Pioneer Library System

The Great Decisions discussion series continues Thursday, March 11, with “Global Crime” led by Peter Krug of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. The event begins with a video presentation prepared by the Foreign Policy Association at 6:30 p.m. in rooms A/B at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster in downtown Norman.

Registration is not required, but those who register will receive reminder notices for each event. Register to attend any or all of the Great Decisions programs by visiting the library, by calling 701-2620, or by taking advantage of the online registration option of the events calendar by clicking here.

For each session of the Great Decisions series, participants will read essays on the listed topic and then meet to discuss the topic with a local scholar. At the end of the program, each participant is invited to complete a national opinions survey, the results of which are presented to the White House, the Departments of State and Defense, members of Congress, and the national media.

An optional Briefing Book containing all the essays and reading material is available for $12 at the library. For more information about the Great Decisions series, visit www.fpa.org .

Peter Krug holds the Herman G. Kaiser Foundation Chair in International Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Krug joined the OU law faculty in 1991 after serving for six years as an associate with the Madison, Wisconsin, firm of Foley, and Lardner. Krug teaches courses in Comparative Law, European Union Law, Human Rights Law, International Business Transactions, International Criminal Law, International Trade Regulation, News Media Law, and Public International Law.

Krug is a member of the Order of the Coif, the American Bar Association, and the International Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. He is the author of a number of publications on the topics of comparative mass media law, particularly in the former Soviet Union, and the Russian legal system.

More Great Decisions sessions include “Peace Building and Conflict Resolution” with OU international relations professor Jarrod Hayes, April 8; and “Russia and its Neighbors” with OU political science professor Paul Goode, April 22.

The Great Decisions Program, sponsored nationally by the Foreign Policy Association, is a series of public forums designed to bring people together to discuss and express their opinions on foreign policy issues. The Great Decisions Program is sponsored locally by the Friends of the Norman Public Library.