The first Deltaville Great Decisions session of 2026 will take place on Friday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m. at the Deltaville Community Association building, 17147 General Puller Highway. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. John Weidner will present on Ruptured Alliances and the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation. The talk is open to the public at no charge. In his second term as president, Donald Trump has attempted a revolution in American foreign policy, a Great Decisions release stated. At his confirmation hearing in 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “The postwar global order is not just obsolete; it is now a weapon being used against us.” What are the implications of the Trump administration’s rethinking of the U.S. alliance system for regional and global security? Will this new uncertainty alter the way allies and rivals in various regions make decisions about security and nuclear weapons? U.S. alliance skepticism may drive countries like Japan a...
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