Feb. 22: US-China Trade Rivalry. Dr. Jeffery Crean of Tyler Junior College explores China’s economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy, which have led some U.S. policymakers to seek to deny China access to U.S. technology and investment. This is seen as a necessary corrective to decades of predatory Chinese economic policies. Is this a wise strategy, and how effective can it be?
Feb. 29: Pandemic preparedness. Dr. Sharon Kyser of Tyler Junior College looks at COVID-19 through a historical and a political lens. Many lessons on domestic and international policies can be learned. Although this pandemic seems to have waned, how can we apply these lessons to future pandemics? Will countries cooperate, and will a consensus emerge on how to manage global health challenges?
March 7: Understanding Indonesia. Dr. Arthur Smith of Tyler Junior College examines U.S.- Indonesian relations. Despite its large size, Indonesia remains virtually invisible to most Americans. But as one of the world’s largest democracies, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, and as an economic driver of ASEAN, why does it fly below the radar? What are current issues in U.S.-Indonesian relations, and what role can the country play in Asia?
March 14: Break for Spring Break!
March 21: TBD
March 28: NATO’s future. Instructor Alyssa White of Tyler High School focuses on Russia. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has come under increased scrutiny, not because NATO troops are involved in the conflict, but because of its role in relations between Russia and its neighbors. Will expanding membership in NATO protect countries, or will it further provoke Russia?
April 4: High Seas Treaty. Dr. Jamie Bitzenhofer of TJC explains the High Seas Treaty. Areas of the seas beyond national jurisdiction comprise the high seas, which are facing a degradation of ecosystems due to climate change and the increase in human activities, such as shipping, overfishing, pollution and deep-sea mining. The recently negotiated High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, attempts to address these issues. How difficult will it be to convince nations to participate?
April 11: TBD
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