OSU Alumni Association
2009 Winter Term
Great Decisions Classes
Resources
General Resources
Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions web site
The Role of Great Desisions Discussion Group Participants
Foreign Policy magazine; Think Tank Index.
Cuba After Castro
Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 AM
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
CIA, The Wold Factbook: Cuba.
BBC World News: Cuba Travel Legislation. This page also has links to other BBC stories related to Cuba.
Economist: Recent changes of top Cuban officals.
Economist: 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.OPB TV:
Digital 10.3 Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, March 9, 2009 at 4:30 AM
Universal Human Rights
Spring Term 2009
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
OPB TV:
Digital 10.3 Monday, January 26, 2009 at 4:30 AM
Digital 10.3 Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, March 23, 2009 at 4:30 AM
The U.S. & Rising Global Powers
Wednesday, January 28, 9:30 AM
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
The Stanley Foundation: Rising Powers: The New Global Reality
OPB TV:
Digital 10.3 Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, February 23, 2009 at 4:30 AM
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Wednesday, February 4, 9:30 AM
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School: Viewpoint: Pakistan’s Last Chance
CIA, The Wold Factbook: Pakistan.
CIA, The Wold Factbook: Afghanistan
Foreign Policy magazine: Counterinsurgency Field Manual: Afghanistan Edition
OPB TV:
Digital 10.3 Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, March 16, 2009 at 4:30 AM
Energy & the Global Economy
Wednesday, February 11, 9:30 AM
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School: The Global Financial Crisis and the Hidden Crisis of the Oil-Rentier Economies: Back to Basics.
Institute for Policy Studies: Links to articles published by the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network.
Wikipedia: Energy Economics. As is the case with most Wikipedia articles, this one provides access to almost limitless surfing.
OPB TV
Digital 10.3 Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, February 16, 2009 at 4:30 AM
The Arctic
Wednesday, February 18, 9:30 AM
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School: Toward a Post-Arctic World
Explore the Arctic from home--if you have a high speed connection. Load Google Earth 5 (beta); then, search the Arctic Ocean. This is quite amazing and entertaining. There is a feature that allows one to see the monthly ice extent from 1979 to 2008. Zoom way in to see many links. Just don't forget that the Arctic is big; once you zoom in, you only see a tiny part of everything that is there.
OPB TV:
Digital 10.3 Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, March 2, 2009 at 4:30 AM
The U.S. & Egypt
Wednesday, February 25, 9:30 AM
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
CIA, The Wold Factbook: Egypt.
About.com: The U.S.-Egyptian Relationship
U.S. State Department: index of articles related to Egypt.
OPB TV:
Digital 10.3 Monday, February 2, 2009 at 4:30 AM
Digital 10.3 Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, March 30, 2009 at 4:30 AM
Global Food Supply
Wednesday, March 4, 9:30 AM
Moderators: Bill Kemper and Dan Youngberg
OPB TV
Digital 10.3 Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Digital 10.3 Monday, February 9, 2009 at 4:30 AM