The Great Decisions Discussion Program, a free community discussion series, is designed to encourage debate and discussion of the role of the United States in world affairs. The program provides materials that help people reach informed opinions on issues and encourages them to participate in the foreign-policy process. All discussions will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of Williams Street United Methodist Church, 28 W. William Street, Delaware. Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch and complimentary coffee and tea will be provided.
The 2019 speakers are:
Feb. 22 – “The Middle East: Regional Disorder” with Richard Herrmann, Social and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, The Ohio State University.
March 1 – “Cyber Conflicts and Geopolitics” with Cantay Çalişkan, Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, Ohio Wesleyan University.
March 8 – “State of the State Department and Diplomacy” with Alexander Thompson, Associate Professor, Political Science and Faculty Associate, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, The Ohio State University.
March 15 – “Refugees and Global Migration” with Nadia Kasvin, Director and Co-Founder, US Together, a Refugee Resettlement Agency.
March 22 – “The Case for Complacency and Appeasement” with John Mueller, Woody Hayes Senior Research Scientist at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies; Adjunct Professor, Political Science, The Ohio State University; Senior Fellow, Cato Institute.
March 29 – “The Rise of Populism in Europe” with Benjamin McKean, Assistant Professor, Political Science, The Ohio State University.
April 5 – “De-coding U.S.-China Trade” with Saif Rahman, Robert Bauman Associate Professor, Economics, Ohio Wesleyan University.
April 12 – “The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested” with Jeremy Baskes, Professor, History, Ohio Wesleyan University.
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