Activity
Time:
International Affairs Discussion Group Meeting
Date:
3:00 pm –
4:30 pm
Stauffer’s Cafe and Pie Shoppe
5600 S. 48th St.
Lincoln Ne 68516
Lincoln Ne 68516
The next meeting of the OLLI International Affairs Discussion Group will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, 3-4:30 p.m., at Stauffer’s, 5600 S. 48th St.
Jerry Petr, who will moderate, offers the following three topics and background reading suggestions. He asks that you look particularly at the third topic. Our discussion will be richer if you think about this in advance.
No registration. No fee. Please drop in and join us. The pies are tempting and the discussion will be stimulating.
1) International leadership in an age of Nationalist politics. Are democracy and “global thinking” compatible?
In Europe, democratic internationalist leaders (think Angela Merkel) aspiring to play a larger role in the global economy are facing strong headwinds of nationalism as they attempt to govern with a global vision. In China, increasingly powerful President Xi Jinping is assuming a larger role on the international stage seemingly unencumbered by internal opposition. What does this indicate about the ability of democracies to meet global challenges in an age of anxious nationalism?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/24/angela-merkel-faces-stark-choice-between-coalition-or-minority-rule
http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2017/09/06/nationalism-is-turning-britain-into-a-basket-case
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/asia/xi-jinping-china-trump/index.html
2) A “Golden Rule” for international political interference?
Most countries, most of the time, seem to believe that it is in their interest to influence the politics and policies of other nations. The United States has behaved according to that premise for decades.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-us-intervention-foreign-elections-20161213-story.html
We complain when others meddle, and perhaps our moralistic posture is becoming tiring?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/world/europe/russia-vladimir-putin-liberals.html?emc=edit_th_20171125&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=56421452&_r=0
So, should we decide to respect others’ political processes as we would like to have ours respected?
3) Education in International Affairs
Suppose you have the responsibility of leading a one-semester course on international affairs for a class of 18-yr-old Nebraska students. And suppose you are asked to construct a course that will consist of five three-week segments, each on a different topic. What would your course consist of? Geographic areas? Political themes? Why?
Jerry Petr, who will moderate, offers the following three topics and background reading suggestions. He asks that you look particularly at the third topic. Our discussion will be richer if you think about this in advance.
No registration. No fee. Please drop in and join us. The pies are tempting and the discussion will be stimulating.
1) International leadership in an age of Nationalist politics. Are democracy and “global thinking” compatible?
In Europe, democratic internationalist leaders (think Angela Merkel) aspiring to play a larger role in the global economy are facing strong headwinds of nationalism as they attempt to govern with a global vision. In China, increasingly powerful President Xi Jinping is assuming a larger role on the international stage seemingly unencumbered by internal opposition. What does this indicate about the ability of democracies to meet global challenges in an age of anxious nationalism?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/24/angela-merkel-faces-stark-choice-between-coalition-or-minority-rule
http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2017/09/06/nationalism-is-turning-britain-into-a-basket-case
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/asia/xi-jinping-china-trump/index.html
2) A “Golden Rule” for international political interference?
Most countries, most of the time, seem to believe that it is in their interest to influence the politics and policies of other nations. The United States has behaved according to that premise for decades.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-us-intervention-foreign-elections-20161213-story.html
We complain when others meddle, and perhaps our moralistic posture is becoming tiring?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/world/europe/russia-vladimir-putin-liberals.html?emc=edit_th_20171125&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=56421452&_r=0
So, should we decide to respect others’ political processes as we would like to have ours respected?
3) Education in International Affairs
Suppose you have the responsibility of leading a one-semester course on international affairs for a class of 18-yr-old Nebraska students. And suppose you are asked to construct a course that will consist of five three-week segments, each on a different topic. What would your course consist of? Geographic areas? Political themes? Why?