2025 Dunwoody Virtual Great Decisions Lecture Series – U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy

The annual 2025 Dunwoody Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series will take place via Zoom every Thursday evening from February 6 – March 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM. There is a fee to register for the virtual lecture series, and registration is required to receive the event link.

Topic: U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy

Under President Biden, the U.S. has advanced new ideas about trade, technology, industrial policy, competition with China, and the organization of the world economy. For most of the postwar era, the U.S. has tied its global leadership to cooperative agendas aimed at creating a more open-world trading system, but that has apparently come to an end. What are America’s options and opportunities as a leader of the world economy? How will America’s “foreign policy for the middle class” and strategic competition with China impact its leadership role? How can the postwar rules and institutions of the world economy be made safe for economic nationalism and great power competition?

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Collins, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Kennesaw State University (KSU)

Please note, topics and speakers are subject to change dates.

Great Decisions, presented by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), highlights the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year. GCIV is the statewide coordinator for the nonpartisan program. To view the other 2025 topics or learn more about Great Decisions, 

visit Gciv.org/programs/gd.

The Georgia Council for International Vistiors (GCIV) implements professional international exchange programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State and other federal agencies. GCIV’s mission is to foster professional, cultural and educational experiences that connect Georgia citizens and international leaders to cultivate positive global change. GCIV hosted 352 international visitors from 105 countries and territories to the state of Georgia in 2024. To learn more, visit Gciv.org.