Great Decisions

Each year community groups across America meet to discuss eight policy issues pre-determined by the Foreign Policy Association. The Great Decisions Global Affairs Education Program celebrated 50 years in 2004, making it the longest standing Global Affairs education program in the country.

To rationally guide the discussions, Great Decisions books offer informative essays on the topics at hand. Furthermore, a Great Decisions DVD with expert discussions is provided to aide in moving along the discussion and not get bogged down on a single topic.

Once a topic is explored to members' satisfaction, Opinion polls are filled out by participants, compiled and sent to the White House to aide in policy formulation.

2008 Topics

Iraq End-game
European Union at 50
Talking to Our Enemies
Russia
U.S. Defense & Security Policy
Latin America: Shift to the Left?
U.S.-China Trade Policy
Private Philanthropy

Getting Involved

Getting involved with Great Decisions is easy. There are two ways:

1. You can Start your own Great Decisions group or
2. You can join an exisiting group.

Starting a Group

It's as easy as A B C...

Only a minimum of 5 people is required. A group can consist of members of your family, church, school, community organisation, place of work or whatever it is that can get you 5 people who are able to meet on a regular basis and discuss policy issues. If you're a teacher, Great Decisions is available for the classroom as well.

Once you have these in place, call the Global Center at: 513 621 2320 or email us at: info@globalcincinnati.org and we will set you up with the next steps...

You're well on your way to making a significant contribution to policy formulation!

For more detailed information on the Great Decisions program please see the Foreign Policy Association website at: http://www.fpa.org