Foreign Policy Discussion Group

The Ashland Public Library is once again offering the Great Decisions Discussion Group. This Discussion Group is open to people of all ages and will meet the third Thursday of every month beginning Thursday March 21, 2024. The meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every month March through October at 6:30-7:45 in the small meeting room at the Library.
Great Decisions is the longest-running and largest grassroots world affairs educational program of its kind and is sponsored by The Foreign Policy Association.
The Foreign Policy Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring Americans to learn more about the world. Its mission is to serve as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding, and informed opinion on U.S. foreign policy and global issues. The Great Decision program is sponsored by various organizations in towns and cities across the country, is often offered as a high school or collegelevel course, or as part of a life-long learning series, or. Each year The Foreign Policy Association selects critical topics related to major issues in the areas of US Foreign policy and international affairs. They publish the Great Decisions briefing book with chapters on the selected topics written by diplomats, policy experts, academics, and foreign-service professionals who are experts in their field. These articles provide background information, current data, and policy opinions and serve as the focus for each Great Decisions group meeting.
The format for the discussion group meeting is much like that of a book club where everyone reads the article in the Great Decisions briefing book in advance, comes together to watch a video, and then one member of the group volunteers to facilitate the discussion. The topics for 2025 are: March 20th American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads; April 17th U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy; May 15th U.S. China Relations; June 12th India: Between the West, and the Global South; July 17th International Cooperation on Climate Change; August 21st The Future of NATO and European Security; September 198h AI and American National Security; October 16th American Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead.
Please join the Great Decisions discussion group if you want to share your thoughts, to expand your knowledge about global affairs, or you simply want to read and discuss topics of substance with other adults.
Watch the Ashland Public Library website for information about how to register for this discussion series. If you have any questions, please contact
Gretchen Bravacos at [email protected] .