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Great Decisions 2018 Discussion Date: Thursday, February 22
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"... (T)he U.S. should maintain good alliances in the region, engage China as best it can at every level, and welcome China’s global initiatives like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt and Road Initiative. Make China feel like they're not unwelcome insurgents and more like partners.” Asia Society: Center on U.S. — China Relations (5.24.17)
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Welcome to the third Great Decisions 2018 discussion at the Jacksonville Public Library! You are receiving this newsletter because you have shown an interest in the past about this discussion series or you have requested information about library programming. The program will be held on Thursday evening, Feb. 22, 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Library located at 10599 Deerwood Park Ave., close to the intersection of Gate Parkway and J.Turner Butler Blvd. Great Decisions 2018 Briefing Book, the companion book to the series, is available for purchase online for $30 from the Foreign Policy Association, but is not necessary for participation in the program.
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March 8: Media and foreign policy March 22: Turkey: a partner in crisis April 12: U.S. global engagement and the military April 26: South Africa's fragile democracy May 10: Global health: progress and challenges
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Week Three - China and America: the new geopolitical equation
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In the last 15 years, China has implemented a wide-ranging strategy of economic outreach and expansion of all its national capacities, including military and diplomatic capacities. Where the United States has taken a step back from multilateral trade agreements and discarded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China has made inroads through efforts like the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). What are Beijing’s geopolitical objectives? What leadership and political conditions in each society underlie growing Sino-American tensions? What policies might Washington adopt to address this circumstance? Foreign Policy Association
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Sarah Mattice, Ph.D. Sarah Mattice is an associate professor of philosophy and religious studies at the University of North Florida. She received a bachelors in philosophy and Spanish from Eckerd College and master's and doctorate degrees from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her specializations are in Comparative Philosophy, East Asian Philosophies and Religious Traditions, and Aesthetics. At UNF she often teaches courses such as Chinese Philosophy, Japanese Philosophy, Buddhism, Aesthetics, and Ethics East and West.
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
by Graham T Allison
A cautionary assessment of the modern state of China summarizes key historical events that have led to today's state, citing the growing breakdown in U.S.-China relations while outlining several scenarios in which both nations could slide into war in accordance with the examples of earlier conflicts.
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