All with a curiosity about global affairs are invited to join a newly forming Waynesville foreign policy discussion to be held from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. beginning Thursday, April 4, and continuing for eight weeks, at the Haywood County Public Library auditorium, in Waynesville.

Developed by the Foreign Policy Association (a national, independent, nonpartisan, non-governmental and nonprofit educational organization, the Great Decisions Discussion Program is the oldest and largest grass-roots world affairs educational program of its kind in the U.S. It is the core of FPA's civic education outreach efforts, bringing millions of Americans together in study groups to discuss, debate and learn about foreign policy issues.

Each year FPA publishes “Great Decisions,” a briefing book and a related DVD ...