On March 20, 2018, the Valdai Discussion Club held an expert discussion, titled “Change of Course in Washington and Fate of the World Order.”
Trump proclaimed significant changes in the foreign policy. Key trade agreements – TPP and NAFTA – are being revised. Washington threatens NATO allies with a review of military commitments, departs from the previously cautious line on the North Korean nuclear program and threatens it with war. Trump’s latest statements about the United States’ intention to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports can cause a trade war between Washington and Brussels. As a result, the United States became the main source of uncertainty in the world. However, despite internal and external difficulties, it remains the leading world power.
How will the current crisis influence the structural position of the United States? How will the changes in Washington’s foreign policy affect the balance of forces in the world? Will the current US foreign policy be sustainable? These and other questions will be addressed by the participants in the discussion.
Moderator:
Speakers:
William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor, Department of Government, Dartmouth College;
Dmitry Suslov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club Foundation, senior lecturer at the Higher School of Economics;
Ivan Safranchuk, Associate professor, MGIMO University and Higher School of Economics, Moscow.
Working languages: Russian, English.