January is traditionally “The U.S. and the World” month in The Policy Circle’s “A Year of Circle Conversations, a month-to-month guide for Circle discussion topics which correspond to the library of policy briefs. It is a great time to discuss America’s place in the world and current U.S. immigration policies. Two briefs in particular address these topics and are great resources for Circle meetings:
Foreign Policy Brief: The Middle East and the upcoming new brief on Immigration Reform.
The foreign policy brief addresses American engagement in the world, the threat landscape and security challenges in the Middle East. Covering a number of regional actors and radical Islamist groups, this brief invites conversation on issues such as, What should the U.S. strategy toward ISIS, al Qaeda, and other jihadist groups look like? How can the U.S. maintain its alliance with Israel and other geopolitical allies amid so much instability? What threats does a nuclear Iran pose to key U.S. national security interests?
With the Secretary of State and other state department nominations pending, here is a great article from the Foreign Policy Association, explaining how U.S. foreign policy is made and the role of each government in the process.
The new immigration brief
reviews the history of immigration and U.S. government’s role in immigration policy, provides information about current numbers and trends in immigration, and discusses recent legislative attempts at immigration reform and various policy perspectives on immigration.
What is your Circle reading and planning to discuss your first meeting of 2017? Set your 2017 meeting dates: 2-2-2 – the second Tuesday of every of month…
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