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Great Decisions 2019 Final Discussion Date: Thursday, May 23
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Now, the State Department is preparing to step into the digital age by merging two bureaus, one that focuses on communications abroad and the other on communications in the United States. Described as the biggest structural change at the State Department in 20 years, the move is part of a broader effort to counter disinformation campaigns by Russia and China. Washington Post April 12, 2019
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Welcome to the sixth Great Decisions 2019 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 selected dates from 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 2019 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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Thursday, July 11: Decoding U.S. - China Trade Thursday, July 18: Cyber Security and Geopolitics
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Week Six: The State of the State Department and Diplomacy
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During the Trump administration, the usual ways of conducting diplomacy have been upended. Many positions in the State Department have never been filled, and meetings with foreign leaders such as Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin have been undertaken with little advance planning. What effect are these changes having now, and how will they affect ongoing relationships between the United States and its allies and adversaries? Foreign Policy Association
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Austin Trantham, Ph.D. Austin Trantham is assistant professor of political science at Jacksonville University. His areas of expertise are American foreign policy, American presidency, gubernatorial politics and political rhetoric.
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Read my pins: stories from a diplomat's jewel box
by Madeleine Korbel Albright
The first woman U.S. secretary of state tells stories surrounding her pin collection, describing the pin not just as a piece of jewelry, but a badge of individuality, a vibrant vehicle for telling a story, and even a diplomatic tool for delivering messages to world leaders, politicians, and the public, in a book with over 200 color photos.
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Outpost: life on the frontlines of American diplomacy, a memoir
by Christopher R. Hill
A former ambassador to Macedonia during the wars in the Balkans, Poland during the depths of the Cold War, South Korea during tense disarmament negotiations with North Korea and Iraq in the 21st century details the danger, loss of comrades, high-stakes negotiations, war criminals and American statesmen and heroes he has been witness to.
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No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington
by Condoleezza Rice
A former national security advisor and secretary of state offers the compelling story of her eight years serving at the highest levels of government, including the difficult job she faced in the wake of 9/11.
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