WML’s Foreign Affairs Discussion Group will meet by zoom on Wednesday, November 5 from 5-6pm. The topic will be ‘Taking Stock – The First Ten Months’. Moderated by Barbara Griffiths.  All are welcome.

The Zoom link will be sent out to all registered participants on Friday, October 31. Anyone who would like to participate can register for the first time at admin@witherlelibrary.net.

A suggested reading list follows:

https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2025-10/251006_GFP_Navigating_Disruption.pdf?VersionId=eSkSG.yasobvZC5BYzmmh_CbbJefp44T

Navigating Disruption, an October 2025 CSIS report by region of impact of Trump2 policies. Long, skim as you like.  No subscription required. Just click on site reference above.

https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/new-us-grand-strategy-case-realist-foreign-policy-stephen-walt

Council on Foreign Relations, Interview (text available) with foreign policy “realist” Stephen Walt, Harvard University, 8/26/25. No subscription required.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/price-unpredictability

The Price of Unpredictability, Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean of Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10/2/25.  Available by subscription or at the library.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/opinion/trump-foreign-policy-domestic.html

A defense of Trump’s foreign policy. Opinion by Ross Douthat, available with NYT subscription or at the library.

https://www.cfr.org/article/guide-trumps-twenty-point-gaza-peace-deal

Council on Foreign Relations, 10/20/25, A Guide to the Gaza Peace Deal. No subscription required.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/twenty-questions-about-the-next-phase-of-an-israel-hamas-deal/

Twenty Questions (and Expert Answers) about the Next Phase of an Israel-Hamas Deal, Atlantic Council, October 15, 2025. No subscription required.

https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/10/gaza-peace-plan-implementation?lang=en