United Nations Association of the

Upper Mohawk Valley

Presents

Great Decisions 2010

 

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            The Great Decisions Discussion Program is the core of the Foreign Policy Association’s (FPA's) civic

education outreach efforts.  It brings millions of Americans together in communities,

classrooms and places across the country to discover, discuss and decide their opinions on foreign policy issues.

           

                

UNA/USA of the Mohawk Valley will sponsor seven of these Great Decisions discussions this year

—  beginning at 7:00 p.m. at

the Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Higby Road in Utica.

 

  • Thursday, March 4th – Stuart Thorson: the Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of Political Science and International Relations, and the Director of the Korean Peninsula Affairs Center at The Maxwell School/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, will speak on “The Korean Peninsula: Conflict/Cooperation”.

 

  • Thursday, March 11 – Steve Orvis, Professor of Government with expertise on Africa and Caroline Davis, Davis Peace Project Grant recipient, both from Hamilton College, will speak on “Halting Atrocities in Kenya.”

 

  • Thursday, March 18 – Mary Chapin, former President of Dispute Resolution International and Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Assn., will speak on “Enhancing Security Through Peacebuilding.”

 

  • Thursday, March 25 – Professor Atlas Hsie, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Technology, SUNY Institute of Technology will speak on “China Looks at the World; The World Looks at China.”

 

  • Wednesday, April 7 – Ted Lehmann, Professor of Government at Hamilton College, will speak on “The U.S. and the Persian Gulf.”

 

  • Thursday, April 15 – Nicholas Jackson, Professor of History at Colgate University/Utica College and Nathan Richmond, Professor of Government at Utica College, will speak on “Russia and Its Neighbors”.

 

  • Thursday, April 22 – Joseph Giordano, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Utica College and Principal Information Analyst at Dolphin Technology Co., will speak on "Global and Transnational Crime in Cyberspace." 

 

Public welcome  -   Refreshments served

 

Public Policy books (120 pages) providing background on each of the above topics available for $18 at Great Decision discussions...

 

Or contact:  Isabel Chiquoine