After our summer break, the Wednesday Forum will resume on September 16 at the same time and place: 11 a.m.–1 p.m, in the Knatvold room and via Zoom. We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of most months. We have a full list of thought-provoking topics through early February, to be followed by Great Decisions 2027.

Here is the program for the coming months:

September 16:  History of the American Presidency

October 7:  Polar War

October 21:  Petroleum 101

November 4:  What Happened: Election Results

November 18:  Thanksgiving Potluck

December 2:  Environment, Earthcare

December 16:  Holiday Potluck

January 6:  U.S. Government and Entanglement with Corporations

January 20:  Sunni and Shia

February 3:  Nuclear Energy

The Foreign Policy Association has announced their topics for Great Decisions 2027: https://fpa.org/great-decisions-2027-topic-announcement/.

You may also be interested in updates to Great Decisions 2026. The Foreign Policy Association sent new information on three of the 2026 topics that have had important and fast-moving developments: Trump's Tariffs; Ukraine Negotiations; and Today's Nuclear Age, Now Without New START: https://fpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Great-Decisions-Summer-2026-Update-.pdf

All in all we can look forward to an engaging 2026-2027 season of Forums!