Discussion topics for the 2020 season will be published on this web page when they become available.

The topics for discussion are selected by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA). More details can be found on FPA's website: click here

Experts on these topics write articles that are included in briefing books published by FPA. These books will be distributed by your session leader in January. Reading the information provided in the briefing books is basic preparation for each session. Participants are also encouraged to bring pertinent information from web sites and other resource material, as well as their personal experience, to aid in lively, balanced discussions.

2019 topics were:

• • Refugees and Global Migration
  • The Middle East: Regional Disorder
  • Nuclear negotiations: Back to the Future?
  • The Rise of Populism in Europe
  • Decoding U.S.-China Trade
  • Cyber Conflicts and Geopolitics
  • The United State and Mexico: Partnership Tested
  • State of the State Department and Diplomacy