Great Decisions Global Discussions
Livestreamed to YouTube
Mondays 6 - 7:15 PM
Know the World, then Change the World
Diplomats, policy makers and practitioners, think tank specialists and journalists
lead conversations on global issues that impact us locally.
February 8 through March 29, 2021
Virtual events. Public invited.
Webinars will be viewable live and as archives.
$10 admission per discussion, $60 for a series pass
New topic and speaker each week
Free admission to WACWM corporate members and their employees; Senator members; and the faculty, staff and students of our educational partners.
Support the series through our Friends of Great Decisions campaign.
Register for the series or individual programs.
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Engage with our experts
February 8
"North Korea: When Diplomacy Fails"
Suzanne DiMaggio
Senior fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 22
"The European Union: The New Agenda Post-Brexit"
Tomas Baert
Head of Trade and Agriculture, European Delegation to the U.S.
sponsored by Bank of America
March 1
"The Future of Global Supply Chains"
Speaker to be announced
with moderator Brian Kraus, Aquinas College
Mar. 29
"The Saudi-Arabian- U.S. Relationship: Decades in the Making"
Thomas W. Lippman
author, consultant, and lecturer
Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs, initiated by the Foreign Policy Association in New York City.
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Educational Partners:
Aquinas College Calvin University Central Michigan University Davenport University Ferris State University Grand Rapids Community College Grand Valley State University
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University Montcalm Community College Northern Michigan University Western Michigan University
Community Partners:
Association for a More Just Society (AJS) Bethany Global
Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) Consular Corps of Michigan
Cultural Intelligence Center Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and Museum Grand Rapids Public Library
The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University
Hispanic Center of W. Michigan Kent District Library Kent Intermediate School District
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Aquinas Refugee Education Center
Treetops Collective West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC)