Registering on this page will register you for the full 8-week course. Registered participants will receive notification when the briefing books arrive in late January. There is a suggested donation of $20 to help defray the cost of the briefing book and materials for this program. Donations welcome when you pick up your book or click here to donate.
About Great Decisions:
Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The name is shared by a national civic-education program, briefing book, and PBS television series produced by the Foreign Policy Association. The Great Decisions program highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year. In libraries across the country, Great Decisions discussion group participants discuss and debate each issue. Supported by the Foreign Policy Association for over 50 years, Great Decisions involves citizens in the foreign policy-making process.