
Explore the european union's internal and external challenges, including brexit, the greek debt crisis, austerity, rising nationalism, and tensions at ukraine and turkey borders, and assess implications for us policy.
Explore U.S. concerns and options in international trade, including NAFTA, the rise of China, tariffs, and the balance between free trade and protectionism as public opinion and policy shift.
Trace the rise of China as a major power, its economic growth and military modernization, and the South China Sea disputes, alongside U.S. policy options toward a multi-polar world.
Examine how nations dispute maritime boundaries and sovereignty, focusing on the South China Sea, territorial seas, 12-mile limits, and 200-mile exclusive economic zones under the Law of the Sea.
Explore the South China Sea dispute, detailing China's island-building and militarization, neighbor claims, and US policy options—containment, show of force, and multilateral approaches—for regional security.
States on the rise in Latin America spotlight Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico, highlighting Colombia’s peace process and resources, Cuba’s proximity and policy shifts, and Mexico’s growing trade and immigration dynamics.
Trace the nuclear age from 1945 origins and the doomsday clock to current proliferation risks, examining nuclear security, deterrence, and the policy debates shaping U.S. foreign policy.
In a world of ever-changing politics, advancing technologies, wars and revolts; confront the future and learn from the past by diving into U.S. foreign policy, the challenges it embarks and the world's future it strives towards.
Eight topics selected by the Foreign Policy Association and analyzed in the Great Decisions 2017 Handbook are covered in this course. The topics are:
With a mixture of video lectures, quizzes, and optional supplemental readings from the Great Decisions 2017 Briefing Book indulge yourself in the world of foreign policy with this course by Great Decisions.