Great Decisions Program- Foreign Policy Association

Each year community groups across America meet to discuss eight foreign policy issues pre-determined by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA). The Great Decisions Global Affairs Education Program celebrated 50 years in 2004, making it the longest standing Global Affairs education program in the country. To rationally guide the discussions, the Great Decisions book offers informative essays on the topics at hand. Furthermore, a Great Decisions DVD with expert discussions is provided to aide in moving along the discussion. Once a topic is explored to members' satisfaction, opinion polls are filled out by participants, compiled and sent to Washington to aide in policy formulation. The Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council helps to organize community groups for our members and also works together with professors from the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute at the University of Cincinnati who run the program as a course. Community groups are typically organized around February and meet for eight sessions to discuss each topic. Group meeting times will be posted on our website when they become available. To order the 2011 booklet from the FPA, click here.

The Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council offers this program through the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute (OLLI) during the Fall and Spring semesters. The course is led by Dr. Emil Dansker and a team of guest facilitators who possess expertise in the subject areas. Registration is conducted through OLLI.

The 2010 Topics were:

Special Envoys
Kenya and R2P
Global Crime
China
Global Financial Crisis
Eastern Europe/Russia
Persian Gulf
Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution