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IA – International Affairs
Lewes (Trinity Faith Education Building) | February 3, 2026-March 3, 2026
Tuesday: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
What might happen if other nations no longer look to America as a contributor to global peace and prosperity? This course explores the changing geopolitical landscape as the liberal rules-based international order of the past eighty years is disintegrating at an accelerating pace; it updates and extends the course on this topic given in fall 2025. Students complete the course equipped to assess developments in Great Power Competition that are shaping the evolution of a new global order.
This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Christopher Mark
MARK, CHRISTOPHER — M.P.A., Princeton University; B.A., Oberlin College. Assistant U.S. Treasury representative in Paris; member, U.S. delegation to the Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva; senior analyst in the CIA, preparing assessments for the U.S. president and senior policymakers. (IA229)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
OLLI is an academic cooperative for adults 50 and over to enjoy classes, teach, exchange ideas and socialize together, with no exams or educational requirements for participation. OLLI welcomes you.
Kent/Sussex | Wilmington