University of Toledo faculty will share foreign policy insights on topics ranging from economics to artificial intelligence in a free, public speaker series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2.
The Great Decisions foreign policy speaker series, sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, consists of approximately 45-minute presentations followed by a Q&A.
“We’ll be looking at some of the major issues facing the U.S.,” said Dr. Joel Voss, the associate professor of political science who organized the series based on the Foreign Policy Association’s long-standing discussion program of the same name. “Great Decisions brings in scholars from across the University to discuss and answer questions in a non-partisan, fact-based series of events.”
The speaker series will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Snyder Memorial Building Room 2040. The schedule is:
• Tuesday, Sept. 2: Voss will present “American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads.”
• Tuesday, Sept. 9: Dr. Andrew Jorgensen, a professor emeritus of chemistry, will present “International Cooperation on Climate Change.”
• Tuesday, Sept. 16: Dr. Jetsabe Cáceres, an associate professor of political science, will present “U.S. Changing Leadership of the Word Economy.”
• Tuesday, Sept. 23: Voss will present “AI and American National Security.”
• Tuesday, Sept. 30: Dr. Gaby Semaan, an associate professor and director of the Middle East Studies Program, will discuss “American Foreign Policy in the Middle East.”
• Tuesday, Oct. 7: Dr. Qun Wang, an assistant professor of political science, will present “U.S.-China Relations.”
• Wednesday, Oct. 22: Dr. Barry Jackisch, an associate professor of history, will discuss “The Future of NATO and European Security.”
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