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Great Decisions

book cover- Great DecisionsPebble Hill Plantation is hosting the Great Decisions discussion series again this fall. Eight weekly sessions provide you with unbiased information on the world’s most pressing issues. Topics and speakers change weekly; each speaker being an expert on the topic he/she is presenting. Students each receive a briefing book from the Foreign Policy Association that provides basic information on the weekly topics. Read the book, listen to the lecture, and feel really confident as you discuss these world shaking issues with your family and friends.

Professors from area universities and outstanding community leaders are the presenter/discussion leaders. Topics for 2010 include: Enhancing security through peacebuilding; Halting atrocities in Kenya; Transnational crime; China looks at the world; The global financial crisis and its effects; Europe’s ‘far east;' The US and the Persian Gulf; and The special envoy in American foreign policy.

Meetings are scheduled for Monday evenings, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Pebble Hill’s Uno Hill Barn, September 20 through November 8.

This program is limited to the first 25 applicants. Cost is $85 for the 8-week series. To register, contact Barbara Cohenour, 229-227-5382 or bcohenour@pebblehill.com.

List of Presenters

Date Subject Presenter/Organization
Sept. 20 Peace Building & Conflict Resolution                   Dr. Lee M. Allen, Esq.
Sept. 27 Kenya & R2P Dr. Napoleon Bemfo
Oct. 4 Global Crime Mr. Bill Raiford
Oct. 11 US-China Security Relations Dr. Carol Glen
Oct. 18 Global Financial Crises Dr. Homer R. Pankey
Oct. 25 Russia and Its Neighbors Dr. James Peterson
Nov. 1 The Persian Gulf Mr. Michael Baun
Nov. 8 Special Envoys Mr. Joe Brown
 

 

 Speakers Bios
 

 schedule subject to change

 
  For more information from the FPA on
Great Decisions, visit their website.
 

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