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Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

Date: December 3, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The topic is Latin America, specifically emerging US policy towards Venezuela.  Moderated by Barbara Griffiths. All are welcome.

Zoom format.  To register for the Zoom link for the first time please email admin@witherlelibrary.net.

A suggested reading list follows.

The Rise and Fall of Great-Power Competition, Trump’s New Spheres of Influence by Stacie E Goddard. Foreign Affairs, May/June 2025. Goddard advances a possible overarching rationale for the Administration’s policies in Latin America.

Available by subscription or at the library.

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’:  Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere, Jack Nicas, 11/17/25, New York Times

NYT available by subscription or at the library.

President Trump’s Latin American Policy, Short-term Gains, Long-term Risks, 10/6/25.  Center for Security and International Studies (CSIS).  Available by clicking on link above.

Trump’s Caribbean Campaign: The Data Behind the Developing Conflict, 11/14/25 Center for Security and International Studies (CSIS).  Available by clicking on link above.

Much Ado About Maduro, Council on Foreign Relations, 10/24/25
Available by clicking on link above.
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