Faculty with the 91̽»¨ will explore the impact of the 2016 election on their respective areas of expertise in a weekly lecture class for students titled “Trump in the World: International Implications of the Trump Presidency.”

Each week, faculty members will explore perspectives from Europe, Asia, Mexico and Russia as well as questions of human rights, international cooperation and migration.

“Two months in, it is clear that Trump administration represents a radical departure in how the United States approaches foreign policy. Given the size and the power of the U.S., these changes are having significant effects in the lives of the people all around the world,” said Jackson School Director , whose May 10 lecture will be on Turkey and the Middle East, and who will conclude the series with a final discussion on May 31.

“In this lecture series the Jackson School faculty will provide a historical context to the rise of  Trump and discuss how the Trump administration is altering  global priorities and affecting different parts of the world. ”

The lectures will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays in Room 110 of Kane Hall.

The schedule is as follows:

March 29: The Global Context, with , professor of international studies.

April 5: Authoritarian Trends from the Past to the Present, with , associate professor of international studies and history.

April 12: Asia, with , professor of international studies.

April 19: Mexico, with , assistant professor of international studies.

April 26: Europe, with visiting EU Fellow and , associate professor of international studies.

May 3: Russia, with , associate professor of international studies.

May 10: Human Rights in Latin America, with , professor of international studies.

May 17: Turkey and the Middle East, with ReÅŸat Kasaba, professor and Jackson School director.

May 24: Migration, with , associate professor of international studies.

May 31: Final discussion, with Kasaba.

Two credits are available for students who register and attend regularly.

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For more information or to arrange interviews, contact Monique Thormann, Jackson School director of communications, at 206-685-0578 or thormm@uw.edu.

Several faculty members in the 91̽»¨ reviewed their areas of expertise — China, Russia, Europe, the Middle East and immigration — in light of this new geopolitical reality. Their comments are below.

These faculty members also will participate in a public panel discussion, “Trump and the World” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in Room 210 of Kane Hall. You can learn more .

U.S.-China relations uncertain; promised tariffs could spark trade war

By , Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies

Donald Trump’s election creates great uncertainty in U.S.-China relations.  If he follows through on campaign statements, and imposes 45 percent tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S., it will be met with Chinese retaliation and a trade war. This will affect Boeing, Costco and the ports of Seattle and Tacoma from a local perspective.

Trump also promises a military buildup and expanded defense spending, but no clear strategy has been provided. People said to be his Asia/China advisers are taking a very harsh line toward China, yet Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping seem to have had a cordial phone conversation. The likely result of all this is pressure and confrontation on trade and cyber issues and splits between incoming administration officials about China policy. Human rights will not figure prominently in Trump’s administration.

Syrian catastrophe breeds nationalism, danger of “major clashes”

By , Jackson School director, Stanley D. Golub Chair of International Studies

A liberal, democratic and internationalist order was built in the west in the aftermath of the Second World War under the leadership of the United States. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the emergence of the European Union as a united economic and political unit appeared to be major accomplishments of the rise of such an order. It seems, however, that this order failed to protect those who did not have the skills or the resources to benefit from it.

It became increasingly clear also that the U.S. and the EU were powerless in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria. The instinct to insulate the west from the effects of such conflicts and the anger of those who were marginalized are combining to create a powerful wave of extreme nationalism and xenophobia in country after country. Trump’s victory is the latest example of this trend.

Effective and inclusive policies will have to be put in place to protect, retrain and integrate those who are cast aside by globalization. Only with such policies can liberal internationalism regain its upper hand.

Otherwise, liberalism will find itself pushed further away from power for a very long time. In its place a world consisting of mutually antagonistic and competitive states will arise.  Such a scenario will eventually lead to major clashes that will be catastrophic for humanity.

Deportations could extract tragic cost

By , associate professor

If president-elect Donald Trump imprisons or deports up to 3 million undocumented immigrants, as he has pledged to do upon taking office, he will be busting up hardworking, taxpaying families.

If he kills DACA (Deferred Action to Childhood Arrivals), an executive action that provides temporary work permits and relief from deportation to about 800,000 young adults who were brought to the U.S. as children and who grew up American, he will be shattering the futures of our students.

Instead, the majority of Americans want to see the government provide a path to legalization, and are pledging to protect and provide sanctuary for our neighbors and friends.

Clean foreign policy slate, but U.S., Russia may yet clash

By , associate professor, director of

Trump is as close to a clean slate on foreign policy as one can imagine a new U.S. president could be. Perhaps the area on which Trump shed the most light in his thinking is Russia. Trump and Putin were unusually complimentary of one another during the election, and we can presume Trump will seek some kind of accommodation with Russia on issues like Ukraine and sanctions.

However, the Kremlin should be careful what it wishes for. Trump will find it hard to radically reorient U.S. foreign policy and sever longstanding commitments to American allies. At some point, U.S. and Russian interests may openly diverge, and Putin and Trump could engage in a clash of Alpha males for dominance in the relationship. Needless to say, this could lead to disaster for both countries.

Europeans worry over NATO defense, unraveling of relations with west

By , associate professor, director of the

November 9 holds special meaning for Europeans, and Germans in particular. On November 9, 1938, Nazi gangs started a coordinated wave of deadly anti-Jewish attacks across Germany and Austria. On November 9, 1989, the Wall fell in Berlin and ushered in the end of the Cold War.

Now, after November 9, 2016, Europeans worry that they witness the unraveling of transatlantic relations and “the end of the West,” as a large tabloid put it. They hear President-elect Trump question the NATO defense shield over Europe. They see U.S. commitment to the Paris climate agreement vanish. And democratic parties fear that “Trumpism” will bolster rightwing populist sentiments across Europe.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel employed memorable language on November 9, 2016: “Germany and America are bound by common values — democracy, freedom, as well as respect for the rule of law and the dignity of each and every person, regardless of their origin, skin color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or political views. It is based on these values that I wish to offer close cooperation, both with me personally and between our countries’ governments.”

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For more information, contact Monique Thormann, Jackson School director of communications, at 206-685-0578 or thormann@uw.edu.

The discussion, titled “,” will be held 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in Room 332 of the HUB. The event is free and open to the public.

Moderating the discussion will be , professor of philosophy and Samuel and Althea Stroum Chair in Jewish Studies. The panelists will be:

• , professor with the Department of Philosophy and Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
• , associate professor in the Jackson School of International Studies
• Sarah Eltantawi, assistant professor of comparative religion and Islamic studies at Evergreen State College.
• Thomas Schmidt, professor of philosophy of religion, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

The discussion is part of a two-day conference Oct. 27 and 28 titled “,” organized by , 91̽»¨professor of philosophy, and , associate professor in the 91̽»¨Tacoma School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

The conference will bring diverse international scholars together to explore questions related to the global rise in immigration and refugee displacement, such as:

• What kind of toleration and treatment do immigrants and refugees deserve by virtue of their humanity?
• How have national and international organizations acted to protect their human rights, and how should they act?
• What do liberal societies owe to immigrants and refugees from nonliberal societies?

During the conference, Blake will present on “Justice, Migration, and Mercy”; Nascimento on “Immigration, Human Rights, and Critical Theory”; and Elizabeth Bruch of 91̽»¨Tacoma on “Sovereignty as Responsibility: Human Rights, Refugees, and the Syrian Conflict.” Conference registration is .

The conference and discussion have multiple sponsors, among them the 91̽»¨Tri-Campus Research Cluster on Human Interactions & Normative Innovation, the Global Innovation Fund of the 91̽»¨Office of Global Affairs, and the Simpson Center for the Humanities.

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For more information, contact Talbott at 206-543-5095 or wtalbott@uw.edu, or Rosenthal at 206-685-2655 or rosentha@uw.edu.