Great Decisions Discussion Group is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The discussion group meets every other Saturday in the Lopez Library community room from 11:30am- 1pm with facilitator Lou Pray. Please call Lou Pray at 468-2265 or email her at lpray@lopezlibrary.org to RSVP and secure your Briefing Book. For your convenience, a copy of the Foreign Policy Briefing Book on all 2019 discussions will be available for in-library use at the circulation desk. You may attend one or all of the discussions. Here are the 2019 topics and dates:
Feb 2nd: Refugees and Global Migration
Feb 16th: The Middle East: Regional Disorder
March 2nd: Nuclear negotiations: Back to the Future?
March 16th: The Rise of Populism in Europe
March 30th: Decoding U.S.-China Trade
April 13th: Cyber Conflicts and Geopolitics
April 27th: The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested
May 11th: State of the State Department and Diplomacy
Great Decisions is a nationwide program sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association. The Association strives to encourage participants to gain a better understanding and interest in world issues, with the belief that in a democratic republic, a concerned and informed public is the foundation of effective foreign policy. For more information, visit www.fpa.org.
This program is generously funded by the Friends of the Lopez Island Library.