LIBRARY HOURS: MON-THU 10-9pm FRI 10-530pm SAT 10am-5pm SUN 1-5pm | Closures | (307) 733-2164
LIBRARY HOURS: MON-THU 10-9pm FRI 10-530pm SAT 10am-5pm SUN 1-5pm | Closures | (307) 733-2164
Jackson, WY- Monday is foreign policy night at the library! Stay informed about the most pressing foreign policy issues of our day at the Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Series presented by Teton County Library.
Will China’s expanding economic power affect traditional U.S. roles and alliances in East Asia? How can countries better protect citizens from being exploited in a globalized economy? Will Russia regain its traditional leadership role in the region?
Explore these questions and more with discussion leaders John Hebberger Jr. and David Wendt on Monday evenings through April 5, from 6-7 p.m. in the library’s Ordway Auditorium.
Participants watch a short video before each discussion to get up to speed on the evening’s topic so no preparation is necessary! Attend as many sessions as you like. Teton County Library programs are free and open to the community with support from donations, large and small, to the Teton County Library Foundation. For information, contact the library’s Adult Humanities Coordinator, Oona Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135 or .
Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Series, Mondays, 6 p.m., library Ordway Auditorium:
March 1 U.S.-China Security Relations
China’s influence is growing, along with its military expenditures. How will this affect China’s relations with its neighbors and with the U.S.? Will China’s expanding military and economic power affect traditional U.S. roles and U.S. alliances in East Asia?
March 8 Global Financial Crisis
The global financial crisis revealed major deficiencies in the regulation of markets and institutions, which almost collapsed. Emergency measures to rescue financial institutions have had mixed results. How will governments and the world community respond to this challenge?
March 15 Russia and Its Neighbors
Russia’s policy of maintaining a “sphere of influence” in former Soviet satellites has been challenged in recent years by movements against pro-Russia regimes. Russia has pushed back by cutting Ukraine’s natural gas supply and intervening in Georgia’s campaign in South Ossetia. Will Russia regain its traditional leadership role in the region?
March 22 The Persian Gulf
Now more than ever, the Persian Gulf region offers difficult challenges to U.S. policymakers. How will Obama’s direct appeal to Arabs and Muslims impact U.S. foreign policy in the region? What will be the fallout of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq? Can the U.S. and its allies prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons?
March 29 Peace Building and Conflict Resolution
U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown that military force alone cannot ensure peace in all conflicts. How can the U.S. successfully integrate the tools of peace building into its statecraft? At what point do poverty, disease and climate change threaten national security?
April 5 Final Foreign Policy Night with Pizza Dinner
Jon Meacham and Fareed Zakaria: America and World Affairs
Newsweek editor Jon Meacham and Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria discuss America’s role in the world. Watch a broadcast of their conversation, followed by a national Q&A, from the 92Y Center in New York City. Zakaria’s columns, reaching 25 million readers weekly, cover everything from globalization and emerging markets to the Middle East and America’s role in the world. Zakaria’s most recent book, The Post-American World, is a national bestseller.
Great Decisions is one of the longest-running and largest national grassroots world affairs educational programs of its kind; gathering together millions of Americans in communities, classrooms and workplaces across the country to discover, discuss and decide their opinions on foreign policy. The series is organized by the nonpartisan Foreign Policy Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1918 to inspire the American public to learn more about the world.
To find out more about library programs or to see a calendar of events, visit online at http://www.TCLib.org.
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