Event

Great Decisions Discussion Group: China and the United States: A New Geopolitical Equation

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Business Center

This group meets monthly to discuss a topic of current affairs. In March, we focus on the new geopolitical relationship between China and the United States.

In the past 15 years, China has implemented a wide-ranging strategy of economic outreach and expanded all its national capacities. While the U.S. has taken a step back from multilateral trade agreements, 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 these circumstances?

For more information, call the library at 847-673-7774. Pick up the readings at the Readers Services Desk. Registration is required.

Online registration is closed.