We would like to extend our invitation for the online panelist event discussing the implication of the second Trump Administration on key global states including Japan, Canada, China, etc., on Feb. 11th (Tue), co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at University of Toronto and the Centre for Japanese Research at University of British Columbia.

 

Title: The Geoeconomics of the Second Trump Presidency 

Date: February 11th (Tue)

Time: 4:00-5:30PM (PST)/ 7:00-8:30PM (EST)    [ in TOKYO, Feb 12 @9am and in TAIPEI-SINGAPORE, Feb 12 @ 8am]

 

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-geoeconomics-of-the-second-trump-presidency-tickets-1222401318249?aff=oddtdtcreator  

 

Location: Zoom Webinar (link will be emailed 24h before the event)

 

Overview:

Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump has among other things threatened to impose punishing tariffs on longstanding allies, announced a $500 billion initiative to expand U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure, and reversed his predecessor's energy policy by coupling a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement with large investments in fossil fuels. This panel will consider the new geoeconomics of the second Trump presidency. How should we understand the key priorities of the new administration, and to what extent have its economic objectives evolved from the first Trump presidency? How should US allies like Canada, Japan, and European countries respond to this new reality? What can we expect for the future of US-China relations? The panel will open with observations from Michael Beeman, a former US trade official who led the renegotiation of major trade agreements during the first Trump presidency, followed by expert comments covering the implications for Canada (Jonathan Berkshire Miller), Japan (Kristin Vekasi), and Europe and China (Yves Tiberghien).

 

Speakers: 

• Michael Beeman, Stanford University
• Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
• Kristin Vekasi, University of Maine
• Yves Tiberghien, University of British Columbia
• Phillip Lipscy, University of Toronto