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Great Decisions: Community Conversations about Current World Affairs

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Program Type:

Civics & Community, Discuss

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

Event Details

Registration for this current events and world issues 8-part discussion series will open at noon on January 2, 2025.

Want to talk about major world issues with others in our TC community? Join us for an eight week series to discuss current affairs topics that are timely and important talking points for our society. 

When you register for this program, please understand that you are expected to attend all 8 weeks of discussion, or as many as are left in the series.

Once you have registered, please obtain a copy of the Great Decisions Briefing book. You can either check out a copy from the library (Click here to place a hold - Books are coming soon!) or you can order your own personal copy suitable for taking notes.

Discussion Topics for 2025 are, in order:

  • American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads
  • U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy
  • U.S.-China Relations
  • India: Between China, the West, and the Global South
  • International Cooperation on Climate Change
  • The Future of NATO and European Security
  • AI and American National Security
  • American Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

About Great Decisions: Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs and is organized by the Foreign Policy Association. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching the video series and meeting in a discussion group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. Each year, eight topics are chosen by a panel of experts. The grassroots, face-to-face model adopted by Great Decisions more than 60 years ago continues today, with tens of thousands of participants taking part in discussions nationwide annually.