by Hani | Feb 29, 2024 | Great Decisions
We had a pretty good discussion on NATO on Tuesday with the majority in agreement of the path forward relative to the extent of U.S. involvement in this treaty. We agreed that the creation of NATO in 1949 was mainly to protect Europe from Soviet aggression post WWII.... by Hani | Feb 22, 2024 | Great Decisions
We welcomed for this evening a special guest: Steven Chuang, a native of Taiwan. We discussed our 4th topic “U.S. – China Trade Rivalry” but we did not reach a conclusion about our future policy options other than to agree that China will continue to flood our markets... by Hani | Feb 15, 2024 | Great Decisions
We tackled our 3rd topic “Risky Science Across Borders” by covering several topics including Nuclear Proliferation, Solar Radiation Modification, and Artificial Intelligence. The chapter covered mostly home-made disasters, while the Master Class covered mostly AI. It... by Hani | Feb 8, 2024 | Great Decisions
We tackled our second topic “Climate Technology” with an open mind and lots of policy options. We started the conversation by asserting the following: The earth is getting warmer. Some areas of the earth may become unstable/uninhabitable. Examples are glaciers... by Hani | Feb 1, 2024 | Great Decisions
OK, we struggled to come up with a solution to this mega issue, but we had a vibrant discussion and came up with the following “opinions” The root cause for the Israeli-Palestinian Oct. 7, 2023 event is Iran with instigation from Russia. Why? Because Iran and Russia...