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Great Decisions: Climate Migration

Woodstock Public Library District 5 Library Ln, Woodstock

Facilitated by Dr. Charlotte Hulme, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Deputy-Director of the Grand Strategy Program at West Point Military Academy. As climate change accelerates and drought and rising sea levels become more common, millions of people in affected regions must uproot themselves and seek safety elsewhere. Who are these affected individuals, and how […]

Great Decisions: Energy Geopolitics

Woodstock Public Library District 5 Library Ln, Woodstock

Facilitated by Karen Nichols. Access to oil and gas has long influenced the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. But as more countries move toward sustainable energy, and supply chain shortages affect the availability of oil and gas, how will this change how the United States interacts with the outside world?

Great Decisions: Iran at the Crossroads

Woodstock Public Library District 5 Library Ln, Woodstock

Facilitated by Matt Murray By the fall of 2022, Iran was in a state of turmoil due to widespread protests against the government-enforced wearing of the hijab, a failing economy, an ineffective new president, and the looming succession of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Abroad, renewal of the Iran nuclear deal seemed doubtful and tensions […]