Yavapai College - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Prescott, February 2008

Foreign Policy and World Affairs

Schedule of Topics: Fridays 10 am - 12 noon, Room 31-105

Facilitators: Richard Bieniawski, Ph.D and Elizabeth Bieniawski, MS

tel. 776-9105, WEBSITE: http://faculty.yc.edu/rbieniaw, e-mail: profztb@cableone.net

Session #1: How American Foreign Policy is made

February 8 FOREIGN POLICY in the Election Year

World Affairs: Focus on IRAQ and PAKISTAN

Session #2: POLAND, the "new" European Community

February 15 and NATO

World Affairs: GDP of Nations

Session #3: US DEFENSE POLICY: nuclear non-proliferation, IRAN

February 22 and NORTH KOREA

World Affairs: Iraqi Constitution

Session #4: RUSSIA - after, but still with, Putin: non-democracy

February 29 World Affairs: What's new on the INTERNET

Session #5: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION on our doorstep:

March 7 Arizona's versus Federal issues

Current Affairs: USA GDP 2007

Session #6: USA - CHINA: Trade Policy and China in Africa

March 14 Related issue: Focus on SOUTH AFRICA

Text: The format of previous "Great Decisions will be followed - the materials will be available from the Facilitators and the Internet, at no cost to the participants.