Foreign Policy Association
MISSION – to serve as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding and informed opinion on U.S. foreign policy and global issues.
HISTORY – founded in 1918 as the LEAGUE OF FREE NATIONS ASSOCIATION to support president Woodrow Wilson’s efforts to achieve a just peace. In 1923, reconstituted to become the Foreign Policy Association with the commitment for careful study of all sides of international issues affecting the United States. John Foster Dulles and Eleanor Roosevelt were among the incorporators.
INFORM –FPA produces “Great Decisions” briefing videos and a book each year — by experts from diplomacy, academia, and media — for the local discussion groups.
INSPIRE – since 2000, the Foreign Policy Association have created a global career foreign policy boot camp for individuals who work within the field.
俱樂部資訊
The FPA of LAGUNA WOODS VILLAGE has existed for over 20 years. We facilitate a small discussion group that meet in the Spring, every other week from Mid-January to May. Each seminar has 15-25 participants. The sessions are held in Club House #2, as shown below:
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 2:00 TO 3:30 PM: Jan 17, Jan 31, February 14, Feb 28, Mar 14, Mar 28, Apr 11, and April 25, 2025
SESSION FORMAT – play video –first 20-30 minutes; then 1 hr group discussion about the topic. Each seminar participant should have read the text material prior to the session.
2025 TOPICS
American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads, U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy, U.S.-China
Relations, International Cooperation on Climate Change, The Future of NATO and European Security, AI
and American National Security, India: Between China, the West, and the Global South, After Gaza:
American Policy in the Middle East.
REGISTRATION FOR 2025
Registration for the 2025 sessions will begin in late November and throughout December. The announcement will be in the Globe and a Registration Form should be completed and mailed in with your check for the discussion group. The sessions will begin in January 17, 2025.
To get a Registration Form, either: (1) Click the registration link under “Documents” caption just below and print the document; or, (2) Hand write info required on a blank slip to mail with a check.
Finally, mail the completed document with your check to FPA, PO Box 3832, Laguna Hills, CA 92654.
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關於俱樂部的通知
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