Giant Eagle Market District, Grandview Yard, Upstairs Dining Area
840 W. 3rd Avenue, Columbus, OH 43212
Speaker: Great Decisions Discussion Group
Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on foreign policy. This week’s conversation covered Brazil. Brazil — it’s the “B” in the acronym BRICS, five emerging economies once seen as soon-to-be superpowers. After economic troubles in the 1990s, Brazil has risen to new global prominence — it’s drawing in more investment, working on global issues ranging from climate change to peacekeeping, and even hosting the 2016 Olympics. But some of Brazil’s trickiest problems — deep divisions over how to tackle serious income inequality, weak civic institutions and poor regional leadership — have held it back. Contact Shannon McAfee, Director of Public Programs, at smcafee@columbusworldaffairs.org for more information.