Topics for this year's interesting and informative discussion group are Special Envoys, Kenya and R2P, Global Crime, US-China SecurityRelations, Global Financial Crisis, Russia and its Neighbors, The Persian Gulf, and Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. Our briefing books have been ordered. Participants will be notified when they arrive. We will meet to organize our group on Monday, January 25th, at 10 A.M. at Terzetto's Restaurant (back room), Moraga. The rest of our meetings will be the following consecutive Mondays at 9:30 to 11 A.M. in the same location. Drop-ins are welcome however we hope you will read the material prior to the discussion. Questions? Contact Carrol Foxall (376-7388) or Charlotte Cairney (283-3654).