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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Venezuela and the Trump Corollary
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nThe latest U.S. National Security Strategy includes the “Trump Corollary” that frames a renewed assertion of U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere as central to American interests. Under this approach\, U.S. military action in Venezuela led to the removal of Nicolás Maduro in January 2026\, but key elements of his regime remain in place. Join the discussion on this timely topic with local expert Rob Scarlett on March 11. \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association.  \nRob Scarlett\, presenter \nRob Scarlett has had a 40-year career in international sales and manufacturing throughout the Western Hemisphere. Shortly after graduating from Carleton College in 1966\, he became part of a private NGO team that created some of Latin America’s first microfinance institutions. Building on that experience\, he began a decades-long business career that kept him active throughout Latin America\, Central America\, Mexico\, and the Caribbean. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org. \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode and contact Julie Rossate at jrossate@globalminnesota.org to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-venezuela-and-the-trump-corollary/
LOCATION:The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis\, 410 Oak Grove St\, Minneapolis\, 55403
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: American Engagement in Africa
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nNearly half of the world’s population will reside in Africa by the end of the century. In addition\, the continent’s wide variety of natural resources has placed Africa at the center of intense competition between the U.S. and China. What could the U.S. strategy toward this critical region look like? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association.  \nHenry Berman\, presenter \nHenry Berman is retired after working for 34 years at Ecolab\, a global company based in St Paul. Henry has personal ties to the Middle East Region and has spent significant time there in the last decade. He has a strong interest in the ever-changing dynamics in Africa\, the Middle East\, and Southeast Asia. Henry is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and is active in a local Great Decisions Group. He has given popular presentations throughout Minnesota on varied topics such as Saudi Arabia\, Future of the Kurds\, Egypt and the Arab Spring\, Syrian Refugee Crisis and the U.S.- Israel relationship. Henry has a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org. \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode and contact Julie Rossate at jrossate@globalminnesota.org to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-american-engagement-in-africa/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: AI & National Security
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nThe Artificial Intelligence revolution is the leading edge of a larger high-tech revolution which promises to transform the world. Experts argue that international cooperation is needed to expand the opportunities these new technologies hold while protecting societies from their dangers. What are the key policy debates in this area\, and what are the opportunities and limits on global AI rules of the road? How will AI impact national and global security? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association.  \nChristi Siver\, presenter \nChristi Siver is a Professor of Political Science at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. She did her undergraduate work at Lewis and Clark College in Portland\, OR\, her Masters in International Relations and International Economics at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies\, and her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Washington. She teaches courses on international relations and international security. Her current research interests include international humanitarian law\, military technology\, and comparative law. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to Reneebrowngoodell@gmail.com. \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode and contact Julie Rossate at jrossate@globalminnesota.org to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-ai-national-security/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: The Changing World Order\, Cuba & Latin America
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nThrough a variety of policies under the rubric of America First\, President Trump is seeking to reshape the world order. What are the the implications of this approach for Cuba and Latin America? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association.  \nGary Prevost\, presenter \nGary Prevost is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Latin American Studies at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University and Research Associate and Honorary Professor at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa.  He is the author or co-editor of close to twenty books and 100 academic articles on a range of international subjects with a primary focus on Latin America. He has taught courses on international relations for fifty years and is regular lecturer in the Great Decisions program of Global Minnesota. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to Reneebrowngoodell@gmail.com. \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode and contact Julie Rossate at jrossate@globalminnesota.org to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-the-changing-world-order-cuba-latin-america/
LOCATION:The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis\, 410 Oak Grove St\, Minneapolis\, 55403
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Latin American Politics
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. Please note that Woman’s Club Great Decisions events have moved to the Westminster Presbyterian Church. \nAs countries across Latin America continue to gain global prominence\, how should the United States view the complex political developments and changing geopolitical landscape? \nHear a knowledgeable perspective on politics in Latin America from local expert Rob Scarlett. His analysis will focus on status of Latin America’s economies and highlight recent social/political developments in the context of the increased tariffs and related geopolitical realignments. \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association.  \nRob Scarlett\, presenter \nRob Scarlett has had a 40-year career in international sales and manufacturing; and although still active in business\, has shifted more of his time into service as a director and/or advisor to several small and medium-size companies and philanthropic organizations. \nShortly after graduating from Carleton College in 1966\, he became part of a private NGO team that created some of Latin America’s first microfinance institutions. Building on that experience\, he began a decades-long business career that kept him active throughout Latin America\, Central America\, Mexico\, and the Caribbean. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to reneebrowngoodell@gmail.com. \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-latin-american-politics/
LOCATION:Westminster Presbyterian Church\, 1200 S Marquette Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: The Future of NATO & European Security
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nEuropean security is more uncertain than it has been for decades. Russia has launched a war with Ukraine and America’s uncertain role as leader of NATO and security provider has been called into question. What are Europe’s options\, and how might developments on both sides of Western Europe – in Ukraine and across the Atlantic – impact its choices? What are America’s stakes in NATO and Europe’s strategic dilemmas? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association.  \nAlan Carlson\, presenter \nAlan is retired Foreign Service Officer (FSO)\, who served with the US State Department from 1987 to 2012. He was posted to Sarajevo\, Montenegro\, Geneva\, and Jamaica and served as an advisor to seven annual U.S. delegations to the U.N. He grew up in Bloomington\, MN\, and has a B.A. (US History) and JD from the University of Minnesota\, as well as a Master’s of Military Studies from the Marine Corps University (Quantico\, VA). \nRegister \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-the-future-of-nato-european-security/
LOCATION:The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis\, 410 Oak Grove St\, Minneapolis\, 55403
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: American Policy in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nThe reignition of conflict in the Middle East has brought the region to a crossroads. War has devastated entire communities\, sparked regime change\, and forced regional powers to rethink their foreign policy strategies. What are the possible outcomes and how might the United States use its influence to shape a long-term resolution that leaves Israel\, the Palestinians\, and the wider region in a better position? How might other Arab states in the area be brought into a resolution? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association.  \nHenry Berman\, presenter \nHenry Berman is retired after working for 34 years at Ecolab\, a global company based in St Paul. Henry has personal ties to the Middle East Region and has spent significant time there in the last decade. He has a strong interest in the ever-changing dynamics in Africa\, the Middle East\, and Southeast Asia. Henry is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and is active in a local Great Decisions Group. He has given popular presentations throughout Minnesota on varied topics such as Saudi Arabia\, Future of the Kurds\, Egypt and the Arab Spring\, Syrian Refugee Crisis and the U.S.- Israel relationship. Henry has a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. \nRegister \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-american-policy-in-the-middle-east/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: International Cooperation on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nThe 2015 Paris Agreement established a U.N.-sponsored framework for negotiations on climate change and global warming. In subsequent meetings\, experts and political leaders have come together seeking common cause for this growing global crisis. What is the future of these efforts\, and what have they yielded? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books.  \nTodd Lefko\, presenter \nTodd is Chairperson of East-West Connections\, an international non-profit focused on citizen diplomacy\, and has taught over 4\,400 students at the University of Minnesota and other Minnesota colleges. He has lectured at universities in Russia\, Germany\, China\, Belarus\, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. He holds a BA in History\, an MA in Public Administration and the coursework for a Ph. D in Urban History from the University of Minnesota. \nRegister \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-international-cooperation-on-climate-change/
LOCATION:The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis\, 410 Oak Grove St\, Minneapolis\, 55403
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: U.S. Changing Leadership in the World Economy
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nFor most of the postwar era\, the U.S. has tied its global leadership to cooperative agendas aimed at creating a more open-world trading system\, but that notion is increasingly being challenged. What are America’s options and opportunities as a leader of the world economy? How will strategic competition with China impact its leadership role? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books.  \nDuncan McCampbell\, presenter \nDuncan McCampbell is an American lawyer and professor of international business and law at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis. He spent 14 years—much of it living abroad—with the Westlaw division of Thomson Reuters\, starting new online businesses in the UK\, Germany\, China\, Australia\, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. His professional interests include globalization\, international business\, non-U.S. legal systems\, and corruption prevention. He has served as Co-Chair of the Minnesota China Business Council\, Minnesota’s oldest China business organization. He publishes frequently on global commercial\, legal\, political and security issues. In addition to his writing and teaching\, Prof. McCampbell leads a business consultancy that helps companies enter new overseas markets. Professor McCampbell’s new book on U.S./China relations\, Sunset Over China\, is due to release soon. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-u-s-changing-leadership-in-the-world-economy/
LOCATION:The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis\, 410 Oak Grove St\, Minneapolis\, 55403
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T173000
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: U.S.- China Trade Rivalry
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nFor the past ten years\, the United States and China have been locked in a competition for who has the greatest global influence. One major point of contention is the status of Taiwanese sovereignty\, which has become even more relevant recently with the possibility that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may prompt China to take similar action regarding Taiwan. How will the United States engage a China which is increasingly seeking to expand its sphere of influence? \nDuncan McCampbell\, presenter \nDuncan McCampbell is an American lawyer and professor of international business and law at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis. He spent 14 years—much of it living abroad—with the Westlaw division of Thomson Reuters\, starting new online businesses in the UK\, Germany\, China\, Australia\, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. His professional interests include globalization\, international business\, non-U.S. legal systems\, and corruption prevention. He has served as Co-Chair of the Minnesota China Business Council\, Minnesota’s oldest China business organization. He publishes frequently on global commercial\, legal\, political and security issues. In addition to his writing and teaching\, Prof. McCampbell leads a business consultancy that helps companies enter new overseas markets. Professor McCampbell’s new book on U.S./China relations\, Sunset Over China\, is due to release by the end of the year \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our latest podcast episode to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-u-s-china-trade-rivalry/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: The Changing World Order
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nFollowing the collapse of the Soviet Union\, the United States emerged as a lone superpower leading a unipolar world. President George H.W. Bush proclaimed a New World Order to be marked by peace\, prosperity\, and liberal democracy. \nThirty years later we live in a very different world. The United States\, while still a major power with the world’s largest military\, must navigate a multi-polar world and significant new challenges. First and foremost is the rise of China whose economy is now on par with the U.S. and is flexing its influence throughout the world as it seeks natural resources and markets for its goods. However\, China is not alone as a rising power. \nThe BRICS nations\, Brazil\, Russia\, India\, China\, and South Africa\, are increasingly influential international players and often have different interests and values than the U.S. American leadership in the world is also in question with significant portions of the U.S. electorate wanting more focus on domestic issues and less attention to foreign affairs. What could be the role of the U.S. in this changing world order? \nGary Prevost\, presenter \nGary Prevost is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Latin American Studies at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University and Research Associate and Honorary Professor at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa.  He is the author or co-editor of close to twenty books and 100 academic articles on a range of international subjects with a primary focus on Latin America. He has taught courses on international relations for fifty years and is regular lecturer in the Great Decisions program of Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister \nInterested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our latest podcast episode to learn how!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-the-changing-world-order/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: NATO's Future
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nThe North American Treaty Organization\, NATO\, was organized as a joint military defense force under the initiative of the United States to prevent the spread of Soviet communism in Europe after World War Two. \nSince the end of the Cold War in 1991\, the membership of the alliance has expanded from 19 to 32. \nThe Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24\, 2022\, turned out to be the best marketing opportunity for NATO since its formation on April 4\, 1949. In retrospect\, President Putin of Russia has inadvertently acted as the military organization’s best salesperson. Even the traditionally neutral countries of Finland and Sweden decided to join NATO out of the fear of possible Russian incursion into their territories. Why did this happen? \nHas the US policy of NATO expansion been effective or is it driving certain of its allies to move away and align themselves with Russia and its backers? \nJay Shahidi\, presenter \nMehr “Jay” Shahidi has been an international affairs researcher\, public speaker\, opinion writer\, lobbyist\, consultant and human rights activist since 1968 as well as a business owner since 1977 who now lives in Saint Louis Park. \nHe has published dozens of opinion articles and given over 1\,200 public speeches on social-political issues. Born in Tehran and a graduate of the University of Minnesota\, Mankato\, Jay is a private businessman with a lengthy history of advocacy and representation on a multitude of humanitarian boards. \nIn 2004\, Jay received the Minnesota State University\, Mankato’s Distinguished Alumni Humanitarian Award for his work on diplomacy and peace-building; public education; refugee assistance; landmines removal; population stabilization; environmental protection; economic development; and\, nuclear disarmament. His work continues today through M.J. Shahidi Business Consulting Co. which has provided organizing & management services to and advocacy for small business\, civic and charitable groups. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-natos-future/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Middle East Realignment
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nThe United States and the Middle East are at a crossroads. In spite of a reduced presence in the Middle East\, the U.S. still has significant national interests in the region. Can the U.S. continue to defend its priorities in the Middle East and globally with a lower level of military and political involvement\, or should it recommit to a leading role in the region? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nGary Prevost\, presenter \nGary Prevost is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Latin American Studies at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University and Research Associate and Honorary Professor at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa.  He is the author or co-editor of close to twenty books and 100 academic articles on a range of international subjects with a primary focus on Latin America. He has taught courses on international relations for fifty years and is regular lecturer in the Great Decisions program of Global Minnesota. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-middle-east-realignment/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Politics in Latin America
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nAs countries across Latin America continue to gain global prominence\, how should the United States view the complex political developments and changing geopolitical landscape? \nHear a unique perspective on politics in Latin America from local expert Rob Scarlett. His analysis will focus on the importance of the various indigenous movements that have gradually emerged over the past two decades and how they shape Latin America today. \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain a articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nRob Scarlett\, presenter \nRob Scarlett has had a 40-year career in international sales and manufacturing; and although still active in business\, has shifted more of his time into service as a director and/or advisor to several small and medium-size companies and philanthropic organizations. \nShortly after graduating from Carleton College in 1966\, he became part of a private NGO team that created some of Latin America’s first microfinance institutions. Building on that experience\, he began a decades-long business career that kept him active throughout Latin America\, Central America\, Mexico\, and the Caribbean. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-politics-in-latin-america/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Climate Technology & Competition
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nWill the U.S. and other leading countries approach climate initiatives with an increased commitment to trade protectionism and nationalism? Or could a growing spirit of international accord develop to confront the common concern of climate change? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain a articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nTodd Lefko\, presenter \nTodd is also Chairperson of East-West Connections\, an international non-profit\, focused on citizen diplomacy and has taught over 4400 students at the University of Minnesota and other Minnesota colleges. He has lectured at universities in Russia\, Germany\, China\, Belarus\, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. He holds a BA in History\, an MA in Public Administration and the coursework for a Ph. D in Urban History from the University of Minnesota. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-climate-technology-competition/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: High Seas Treaty
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nAreas of the seas beyond national jurisdiction comprise the high seas\, which are facing a degradation of ecosystems due to climate change and the increase in human activities\, such as shipping\, overfishing\, pollution\, and deep-sea mining. The recently negotiated High Seas Treaty\, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty\, will attempt to address these issues. How difficult will it be to convince nations to participate? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions books contain a articles and materials authored by experts on each topic to provide a nonpartisan basis for understanding the important global issues of our time. A limited number of discounted books are available for purchase by Global Minnesota members and groups ordering ten or more books. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nChristi Siver\, presenter \nChristi is a perennially popular speaker at the Woman’s Club and has spoken on topics from Global Warming to Myanmar. She is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University. She did her undergraduate work at Lewis and Clark College in Portland\, OR\, her Masters in International Relations and International Economics at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies\, and her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Washington. She teaches courses on international relations and international security. Her current research interests include international humanitarian law\, military technology\, and comparative law. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-high-seas-treaty/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Global Economic Warfare
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nHow useful are sanctions and economic coercion in today’s financial environment? Hear about specific examples of economic warfare measures (i.e.\, sanctions\, trade embargoes\, travel restrictions\, cyber attacks) taken by the U.S. and other countries\, their effectiveness\, and their impacts on the lives of citizens in targeted countries. This presentation will explore the theory behind implementing sanctions and will examine the decision-making process used in adopting economic warfare in the U.S. It will also encourage discussion around the question: Should countries always be left with the choice between outright war or the adoption of sanctions\, or are other policy alternatives worth considering? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses several of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Global Minnesota facilitates one of the largest statewide Great Decisions programs in the country by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nRob Scarlett\, presenter \nRob Scarlett has had a 40-year career in international sales and manufacturing; and although still active in business\, has shifted more of his time into service as a director and/or advisor to several small and medium-size companies and philanthropic organizations. Shortly after graduating from Carleton College in 1966\, he became part of a private NGO team that created some of Latin America’s first microfinance institutions. Building on that experience\, he began a decades-long business career that kept him active throughout Latin America\, Central America\, Mexico\,\nand the Caribbean. \nIn recent years\, Rob has served on many boards including serving as Board Chair for Global Minnesota and President of Minnesota-Uruguay Partners of the Americas. He grew up in Germany and acquired German as his second language. He later acquired fluency in Spanish and Portuguese and has also lived and worked throughout Europe\, South Africa\, and most countries in Latin America. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-global-economic-warfare/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Famine in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nFears of global food shortages have followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, which has disrupted grain shipments from the major grain producer. But what about countries and regions that were suffering before this impending shortage? How is famine defined\, and how is it different from simple food shortages? What\, if any\, remedies are there? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses several of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Global Minnesota facilitates one of the largest statewide Great Decisions programs in the country by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nEmily Miller\, presenter \nEmily Miller is an experienced international development and humanitarian practitioner. She served as Senior Program Coordinator of a two year study in Karamoja\, Uganda led by the Feinstein International Center (with funding from the World Bank); and Program Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation\, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) with Catholic Relief Services as part of their emergency recovery efforts in response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. She’s also held roles at The Alliance to End Hunger and Bread for the World in Washington\, DC. \nEmily holds a Master’s degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University\, specializing in Human Security and Humanitarian Studies\, and a BA in Political Science with a minor in International Studies and Human Rights from the University of Dayton where she earned the Truman Scholarship. She has studied in Uganda\, Rwanda\, Tanzania\, and Bangladesh and lived and worked in Uganda and the Philippines. She and her husband relocated to the Twin Cities right in 2020. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-famine-in-the-21st-century/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: War Crimes
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has challenged many international norms\, including the prohibition on state aggression and the protection of civilians. Russian forces are not hiding their crimes; they attack civilian targets with missiles and have committed numerous atrocities in occupied areas. How can Russian leaders and forces be held accountable for these offenses? While policymakers are pursuing a number of options to achieve justice\, it may be years before we truly understand the gravity of the war and its impact on Ukrainians. \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses several of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Global Minnesota facilitates one of the largest statewide Great Decisions programs in the country by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nChristi Siver\, presenter \nChristi is a perennially popular speaker at the Woman’s Club and has spoken on topics from Global Warming to Myanmar. She is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of St Benedict and St John’s University. She did her undergraduate work at Lewis and Clark College in Portland\, OR\, her Masters in International Relations and International Economics at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies\, and her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Washington. She teaches courses on international relations and international security. Her current research interests include international humanitarian law\, military technology\, and comparative law. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to the email address in the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-war-crimes/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Iran at a Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nRecent domestic disturbances highlight the fact that Iran’s totalitarian government has lost the support of many of its citizens. The Supreme Leader is 84 and in bad health. Crippling economic sanctions may drive the country more and more into the arms of Russia and China. What does the future have in store for Iran? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses several of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Global Minnesota facilitates one of the largest statewide Great Decisions programs in the country by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of this important topic. \nHenry Berman\, presenter \nHenry Berman is a perennially popular speaker at The Woman’s Club. Now retired\, he worked at Ecolab for 34 years. Henry has personal ties to the Middle East region and has spent a great deal of time there during the last decade. He is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and is active in a local Great Decisions Group. Henry has a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to the email address in the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-iran-at-a-crossroads/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: China & the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nFor the past ten years\, the United States and China have been locked in a competition for who has the greatest global influence. One major point of contention is the status of Taiwan\, which has become even more relevant recently with the possibility that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may prompt China to take similar action regarding Taiwan. How will the United States engage a China which is increasingly seeking to expand its sphere of influence? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses several of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Global Minnesota facilitates one of the largest statewide Great Decisions programs in the country by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of the tense relationship between the world’s two largest powers. \nRaymond Kuo\, presenter \nView Raymond’s bio and upcoming Great Decisions programs here. \n  \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to the email address in the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-china-the-u-s/
LOCATION:The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis\, 410 Oak Grove St\, Minneapolis\, 55403
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