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 12
Time | 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.
Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies
Illinois Global Institute
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
324 Coble Hall, MC-483
801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-7273
Fax: 217-244-5729
E-mail: ceaps@illinois.edu
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