May 26, 2020

Joshua Hammer on The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Beyond. 

To save ancient Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven in…

May 21, 2020

Ko-Yung Tung on China’s Belt and Road Initiative 

Ko-Yung Tung on China’s Belt and Road Initiative discussed how BRI has been welcomed by many countries, but also criticized as “debt traps”…

May 19, 2020

Coronavirus in the Middle East.Drs. Emile Nakhleh and Todd Greentree

Coronavirus in the Middle East.Drs. Emile Nakhleh and Todd Greentree discussed how the coronavirus has struck Middle Eastern countries in different…

May 14, 2020

Rule of Law II: Diverging Sovereignties in Crisis

Did you ever imagine that the State you live in would determine whether you live or die? With the federal…

May 12, 2020

Amb. Harry Thomas led the final session of Great Decisions 2020 on The Philippines and the United States. 

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May 7, 2020

Ambassadors Deborah Jones and Vicki Huddleston explore Libya in Chaos: Origins, Players and Outcomes.

Jones, appointed US Ambassador to Libya in 2013 following the death at Benghazi of Ambassador Chris Stevens in September 2012,…

May 6, 2020

Drs. Manuel Montoya and Reilly White 

Drs. Manuel Montoya and Reilly White (from UNM) will discuss Cryptocurrency and Sovereignty. What are cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies? How does…

May 5, 2020

Lynn Sanchez (of The Life Link) led this Great Decisions discussion on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. 

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April 30, 2020

Dr. Dennis de Tray on Why counterinsurgency fails: the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Dr. de Tray shared lessons he’s learned about two of the significant challenges to maintaining world order: the defeat of…

April 29, 2020

In the Fog of the Pandemic

In the Fog of the Pandemic featured three voices from across Latin America — Carlos Viniegra (Mexico City), Nancy McGirr (Antigua, Guatemala), and Ángel Páez — sharing…

April 28, 2020

Dr. Todd Greentree on the Great Decisions discussion, “Artificial Intelligence and Data”

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April 23, 2020

Dr. Todd Greentree on “The Coronavirus Pandemic: Black Swans and Pink Flamingoes”. 

How has corona reset international relations? What are the true costs of the absence of American leadership? How are the…