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Great Decisions - Discussion by the Foreign Policy Association In-Person

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The program provides background information and policy options for the eight most critical issues facing America each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Each year, eight topics are chosen by a panel of experts.

This Month's Topic: U.S. changing leadership of the world economy

Under President Biden, the U.S. has advanced new ideas about trade, technology, industrial policy, competition with China, and the organization of the world economy. For most of the postwar era, the U.S. has tied its global leadership to cooperative agendas aimed at creating a more open world trading system, but that has apparently come to an end. What are America’s options and opportunities as a leader of the world economy? How will America’s “foreign policy for the middle class” and strategic competition with China impact its leadership role? How can the postwar rules and institutions of the world economy be made safe for economic nationalism and great power competition?
Author: Daniel Drezner

No registration required.

Date:: Thursday, March 13, 2025 Show more dates
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Time:: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Time Zone:: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:: Herreshoff Community Room
Audience:: Adults
Categories:: Talks & Discussions

The Bristol group meets on the second Thursday of every month from February through December, with a pause in June, July, and August. Our meetings involve watching the 30-minute video provided by the Foreign Policy Association, followed by a Discussion Group to discuss the topic of the month.

If you'd like more information on this local group, or to order a copy of the Great Decisions Briefing Book, please contact the Bristol Group leader, Jack Reinholt, at (401) 662-7164 or jack.reinholt@gmail.com

For more information about Great Decisions, please visit https://www.fpa.org/great_decisions/?act=gd_faq2.

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