Great Decisions Lecture Series

Join the conversation and engage with top scholars on today’s most pressing global topics.

2026 Great Decisions Lecture Series

Great Decisions is a collaborative lecture series presented by St. Norbert College, the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, and the Mauthe Center, bringing leading experts on foreign policy and international affairs to Northeast Wisconsin. Part of America’s largest discussion program on world affairs and produced by the Foreign Policy Association, which has fostered nonpartisan public dialogue for more than 100 years, the series addresses timely global issues selected annually by the FPA.

The Great Decisions series is designed to engage students and the broader community, support lifelong learning, and strengthen our shared capacity to participate thoughtfully as democratic citizens. For more information on each lecture topic, please visit the Foreign Policy Association website

Contact the St. Norbert College Center for Global Engagement for more information: cge@snc.edu or 920-403-3494

2026 Speakers

February 5, 2026 – 6:30pm

The Future of Human Rights and International Law

Dr. Robert Pyne

Program Director

The Mauthe Center

February 19, 2026 – 6:30pm

America and the World: U.S. Foreign Policy

Dr. Jennifer Collins

Professor of Political Science

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

March 12, 2026 – 6:30pm

U.S. Engagement with Africa

Dr. Soeren Henn

Assistant Professor of Political Science

University of Wisconsin

March 26, 2026 – 6:30pm

Ukraine and the Future of European Security

Dr. Yoshiko Herrero

Professor of Political Science

University of Wisconsin

Apr 09, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Multilateral Institutions in a Changing World Order

Bojan Francuz

Deputy Director, Our Future Agenda

United Nations Foundation

April 23, 2026 – 6:30pm

U.S. Tariffs and the Future of the World Economy

Dr. Mark Copelovitch

Professor of Political Science

University of Wisconsin