Great Decisions 2021

Great Decisions will be hosted on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 - 7:30 PM on Zoom. You are welcome to purchase a book or eBook from the Foreign Policy Association, but it is not required for participation in this series.

This series touches on the most pressing foreign policy issues and topics include: Struggles Over the Melting Arctic, The End of Globalization, China's Role in Africa, and the Korean Peninsula , Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic, Persian Gulf Security Issues, Brexit and the EU, and Global Supply Chains. Below you will find this year's schedule (please note: this page will be updated when topics/speakers are assigned to dates with 'Topic TBD')

April 13 - The End of Globalization? (speaker: Robert Shum, PhD - SUNY Brockport)

April 20 - The Korean Peninsula (speaker: Mark Nathan, PhD - SUNY Buffalo)

May 4 - The Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic (speaker: Paola Fajardo-Heyward, PhD - Canisius College )

May 11 - Persian Gulf Security Issues (speaker: Mustafa Gökçek, PhD - Niagara University)

May 18 - Brexit and the European Union (speaker: Deborah E. Reed-Danahay, PhD - SUNY Buffalo)

May 25 - Global Supply Chains and National Security (Speaker: Sara Norrevik, PhD - SUNY Buffalo)

June 1 - China's Role in Africa (speaker: Roger Des Forges, PhD - SUNY Buffalo)

June 8 - Struggles Over the Melting Arctic (speaker TBD)

Great Decisions participants have the opportunity to fill out a National Opinion Ballot - add your voice to a report that will be sent to foreign policy decision makers!

If you have any questions please email LShallowhorn@iibuff.org