CONFERENCE: Tariffs and the End of the Liberal Order? Views across the Atlantic and the Pacific
- Sponsor
- Hosted by: Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, European Union Center, College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Science Co-Sponsored By: Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies & Japan Foundation, New York
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- Registration
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- European Union Center
- Eucenter@illinois.edu
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- CEAPS Events Calendar
What does the return of tariffs mean for the liberal international order? This interdisciplinary conference examines trade policy as a meeting point of economics, politics, and history. Bringing Atlantic and Pacific perspectives into conversation, it explores how tariffs shape international cooperation, economic sovereignty, and geopolitical competition—and asks whether current disputes mark a rupture with the past or a new chapter in longstanding tensions over markets and state power.
This free event brings together global perspectives through two days of presentations and roundtable discussions at the Alliance Française in Chicago, IL.
Schedule
Thursday, November 12Time
Panel
Presenters
12:00–1:30
Lunch
1:30–2:45
Trade Rules, Tariffs, and Historical Change
Christina Davis and James Stafford
2:45–3:00
Coffee Break
3:00–4:15
Producer Responses and Economic Adjustment
Iain Osgood and Jack Zhang
Friday, November 13th
Time
Panel
Presenters
8:45–10:00
The EU and the Changing Global Trade Order
Nicolas Koehler-Suzuki and John Welch
10:00–10:15
Coffee Break
10:15–11:30
Japan, Geoeconomics, and Trade Policy
Kristin Vekasi and Megumi Naoi
11:30–11:45
Coffee Break
11:45–1:00
Commodity and Financial Markets and Trade
Gahl Hochman and Marcos Sora
1:00–2:00
Lunch
2:00–3:15
Brazil, International Affairs, and Commercial Relations
Marcela Márquez de Amorim Coutinho Alves and Ed Amann
3:15–3:30
Coffee Break
3:30–4:45
Closing Roundtable
Mary Arends - Kuenning, Emanuel Rota, and Matt Winters
See the website for more information and the most up to date information. Please register by Friday, November 6th.