- Great Decisions 2026: Toward a Fifth Age of American Foreign Policy?
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Fee: $30.00
Item Number: 2026 SCOR145301
Dates: 2/23/2026 - 3/30/2026
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Crestwood Christian Church
Room: Bradford Room
Instructor: Jeff Freyman
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In his 2022 book "The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy", Michael Mandelbaum traces U.S. global relations through four historical periods: as a weak power (1765- 1865), as a great power (1865-1945), as a superpower (1945- 1990), and as a hyperpower (1990-2015). Have we entered a fifth age of U.S. foreign policy? If so, what are its chief features? The course will examine a number of specific current world problems in light of these questions. It is based on "Great Decisions", a curriculum created by the Foreign Policy Association, whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for developing informed opinion on U.S. foreign policy and global issues. The course involves reading the Great Decisions briefing book about a set of issues, listening to presentations about them, and then discussing them as a group. The book and presentations provide background information on policy options, while avoiding partisan politics. Topics from which to choose this year include: tariffs and the world economy, U.S.-China relations, the risk of nuclear proliferation, Ukraine and European security, international organizations, U.S. engagement with Africa, and human rights and international law.
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