Juneau World Affairs Forum

In this session, “Making America Normal Again-­-­With a Little Help from Europe.”, we hear from Willamette University’s Professor James Nafziger.
How can the U.S., working with our European allies, get back on track to ensure fulfillment of our international obligations and, perhaps more importantly, to restart suspended initiatives and consider new ones to improve international legal cooperation in various sectors, including trade, the environment, defense, migration, and the Middle East imbroglio. Bottom line: the U.S. and Europe need each other.

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In this session, “US-­German Relationships: Why They’re Grim and How We Can Make Them Worse.”, we hear from Brigham Young University’s Dr. Wade Jacoby.

One year on, how can we understand the Trump Administration and Transatlantic Relations? Spoiler alert: they’re not great, but they do have the potential to get much worse. This talk covers a range of transatlantic issues, including the durability of the liberal international order, the US burden-­sharing debate, and the global economy.

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In this session, “Changes in the World Order: From ‘Embedded Liberalism’ to ‘Hyper Globalization’ to  ‘Economic Nationalism’”, we hear from University of British Columbia’s Dr. Kurt Huebner.

After WWII, we saw the establishment of an international order under the hegemony of the US. This order started to collapse during the 1970s and was followed by a period of global liberalization and deregulation which was furthered by the collapse of communism. The financial crisis of 2008 then brought a new turn towards economic nationalism in combination with a rise of forms of authoritarian capitalism. Where will all this lead us to?

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