On Tap Beginning This Weekend: Great Decisions Foreign Affairs Discussions at Bainbridge Public Library

Great Decisions is back!

Beginning this coming Sunday Feb. 2, the community is invited to learn about and weigh in on four of the most important foreign policy issues facing the United States today:

The lively discussions take place from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library. All events are free, with donations appreciated. Refreshments are provided.

February 2 – American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads.

February 9 – After Gaza: American Policy in the Middle East.

March 9 – The Future of NATO and European Security.

March 16 – India: Between China, the West, and the Global South.

A potential fifth program, discussing International Cooperation on Climate Change, is also in the works.

Now in its 19th year, Great Decisions at the Library is part of a nationwide, non-partisan program of the Foreign Policy Association intended to broaden public involvement in foreign affairs. While enjoying refreshments, Great Decisions at the Library participants first view a 25-minute Foreign Policy Association video on the topic under consideration and then engage in a discussion led by a moderator from the U.W. Jackson School of International Studies. A Briefing Book, published by the Foreign Policy Association, is also available.

Visit the Bainbridge Public Library website, BainbridgePublicLibrary.org, for more details about this year’s topics and guest moderators.

As part of Library U, the Bainbridge Public Library’s lifelong learning program, Great Decisions at the Library is sponsored by the Bainbridge Public Library with funding support from the Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library, the Bainbridge Community Foundation, and a generous donation from the family of Louise Brody Weissman.

Email GreatDecisionsBainbridge@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list for suggested background readings on the topics and other information about Great Decisions at the Library. The readings are also be posted on the Bainbridge Public Library’s website about a week before each discussion.

Copies of the Briefing Book can be purchased from the Foreign Policy Association at www.fpa.org. A copy is also available for reading in the library.

GREAT DECISIONS AT THE LIBRARY

Sundays, February 2 – March 16

2 – 3:30 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library

1270 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island

Free, with donations welcome Refreshments provided!

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