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SUMMARY:Great Decisions 2026 at Manitowoc Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Manitowoc Public Library is proud to present Great Decisions 2026\, our twentieth year of hosting this preeminent eight-week grassroots lecture series that provides the citizens of the Lakeshore area with the opportunity to discover\, discuss\, and decide how to meet some of the world's greatest challenges head-on. Increasingly\, global events have become domestic concerns and Great Decisions takes you beyond the headlines with essential background information\, relevant facts\, ever-shifting policy options and impartial analysis.\n\n \n\nPLEASE NOTE: Great Decisions 2026 will be presented in a hybrid format offered in-person in MPL's Balkansky Community Room from 6-8 PM on Monday evenings during February and March\, as well as livestreamed simultaneously online on both our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/manitowoclibrary) and YouTube channel (unless otherwise indicated)\n\n \n\nThe lecture schedule is as follows:\n\n \n\nFebruary 2       Trump Tariffs and the Future of the World Economy\, Pablo Toral\, PhD\, Beloit College\n\nFebruary 9       Ruptured Alliances and the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation\, Martin Farrell\, PhD\, Ripon College (Retired)\n\nFebruary 16     U.S.-China Relations\, Shale Horowitz\, PhD\, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\n\nFebruary 23     Ukraine and the Future of European Security\, Yoshiko Herrera\, PhD\, University of Wisconsin-Madison\n\nMarch 2           Multilateral Institutions in a Changing World\, Amitabh Pal\, Journalist/former Editor of The Progressive\, Adjunct Professor at Edgewood College\, Madison\n\nMarch 9           America and the World: Trump 2.0 Foreign Policy\, Beth Dougherty\, PhD\, Beloit College\n\nMarch 16         U.S. Engagement of Africa\, Heinz Klug\, S.J.D.\, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School\n\nMarch 23         *ONLINE ONLY*: The Future of Human Rights and International Law\, Alise Coen\, PhD\, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay\n\n \n\nThe Great Decisions Series is FREE and open to the public. No registration is required. For a more detailed description for each of the above topics\, please head to www.manitowoclibrary.org/events/great-decisions.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Manitowoc Public Library is proud to present Great Decisions 2026\, our twentieth year of hosting this preeminent eight-week grassroots lecture series that provides the citizens of the Lakeshore area with the opportunity to discover\, discuss\, and decide how to meet some of the world&rsquo\;s greatest challenges head-on. Increasingly\, global events have become domestic concerns and Great Decisions takes you beyond the headlines with essential background information\, relevant facts\, ever-shifting policy options and impartial analysis.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<em>PLEASE NOTE:</em> Great Decisions 2026 will be presented in a hybrid format&mdash\;offered in-person in MPL&rsquo\;s Balkansky Community Room from 6-8 PM on Monday evenings during February and March\, as well as livestreamed simultaneously online on both our Facebook page (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/manitowoclibrary">www.facebook.com/manitowoclibrary</a>) and YouTube channel (unless otherwise indicated)<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThe lecture schedule is as follows:<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nFebruary 2<span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Trump Tariffs and the Future of the World Economy\, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pablo Toral\, PhD\, Beloit College</span><br />\nFebruary 9&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Ruptured Alliances and the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation\, <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Martin Farrell\, PhD\, Ripon College (Retired)</span><br />\nFebruary 16&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <span style="font-size:11.0pt">U.S.-China Relations\, Shale Horowitz\, PhD\, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee</span><br />\nFebruary 23&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ukraine and the Future of European Security</span>\, Yoshiko Herrera\, PhD\, University of Wisconsin-Madison<br />\nMarch 2&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Multilateral Institutions in a Changing World\, Amitabh Pal\, Journalist/former Editor of&nbsp\;<em>The Progressive</em>\, Adjunct Professor at Edgewood College\, Madison<br />\nMarch 9&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; America and the World: Trump 2.0 Foreign Policy\, <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Beth Dougherty\, PhD\, Beloit College</span><br />\nMarch 16&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; U.S. Engagement of Africa\, Heinz Klug\, S.J.D.\, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School<br />\nMarch 23&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; *ONLINE ONLY*: The Future of Human Rights and International Law\, <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Alise Coen\, PhD\, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The Great Decisions Series is FREE and open to the public. No registration is required. For a more detailed description for each of the above topics\, please head to </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.manitowoclibrary.org/events/great-decisions">www.manitowoclibrary.org/events/great-decisions</a></span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.</span></span>
LOCATION:Manitowoc Public Library Balkansky Community Room 707 Quay Street Manitowoc\, WI 54220
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URL:https://business.chambermanitowoccounty.org/events/details/great-decisions-2026-at-manitowoc-public-library-03-16-2026-20613
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