Great Decisions Discussion Group

A picture of the African continent with orange and yellow rays coming out of center. This is the Great Decisions 2026 magazine cover.

“America First versus Liberal International Order”

“Great Decisions” resumes on Monday, September 21, at 6:00 pm in the Walpole Town Library. Our topic of discussion will be U.S. foreign policy under the second Trump administration which has upended basic norms and institutions of global order. Moderating the discussion will be Adrian Basora, former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, who continues to monitor the effects of our foreign policy with our allies abroad.  

The suggested reading from the Foreign Policy Association is an article by the esteemed author and professor at Princeton University, G. John Ikenberry: “Debating America’s Global Role: America First versus Liberal Internationalism.” It happens that Adrian Basora knows Professor Ikenberry personally. A copy of this article can be emailed to you upon request to Library Director Jane Malmberg: jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org

All are welcome to join in person or via Zoom. You can click above to request the Zoom link from Jane Malmberg, but please join at 6:30 pm, following the “Master Class” video which cannot be shown on Zoom.