Tariffs and the End of the Liberal Order? Views Across the Atlantic and the Pacific

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 hosted by the Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies, College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Studies, and the European Union Center from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.