Interested in foreign relations?  Each week, we will follow the Great Decision curriculum (developed by the Foreign Policy Association) that allows for in-depth examination and discussion of current international challenges through the lens of national interests. Topics include: the Future of NATO, AI and American Security, US Leadership in a Changing World, After Gaza, and India Between China and the U.S.

John Dickson served 26 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, with assignments in Nigeria, South Africa, Peru, Mexico and Canada, as well as in Washington DC. He is active in local history projects in Pittsfield while continuing international work through two Peace Corps alumni organizations: Encore de la Paix and the Peace Corps Community for Refugees. The author of History Shock, Where History Collides with Foreign Relations, he holds degrees in history from Princeton University and the University of Massachusetts.

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