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Great Decisions Discussion Group

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. You can get the book and videos at the FPA.org web site and now TNWAC members and friends have been invited to join the eight-part discussion group organized by our friends in Delaware, Ohio. Registration HERE.

Starting this week – Friday, Feb 25th – 12:00 noon by Zoom

Delaware Great Decisions 2022 Calendar
Fridays 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Via Zoom
Register in advance for this series of programs

Feb. 25 — Climate Change – Laurel J. Anderson, Morris Family Professor of Natural Sciences, Ohio Wesleyan University; and Marianne Gabel, a longtime environmental advocate who co-founded the Delaware chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby in 2014. She has served on the board of The Nature Conservancy in Ohio, including 3 years as its chair.

March 4 – Russia – Steven Tull, Previously Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Political Advisor, United Nations; International Affairs Educator

March 11 — Myanmar and ASEAN – Dishari Rakshit, Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, Wayne State University

March 18 — The Quad Alliance – Irfan Nooruddin, Professor & Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chair in Indian Politics, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

March 25 — Industrial Policy – M. Saif Rahman, Robert Bauman Associate Professor of Economics, Ohio Wesleyan University

April 1 — Drug Policy in Latin America – Kendra McSweeney, Professor, Distinguished Scholar, Department of Geography, Ohio State University

April 8 — Biden’s Agenda – Franchesca V. Nestor, Assistant Professor of Politics & Government, Ohio Wesleyan University

April 22 — Outer Space and War – Robert O. Harmon, Perkins-Howard Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio Wesleyan University

Great Decisions Briefing Book

The Foreign Policy Association also offers an excellent program Briefing Book with articles on each of the topics. A few are available through our local Great Decisions program for $30 each. Contact Skip Cornett: wcornettIII@gmail.com or order from the Foreign Policy Association: HERE.  Another option is to download the Great Decisions Briefing Book to your E- Reader through these sources: Amazon, Apple, Kubo, Barnes and Noble.

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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.

THE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.