31 Jan Muskogee Public Library to hold 2025 Great Decisions at 4 p.m. Thursdays through February and March

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma—Muskogee Public Library will offer America’s largest discussion program on world affairs again this year beginning Feb. 6 and continuing on Thursdays through March.

Offered by the Foreign Policy Association, Great Decisions provides backround information and policy options for the eight most critical issues each year, and serves as the focal text for discussion groups around the country. 

Guest facilitators include Dr. Denis Vovchenko, Northeastern State University (NSU) professor of history; Dr. Andrew Vassar, NSU professor of humanities; Dr. David Scott, NSU professor of speech; Dr. Sanchari Ghosh, NSU assistant professor of economics; and AI-Facilitator, ChatGPT and DeepSeek.

Schedule:

U.S./China Relations—4 p.m. Feb. 6—Vassar

American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads—4:15 p.m. Feb. 13—Vovchenko

India: Between China, the West, and the Global South—4 p.m. Feb. 20—Vassar

The Future of NATO and European Security—4:15 p.m. March 6—Vovchenko

U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy—4 p.m. March 13—Ghosh

International Cooperation on Climate Change—4 p.m. March 20—Scott

AI and American National Security—4 p.m. March 27—AI-Facilitator, ChatGPT, and DeepSeek

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Muskogee Public Library is a branch of the Eastern Oklahoma Library System (EOLS)—a multi-county organization providing public library service through fifteen libraries in northeastern Oklahoma whose mission is to empower people by creating opportunities that enrich their lives with information, activities, and services.