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Travel Live! Prague

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Dr Joyce Davis, Shoshana Altrichter, Michelle Angert, and Russell Goodman hosted our Travel Live! Prague webinar episode on July 21st. They covered all the reasons you should join us on our upcoming trip to Prague in October for Forum 2000.

Pandemic Preparedness – Great Decisions

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Looking back at the covid-19 pandemic, there are many lessons to take away in terms of domestic and international policies. Although this pandemic seems to have waned, how can we apply these lessons to future pandemics? Will countries cooperate, and…

High Seas Treaty – Great Decisions

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Areas of the seas beyond national jurisdiction comprise the high seas, which are facing a degradation of ecosystems due to climate change and the increase in human activities, such as shipping, overfishing, pollution, and deep-sea mining. The recently negotiated High…

Understanding Indonesia – Great Decisions

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Despite its large size, Indonesia remains virtually invisible to most Americans. But as one of the world’s largest democracies, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, and as an economic driver of ASEAN, why does it fly below the radar? What are…

NATO’s Future – Great Decisions

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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has come under increased scrutiny, not because NATO troops are involved in the conflict, but because of its role in relations between Russia and its…

Science Across Borders – Great Decisions

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Scientific advances benefit from collaboration between researchers, but what happens when material, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is controversial and important to a nation’s national security? Is there a middle ground between sharing information and denying access? How can we…

Climate Technology & Competition – Great Decisions

Will the United States and China, with other powerful countries following suit, approach current and future climate initiatives with an increased commitment to trade protectionism and nationalism, by various measures including trade restrictions? Or could a growing spirit of international…

Mideast Realignment – Great Decisions

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The first of our Great Decisions Lecture series focuses on Mideast Realignment. With Brian Katulis, Middle East Institute, offering his expert opinion and answering your questions. The United States and Middle East are at a crossroads. In spite of a…