Please purchase the Great Decisions 2026  briefing book and read “Debating America’s Global Role”  (Artticle 1) I will have copies of the Great Decisions briefing book from TGDA and have copies available to all of you in class this Thursday for $32.00.  Please bring a check for that amount made out to TGDA; cash is also fine.

I will ask for volunteers to do a 10-15 minute presentation on the most current information on these 2026 topics and moderate that discussion.

#1 Debating America’s Global Role:  America First versus Liberal Internationalism- Jeri Aldridge.  (1/29/26)

#2 The End of an Era:  Trump’s Tariffs in Historical Perspective.  (2/5/26)

#3 U.S.- China Relations in the New Trump Era.  (2/12/26)

#4 The Third Nuclear Age:  Trump, the Order, and the Bomb.  (2/19/26)

#5  Ukraine and the Future of European Security   (2/26//26)

#6  Multilateral Institutions in a Changing World Order. (3/5/26)

#7. U.S. Engagement with Africa.   (3/12/26)

#8. The Future of Human Rights and International Law in a Divided World.    (3/19/26)

The usual format of the class will be:

15-20 power or presentation on ther main ideas of the Great Decisions Article

Film  (25 minutes)

Small group or large group discussion

Let’s have a good time!