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SUMMARY:Reckoning on War Crimes
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Deborah Amos from NPR. \nRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in widespread charges of war crimes and calls for justice. But what exactly are war crimes? Opinions of what constitutes a war crime have evolved\, as have ways to identify and punish the perpetrators. Yet\, war crimes are notoriously difficult to investigate and prosecute. How might the war crimes committed in Ukraine be dealt with? \nReception and networking for this event will take place from 5 – 6pm. \nParking\nThe program will take place at the Auditorium of the Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center on the Grand Rapids Community College campus (151 Fountain Street. NE). Free parking is available in Parking Lot A on Ransom Ave NE between Lyon and Fountain (you’ll receive an exit ticket when you sign-in at the event).  Guests will walk across the walking bridge to enter the ATC and take one floor down to the auditorium. \nCampus Maps \nTickets\nIndividual tickets can be purchased below for $10 each.\nIf you are interested in the full Great Decisions event series\, series passes are available for $60. Series passes grant you access to all of the Great Decisions events this year\, as well as links to view a livestream video of the event. Click here to purchase a series pass. \nFor our Senator\, Corporate\, and Educational members\, you may register and attend the series for free using the Coupon code FREEWORLD at checkout (this works for both series passes and individual tickets). \nSpecial thanks to Series sponsor\, Wolverine Worldwide \nSpecial thanks to topic sponsor\, Grand Valley State University \nSpecial thanks to reception sponsor\, Grand Rapids Community College \nSpecial thanks to Media sponsors\, WGVU and Grand Rapids Community Media Center
URL:https://worldmichigan.org/event/war-crimes/
LOCATION:Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center\, 151 Fountain St NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
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SUMMARY:What’s Ahead for China and the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Mary Gallagher from the University of Michigan. \nThe U.S. and China have one of the most important and complex bilateral relationships. But this relationship has been eroding for years. While President Biden met with President Xi for the first time since his election in 2020\, serious rifts remain.  How might the United States and China engage with the other in these increasingly tense times? \nReception and networking for this event will take place from 5 – 6pm. \nParking\nThe program will take place at the Auditorium of the Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center on the Grand Rapids Community College campus (151 Fountain Street. NE). Free parking is available in Parking Lot A on Ransom Ave NE between Lyon and Fountain (you’ll receive an exit ticket when you sign-in at the event).  Guests will walk across the walking bridge to enter the ATC and take one floor down to the auditorium. \nCampus Maps \nTickets\nIndividual tickets can be purchased below for $10 each.\nIf you are interested in the full Great Decisions event series\, series passes are available for $60. Series passes grant you access to all of the Great Decisions events this year\, as well as links to view a livestream video of the event. \nFor our Senator\, Corporate\, and Educational members\, you may register and attend the series for free using the Coupon code FREEWORLD at checkout (this works for both series passes and individual tickets). \nSpecial thanks to Series sponsor\, Wolverine Worldwide \nSpecial thanks to topic sponsor\, Bank of America \nSpecial thanks to Media sponsors\, WGVU and Grand Rapids Community Media Center
URL:https://worldmichigan.org/event/whats-ahead-for-china-and-the-us/
LOCATION:Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center\, 151 Fountain St NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Geopolitics of Hunger and Global Food Production
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Brittany Cook from Louisiana State University. \nIn a potential future without famine\, what other frameworks should we use to address global hunger? What are other productive ways for thinking about food systems? This talk explores how racial capitalism highlights key problems in the relationship between food production\, geopolitics\, and development. \nReception and networking for this event will take place from 5 – 6pm. \nParking\nThe program will take place at the Auditorium of the Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center on the Grand Rapids Community College campus (151 Fountain Street. NE). Free parking is available in Parking Lot A on Ransom Ave NE between Lyon and Fountain (you’ll receive an exit ticket when you sign-in at the event).  Guests will walk across the walking bridge to enter the ATC and take one floor down to the auditorium. \nCampus Maps \nTickets\nIndividual tickets can be purchased below for $10 each.\nIf you are interested in the full Great Decisions event series\, series passes are available for $60. Series passes grant you access to all of the Great Decisions events this year\, as well as links to view a livestream video of the event. \nFor our Senator\, Corporate\, and Educational members\, you may register and attend the series for free using the Coupon code FREEWORLD at checkout (this works for both series passes and individual tickets). \nSpecial thanks to Series sponsor\, Wolverine Worldwide \nSpecial thanks to topic sponsor\, Grand Rapids Community College \nSpecial thanks to Media sponsors\, WGVU and Grand Rapids Community Media Center
URL:https://worldmichigan.org/event/global-famine/
LOCATION:Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center\, 151 Fountain St NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
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SUMMARY:Iran at a Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Suzanne DiMaggio from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Suzanne is the Director of the Iran Project. \nU.S. relations with Iran have reached a critical point. The Iranian nuclear program is more advanced than it’s ever been as negotiations to restore the JCPOA have stalled. Iran’s provision of drones to Russia against Ukraine and Tehran’s brutal crackdown on protesters around the death of Mahsa Amini have led to heightened tensions. At the same time\, the international sanctions regime at the heart of the U.S.’s pressure campaign against Iran is fraying as Tehran\, Moscow\, and Beijing forge closer ties. Against this evolving backdrop\, what are the strategic options for U.S. policy toward Iran. Is an agreement to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon still a realistic goal? What are the alternatives? \nReception and networking for this event will take place from 5 – 6pm. \nParking\nThe program will take place at the Auditorium of the Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center on the Grand Rapids Community College campus (151 Fountain Street. NE). Free parking is available in Parking Lot A on Ransom Ave NE between Lyon and Fountain (you’ll receive an exit ticket when you sign-in at the event).  Guests will walk across the walking bridge to enter the ATC and take one floor down to the auditorium. \nCampus Maps \nTickets\nIndividual tickets can be purchased below for $10 each.\nIf you are interested in the full Great Decisions event series\, series passes are available for $60. Series passes grant you access to all of the Great Decisions events this year\, as well as links to view a livestream video of the event. \nFor our Senator\, Corporate\, and Educational members\, you may register and attend the series for free using the Coupon code FREEWORLD at checkout (this works for both series passes and individual tickets). \nSpecial thanks to Series sponsor\, Wolverine Worldwide \nSpecial thanks to topic sponsor\, Grand Valley State University \nSpecial thanks to Media sponsors\, WGVU and Grand Rapids Community Media Center
URL:https://worldmichigan.org/event/iran-at-a-crossroads/
LOCATION:Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center\, 151 Fountain St NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
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