July

On July 11 (the second Thursday in July), the Great Decisions discussion group will meet at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. Rise’ Kulick will moderate our discussion of Chapter 5: “NATO’s future.” The Foreign Policy Association, which produces the Great Decisions booklet, states the following on this topic:

NATO’s future by Sarwar Kashmeri

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 neighbors. Will expanding membership in NATO protect countries, or will it further provoke Russia?

August

The Great Decisions discussion group will meet via Zoom at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, to discuss
Chapter 6. Beverley Painter will moderate our discussion: “Invisible Indonesia.” The Foreign Policy Association provides the following statement on this topic:

Understanding Indonesia by Charles Sullivan

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 the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, why does it fly below the radar? What are current issues in U.S.-Indonesian relations, and what role can the country play in Asia?

Contact Fran Holmes for more information and if you wish to be provided the Zoom link for either or both of these discussions.

Fran Holmes, Great Decisions Coordinator