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Great Decisions | Russia and the U.S.

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Lecture/Speaker

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Lecture/Speaker

Learn from experts about a variety of topics that hit close to home and span the globe.

Event Details

Due to limited space, registration is required and opens January 12 at 9AM. Sign up here: Great Decisions - March 7. You must register for each event in the series separately. If you are unable to attend in person, we will also be livestreaming each event on MPL's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/manitowoclibrary).

MPL is proud to present Great Decisions 2022, our 15th year of hosting this preeminent eight-week grassroots lecture series.

Every Monday, February 7 through March 28, from 6-8PM.

Great Decisions, a project of the Foreign Policy Association, is a grassroots world affairs education program which brings together Americans from across the nation to discover and discuss foreign policy issues. Over the course of eight weeks, scholars will introduce each issue, and participants may explore their own views and those of the group.

Russia and the U.S.: Russia and the United States have many areas of conflict and some possible areas of mutual interest. Arms control, Russian interference in U.S. elections and support of cyberattacks, the status of Ukraine, the fate of opposition politcians in Russia, all continue to be concerning. How will the new administration in Washington approach these issues?

Weekly Lineup:

  • February 7: Drug Policy in Latin America | Pablo Toral, PhD
  • February 14: Biden's Agenda | Beth Dougherty, PhD
  • February 21: Changing Demographics | Alise Coen, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)
  • February 28: Quad Alliance | Martin Farrell, PhD
  • March 7: Russia and the U.S. | Lowell Barrington, PhD
  • March 14: Climate Change | Elizabeth Wheat, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)
  • March 21: Myanmar and ASEAN | Mary McCoy, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)
  • March 28: Outer Space | Kenneth Phillips, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager Stacey Bialek at 920-686-3008 or sbialek@manitowoc.org. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.