Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs.
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On Tuesday, January 29th, at 11:45 a.m. at the Durango Public Library, our first discussion will be “The Middle East: Regional Disorder.” Moderator Katherine Burgess will present background materials and a film by the Foreign Policy Association, and lead participants in a discussion of the issues. Now would be a good time to mark your calendar.
As the presidency of Donald Trump passes the halfway point, the Middle East remains a region in turmoil. The Trump administration has aligned itself with strongmen in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, which along with Israel have a common goal of frustrating Iranian expansion. What will be the fallout from policy reversals such as withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear accord and moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem? Does the United States see a path forward in troubled states such as Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq? Is the United States headed toward war with Iran? Follow this link to the Glossary for this program.
Katherine spent more than 15 years overseas in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe with the Department of State.She earned her Ph.D. in the Humanities from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2006 and taught the History of Western Civilization at Southwest Colorado Community College for several years.After retiring from the State Department, she and her husband Dwight were owners and operators of Uptown International Travel in Dallas.They moved from Dallas to Durango 13 years ago.Katherine now works from home as a travel agent.
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We encourage you to attend and bring a brown bag lunch.
Briefing Book
The Great Decisions briefing book is designed to deepen your understanding of the issues and prepare you to discuss solutions. There is one book at the library that you may read, and it is easy to order them from the Foreign Policy Association.
